Coronation Street child star Joseph Aston looks unrecognisable 22 years after playing Tommy Duckworth

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Coronation Street star Sam Aston is well-known to fans of the ITV soap for playing Chesney Brown for almost two decades - but they may not know that soap stardom runs in the family.

Sam Aston is of course known to soap fans for playing adorable Chesney Brown. The beloved Coronation Street star was cast for the tole when he was just 10. Now 28, Sam’s character Chesney is now dad to quads and still going strong in various storylines.

CORONATION Street star Sam Aston is loved by loyal soap fans for his role as adorable Chesney Brown. The actor, 28, has graced soap screens since 2003 - at the tender age of 10.

Coronation Street child star Joseph Aston looks completely different 22 years after his stint on the soap playing Tommy Duckworth.The child actor, who’s now 30, made his debut on the famous cobbles back in 2000.His character Tommy was the adorable grandson of infamous characters Jack and Vera Duckworth.Joseph’s most known storyline included a riveting plot involving a custody battle with Tommy's grandparents following the death of his mum.During his time on the ITV show, a very young Tommy was memorable for his whispy brown hair and freckles.These days, Joseph looks very different from the angelic youngster, as the actor now rocks a fair amount of stubble and has swapped acting for gardening.The former child star does continue to have ties with the soap as he’s the older brother of Sam Aston, who plays long-running character Chesney Battersby-Brown – brother of Fiz Brown and son of Cilla Battersby-BrowneBig brother Joseph is one of three actors to play Tommy during the character’s 16 years in Weatherfield.He was preceded by Darryl Edwards, who took on the role from 1992 to 1997 and then Chris Fountain who succeeded him from 2011 to 2013.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here .After his Corrie stint, Joseph appeared in the hit ITV series Where the Heart Is for 27 episodes and the BBC’s Casualty in 2003.He now however spends his days gardening and hanging out with girlfriend.Joseph and Sam’s sibling, Emily, 40, also appeared on Coronation Street as the character Rebecca Palmer between 1996 and 1997.

Coronation Street 's Jude Riordan celebrated his famous director dad's birthday on Tuesday as he shared an adorable snap. The talented youngster, who plays Sam Blakeman on the ITV cobbles and stars as Tyler Croft on Brassic, took to Twitter to post the sweet father-and-son snap.