Cole Sprouse reflects on how he didn't emerge 'unscathed' as a child actor before Riverdale

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He had a first round of fame as an in-demand child actor and the star of the Disney Channel's The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody with his twin brother Dylan Sprouse.But Cole Sprouse was focused on the trauma of being a child actor in a new profile for The New York Times that was published Tuesday.The 29-year-old actor delved into his 'second round' of fame on The CW's hit series Riverdale and how he and his brother didn't emerge 'unscathed' from their early fame.

Bumpy road: Cole Sprouse, 29, delved into his history as a Disney Channel star–turned–Riverdale heartthrob and how he didn't emerge 'unscathed' from his early career in a profile for The New York Times published Tuesday; seen March 27 in Beverly HillsCole — who starred in the Disney show alongside his twin brother Dylan, Ashley Tisdale and Brenda Song — reflected: 'My brother and I used to get quite a bit of, "Oh, you made it out!

Oh, you're unscathed!" No. The young women on the channel we were on [Disney Channel] were so heavily sexualized from such an earlier age than my brother and I that there's absolutely no way that we could compare our experiences.'And every single person going through that trauma has a unique experience,' he added.

Cole admitted to being 'violently defensive' of other child stars. The actor also revealed that Riverdale has reminded him of his own childhood experiences.Cole — who plays the part of Jughead Jones in the hit teen drama, said: 'When we talk about child stars going nuts, what we're not actually talking about is how fame is a trauma.