What role did Cody Longo play on Days of Our Lives? Everything you need to know

The late actor-musician Cody Longo played Nicholas "Nikki" Alamain on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portraying the fictional character in eight episodes back in 2011. Longo guest-starred in the role, which was part of Carly Manning's story arc, where Longo's Nicholas was Carly's son. While he played the character for a short period, Nikki made the actor a household name.

As fans know, Days of Our Lives is one of the longest-running American daily soaps, airing since 1965. The soap debuted on NBC and remained on the channel till 2021. In 2022, it shifted to NBC's streaming partner, Peacock, and currently airs on the same.

The storyline of the show revolves around resident families of the fictional Salem City, including the Brady family, the Horton family, the DiMera family, the Kiriakis family, and their various social connections.

Nicholas Alamain's connection came from his mother, Carly Manning. She went to boarding school with Jennifer Horton and knew Bo Brady from the time he had intervened in her fight with Lawrence Alamain - Nicholas's biological father. Further, Nikki was brought to Salem by his adopted mother Vivian Alamain, whom he called Aunt Vivian.

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Days of Our Lives: A glance at Nicholas Alamain, Cody Longo's character

The character of Nicholas Alamain was introduced on Days of Our Lives in the early 90s as the son of Carly, who was believed to be dead. It was revealed as a backstory that Nicholas was born to Carly when she became pregnant with her boyfriend, James - the alias of Lawrence Alamain.

Carly had reached out to Vivian Alamain, Lawrence's aunt and Stefan DiMera's mother, who falsely informed Carly that the newborn died of hydrocephalus. Meanwhile, Vivian raised Carly and Lawrence's baby as her son, Nicholas Alamain.

While Nicholas reunited with his estranged mother, Vivian tried to separate them. After a failed attempt at presenting Carly as a serial killer, Vivian then buried a comatose Carly alive in a coffin.

Further, after Lawrence rescued her, Nicholas moved to France with his parents. A grown-up Nicholas, played by Cody Longo, was then seen in 2011 when Carly returned from her stay in rehab. The mother-son reunion was an important part of the story arc, as Carly improved her spoiled relationships in Salem. Nicholas helped his mother's reform, before taking her to travel in Europe.

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More about the late Cody Longo, explored

While his Days of Our Lives run was short-lived, Cody Longo was widely recognized for playing Nikki Alamain on the soap. Besides his role on Days of Our Lives, his other notable role was as Eddie Duran in Hollywood Heights, a Nickelodeon series. Some of his other television titles include Make It or Break It, Nashville, Secrets and Lies, CSI, and many more.

Longo was also part of nine movies, including Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, High School, Piranha 3D, For the Love of Money, Promoted, and Death House, to name a few. The late actor was also a musician and songwriter. Besides releasing several singles, he wrote songs for other artists as well. His single Loud crossed 60,000 streams on Spotify.

However, Longo was charged with domestic assault in 2020. While he was initially acquitted in 2020 for another case involving s**ual assault of a minor in 2019, he pleaded guilty in 2021.

Longo was discovered dead in his Austin house by the police in February 2023 after his wife called to check on him. As per TMZ, the medical examiner's report referred to the cause of death to be "chronic ethanol abuse." He was 34 years old at the time of his death and is survived by his wife, Stephanie Longo, and three children.

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Days of Our Lives continues to air on Peacock every weekday.