Joseph Aston (born 6th May 1991 in Bacup, Lancashire) appeared on Coronation Street between July and August 2000 as Tommy Duckworth, the grandson of Jack and Vera Duckworth (the character was previously portrayed by Darryl Edwards between 1992 and 1997, and taken over by Chris Fountain ten-and-a-half years later in March 2011).
One of nine children, his talented siblings include BAFTA-nominated actress Emily Aston who played Becky Palmer on the programme from 1996 to 1997 and Sam Aston who has appeared since November 2003 as Chesney Brown.
His other credits include Peak Practice, Heartbeat, Where the Heart Is, Casualty and Doctors along with roles in the 1999 short film Safer and the 2000 TV movie Seeing Red. In 2002, he appeared in an M&S advertising campaign for David Beckham's clothes range for boys, alongside fellow young actor Lucien Laviscount.