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Joel Leaver

Outnumbered child star Daniel Roche unrecognisable almost 15 years on from sitcom's debut

Outnumbered star Daniel Roche has grown up a lot since the comedy show debuted, with the actor now unrecognisable to some fans almost 15 years later.

The BBC sitcom, which ran for five series from 2007 to 2014, centred on the Brockman family - led by dad Pete ( Hugh Dennis, now 59) and mum Sue ( Claire Skinner, now 56).

Their children included hyperactive Ben, played by Daniel, now 22. His siblings Jake and Karen were played by Tyger Drew-Honey, now 25, and Ramona Marquez, now 20.

Ben was known on the series - which was last on screen for a Christmas special in 2016 - for his hypothetical questions and wild stories, with him the family's energetic middle child.

Daniel (furthest right) played middle child Ben on the popular BBC sitcom (BBC / Hat Trick)

It's been almost 15 years since Outnumbered's debut and so it's no surprise that the actor - who was around seven in the first series - now looks quite different having grown up a lot.

Photos on Instagram show Daniel - now in his twenties - sporting a tattoo, enjoying time with his friends and having even reunited with his former on-screen siblings last year.

The actor, pictured in 2012, has grown up a lot since the sitcom first aired (Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
Outnumbered stars Daniel, Tyger and Ramona reunited in September last year (Instagram)

The actor posed with Tyger and Ramona in a photo shared a few months ago. He had written in the caption alongside the photo: "No more of Covid keeping the fam apart."

His former colleagues also posted about the reunion on their respective social media pages, with fans then calling for a new Christmas special or a Covid isolation episode.

Daniel is said to have gone to university since the show ended in 2016 (Daniel Roche/Instagram)

Several fans also commented on the posts to express their surprise over the now grown-up actors. One wrote: "Holy cow. I didn't recognise you all at first."

Another said: "All look so grown up now wow." Whilst a third responded to one of the posts writing: "I couldn't work out who they were at first and then I GASPED when I realised."

Fans said they didn't recognise the trio, pictured here with their on-screen parents Hugh and Claire in 2012 (Getty Images)

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"How dare you all age," joked a fan in the comments section of one of their posts, whilst another wrote: "Didn't even recognise you guys. I thought you were some band I follow."

During his time on the show, Daniel also appeared in the likes of Just William and Dani's House. He was even nominated for a Children's BAFTA for the former.

Daniel is said to be a keen rugby player (Instagram)

The actor however doesn't appear to pursued acting since the Outnumbered ended in 2016, with the Sun reporting that he went on to study at King's College London.

He's said to have played rugby whilst at university and it's been reported he now plays at a semi-professional level.

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