Skins star Mitch Hewer looks unrecognisable 16 years after show exit as he shares insight into life as a family man

Skins star Mitch Hewer looks unrecognisable 16 years after his character Maxxie Oliver left the show.

The actor, now 32, joined the E4 teen drama in 2006 alongside co-stars Nicolas Hoult, Dev Patel and Mike Bailey.

But now, Mitch looks completely different as he has ditched his trademark blonde hair and has grown a beard.

He often shares an insight into his new life as a family man on social media, as well as fitness snaps.

Mitch and his partner Tash welcomed a daughter called Aria Isabella in December 2021 – but fans were hoping he would call her Maxxie.

Skins star Mitch Hewer looks unrecognisable 17 years after his character Maxxie Oliver left the show

The actor, now 32, joined the E4 teen drama in 2006 alongside co-stars Nicolas Hoult, Dev Patel and Mike Bailey

He shared a sweet snap holding the newborn in his arms and wrote at the time: ‘Hello you❤️#Daddy.’

When controversial teen drama Skins burst onto television screens via E4 on January 25th 2007, it quickly made a huge impact.

Serving up challenging subjects including eating disorders, drugs and bullying along with a side portion of good old fashioned teen angst, the show had garnered a cult following by the end of the first series.

Set in Bristol and written by father-and-son duo Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, Skins documented life for a group of hormone-raging teenagers going through Sixth Form.

The sitcom’s brave storylines clearly provided key actors with a blistering showreel – something that would stand them in good stead over the coming decade.

Mitch stayed in the show until the end of the second series, when the producers started afresh with an almost entirely new cast.

In 2009, Mitch went on to appear in the musical Never Forget, based on the songs of boyband Take That. He played stripper Dirty Harry alongside Michelle Collins.

Mitch and his partner Tash welcomed a daughter called Aria Isabella in December 2021

He often shares an insight into his new life as a family man on social media, as well as fitness snaps

Set in Bristol and written by father-and-son duo Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, Skins documented life for a group of hormone-raging teenagers going through Sixth Form

In 2014, he appeared as Ben in Nightlight[8] and as Steven Stevens in Behaving Badly, the film adaptation of Ric Browde’s novel While I’m Dead Feed the Dog.

Mitch joined the cast of Casualty as Mickey Ellisson in 2017.

At the time, he said: ‘I’m having such a wonderful time filming Casualty. I’m very excited for people to meet Mickey and for them to feel the difficulties that he endures in his life. I’m ever so grateful for this opportunity; it really has been a fantastic experience.’