Lamon Dezjon Archey (/lʌmoʊn/; born April 9, 1981)[1][2] is an American actor best known for his role in The CW All American and soap opera, Days of Our Lives.
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| Born | Lamon Dezjon Archey (1981-04-09) April 9, 1981 (age 41) Daly City, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Children | 3 |
Born in 1981, Archey was raised in San Mateo, California by his grandparents.[3][2] Archey played baseball and football during his first two years of high school.[1] Archey has had very little contact with his father, who died when he was 20 years old.[4] After high school, Archey worked as a carpenter installing floors for two years. He then moved to Los Angeles with his uncle where he found work as an emergency medical technician.[3][5] Archey has 12 tattoos.[6]
Living in Los Angeles, Archey took up modeling after he was scouted at a job fair.[7] He credits modeling with helping him break out of his shell. He was later advised by manager Michael Bruno to get into acting classes so he could get a gig on a soap.[7] After about two years of acting classes with no results, Archey was ready to give up when he booked two under-five roles on Days of Our Lives.[3][7] In December 2012, Archey was cast in the recurring role of Mason Wilder on The Young and the Restless.[8] Archey vacated the role in early 2014.[7] In 2016, Archey returned to Days of Our Lives in the newly created contract role of Eli Grant. He appeared onscreen in February 2017.[9] In March 2017, Archey appeared in the television film Can't Buy Love.[1]
In 2020, Archey was cast as a guest-star in the season 2 finale of The CW's All American. He would play D'Angelo Carter.[10] In December 2020, it was announced that Archey would reprise his role in season 3 in a recurring capacity.[11]
Archey began dating model and actress Mercedes Cornett in February 2006.[12] The couple had previously met at a fashion show in 2003 and kept in contact.[4] The couple became engaged in 2010. They have a son, Caden (born July 9, 2009) and daughter, Gaia (born May 29, 2012). Archey has another son, Machiah (born September 8, 2002) from a previous relationship.[3][4][6] In 2018, Archey stated that he and Cornett planned to wed in February 2019 in a small ceremony.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Let's Get Laid! | Sundi | Short film |
| 2012 | The Young and the Restless | Mason Wilder | Recurring: December 12, 2012 – January 7, 2014 |
| 2013 | Diary of a Champion | TJ Lawson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The B Word | Rashid | Short film |
| 2016 | Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | Guy | S1E5: "How to Survive Losing Your Phone" |
| 2016 | Roadies | Detective Rick Davidson | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Jake | S6E3: "And the 80's Movie" |
| 2016 | Dope Boys | Narrator | Television film |
| 2016 | The Woman in the Red Dress | Vin | Independent film |
| 2017 | Days of Our Lives | Eli Grant | Series regular (February 23, 2017–present) |
| 2017 | Can't By Love | Vince | Television film |
| 2018 | Engaged | Dr. Houston | Series |
| 2020 | All American | D'Angelo Carter | Recurring role (2020–present) Episode: "Decisions" (2020) Episode: "Season Pass" (2021) Episode: "How to Survive in South Central" (2021) Episode: "Canceled" (2021) Episode: "The Bigger Picture" (2021) |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem | Eli Grant | Peacock original miniseries |