\n Jake Parry, who originally played Simon Barlow on the ITV soap in 2003 alongside his twin brother Oscar, will make his comeback in a new role 23 years later.\n<\/p>\n
\n He revealed the news in a TikTok post, sharing a brief clip from the show and writing: \u201cCoronation Street trailer.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Catch me as DAMO next week.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Although Mr Parry\u2019s return marks a return to the famous Weatherfield set, he has been clear that he will be playing a new character.\n<\/p>\n
\n One fan commented on his TikTok asking for clarification, and Mr Parry replied: “For anyone wondering, I played Simon Barlow with my brother when I was a baby. I have now came back as a different character DAMO which is out next week.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Parry and his brother Oscar portrayed Simon Barlow from July to November 2003, though Daniel Whelan briefly took over the role for episodes aired in September that year.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n Simon Barlow has since become a long-running character on the soap, most recently played by actor Alex Bain.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Parry\u2019s new character, Damo, is described in soap spoilers as a “young man,” though further details about the role remain under wraps. In the short video, he is seen getting into a scuffle with another man.\n<\/p>\n
\n Since his early days on Coronation Street, Mr Parry has built up a varied acting portfolio, including roles in the BBC Three drama Red Rose and an array of commercials for brands such as Taco Bell, FIFA, and Microsoft.\n<\/p>\n
\n Both he and his brother Oscar have continued acting throughout the years, appearing in shows including Doctors, Mount Pleasant, Get Even 2, Dodger, and The Other One.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n The twins have also featured in a Domino\u2019s advert with a behind-the-scenes video posted to social media showing them racing to the door to collect a pizza.\n<\/p>\n
\n They wrote alongside the clip: “It was a privilege and honour to work alongside some of the crew from BARBIE, HARRY POTTER, STAR WARS and SPIDER-MAN.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Parry\u2019s first appearance as Damo will air on Coronation Street on May 26.\n<\/p>\n
\n Are you looking to see his return? Let us know in the comments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jake Parry, who originally played Simon Barlow on the ITV soap in 2003 alongside his twin brother Oscar,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-602091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}