Galen Gering - wikipedia Galen Gering This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( May 2010 ) Galen Gering Gering at the 8th Annual Hack n ' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011 Galen Laius Gering ( 1971 - 02 - 13 ) February 13, 1971 ( age 47 ) Los Angeles, California Occupation Actor Years active 1999 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jenna Hudlett Gering ( m. 2000 ) Children Galen Laius Gering ( born February 13, 1971 ) is an American actor most known for his portrayal of characters on daytime soap operas. He plays the role of Rafe Hernandez on the long - running NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. Prior to his current role, he acted on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions as Luis Lopez - Fitzgerald. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Early life Galen Laius Gering was born in Los Angeles, California, to Alan Gering and Michele de Oñate, a renowned west coast artist. He is of Russian - Jewish descent on his father 's side, and of Spanish - Basque descent on his mother 's ( his great - grandfather was a Basque immigrant ). He has an older sister, Charissa. Gering was close to his grandmother, who was also an artist. At the age of 18, Gering moved to New York City to start a modeling career and finished high school remotely. He traveled Europe as a model before attending New York University for a year. Gering finished college at the University of Miami where he studied creative writing and film. Career In 1999, Gering learned of a role in an upcoming NBC daytime soap called Passions through Irene Marie Models. By the time Gering graduated from UM, he was already taping Passions, where he had landed the role of Officer Luis Lopez - Fitzgerald. Gering was named one of People 's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000, and remained with Passions until its cancellation in 2008. On October 31, 2008, Gering debuted on another NBC soap, Days of Our Lives as Rafe Hernandez, an FBI agent who was hired to guard Sami Brady while she is under witness protection. He has also appeared in over 50 national commercials. On September 25, 2011, Gering and his wife, Jenna, starred on the E ! reality series Dirty Soap together with their kids. The show ended on November 13, 2011 after only one season. Filmography Film and television roles Year Title Role Notes 1999 -- 2008 Passions Luis Lopez - Fitzgerald Main role 2003 Miss Match Adrian Episode : `` Forgive and Forget '' 2006 Mein Liebchen Bradley Short film 2008 -- present Days of Our Lives Rafe Hernandez Main role 2009 10 Items or Less Dale Episode : `` Sesquicentennial '' 2009 -- 12 Venice : The Series Owen Brogno 36 episodes 2011 Dirty Soap Himself 5 episodes 2015 Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey Himself 1 episode 2017 `` Battle of the Network Stars '' Himself 1 episode Personal life Gering eloped with long - time girlfriend Jenna Hudlett, a model and actress, on January 3, 2000. The two kept their marriage a secret until April 2000, when they had a wedding ceremony and then revealed they were already married at their reception. The couple 's first child, son Dillon Phoenix, was born on August 3, 2006, and they welcomed their second son, Jensen on July 17, 2008. See also Lopez - Fitzgerald family Supercouple References Jump up ^ `` Interview : ' Days of our Lives ' Galen Gering Sympatico.ca TV Guide ''. Tvguide.ca. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Interview with Galen Gering ''. Theromanceclub.com. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` > Passions ''. NBC.com. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Days of our Lives - Bios - Galen Gering as Rafe Hernandez ''. Nbc.com. Archived from the original on 2010 - 07 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` First Look at DIRTY SOAP ''. SoapOperaDiegst.com. 2011 - 08 - 27. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 26. Jump up ^ `` No More Dirty Soap ''. Soap Opera Digest. 2012 - 01 - 25. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 20. External links Galen Gering Official Web Site Galen Gering on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galen_Gering&oldid=858114924 '' Categories : 1971 births American male soap opera actors Male models from California University of Miami alumni Male actors from Los Angeles American people of Basque descent American people of Russian - Jewish descent American people of Spanish descent Basque Jews Living people 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Jewish American male actors Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from May 2010 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Polski Suomi 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 5 September 2018, at 04 : 39 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who plays rafe on days of our lives
Answer: Galen Laius Gering