Wondering who is joining The Young and the Restless in 2025? The long-running soap opera has continued its ritual of adding new and returning cast members to add some drama and twists to its current storyline. Generally, the show centers around the lives of the Abbotts and the Newman families. They compete in business and get entangled in familial and romantic relationships.
Here are all the details on who’s joining The Young and the Restless cast this year.
List of every actor and character who is joining The Young and the Restless cast
Nathan Owens/ Jermaine Rivers as Damian:
Owens is popularly known for Days of Our Lives and Devious Maids. Damian’s character is the son of Nathan Hastings and Amy Lewis. Early on, his half-brother, Nate, reveals to Owens’ Damian that his mother has told him to seek him. Without seeing his mother, he ultimately walks away.
Owens’ character then meets the real Damian (Jermaine Rivers). It’s learned that Rivers’ character hired a guy named Holden to pose as him to confront Amy and Nate. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Amy realizes that Holden is not Damian. This leads to the real Damian facing them.
Valarie Pettiford as Amy Lewis:
Originally, Stephanie E. Williams portrayed Amy Lewis in the 1980s. However, from 2024 onwards, Pettiford has taken up the role in a recurring capacity. In January 2025, she debuted engaging in meaningful conversations with Audra and Nate.
In a shocking turn of events, she is diagnosed with leukemia. Moreover, she is also the one who learns that Holden is not the true Damian. She urges him to ask the real Damian to meet her, which enables him to know that Amy is his biological mother. However, the news doesn’t sit well with him.
Redding Munsell as young Harrison Abbott:
Harrison Newman-Abbott is the son of Kyle and Tara. Introduced in 2021, he appeared in a recurring capacity throughout the show. In the latest storyline, he is happy that his estranged parents are helping him on a school project.
