As previously reported, veteran soap star Roscoe Born - with a name like that, how can you not be a veteran soap star? - arrives on Days of Our Lives this week. And we've now learned more about the role he'll play.

Look for Born to portray the dean of the physics department at Salem University, where he'll interact with Max, Stephanie and Nick.

In an interview with SOAPnet, Born said that Nick becomes the dean’s protégé after developing an alternative fuel cell. But what about your actual character, Roscoe?

“This guy's going to have a lot of different sides to him, and some aren't going to be pleasant, but he won't be a stock villain.”

Sounds intriguing to us!

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