Damon Grant is a fictional character in the defunct British soap opera Brookside, played by Simon O'Brien.

The Brookside soap opera was regarded as tackling social issues,[2] and this was no less true when dealing with the Grant family, and Damon.

[14][15] Eventually he took a position as a painter and decorator through the recently introduced YTS scheme, the writers depicting the excitement and later despair when Grant's participation failed to lead to a full-time job to great effect.

Ultimately, the character is stabbed by Crosby actor Jonathan Comer, and dies at the end of the series at O'Brien's request,[23] a move which sparked upset and outrage amongst fans of the show, and added to both Brookside's fame and notoriety.

She added that Damon and Debbie were "star-crossed young lovers" whose storyline took a "Romeo & Juliet style twist" as they ran away to York.