Harvey Stephens was only four years old when he landed the part of Damien in “The Omen,” reportedly beating out over 500 boys who auditioned for the role. The story goes that Stephens landed the gig after he kicked director Richard Donner in the groin. Yep, that’ll do it. While “The Omen” landed him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture – Male, Stephens’ acting career was short-lived — he only appeared in two other films. One was the 1980 TV movie “Gauguin the Savage.” The other was the 2006 remake of “The Omen,” where he had a cameo as a tabloid reporter. In 2017, Stephens was given a suspended prison sentence for a road rage incident. He works as a property developer in Kent, England, and has a wife and one child.
