<P> Upon his arrival in 2011 , Sonny 's life seemed very easy going and Freddie Smith hinted that `` At some point , there will be conflict in Sonny 's story . '' Meanwhile , his uncle Victor 's only concern is how other people will react to his nephew . In the summer of 2012 during an interview with Outlook Media Smith revealed that Sonny would be involved in a bullying storyline. Smith previewed the storyline during and interview and said `` it 's told very well , and I think it 's important to show storylines like that because it happens in real life all the time . '' He insisted the importance of showing `` how ( bullying ) affects people . '' When Brendan Coughlin reprises his recurring role as Tad `` T '' Stevens in the summer of 2012 -- T and Sonny are already at odds . `` He did not like Sonny because he is gay , he is a gay basher '' Smith said of T. So when T returns to town and finds out his best friend Will Horton ( Chandler Massey ) has recently come out of the closet -- T blames Sonny for it . '' Sonny has already experienced this before and the incident with T `` brings him back -- he thought he was home free . ( It 's ) disappointing to him . He was very bullet proof at first . '' Smith explained that Sonny already `` came to terms with who he is , and he thought all of this was in his past . '' The ordeal kind of shocks him . Smith admitted to having his own experience being bullied but described it as `` very mild . '' However , he knew of others that had worse experiences and thought it was a good reason that the plot address the `` huge issue . '' For about two weeks , the series shows the emotional affects of the bullying from Sonny 's point of view and how he works through those emotions . One particular scene shows Sonny being comforted by his father , Justin ( Wally Kurth ) . `` It turned out to be such a great scene '' Smith remarked . He continued , `` It 's important to have family there under circumstances like that . '' The storyline culminated with Sonny retaliating against his attacker Tad `` T '' Stevens ( Brendan Coughlin ) . `` I personally would n't go after someone like that '' Smith said but he defended Sonny 's actions by saying `` our emotions run wild and we do n't always think . We just react . '' Smith praised his costar Brendan Coughlin for his portrayal of T. `` I just react off of him . He really scares me and makes me feel like crap . '' The storyline also afforded Smith with the opportunity to speak to congress about an anti-bullying campaign . </P>
<P> Upon his arrival in 2011 , Sonny 's life seemed very easy going and Freddie Smith hinted that `` At some point , there will be conflict in Sonny 's story . '' Meanwhile , his uncle Victor 's only concern is how other people will react to his nephew . In the summer of 2012 during an interview with Outlook Media Smith revealed that Sonny would be involved in a bullying storyline. Smith previewed the storyline during and interview and said `` it 's told very well , and I think it 's important to show storylines like that because it happens in real life all the time . '' He insisted the importance of showing `` how ( bullying ) affects people . '' When Brendan Coughlin reprises his recurring role as Tad `` T '' Stevens in the summer of 2012 -- T and Sonny are already at odds . `` He did not like Sonny because he is gay , he is a gay basher '' Smith said of T. So when T returns to town and finds out his best friend Will Horton ( Chandler Massey ) has recently come out of the closet -- T blames Sonny for it . '' Sonny has already experienced this before and the incident with T `` brings him back -- he thought he was home free . ( It 's ) disappointing to him . He was very bullet proof at first . '' Smith explained that Sonny already `` came to terms with who he is , and he thought all of this was in his past . '' The ordeal kind of shocks him . Smith admitted to having his own experience being bullied but described it as `` very mild . '' However , he knew of others that had worse experiences and thought it was a good reason that the plot address the `` huge issue . '' For about two weeks , the series shows the emotional affects of the bullying from Sonny 's point of view and how he works through those emotions . One particular scene shows Sonny being comforted by his father , Justin ( Wally Kurth ) . `` It turned out to be such a great scene '' Smith remarked . He continued , `` It 's important to have family there under circumstances like that . '' The storyline culminated with Sonny retaliating against his attacker Tad `` T '' Stevens ( Brendan Coughlin ) . `` I personally would n't go after someone like that '' Smith said but he defended Sonny 's actions by saying `` our emotions run wild and we do n't always think . We just react . '' Smith praised his costar Brendan Coughlin for his portrayal of T. `` I just react off of him . He really scares me and makes me feel like crap . '' The storyline also afforded Smith with the opportunity to speak to congress about an anti-bullying campaign . </P>
who plays sonny 's dad on days of our lives
who plays sonny 's dad on days of our lives
Wally Kurth
Wally Kurth