Steve Olson

Steve Olson
Days of our Lives
Portrayed by	Flip Mark (1965–66) James Carroll Jordan (1972) Stephen Schnetzer (1978–80, 2024-)
Current status	Former; Regular (returning)
Duration	1965–66, 1972, 1978–80, 2024-
First appearance	1965
Introduced by	Betty Corday Ken Corday
Profile
Nickname(s)	Steve
Gender	Male
Occupation	Worked at Doug's Coffee House Worked at Julie's antique shop
Residence	Europe
Relationships Family Horton Family Parents Addie Horton † Ben Olson † Siblings Julie Olson Williams Hope Williams Spouses Ginny Stanhope Romances Mary Anderson Mimi Grossett Children Spencer Olson (son, via Ginny Stanhope) Grandparents Tom Horton † Alice Horton † Aunts and uncles Tommy Horton Bill Horton † Mickey Horton † Marie Horton Byron Carmichael † (step) Nieces and nephews David Banning † Robert Anderson Jr. † Shawn Douglas Brady Zack Brady † Ciara Brady Claire Brady First cousins Sandy Horton Mike Horton Jennifer Horton Jessica Blake Lucas Horton Sarah Horton (adoption) Melissa Horton (adoption) Jeremy Horton Nathan Horton (adoption) Abigail Deveraux JJ Deveraux Will Horton Nick Fallon † Allie Horton Arianna Horton Scotty Banning

Steven "Steve" Olson is a character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed most recently by Stephen Schnetzer. Steve is the oldest child of Addie Horton and Ben Olson and is Julie Olson Williams's brother and Hope Brady’s half-brother. Steven went with his parents to Paris in 1965, and after his father died in 1971, Steven remained in Paris to finish his schooling, even though his mother Addie returned to Salem.

In March 2024, it was announced that Schnetzer would respire the role for a number of episodes.

Storylines

In 1972, Steven returned to Salem after finishing school, but, when he was unhappy in Salem, he returned to Paris. In 1978 Julie and Doug visited Paris where they met up with Steven, and brought him back to Salem. Julie gave Steven a job at Doug's Coffee House where he skimmed tips, and later when Julie opened up an antique store he sold Julie fake antiques.

By 1979, Steven had become involved in with a drug smuggler, Durand, who Trish Clayton had stolen some diamonds from. Steven was in charge of holding onto some canes that were filled with cocaine, and Durand also wanted the diamonds that Trish had stolen from him. However, when he found out that Maggie Horton had unknowingly sold some of them in Julie's shop, he feared for his life and fled Salem, never to be heard from again.