Jake Wood's son Buster looked the spitting image of his famous father in an Instagram snap on Saturday.
The EastEnders legend, 53, posted a gushing birthday tribute for his rarely-seen son to celebrate his 18th birthday.
Fans couldn't help but point out the uncanny resemblance, with one joking Buster is 'a young Max Branning'.
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Jake, who plays Max in the soap, captioned his post: 'HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY BUSTER!!!! Everyone loves you so much!!!
'Keep doing what you are doing, stay true to yourself and continue being the thoughtful, funny, caring, talented and amazing young man you have grown up to be and who we are so incredibly proud of always ❤️❤️❤️'
Fans wrote on the comments: 'Wow he looks like your twin! Happy birthday!',
Jake Wood's son Buster, 18, looked the spitting image of his famous father in an Instagram snap on Saturday (Buster pictured with his sister Amber)
The EastEnders legend, 53, posted a gushing birthday tribute for his rarely-seen son to celebrate his 18th birthday
'That first pic is a young max branning',
'Wow that first picture is you. Happy birthday Buster',
'Wow! No DNA test required! You are like copy and paste!', 'Wow he's your clone'.
Jake shares son Buster and daughter Amber, 20, with his wife Alison Murray, whom he has been married to since 2001.
The birthday post comes after Jake returned to the square.
He was last on screens in February 2021 as Max decided to wave goodbye to Walford after his affair with Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was exposed and she decided to stay with Mick over him.
His brother Jack told him to move on with his life, which inspired him to leave and go to New Zealand to be with his daughter Lauren.
After four years away from the Square, Max showed his face during a September 2025 episode of the BBC show.
Can YOU see the resemblance?
Fans couldn't help but point out the uncanny resemblance, with one joking Buster is 'a young Max Branning'
The EastEnders’ Branning family ditched the soap drama for a festive night out as they shared fun-filled snaps to Instagram on Sunday
The EastEnders’ Branning family ditched the soap drama for a festive night out last year as they shared fun-filled snaps to Instagram.
The popular soap clan were in very happy spirits as they enjoyed a meal at a fancy London restaurant.
Jacqueline Jossa, 33, shared a series of playful pictures of the cast, which included Jake, Scott Maslen, 54, Ellie Dadd, 20, Kitty Castledine, 23, and Pierre Moullier, 25.
Jacqueline (Lauren), Pierre (Oscar), and Jake (Max) form an immediate Branning family unit, with Max serving as the father to Lauren and Oscar.
Scott (Jack) plays Max’s brother, making his daughters, Penny (Kitty) and Amy (Ellie), cousins to Lauren and Oscar within the wider Branning family.
The cast members could be seen joking around, singing along to reels and posing for group photos.