A Desperate Housewives child star looks completely unrecognisable 17 years after starring on the hit show.

Mason Vale Cotton, now 22, starred in the ABC soap when he was just a child, and now looks very different from his iconic role. 

He played the role of M.J. Delfino, the son of Susan Mayer and Mike Delfino, from 2008 until 2012. 

Desperate Housewives ran for an incredible eight series from 2004 and followed the close-knit group of females who resided on Wisteria Lane. The series came to an end in 2012.

In recent snaps of the actor on his Instagram account, where he boasts around 10k followers, Mason looks a lot more grown up.

A Desperate Housewives child star looks completely unrecognisable 17 years after starring on the hit show

Mason Vale Cotton, now 22, starred in the ABC soap when he was just a child, and now looks very different from his iconic role

Mason, who last posted in April, still sports his signature blonde hairdo, but now has some facial hair.

In one black and white snap, Mason held a cigarette and posed for the camera in a sultry way, looking worlds away from his Desperate Housewives character.

He has also shared several loved-up snaps with his girlfriend, who he has been with for over a year.

He was born on June 25, 2002, in San Diego, California, and began acting with an uncredited role in the 2006 television special A Dennis the Menace Christmas.

After leaving Desperate Housewives, he continued his career as a child actor in the AMC drama series Mad Men as Bobby Draper, a role that garnered him a nomination at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

It comes after Vanessa Williams hinted at a Desperate Housewives reunion while discussing the iconic series at the Pride of Britain Awards.

The American actress, 61, admitted ‘it would be hard to recreate the same magic’ for a reboot but she would definitely be open to a reunion with the main cast.

Vanessa starred as Renee Perry on the hit ABC series alongside Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria.

In recent snaps of the actor on his Instagram account, where he boasts around 10k followers, Mason looks a lot more grown up

He has also shared several loved-up snaps with his girlfriend, who he has been with for over a year

He played the role of M.J. Delfino, the son of Susan Mayer and Mike Delfino, from 2008 until 2012

It comes after Vanessa Williams hinted at a Desperate Housewives reunion while discussing the iconic series at the Pride of Britain Awards

Speaking to MailOnline, she said: ‘There could possibly be a Desperate Housewives reunion, I’m not sure if there will be a reboot because it was so great and it is encapsulated in the time, that it is hard to recreate the same magic.

‘But do believe me if everyone said they will do it I’m sure we will make it happen.’

Vanessa went on to reveal that a reunion could come sooner than fans expect as she reached out to her former co-stars to invite them to her opening night in the Devil Wears Prada on the West End later this year.

She continued: ‘I do speak to the girls, I actually spoke to Teri Hatcher last week and I invited her to the opening on December 1, she is unavailable but we will see if any of the other girls show up.’