{"id":68296,"date":"2023-11-16T16:48:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=68296"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:48:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:48:27","slug":"only-fools-and-horses-damien-trotter-actor-unrecognisable-20-years-after-playing-del-boys-son-and-surprise-soap-stint-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/only-fools-and-horses-damien-trotter-actor-unrecognisable-20-years-after-playing-del-boys-son-and-surprise-soap-stint-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Fools and Horses' Damien Trotter actor unrecognisable 20 years after playing Del Boy's son and surprise soap stint | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
DAMIEN Trotter was played by no fewer than six actors in legendary sitcom Only Fools And Horses.<\/p>\n
However, there's one in particular you're likely to remember – Benjamin Smith, who played Del and Raquel's son in the later episodes.<\/p>\n
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He appeared in the early 2000s revival of the comedy, complete with shaven head, braces and a chunky gold chain.<\/p>\n
But you night not recognise Ben these days, though you may well have seen him because he's a prolific actor.<\/p>\n
Now 33, he has appeared in some of Britain's biggest shows, plus the movie Nowhere Boy.<\/p>\n
He bowed out of the role of Damien when Only Fools and Horses shot its final ever episode, Sleepless in Peckham, on Christmas Day in 2003.<\/p>\n
Ben went on to appear in some of iconic shows, among them Skins, where he was Donny, and EastEnders, where he played Tegs.<\/p>\n Other shows he's appeared in include Channel 4's cult classic Teachers and E4's Misfits and ITV detective drama Scott & Bailey.<\/p>\n The actor also played a journalist in the gritty Netflix miniseries Resistance and Rebellion.<\/p>\n However, he is proud of having played such a well-remembered character in Only Fools and Horses – even appearing at one of the show's many conventions.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n He has spoken about the character, who we saw as a baby and a pre-teen but not much between because the show was off-air.<\/p>\n Ben explained how he thought his character would be now, saying: "I think Damien is a modern young Del Boy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n "Perhaps we never actually saw him growing up but all the references we get from the show from when he was younger he seemed like a real 'jack the lad'.<\/p>\n "So I'd imagine that Damien is a modern young version keeping up-to-date with gangsta rap and all that culture."<\/p>\n<\/picture>LOVELY JUBBLY! <\/span><\/p>\n
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