Jordan Ridgeway is a fictional character on Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network.

Introduced by Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng, and created by Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell, the character is portrayed by former All My Children actress Chrishell Stause.

The character exited on November 11, 2019, and Stause briefly reprised the role during guest appearances on March 4 and July 20, 2020 and also on May 24–25, 2021.

The character was introduced as a physical therapist brought to Salem by Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow) to help an ailing Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) during his rehabilitation; she soon begins to develop a relationship with Rafe, much to the displeasure of Kate, who immediately sets out to discover the secrets that Jordan has been harboring.

Stause received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2020.

On March 22, 2013, Stause was elated that the once cancelled All My Children, where she played Amanda Dillon from 2005 to 2011, had been revived, but revealed that she could not participate in the reboot because she was already under contract with another daytime soap.

[1][2] On April 18, 2013, TVLine officially announced that Stause had joined the cast of Days of our Lives in a contract role, with August as a potential air date.

She said that the character harbors secrets, and also revealed that she shared her first scenes with Galen Gering and Lauren Koslow, who portray Rafe Hernandez and Kate Roberts, respectively.

[5] The character is introduced as a "plain Jane" physical therapist who joins the staff at Salem University Hospital.

The turning point for the duo is when Rafe reacts badly to the lack of feedback from Jordan during a physical therapy session.

Rafe jokes about firing Jordan once he is recovered so they can date, and that is when she starts to let her guard down viewers would see the "chemistry" between the characters.

"[6] With the casting of Jade Harlow in the recurring role of Sheryl, the show began developing and exploring the character's background.

[18] In February 2014, it was announced that country singer Justin Gaston had been cast as Jordan's brother, Ben Rogers, with whom she shares a secret past.

[19] Jordan arrived in Salem in mid-August 2013, per the request of Kate Roberts (Koslow) to help rehabilitate Rafe Hernandez (Gering), following his being attacked.

They soon breakup following the belief that Chad pursued legal action against her brother and in March 2015, she eventually leaves town following a job offer in New York City.

She returned in early 2019 briefly, keeping Ciara Brady and Charlotte DiMera hostage to protect them from changed Ben and pointing all the evidences to him.

[3] Kambra Clifford of Soap Opera Network was very happy about the casting, and announced the news with headline, "Chrishell Stause Is Baaaaack!

[29] Omar Nobles of TV Source Magazine said of the character, "Jordan's strong, assertive and focused on her career.

From the minute Chrishell Stause stepped foot on the Days of our Lives sound stage as a physical therapist Jordan Ridgeway, she's been the Plane Jane poster child.