Actor who played Damien in The Omen faces jail after road rage attack

Harvey Spencer Stephens, who played Damien, the son of Satan in ‘The Omen’, may be jailed later today after punching two cyclists in a road rage attack.

Stephens, now 46, pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm and one count of criminal damage after the incident in Kent last summer.

He will receive his sentence today – Friday 13th.

The incident occurred at Toys Hill, Stephens stopping his car and assaulting the men, breaking one of their helmets.

A source told The Sun: “This was a road rage offence in which he brutally assaulted two middle-aged cyclists without provocation.

“They had been out on a Sunday bike ride when he lost his rag and attacked — punching them in the head and damaging one of the cyclists’ helmets, which was worth £120.

“Kent Police investigated the incident, arresting Stephens a week or so later.”

Stephens was just four when he won the role of Damien, the secretly adopted son of a US diplomat, played by Gregory Peck.

Director Richard Donner gave him the role after goading the young boy into attacking him, which he did, punching him in the groin for good measure.

In an interview in 2007, Stephens said: “It was good, but I was only five, a lot of it went over my head. It wasn’t a big deal. It was good while it lasted.

“I did a film in Paris with David Carradine called In Search of Eden. After that, I was 10 or 11, I went to normal school, left school, went and got a job in the city. [Acting] wasn’t something I really had my heart set on.”

He now works as a property developer, however he’s said that occasionally appeared for signings at fan events.

‘The Omen’ was famously dogged with bad luck, with Gregory Peck, scriptwriter David Seltzer and producer Mace Neufeld’s planes being hit by lightning as they were embarking on filming.

Later, a hotel where Neufeld was staying was bombed by the IRA, and a car crash involving special effects consultant John Richardson claimed the life of his assistant.

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