2003, until November 26, 2004. After a two-year absence, Theo was played by Kavi Faquir from April 14, 2006, until June 22, 2007. Amyrh Harris played the role for one episode on December 26, 2007. Ransom stepped into the role on May 20, 2008. In a 2018 interview, Ransom simply stated "I auditioned for the role of Theo Carver and I booked it." He had recently relocated to Los Angeles with his family to jumpstart his entertainment career. Ransom quickly signed with an agent and landed the role of Theo a few months later. In 2016, Ransom explained that he was only 4 years old and Days of Our Lives was "my first real audition." Ransom also competed against a few other actors for the role. He recalled, "I had to memorize some lines. We went to the audition and I wore pyjamas because the character was wearing them in the script." On his own, Ransom was called in to read for "the writer, producer and casting director. I don’t remember ever being scared or feeling nervous. I acted out my lines for them. It went great!" Ransom later described his time as Theo as "really exciting because it was my first television role. And I basically grew up on the show. […] I always had fun on the set working, especially when I got to work with other kids." In June 2015, it was announced that Ransom's Theo would be written out as the character was SORASed. The actor made his final appearance on July 9, 2015. In March 2015, the soap released a casting call for the character. On August 12, 2015, it was announced that Pettis, an actor and model, was hired to recast the role. Pettis had recently made a guest appearance on Showtime's Ray Donovan and also appeared in the web series, Old Dogs & New Tricks. Pettis made his debut on November 3, 2015. Some time before he booked Theo, Pettis had auditioned for an under-five role on Days of Our Lives. While he did not book the role, Pettis was invited to audition for Theo thanks to his manager staying in contact with the casting director. He got a little bit of information about the character, specifically Theo's autism to prepare for his screen test opposite Reynolds. While Pettis competed against several other actors for Theo, he had also auditioned for The Bold