It’s been quite a while since Jeremy Horton has been on Days of Our Lives, so if you happen to need a refresher on his life in Salem, we’ve got you covered! The character first appeared as a child back in 1989, played by Jeremy Allen and Jeffrey Clark. Jeremy returned in 2007 as an adult, then portrayed by Trevor Donovan. Now, the Horton is back in Salem once more, and, as of the October 3, 2025, episode, is played by Michael Roark, who some soap fans might remember from his run as Travis Crawford on the CBS sudser Young and Restless in 2016.

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Jeremy Horton first appeared in 1989 when his mother, Robin Jacobs, returned to Salem to reveal to Mike Horton that she had given birth to his baby while living overseas in Israel. They didn’t stay in town long, and eventually returned to Israel. Mike later joined them.

In 2007, Jeremy returned to Salem and was already dating Stephanie Johnson, who introduced him and his friend Jett Carver — Abe’s nephew — to Chelsea Brady. The guys were pilots who were hoping to launch a business shuttling high rollers from Salem to Las Vegas and back, and after an investor dropped out, Stephanie convinced Max Brady to invest. Jeremy later privately persuaded Max to put money into his side hustle of selling fake designer clothes.

Chelsea wasn’t a big fan of Jeremy’s, and neither was Stephanie’s father, Steve Johnson, who did a background check and informed his daughter that her new beau had a criminal record. Max also suspected Jeremy was cheating on Stephanie, but the truth was much worse — Jeremy was actually working for an organization smuggling women from Eastern Europe to work as prostitutes in Vegas! It turned out that Jett was an undercover ISA agent tasked with breaking up the operation, and when everything came out, Jeremy couldn’t be persuaded to turn himself in to the police and instead went on the run.

In September 2025, Julie Williams mentioned that Jeremy was coming back to Salem, leaving Stephanie feeling very uncomfortable.