Days of Our Lives Comings & Goings: Two DiMeras Recast
Days of Our Lives is introducing two new faces into the DiMera family next week: On Tuesday, August 25, Cole Gersmeyer will debut as the new Thomas DiMera, and Pippa Blaylock will take over as Charlotte DiMera.
Who Are the New Thomas and Charlotte on DAYS?
DAYS will mark Cole Gersmeyer’s first major television role, though his IMDb bio says that he has also appeared in commercials and theater. His credits listed include roles in short films, including the upcoming Tweens, which he also co-wrote and co-stars his twin sister, actress Autumn Gersmeyer.
Pippa Blaylock is making her daytime debut with her DAYS role as Charlotte DiMera, Thomas’s younger sister, but her credits include appearances in television series like Pretty Freekin Scary and High Potential as well as the 2025 horror film The Strangers: Chapter 2. She has also appeared in some recent vertical micro-dramas.
Thomas and Charlotte are the offspring of Chad DiMera (Conner Floyd) and his late wife, Abigail Deveraux DiMera (Marci Miller).
Both roles have been played by multiple actors already. Various sets of twins played Thomas as a baby upon the character’s birth in 2015, followed by Justin Allan in 2018, then Asher Morrissette from 2018-19. Cary Christopher has had the longest tenure in the role, portraying the young DiMera from 2020-26. The last actor to play Thomas before Gersmeyer was Alexander Elijah Bond, who appeared during the spring and summer of 2026.
Charlotte was born on-screen in 2018. She was played by several young actresses in her infancy before Autumn Gendron assumed the role in 2021 and played her until this recast.
Earlier this year, Thomas and Charlotte were at the center of a bitter custody battle between their father, Chad, and their maternal grandparents, Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer (Melissa Reeves). Ultimately, Chad opted to leave Salem with his children to get away from all the drama, but the family returned to the canvas in April 2026.
Matthew Ashford is also set to reprise the role of Jack on the August 25th episode featuring Gersmeyer and Blaylock’s debuts as Thomas and Charlotte.
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