Jackson Steven "Sonny Kiriakis is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, played by Freddie Smith. Sonny Kiriakis is the son of supercouple Justin Kiriakis and Adrienne Kiriakis. Sonny was born off-screen in 1991. Sonny and his brothers returned in 2007, but were never shown on-screen. Sonny Kiriakis made history on Days of our Lives for being the first openly gay character. In September 2015, it was announced that Smith will briefly reprise his role as Sonny to facilitate the exit of Guy Wilson, airing from October 12 to 22, 2015.