<Li> Zende Dominguez (adoptive) </Li> <P> Thomas Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful . He is portrayed by Pierson Fodé . The character was previously played by Adam Gregory from 2010 to 2014 and Drew Tyler Bell from 2004 to 2010; Bell earned a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series . Thomas is the son of supercouple Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss, later Thorsten Kaye) and Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo). He has two twin sisters, Phoebe (MacKenzie Mauzy) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and a half - brother, R.J. Forrester (Anthony Turpel) from his father's marriage to Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang). </P> <P> Between 1998 and 2001, the character of Thomas was played by various child actors . From January 15, 2002 to August 4, 2003 (on a recurring basis), child actor Patrick Dorn was the first non-twin child actors duo to play Thomas . From 2004 to 2005, Drew Tyler Bell began playing Thomas on a contract . He shifted to a recurring character from 2005 to 2009, and was on contract from 2009 to 2010 . He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2008 . In 2010, it was announced that Bell had been dropped from the part, and that Adam Gregory was to take over the role . In December 2013, following Gregory's decreased screen time and removal from the opening credits, fans began to speculate that Gregory was let go from the series . Gregory and a rep for the series confirmed he was dropped to recurring to pursue other acting jobs . A rep for the series confirmed, "Adam is recurring . (...) And, he has more scenes to tape later this week ." In May 2015, it was confirmed that Gregory was no longer in the role, and a casting call seeking a "handsome, tall, Caucasian man in his 20s with a great physique" to play Thomas was released . In June 2015, it was announced that Pierson Fodé would join the cast in the role of Thomas . Fodé made his debut on July 27, 2015 . On September 7, 2017, Soap Opera Digest announced that Fodé would depart the role of Thomas . He last appeared on September 13, 2017 . </P> <P> The character is described "As the extremely attractive and charming heir of Forrester Creations" and "this wide - eyed prodigy is a visionary and famed designer in the making, fully aware that the eyes of the fashion world, as well as every single girl in town, are fixated on his every move". There was brief speculation that the character was going gay; however this was never a storyline . Bell has stated that this new Thomas will become an exact replica of how his father Ridge Forrester was when he was a young playboy at the beginning of the show . </P>

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