Peter Reckell knew the way back to Salem when he re-joined the cast of Days of Our Lives for the third time in 1995 as the hunky Bo Brady.

Reckell made his network-television debut as Eric Hollister on As the World Turns. He then played Bo on DAYS from 1983-87 and later from 1990-91. He returned to the role of the rugged cop for the third time in August 1995. During part of his absence from DAYS, Reckell appeared in the recurring role of Johnny Rourke on the primetime series “Knots Landing.”

Among Reckell’s stage credits are “Moonchildren,” “The Fantasticks,” “Pirates of Penzance,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Love Letters” and “Death Trap.” His feature film credits include Rustam Ibraguimbekov’s “Broken Bridges,” which was filmed in Russia.

Reckell was born in Elkart, Indiana, but grew up on a farm in Michigan. The second oldest of six children, he has two brothers and three sisters. While in junior high school, Reckell built theater sets and performed in the chorus, and eventually became a theater technical director. He went on to appear in numerous plays throughout high school. Upon graduation, Reckell attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory, where he received a bachelor of fine arts degree in theater with a minor in music and dance. He’s published a self-titled country-rock album with help of his singer/songwriter wife Kelly Moneymaker.

Reckell enjoys practicing yoga, martial arts, swimming, horseback riding and mountain biking. His birthday is May 7.

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