HE is the child star all grown up 15 years on from playing little Conor alongside Jennifer Aniston in Marley & Me.
Ben Hyland was just 5 years old when he took on the role in the family favourite hit movie.
Ben was the youngster in Marley & Me
Ben looks unrecognisable all grown up
The Jennifer Aniston movie was a success.
The young actor played the role of Conor, the second child and youngest son of John and Jenny Grogan in the movie.
Jennifer Aniston headed up the cast of the Hollywood blockbuster as the youngster’s mum with Owen Wilson portraying journalist John in the flick.
But 15 years on, he is no longer the cute little innocent child that graced the big screen.
Ben looks all grown up and now sports a beard to accompany his cheeky grin.
The star was born in June 2002 on Long Island, New York and according to IMDb, Marley & Me was his first professional acting role.
Since playing Conor in the movie, he has enjoyed a number of episodic roles across his varied career.
He has had guest roles in the shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Blue Bloods.
In 2013 he also appeared in Netflix’s first ever original series House of Cards for three episodes as Kevin Russo.
His biggest role outside of Marley & Me is his appearance as Zach Goodweather in the series The Strain.
However, bosses decided to let Ben go after just one series after they decided to re-cast based on upcoming storylines they had planned.
In a statemnt at the time, showrunner Carlton Cuse said: “We recast this part due to some specific story needs we have downstream.
“We are sad to see Ben go. He is a very talented actor and a wonderful person. We will all miss him and thank him for his great work.”
He is no longer the fresh-faced child we once knew
Marley & Me airs on ITV2 tonight at 6:40pm.
