What To Know About Days Of Our Lives Star Aketra Sevillian

If Aketra Sevillian looks like she’s got a familiar face, it’s because she does. Before joining the cast of “Days of Our Lives” in 2023, she starred in a handful of episodes in the hit HBO Max series, “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” She also had small roles on “Grown-ish,” and “Millennials.” But landing her role on “DOOL” was a game-changer for her, both personally and professionally. In 2023, the Michigan native told Soap Opera Digest that her grandmother was a huge fan of “Days of Our Lives” while she was growing up. 

Speaking of family, Sevillian is actually named after her mother, Arteka, but spelled backward, though she also goes by Keke. Sevillian was also a major athlete during her high school days, helping her basketball team win the Michigan Class B State Championship in 2012. Sevillian is so involved in basketball, that she once hosted Ballislife, which highlights up-and-coming athletes in the sport. She got her athleticism from her father, Clarence Sevillian, as he used to be a wide receiver for Vanderbilt University’s football team, per Michigan Live. When Sevillian is not in the gym, she likes to keep things in check and make her fans laugh on her TikTok account.