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Ian Buchanan to Join NBC’s Days Of Our Lives

Emryhs Cooper, Olivia d'Abo, and Ian Buchanan
in Entertaining Mr. Sloane
(Courtesy of the company
Emryhs Cooper, Olivia d’Abo, and Ian Buchanan
in Entertaining Mr. Sloane
(Courtesy of the company

Daytime Emmy Award winner and stage star Ian Buchanan will join NBC’s daytime drama Days of Our Lives as Ian McAllister, a mega-rich businessman, according to TVGuide.com. He is expected to begin airing in February.


Buchanan most recently appeared on stage in the Actors Company’s production of Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr. Sloane.


Buchanan received a Daytime Emmy Award and four additional nominations for his work on CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful. His other daytime TV credits include Greg Madden on All My Children, Joshua Temple on Port Charles, and Duke Lavery on General Hospital.


His other film and television credits include Peaks, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Justice League, and Alias.