<Tr> <Th> First cousins </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andrew Donovan </Li> <Li> Theresa Donovan </Li> <Li> Stephanie Johnson </Li> <Li> Joey Johnson </Li> <Li> Shawn Brady </Li> <Li> Chelsea Brady </Li> <Li> Zack Brady </Li> <Li> Ciara Brady </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Andrew Donovan </Li> <Li> Theresa Donovan </Li> <Li> Stephanie Johnson </Li> <Li> Joey Johnson </Li> <Li> Shawn Brady </Li> <Li> Chelsea Brady </Li> <Li> Zack Brady </Li> <Li> Ciara Brady </Li> </Ul> <P> Eric Brady is a fictional character from the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives . Eric's birth was portrayed on - screen in the episode of October 16, 1984, together with his twin sister's, Sami Brady . Initially played by a series of child actors, Jensen Ackles originated the role of adult Eric when the character was rapidly - aged from a pre-teen to a young adult in July 1997, under the pen of headwriter James E. Reilly . Ackles' Eric was seen for three years, until August 2000, when the character and Ackles departed . Eric was reintroduced in 2012, with actor Greg Vaughan . </P> <P> The twins Eric and Sami care deeply about each other, but have completely different personalities . Eric's saintly behavior sets him up as the better half to his very troubled, and trouble - making sister Sami . A notable storyline for Eric is his passionate, but frustrated, love affair with Arianne Zucker's Nicole Walker . Eric is a community - orientated person, and in 2018 he runs the Horton Center which helps people in need . Eric and Sami are the children of supercouple Roman Brady and Marlena Evans . </P>

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