The Young and the Restless has been specializing in two stories over the previous couple of months: the Sharon, Jordan, and Ian storyline which finally wrapped up and Nate’s brother Damian who was introduced just a few weeks ago. Surprise, surprise: actor Nathan Owens just isn’t Damian and was actually forged to play Holden, a decoy sent by the actual Damian, played by Jermaine Rivers.
The twist was recently unveiled during an episode, leaving fans pleasantly surprised. For the unversed, Amy revealed to Nate that he actually has a half-brother and Nathan Owens was introduced. Fans quickly accepted him as Damian Kane and now it was revealed that Jermaine Rivers is playing Damian. Here’s what the actors revealed about this massive twist setup.
Nathan Owens On Being Revealed As Holden On The Young & The Restless
Nathan spoke to Soap Opera Digest concerning the twist and revealed that he auditioned for the role of Damian but was forged as Holden as an alternative since the writers desired to do an entire different reveal of the particular character. “I got a call about another choice, about being the right-hand man of Damian.”
He revealed he was over the moon about it and shared that “it was clear that I used to be going to be disguised as, or acting as if I used to be Damian, for a bit, to type of suss things out, suss out the situation.” Nathan shared, “You’ll see a bit more of Holden come alive as this progresses and the more that we see Damian and as more of Holden’s story and history with others.”
He called his character a charismatic man who likes alcohol. The actor felt, “He’s worldly and cultured, but there’s a little bit of a mysterious darkness to this character that I would like to tap into much more because the story progresses.” Nathan added it was hard to maintain the twist a secret but he did job.
Jermaine Rivers On Being The Real Damian Kane On Y&R
Meanwhile, Jermaine Rivers, the actor who’s playing the actual Damian spoke to TV insider about it. He called the character a really cerebral and cautious man. “He’s very strategic and plays his cards near the vest” and is a successful businessman who doesn’t have time for a variety of games. “You will note a contrast,” referring to Holden acting like fake Damian at first.
Jermaine said he is happy for fans to see this character and discover more about it. He said, “It looks like it’s been an extended wait and I’ve been sitting on that secret but I’m excited for the world to fulfill the actual Damian and to see the story progress,” and expressed how grateful he was for the chance.
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