Meet Damian Hurley, Son Of 90s Icon Elizabeth Hurley

Damian works as an actor and model and is regularly seen on his mum's arm at red carpet events. Most recently, he was spotted supporting his friend Kate Cassidy at the funeral of her late boyfriend, One Direction singer Liam Payne.

With a growing profile and a number of celebrity friends, people are understandably keen to learn more about him. Who is Damian Hurley? Where have you seen him before? And how is he friends with Kate Cassidy? Here's all you need to know.

Damian works as a writer, director, actor and model. In 2016, he was cast as Prince Hansel von Liechtenstein in The Royals on E! alongside his mother who played the Queen of England. He has also directed films including the thriller, Strictly Confidential.

In September 2018, he was signed by model agency Tess Management. The following year he fronted Pat McGrath's 'Sublime Perfection' campaign.

In July 2020, Damian signed with IMG, the agency that looks after Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen, Cara Delevingne, Gigi and Bella Hadid.

You can keep up with him on social media on @damianhurley1.

How old is Damian Hurley?

Damian Charles Hurley was born on 4 April in 2002, making him 22 years old.

Who are Damian Hurley's parents?

Damian is the son of Elizabeth Hurley, known for her roles in The Royals, Passenger 57 and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, as well as her highly publicised '90s relationship with Hugh Grant. She was widely considered an icon of the era and the black Versace dress she wore to the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral gained her global media attention.

Damian's father is American businessman, Steve Bing, who allegedly denied paternity when he first found out Elizabeth was pregnant. When DNA testing confirmed that he was the father, he agreed to pay annual instalments of £100,000, but Elizabeth declined.

It is thought that the pair had an estranged relationship, with some reports suggesting they never met in person. In June 2020, Steve died by suicide. Damian and his other daughter Kira Bonder, who were both born out of wedlock, were allegedly left out of his will.

Are Damian Hurley and Elizabeth Hurley close?

Yes! The mother and son are incredibly close and frequently attend events together. In Elizabeth's recent interview with Grazia, she spoke about her son's knack for photography. 'I think I’m going to buy Damian a new camera [for Christmas] because he takes beautiful photographs,' she said. 'The one we’re using now, there’s something wrong with it and it goes off every two seconds, so I’ve promised him a really good, proper professional camera.'

Speaking to Virgin Radio earlier this year she also talked about his love of film. 'My little boy has been filming me since he was about nine or 10 years old. I gave him his first camcorder, writing little sketches, which came to be little mini movies. And just through the years, he's sort of tortured everyone he knows to be in his movies.

'He ruined many family holidays, when I'd suddenly see an extra suitcase. I'm like, "What's in that?" He'd be like costumes and props. So we had to make another movie for him. So he's been doing it for so long that it just seemed actually like a natural progression to make a real film.'

The duo are also used to being called twins. When they appeared on The One Show this year to promote Damian's film, one viewer wrote on X: 'Liz Hurley literally birthed a male version of herself. This needs to be medically researched #theoneshow.' While another agreed, 'OMG Liz Hurleys son looks more like Liz Hurley than she does!'

A month after the tragic death of Liam Payne, friends and family gathered in Amersham for his funeral. That included his girlfriend of two years, Kate Cassidy, who was with him just days before he died in Buenos Aires.

Damian was by her side throughout the day and the pair are thought to have struck up a close friendship after connecting on social media.

When news broke that Liam had died, Damian shared a photo of him and Liam hugging on social media and wrote, 'One of the sweetest men I’ve ever met. a devastating loss. Thinking of and sending love to Liam’s family, especially my beautiful friend @kateecass ❤︎'.

What is Damian Hurley's net worth?

There is not a lot of information about Damian's net worth in the public domain, however, his mother has a reported net worth of $50 million.

Nikki Peach is a writer at Grazia UK, working across pop culture, TV and news. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things TV for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow shows with equal respect).