Elf child star is unrecognisable and has wildly different career 22 years later

Daniel Tay played Buddy's half-brother Michael in the beloved 2003 Christmas film, but has since left acting behind to pursue an impressive new career away from the cameras

Even though Elf came out more than two decades ago, it remains an absolute Christmas classic to this very day.

The movie follows Buddy, a human who was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a baby and raised by Santa’s elves. As he grows up, Buddy (played by Will Ferrell) realises he doesn’t fit in with the other elves so travels to New York City to find his biological father.

Buddy's dad is Walter Hobbs (played by James Caan), who is a cynical, work-obsessed publisher on Santa’s naughty list. But the elf does manage to form an instant connection with his half-brother Michael.

Child star Daniel Tay played