Lamon Archey

Born in 1981, Archey was raised in San Mateo, California by his grandparents.[3][2][3] Archey played baseball and football during his first two years of high school.[1] Archey has had very little contact with his father, who died when he was 20 years old.[4] After high school, Archey worked as a carpenter installing floors for two years. He then moved to Los Angeles with his uncle where he found work as an emergency medical technician.[3][5] [3]Archey has 12 tattoos.[6]

Living in Los Angeles, Archey took up modeling after he was scouted at a job fair.[7] He credits modeling with helping him break out of his shell. He was later advised by manager Michael Bruno to get into acting classes so he could get a gig on a soap.[7] After about two years of acting classes with no results, Archey was ready to give up when he booked two under-five roles on Days of Our Lives.[3][7] In December 2012, Archey was cast in the recurring role of Mason Wilder on The Young and the Restless.[8] Archey vacated the role in early 2014.[7] In 2016, Archey returned to Days of Our Lives in the newly created contract role of Eli Grant. He appeared onscreen in February 2017.[9] In March 2017, Archey appeared in the television film Can't Buy Love.[1]

Archey began dating model and actress Mercedes Cornett in February 2006.[10] The couple had previously met at a fashion show in 2003 and kept in contact.[4] The couple became engaged in 2010. They have a son, Caden (born July 9, 2009) and daughter, Gaia (born May 29, 2012). Archey has another son, Machiah (born September 8, 2002) from a previous relationship.[3][4][6] In 2018, Archey stated that he and Cornett planned to wed in February 2019 in a small ceremony.[11]