Lamon Archey

Lamon Dezjon Archey (/lʌmoʊn/; born April 9, 1981)[1][2] is an American model and actor best known for his roles soap operas, The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives.

Lamon Archey
Born
Lamon Dezjon Archey

(1981-04-09) April 9, 1981
Daly City, California
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2010–present
Partner(s)Mercedes Cornett (2006–present)
Children3

Early life

Born in 1981, Archey was raised in San Mateo, California by his grandparents.[3][2] Archey played baseball and football during his first two years of high school.[1] Archey has had very little contact with his father, who died when he was 20 years old.[4] After high school, Archey worked as a carpenter installing floors for two years. He then moved to Los Angeles with his uncle where he found work as an emergency medical technician.[3][5]Archey has 12 tattoos.[6]

Career

Living in Los Angeles, Archey took up modeling after he was scouted at a job fair.[7] He credits modeling with helping him break out of his shell. He was later advised by manager Michael Bruno to get into acting classes so he could get a gig on a soap.[7] After about two years of acting classes with no results, Archey was ready to give up when he booked two under-five roles on Days of Our Lives.[3][7] In December 2012, Archey was cast in the recurring role of Mason Wilder on The Young and the Restless.[8] Archey vacated the role in early 2014.[7] In 2016, Archey returned to Days of Our Lives in the newly created contract role of Eli Grant. He appeared onscreen in February 2017.[9] In March 2017, Archey appeared in the television film Can't Buy Love.[1]

In 2020, Archey was cast as a guest-star in the season 2 finale of The CW's All American. He would play D'Angelo Carter.[10] In December 2020, it was announced that Archey would reprise his role in season 3 in a recurring capacity.[11]

Personal life

Archey began dating model and actress Mercedes Cornett in February 2006.[12] The couple had previously met at a fashion show in 2003 and kept in contact.[4] The couple became engaged in 2010. They have a son, Caden (born July 9, 2009) and daughter, Gaia (born May 29, 2012). Archey has another son, Machiah (born September 8, 2002) from a previous relationship.[3][4][6] In 2018, Archey stated that he and Cornett planned to wed in February 2019 in a small ceremony.[13]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Let's Get Laid! Sundi Short film
2012 The Young and the Restless Mason Wilder Recurring: December 12, 2012 – January 7, 2014
2013 Diary of a Champion TJ Lawson TV series, 3 episodes
2014 The B Word Rashid Short film
2016 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Guy S1E5: "How to Survive Losing Your Phone"
2016 Roadies Detective Rick Davidson 3 episodes
2016 2 Broke Girls Jake S6E3: "And the 80's Movie"
2016 Dope Boys Narrator Television film
2016 The Woman in the Red Dress Vin Independent film
2017 Days of Our Lives Eli Grant Series regular (February 23, 2017–present)
2017 Can't By Love Vince Television film
2018 Engaged Dr. Houston Series
2020 All American D'Angelo Carter
Recurring role (2020–present)
Episode: "Decisions" (2020)
Episode: "Season Pass" (2021)

References
  1. Larson, Kelli M; Moro Parkerton, Michelle (May 15, 2017). "Easy Does It". Days of Our Lives Bonus Section. CBC Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. 21 (20): 74–76.
  2. Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  3. Owens, Devin (October 21, 2013). "Photo Effects". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 38 (42): 54–57.
  4. Di Lauro, Janet (May 8, 2017). "Second Chances". Interviews. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 42 (19): 54–57.
  5. Brounstein, Diane (August 1, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Days of Our Lives Star Lamon Archey Previews Eli's Future!". Soap Hub. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  6. Reichardt, Nancy M (October 4, 2017). "Lamon Archey Dishes on Tattoos". uExpress.com. Universal Uclick. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  7. "The Spilled Tea" (Podcast). BlogTalkRadio. September 9, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. Rice, Lynette (October 15, 2012). "'Young and the Restless' cast two hunks". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  9. Newcomb, Roger (December 3, 2016). "Lamon Archey Joining 'Days of our Lives'". We Love Soaps. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  10. Young, Candace (February 28, 2020). "Lamon Archey Guests on CW's 'All American' Season Finale Filled With Opportunities & Big Decisions". Soaps.com. SHE Media. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. Petski, Denise (December 18, 2020). "'All American': Lamon Archey & GG Townson Join Season 3 Of CW Drama As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  12. Rocco, Sarah Sunshine and Jurassic Jen (February 14, 2017). "Rocco's Jurassic Sunshine of Love Poll" with Special Guest Lamon Archey". Hollywood Late Night with Rocco (Podcast). The Network Studios. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  13. Maloney, Michael (August 8, 2018). "Will Eli & Gabi Get Back Together on 'Days of Our Lives'? Lamon Archey Weighs In". TV Insider. TVGM Holindgs, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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