Two And A Half Men child star Angus T. Jones, 29, is UNRECOGNIZABLE as he uses a FLIP PHONE during rare sighting… years after finding religion and ditching ‘filth’ sitcom

Two And A Half Men actor Angus T. Jones was unrecognizable from his child star days when he was spotted in Los Angeles this week.

His previously boyish features were hidden behind a bushy beard as the 29-year-old strolled through a parking lot on a sweltering August day.

Angus dramatically retired from acting ten years ago after experiencing a religious awakening and labeling Two And A Half Men as “filth.”

In recent years he has lived a secluded life in Los Angeles, appearing very rarely in the public eye.

He cut a casual figure during his rare sighting and wore a full-sleeved shirt and a hat despite the high temperatures.

Then and now: He was only nine years old when he first became a national celebrity in the hit sitcom Two And A Half Men, on which he is pictured in 2003 (left)

Out and about: His formerly boyish features were hidden behind a bushy beard as the 29-year-old strolled through a parking lot on a sweltering August day

As he fended off the bright rays with purple sunglasses, you could see him wearing an old-fashioned flip phone.

He was only nine years old when he first became a national celebrity in the hit sitcom Two And A Half Men alongside Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen.

During his ten years on the show, Angus saw Charlie plunge into a drug-induced public flame that eventually saw him fired in 2011 and replaced by Ashton Kutcher.

Around the same time, Angus himself was struggling with demands on his part, which increasingly included storylines involving drugs and sex.

He confessed in 2012 that he was starting to find the job “really tricky,” noting, “I’ve been on set with these people that I’ve been working with since I was 8 years old.”

On stage at PaleyFest, he expressed his discomfort about “doing the adult thing while I’m still not an adult.” I mean, I’m 18, but I’m not an adult.”

Later that year, he was baptized into a Christian ministry called the Forerunner Chronicles and announced that he wanted to get rid of his sitcom.

He urged viewers of Two And A Half Men to “stop watching it and fill your head with filth,” stating that he was disengaging himself from the project to avoid “contributing to the scheme of the enemy’.

Background: Angus dramatically retired from acting a decade ago after experiencing a religious awakening and labeling Two And A Half Men as “garbage”

THE LOOK: He had a casual figure during his rare sighting and wore a full-sleeved shirt and beanie despite the high temperatures

Old school: While deflecting the bright rays with purple sunglasses, he could be seen using what looked like an old-fashioned flip phone

Angus attended the University of Colorado Boulder and initially studied environmental studies, but later switched to Jewish studies.

In 2015, he agreed to take part in the series finale of Two And A Half Men, and in 2016, his feelings about religion seemed to have changed even further.

“Over the past three years I have been involved in several faith-based organizations. At this point, I’m moving away from the organizational business model programs,” he said. People. “I’m interested in seeing where I go without some organization putting a stamp on whether I’m good or bad or whatever.”

He confessed that filming the Two And A Half Men finale “showed me how much I enjoyed it” and said the “door is definitely still open” for him to perform again.

That year, he had a small role in Louis CK’s critically acclaimed miniseries Horace And Pete, but he hasn’t had any IMDb credits to his name since.