Who is the new Douglas on Bold and the Beautiful?

For the last few months, "The Bold and the Beautiful" has been firing on all cylinders. One of the central storylines has been about young Douglas Forrester, currently played by child actor Django Ferri. Chaos erupted when Douglas' father, Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson), informed his adoptive mother, Hope Logan (Annika Noelle), that he wanted the boy to live with him full-time, per Soap Opera Spy. The possible custody battle between Thomas and Hope has polarized viewers and led to the Forresters and the Logans waging war against one another. Longtime lovers Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) and Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) have found themselves at a crossroads in their marriage because of their opposing viewpoints about who Douglas is better off residing with.

However, before the storyline involving Douglas became a central plotline on "B&B," the role was played by a different young actor. Henry Samari had been portraying Douglas since 2019 but was suddenly recast with Ferri in August 2022 (via Soaps). The character had been absent from the canvas for quite some time before the recast, but Ferri quickly jumped into the new storyline. In recent episodes, Douglas has expressed his desire to spend more time with Thomas, but Hope and company keep pushing back at the idea, with Brooke and Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) leading the charge.

Douglas' custody situation will remain a highly-featured storyline for the foreseeable future. However, there will be one glaring difference — Ferri won't be the face of the boy.

According to Soap Hub, Henry Joseph Samiri is returning to his role as Douglas Forrester on "The Bold and the Beautiful." Samiri was last seen as Douglas many months ago, before leaving the soap to film a Freeform series called "The Watchful Eye." The role was recast with Django Ferri, who is now reportedly taking a break from playing Douglas. Samiri is set to return to "B&B" on Friday, October 14, though it's unclear if his reprising the role long-term or just filling in for Ferri. 

Viewers adored Samiri, particularly after he revealed that Baby Beth was really Baby Phoebe, so the news of his "B&B" return has undoubtedly excited fans. Many have taken to Twitter to express their thoughts on the recast. One fan wrote, "That would be finally something good on #BoldandBeautiful (no offense to the new Douglas, but Henry is just amazing)." Another viewer couldn't believe the news to be true, tweeting, "Is this real? Please, please let this be true, would love for Henry to return. No offense to NuDouglas, but I prefer Henry's Douglas."

However, not everyone is sold on removing Ferri from the role he's been getting accustomed to. One fan said, "Henry is returning as Douglas??? Awww, I was liking Django in the role." Regardless of who is playing the young Forrester, the situation will continue to heat up as "B&B" gets closer to November sweeps. 

After taking time off for outside projects, actor Henry Joseph Samiri is back on “The Bold and the Beautiful” as Douglas Forrester, which means Django Ferri‘s time in the role has ended. Samiri returns beginning Monday, October 10, reports Soap Opera Digest in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

Joining the cast of “B&B” as Thomas Forrester’s (Matthew Atkinson) only child in 2019, nine-year-old Samiri is quickly making a name for himself in Hollywood. In 2021, he had roles in such shows as “9-1-1: Lone Star” and “American Horror Story,” and in 2022, he appeared in the HBO Max series “Hacks.” 

Samiri next appears as a series regular in the Freeform original “The Watchful Eye,” a new drama series that follows a group of wealthy Manhattanites who harbor a closetful of secrets. He’ll be playing the role of Jasper Ward in the suspense thriller that ABC Signature and Ryan Seacrest Productions are producing. Amy Acker (“Person of Interest”) and Warren Christie (“October Road”) are among the lead cast.

Hope wasn’t the only one instantly charmed by Douglas Forrester on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL — fans fell for the adorable little tyke, too! After twins Abigail and Brielle Rivera portrayed Douglas as a baby the character was aged in the spring of 2019 and Henry Joseph Samiri, in his acting debut, took over. Then, in August 2022, the role was recast again with Django Ferri, however, that was reversed and Samiri returned to the role in October. He was named after his great-grandmother, B&B legacy character Stephanie Douglas.

Douglas is the child of Thomas Forrester and Caroline Spencer, but there was much drama surrounding his birth in 2016. Caroline was in a relationship with Ridge Forrester at the time she got pregnant, but both because of the timing and because he’d had a vasectomy, she quickly realized Thomas was the babydaddy. She confessed to Ridge, who was devastated but agreed to raise the child as his own and keep Thomas in the dark. However, after Douglas was born, Katie Logan learned the truth and convinced them to tell Thomas. He initially reacted badly, attempting to kidnap the boy, but eventually, Caroline talked sense into him and promised he’d be a part of the boy’s life. 

Who is the new Douglas on Bold and the Beautiful?
Douglas just wanted a mommy to love him.Howard Wise/jpistudios.com

After divorcing Ridge, Caroline reconnected with Thomas and they moved to New York with their son. However, Thomas returned in early 2019 with Douglas and the news that Caroline had tragically passed away from a sudden blood clot. Mourning the loss of his mother, Douglas quickly found comfort with Hope Logan, who became a new mother figure in his life. Hoping to rekindle his relationship with Hope, Thomas used his son as a monkey wrench to toss into Hope and Liam Spencer’s marriage so he could have the blonde for himself. Heck, the dad even terrified his own son with a fake ghost just to make Hope even more protective of the boy!

Once he’d manipulated Hope into annulling her marriage to Liam, Thomas used Douglas to pop the question to her himself. Presented with a diamond ring from the adorable tyke as he asked her to marry his daddy and be his new mommy, it was impossible for her to say no! However, it was a short-lived union as Douglas overheard his daddy on the phone talking about how Baby Beth was still alive, and despite Thomas’ threats to stay quiet, the kid blabbed to everyone who would listen, including Hope!

Who is the new Douglas on Bold and the Beautiful?
When Douglas knows what he wants, he goes out and gets it!Howard Wise/jpistudios.com

With the truth about Beth revealed, and the baby girl reunited with parents Hope and Liam, everyone was grateful to Douglas for helping save the day. Unfortunately, the kid found himself once again being used by his father as Thomas prepared to marry Zoe Buckingham so that Douglas would protest the union and insist that he only wanted Hope to be his mommy! But at the ceremony, Hope revealed she knew about the plan and everyone turned their back on Thomas, including his own son! Later, Douglas made bride and groom shirts for Liam and Hope and officiated at an informal wedding ceremony of their own so he could finally have a proper family.

Things then got a little awkward when Hope took him to his father’s apartment while Thomas was obsessed with a mannequin of Hope that started talking to him! Thankfully, Thomas had brain surgery to remove the tumor that was hurting him and Douglas was happy to be able to spend time with his dad again.

On New Year’s Eve, Douglas rang in 2022 by catching Brooke Logan kissing someone in a Santa hat. When he insisted to Hope and Liam that he didn’t imagine it, Hope questioned her mother and learned that she’d been kissing Deacon Sharpe! But later that year, Douglas found himself in the middle of a family battle when his father told Hope that he wanted his son back. He moved into the Forrester Mansion with Thomas and enjoyed himself so much that he didn’t want to go back home with Hope and Liam.

Stay tuned to see how Douglas’ story continues!