Long-time actor joins “Days” cast next week…

JAMES READ JOINS CAST OF “DAYS OF OUR LIVES” NEXT WEEK…

James Read makes his daytime debut when he joins the cast of “Days of Our Lives” next week. Look for him to play a major role in the mystery surrounding Jordan and Ben’s past. This will be Read’s first appearance on a daytime soap during his 32-year acting career.

Read has been a series regular on three primetime shows: “Remington Steele” from 1982-1983, the short-lived “Shell Game” in 1987 and “Wildfire” from 2005-2008. He had a starring role as George Hazard on the three versions of the TV miniseries “North and South” and also played recurring roles on “Charmed”, “American Dreams” and “Persons Unknown.” He has been a guest star on countless numbers of shows, including “Cheers”, “Fantasy Island”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “Home Improvement”, “7th Heaven”, “Touched by an Angel”, “Cold Case”, “Castle” and “CSI: NY.” Read also played the father of Reese Witherspoon’s character in the hit 2001 movie “Legally Blonde.”

Read received a masters degree in psychology from Pepperdine University in 1998. James Christopher Read, 60, was born on July 31, 1953 in Buffalo, New York. He met his wife, actress-turned-lawyer Wendy Kilbourne, when they played husband and wife on “North and South.” They have been married since 1988 and have two children: a son, Jackson Tavish (born 1990) and a daughter, Sydney Jacqueline (born 1995).