darren miller, played by charlie g. hawkins, is the son of keith and rosie miller (david spinx and gerry cowper), and the brother of demi (shana swash). he moves to albert square with his family in september 2004, joining his half brother mickey (joe swash). hawkins discussed his character in 2004: "darren's a bit of a rough kid. he's a great character to play. there are resemblances of myself in there, although that's a matter of opinion. it's good to play someone like that, where you can have a laugh".