Actors Tamara Braun and Mike Manning deliver the "Greatest Performances of the Week" on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives." Digital Journal has the scoop. Mike Manning plays Charlie Dale, and he is a revelation this week on the hit daytime drama. Viewers find out that Charlie is the son of Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun) and that he and Tripp are half-brothers; moreover, he is the one that is responsible for Allie Horton's (Lindsay Arnold) rape in London. The scenes between Manning and his luminous acting partner, Tamara Braun are well-executed, bold, and convincing. He showcases feelings of anger, frustration, regret, and even vulnerability in an acting performance that really runs the gamut.