From the January 1, 2025 tvinsider article (Link)
Soap vet Michael Dietz will appear "for a short story arc" beginning April 30, 2025.
(character name was not given in that article)
Update that the character's name is Dr. Jeffrey Russell.

In the promo for week of April 28 - May 2, this character is speaking with Kayla in her office.
She says that he working on a drug which could save Bo's life. He replies "I wish I could help your brother but my hands are tied".
Then the scene shifts to Shawn telling Steve about the drug.  Shawn says that if Dr. Russell refuses, then they will need to steal it.

promo screengrab:

Edited April 25Apr 25 by janea4old

Character name: Dr. Jeffrey Russell

above images credit XJJphnson for JPI Studios via tvinsider


next image credit XJJphnson for JPI Studios via SOD 

 

Edited April 29Apr 29 by janea4old

https://x.com/TVInsider/status/1915814330060128740

EXCLUSIVE: Soap star Michael Dietz talks stepping back in front of the camera with his surprise #DAYS role after a 20-year hiatus. https://t.co/V0MvR4EHPu

— TV Insider (@TVInsider) April 25, 2025

4/25/2025: Stephanie Sloane interviews Michael Dietz
https://www.tvinsider.com/1188558/days-of-our-lives-michael-dietz-jeffrey-russell-interview/ 

 

And we all thought he was gonna be Charles/Dougie LeClair or Peter Blake 😂😂

Just now, AbcNbc247 said:

And we all thought he was gonna be Charles/Dougie LeClair or Peter Blake 😂😂

Yeah, in the DAYS thread, I referred to him as Dr. Nobody aka not-Rolf.

He's got a magical potion, but it's not Rolf....

4 minutes ago, j swift said:

Yeah, in the DAYS thread, I referred to him as Dr. Nobody aka not-Rolf.

He's got a magical potion, but it's not Rolf....

Good. 

Honestly, I don't want to see Rolf ever again 😂

10 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Good. 

Honestly, I don't want to see Rolf ever again 😂

It was Cwikly/Brash who killed him off last time so I think if he ever does it will be for the last time.

3 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

It was Cwikly/Brash who killed him off last time so I think if he ever does it will be for the last time.

I hope.

One thing they could do to help Days rebound is to get rid of all of Ron's recurring villains/lackeys.

Rolf, Clyde, Orpheus. All of them.

5 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I hope.

One thing they could do to help Days rebound is to get rid of all of Ron's recurring villains/lackeys.

Rolf, Clyde, Orpheus. All of them.

Agreed

BUT, that should also mean not always using magic potions to cure every character.

Dr. not-Rolf, serving the same function as Rolf, is not a significant improvement in storytelling.

It's incredible to me that Michael Dietz and Paige Rowland have a daughter who's about to graduate from college.  Time doesn't just fly, ladies and gentlemen, it moves at the speed at light.

He's a total silver fox 🥵

5 hours ago, Khan said:

Paige Rowland

Stopped me dead in my tracks with that one, thanks.

Ah, Paige Rowland.

I actually remember her more from an old episode of Silk Stalkings, where she went after a group of old friends she used to hang with that ended up "disfiguring" (honestly, the chick had a few scars) her years before in a car wreck when one of them drove too fast, so she killed them. LOL!

2 hours ago, Vee said:

Stopped me dead in my tracks with that one, thanks.

Yeah, I still can't believe Kit Fisher really happened either, lol.

1 hour ago, Wendy said:

I actually remember her more from an old episode of Silk Stalkings, where she went after a group of old friends she used to hang with that ended up "disfiguring" (honestly, the chick had a few scars) her years before in a car wreck when one of them drove too fast, so she killed them. LOL!

I think even I did an episode of "Silk Stalkings" once, lol.

7 hours ago, Khan said:

It's incredible to me that Michael Dietz and Paige Rowland have a daughter who's about to graduate from college.  Time doesn't just fly, ladies and gentlemen, it moves at the speed at light.

Nice to know something positive happened from their stints on ABC Daytime. 

I will never really be able to think of her without hearing Erica saying, "That Kit Fisher person."

2 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

I will never really be able to think of her without hearing Erica saying, "That Kit Fisher person."

And poor Michael Dietz, having to fill Rick Hearst's shoes as Alan-Michael on GL.  Talk about being set up for failure.