Drew Donovan
Days of our Lives character
Portrayed by	Charles Shaughnessy
Duration	1988, 2017, 2021
First appearance	September 8, 1988
Last appearance	September 10, 2021
Classification	Former; recurring
Created by	Leah Laiman
Introduced by	Ken Corday and Al Rabin
Spin-off appearances	Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021)
In-universe information Other names Andrew Donovan III Occupation ISA Agent Hitman Parents Andrew Donovan II Margaret Donovan Brothers Shane Donovan Spouse Camilla Donovan Nephews Andrew Donovan Nieces Eve Donovan Theresa Donovan Other relatives Tate Black Paige Larson

Drew Donovan is a fictional character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He was played by Charles Shaughnessy from September 8 to December 21, 1988, in February 2017 and again in September 2021 in Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.^[1]

Biography

Drew Donovan is first seen in 1988, kidnapping Roman Brady's daughter, Carrie. He is nicknamed Iago, and is an assassin that works for Stefano DiMera. He eventually kills Ellen Hawk, Stefano's wife and mother of Benjy Hawk. During his time in Salem, Drew dates Calliope Jones, bonds with his sister-in-law, Kimberly Brady, and meets his niece, Eve Donovan.

He, along with Roman Brady (later revealed to be John Black) and Jeremiah Brown were all trained in the Orient (some secret place Stefano owned in Thailand) by the Kung-Fu master Orion Hawk. He kills Ambassador Chung by blowing up the whole building and Benjy goes deaf after being in the building. Stefano hates Roman for this since if he had done it, it would not happen.

Drew reveals his true allegiance eventually, and Shane and Kim become Stefano's prisoners. Drew later has a change of heart and helps Shane and Kim escape Stefano's island. He is shot and wounded in the process. Drew survives and leaves Salem in January 1989.

On February 2, Jennifer finds Drew locked in a crate. He had been kidnapped by Deimos Kiriakis because he is the inventor of the Orwell device that the DiMera, Kiriakis, and Hernandez families were fighting over.

In the time Drew had been gone from Salem, he also married a woman named Camila. She helps him see the dangers of Orwell, so he shuts down the project, and then the DiMera's (specifically Andre DiMera) steals the device, and Deimos threatens Camila to force Drew into agreeing to be smuggled into Salem, since Drew is wanted by the ISA for developing Orwell. Drew develops a virus that would destroy the Orwell, but has trouble getting it past the TITAN firewall. He also has Jennifer male contact with Camila, who assured Drew that she is safe, and has found a safe place to hide. After hearing that Chad DiMera, Sonny Kiriakis, and Gabi Hernandez had been kidnapped; Drew goes to the Kiriakis mansion to put an end to the war once and for all. He phones Shane and told him that if anything were to happen to him, to tell Roman to arrest Deimos Kiriakis. Drew shows up at the mansion where Jennifer, Andre, and Eduardo Hernandez are. Deimos hands Drew the Orwell device, while gloating to Eduardo and Andre about his victory. Drew implants the virus that destroyed the Orwell data, rendering the device useless. Roman shows up because Shane had told him what Drew told him. Witness protection is set up for Drew and Camila, so Drew bid farewell to Salem.

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