Joey Johnson ( Days of Our Lives ) - wikipedia Joey Johnson ( Days of Our Lives ) Joey Johnson James Lastovic as Joey Johnson Days of Our Lives character Portrayed by Brody and Jonas ( 2008 -- 09 ) Jadon Wells ( 2012 -- 14 ) James Lastovic ( 2015 -- 17 ) Duration 2008 -- 09 2012 -- 17 First appearance May 16, 2008 ( 2008 - 05 - 16 ) Last appearance August 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 22 ) Created by Dena Higley and Victor Gialanella Introduced by Ken Corday and Edward J. Scott ( 2008 ) Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng ( 2012 ) Corday, Meng and Albert Alarr ( 2015 ) Classification Former ; regular Profile Other names Joseph Johnson Occupation Student Waiter Residence Prison Salem, Illinois Family Family Johnson Brady Parents Steve Johnson Kayla Brady Sisters Stephanie Johnson Half - brothers Tripp Dalton Grandparents Duke Johnson Jo Johnson Shawn Brady Caroline Brady Aunts and uncles Jack Deveraux Adrienne Johnson Roman Brady Bo Brady Kimberly Brady Frankie Brady ( adoptive ) Max Brady ( adoptive ) First cousins Carrie Brady Sami Brady Eric Brady Rex Brady Cassie Brady Andrew Donovan IV Theresa Donovan Abigail Deveraux JJ Deveraux Joey Kiriakis ( adoptive ) Victor Kiriakis II ( adoptive ) Sonny Kiriakis Shawn - Douglas Brady Chelsea Brady Zack Brady Ciara Brady Joey Johnson is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network, currently portrayed by James Lastovic. Introduced in 2008, Joey was created by head writers Dena Higley and Victor Gialanella as the youngest child of supercouple, Steve `` Patch '' Johnson and Kayla Brady ( Stephen Nichols and Mary Beth Evans ). The role was originated by siblings Brody and Jonas -- who vacated the role in 2009 when the character was written out. Child actor, Jadon Wells appeared in the role of Joey on a recurring basis from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, the character was rapidly aged to 16 when Lastovic stepped into the role. Joey returns having skipped out on boarding school suffering from abandonment issues. It is later revealed that Joey has secretly been conspiring with Ava Vitali ( Tamara Braun ) to orchestrate Patch and Kayla 's reunion. Unbeknownst to Joey, Ava is his father 's ex-lover and has caused quite a bit of trouble for Kayla and the rest of the Brady family. Contents 1 Storylines 1.1 2008 -- 14 1.2 2015 -- 2 Development 2.1 Creation and casting 2.2 Teen years ( 2015 -- ) 2.3 Departure 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links Storylines 2008 -- 14 In February 2008, the Brady family travels to Ireland to reunite patriarch Shawn Brady ( Frank Parker ) with his dying sister Colleen Brady ( Shirley Jones ). During their trip, Kayla and Steve learn she is pregnant. On their way back to Salem, the family is involved in a plane crash that kills Shawn. It is later revealed that, Steve 's deranged ex-lover Ava Vitali ( Tamara Braun ) is responsible for the accident. Meanwhile, Kayla is trying to save her brother Bo 's life ( Peter Reckell ) and the stress causes pregnancy complications. Kayla goes into premature labor and gives birth to her baby boy at 26 weeks. She names him Joe after his paternal grandmother, Jo Johnson. Joe grows stronger only to be kidnapped in the summer of 2008 by Stefano DiMera ( Joseph Mascolo ). Joe leaves town in early 2009 with his parents. Though off screen, Joe comes back to town in 2011 when his parents separate and later divorce. Joe ( Jadon Wells ) first appears onscreen in late 2012 during the Christmas episodes. The character is limited to special appearances during Christmas episodes and is last seen in December 2014 during a Christmas party. 2015 -- In August 2015, a now 16 year old, Joe, also known as Joey returns to Salem with Steve. Joey had left boarding school and found his father in New York City. Joey acts out because he resents Steve for abandoning the family. When Steve leaves town to find Joey 's uncle Bo, Joey stows away on the plane. After the two have a heart to heart, where Steve recounts the story of how he and Kayla fell in love, Joey returns home. However, Joey continues causing trouble when he sabotages the electricity in the library at Salem High. Joey bonds with Theo Carver ( Kyler Pettis ) during Salem 's bicentennial celebration and he ends up collapsing outside. Theo gets help and Joey is rushed to the hospital. Steve makes it back in time to see Joey in the hospital and Kayla reveals that there a drugs in his system. However, Joey denies ever taking drugs. While he recovers and gets released from the hospital, it is later revealed that Joey is working with Ava Vitali ( Tamara Braun ) to orchestrate his parents ' reunion -- unaware of her past. After his parents reunite, Steve and Kayla discover Ava 's back in Salem and assume Joey has been working with her, but he denies it. Joey later admits to Ava that he is in love with her and he kisses her but Ava rejects him and reveals that she is dying. Kayla finds them together and demands that he stay away from her. Joey confides in Steve about his feelings for Ava and is shocked to learn Ava 's past and that she may have given birth to Steve 's son. Ava later kidnaps Kayla forcing Steve to cooperate with her in exchange for her release and Joey walks on them as they are about to make love. Ava forces Steve to leave town with her and gives Joey Kayla 's location to free her. Though they are reunited as a family, Steve 's betrayal leaves Joey bitter and angry. Development Creation and casting On November 24, 2012, Mary Beth Evans announced that child actor Jadon Wells would make his debut in the role of Joey in December 2012. Wells is the real life son of actor Dan Wells who had previously appeared on the series as Stan, the male alter ego of Sami Brady ( Alison Sweeney ). Jadon 's appearances were limited to special Christmas episodes and he last appeared in December 2014. In March 2015, it was reported that Days of Our Lives had released two casting notices -- one of which was for the contract role of the 16 year old Joey. In April 2015, talent agency John Robert Powers San Diego announced that James Lastovic had been cast in the role of Joey Johnson with a two - year contract. Five months prior, Lastovic had quit his day job to do a play for $25 a week. `` I had money saved up from the one commercial that I had done and thought I could use the money from that to do the play. '' However, the play lasted longer than expected and Lastovic ran out of money. `` I was so broke that I looked forward to the dinner scene '' so he could eat. Fortunately, Lastovic booked Days as the play ended. Lastovic had actually auditioned for the series three years prior. While he was n't sure for what role he auditioned for Lastovic revealed, `` I had the same exact sides when I read for Joey ! '' Lastovic filmed his first scenes in March 2015 and made his debut on August 28, 2015. During the audition process, Lastovic watched a few episodes of the series to prepare. Casting director Marnie Saitta later informed the young actor that he 'd be working with two `` adored '' veterans in Mary Beth Evans ( Kayla ) and Stephen Nichols ( Patch ). `` I looked them up online and found some of their scenes from the 1980s. I saw how good they were and I was instantly excited to get to work with them '' Lastovic revealed. After he booked the role, Lastovic admitted that he got hooked on the show when he went back to watch Patch and Kayla 's love story. Teen years ( 2015 -- ) Stephen Nichols on Joey He 's very resentful. He does n't want to address his father 's absence. He 's just kind of silent and stoic about the whole thing. It 's hard to get two words out of the kid. `` '' Michael Logan, TV Insider The production team wanted to establish a teenage set in time for the show 's 50th anniversary and Lastovic 's casting was just the first in a slew of castings. Executive producer Ken Corday said `` Joey will be giving Patch the ' rebel ' a little of his own medicine ! '' Lastovic was very nervous about playing such an important role but Mary Beth Evans invited him over to her home and greeted him with freshly baked cookies. `` Seeing Mary Beth holding that plate of cookies, I immediately felt that motherly connection. '' He credited Evans and Stephen Nichols for making him comfortable. Lastovic also founded a mentor in costar Casey Moss who had joined the series two years prior in the similar role of troubled teenager JJ Deveraux -- Joey 's cousin. `` I think he could see a little bit of himself in me '' Lastovic said. Lastovic later admitted that his nerves worked well for his first scenes as Joey had recently run away from boarding school -- `` he was supposed to be nervous. '' So much is changing Joey at the time of his return. `` He 's just beginning to experience all these new emotions, so he 's feeling a little lost. '' Joey 's needing his parents helps bring Patch and Kayla back together after years of estrangement. A promo for the show 's 50th anniversary in November 2015 revealed that Joey is secretly conspiring with his father 's ex-lover and family rival Ava Vitali ( Tamara Braun ) to help reunite his parents. Departure In March 2017, after a cryptic tweet by Lastovic 's mother, Lucienne, it was rumored that the actor 's contract with the series had not been renewed. On Wednesday, August 16, the rumors were proven through by Lastovic himself in an Instagram post, he last aired on August 22 when the character going to prison for Ava 's murder. Reception Omar White - Nobles of TVSource Magazine praised the decision to age Joey along with the other characters in time for the show 's 50th anniversary. `` I may be 29, but I 'm a fan of the multi-generational aspect of the continuing narrative. '' Lastovic 's debut was `` highly anticipated '' as it coincided with the onscreen return of Stephen Nichols as Patch. Soap Opera Digest included the actor in its list of the `` Hottest Newcomers '' for the year 2015. Daytime Confidential also listed Lastovic as number five on their own list of the `` Top 20 Soap Opera Newcomers of 2015. '' The blog praised Lastovic for his portrayal and said Joey 's habit of acting out and causing grief for his mother `` helps to further ground the Johnsons as Salem 's relatable, working central family. '' Omar Nobles said Joey return provided Kayla with `` a greater purpose and more attention in just a few short weeks than the four years since she returned to the show. '' He continued, `` That 's smart planning. That 's smart creative. '' The website also praised Lastovic as being one of the strongest of the new younger actors. References Jump up ^ `` Yearly Update for 2008 ''. Days of Our Lives. Sony Pictures Television. 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Jump up ^ Clifford, Kambra ( July 21, 2017 ). `` REPORT : James Lastovic out at DAYS ''. Soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved July 24, 2017. Jump up ^ Soaps SheKnows ( August 7, 2017 ). `` James Lastovic out at Days in August ''. Soaps.com. United States : SheKnows Media. Retrieved August 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Fairman, Michael ( August 16, 2017 ). `` James Lastovic Shares Emotional Message To His DAYS Family ! ''. On - Air On - Soaps. Retrieved August 22, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Nobles, Omar ( September 14, 2015 ). `` ' Days of our Lives ' Creative Course Correction is off to a Great Start ''. TV Source Magazine. SoSource Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2015. Jump up ^ Fairman, Michael ( August 21, 2015 ). `` DAYS Promo : Stephen Nichols Returns ! Serena Is Murdered ! Chad In Wrong Place At Wrong Time ? ''. On - Air On - Soaps. Retrieved January 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Top 10 Soap Opera Newcomers of 2015 ''. Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. ( SAY Media ). January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Gray, Coryon ( November 8, 2015 ). `` ' Days of our Lives ' Week In Review : Celebrations, Returns and Introductions ''. TVSource Magazine. SoSource Media, LLC. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2016. External links `` Joey Johnson Days of Our Lives ''. Soaps.com. SheKnows Media. Retrieved January 16, 2016. 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Question: who plays joe on days of our lives
Answer: James Lastovic