![]() |
Andrew McNair | |
---|---|
Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent | Storm Models, London |
Andrew Robert McNair (born 15 June 1979) is an English actor, probably best known for his role on Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks . [1]
McNair began his television career in 2001 on Channel 4's Hollyoaks. He played the role of mechanic Dan Hunter for three years, appearing at the very centre of many of the show's most high-profile storylines, until he quit the show in 2004. Andy McNair made his final appearance as Dan in December 2004, which his character was killed off in a car explosion.
Following his Hollyoaks departure, McNair appeared in a number of small roles on television, including established series such as Casualty , Dream Team and Doctors among others.
In 2009, Andy joined the third season of Showtime series The Tudors , playing Thomas Seymour. The show is based on the reign of English monarch Henry VIII. He also appeared on BBC drama Waterloo Road as a drug dealer called Darren.
Hollyoaks is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera Brookside. The programme is set in the fictional village of Hollyoaks, a suburb of Chester, and is filmed at Lime Pictures in Liverpool's Childwall suburb. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a day prior to their broadcast on Channel 4.
Lisa Hunter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Atkinson. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 23 April 2001. The character is noted for her storylines including bullying and self-harming. After her exit from Hollyoaks, Atkinson reprised the role twice in two spin-off series. In November 2021, it was announced that Atkinson would be returning to Hollyoaks for a guest appearance, with her return airing in March 2022.
Andrew Hayden-Smith is an English actor and voiceover artist and former television presenter.
Devon Carlo Anderson is an English actor. Anderson's roles include Billie Jackson in EastEnders and Sonny Valentine in Hollyoaks.
Andrew Moss is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Rhys Ashworth in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2005 to 2014. He also appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Paul Cuthbert. On stage, he played the role of Sam Wheat in the National tour of Ghost the Musical.
Nicholas Pickard is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of Tony Hutchinson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role he has held since its first episode in 1995; he remains the longest-serving cast member.
Kai Owen is a Welsh actor of stage and screen, known to Welsh audiences for his numerous roles on Welsh language television and to worldwide audiences for his portrayal of Rhys Williams in Torchwood and Pete Buchanan in Hollyoaks.
James Cook, better known as James Sutton, is an English actor, best known for playing John Paul McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Ryan Lamb in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Kristian Hargreaves is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Max Brown between 2002 and 2004.
Izzy Davies is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Elize du Toit. She made her first appearance in 2000 before leaving in 2004. The character then briefly returned in October 2007.
Benjamin John McNair is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Malcolm Kennedy in the soap opera Neighbours which he played from 1994 to 1997 returning briefly in 2002, 2004, 2011 and 2014 with a cameo appearance in 2005.
Hollyoaks Later is a British television spin-off of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. The series allows for more sexual content, 'edgier' storylines and stronger language than Hollyoaks. The show was on hiatus from 2014 to 2020, where it returned on 6 January 2020 for a one-off episode focusing on the conclusion of Breda McQueen's serial killer storyline.
Warren Martin Brown is an English actor and former professional Thai boxer, best known for his roles as Donny Maguire in Shameless and Andy Holt in Hollyoaks, DS Justin Ripley in the BBC crime drama Luther and as Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in the British-American action television series Strike Back, starting with Strike Back: Retribution.
Stephanie Ann Davis is an English actress. She began her career with small roles in British television series, and in 2010, she competed in the BBC talent-search Over the Rainbow. She was then cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, portraying the role of Sinead O'Connor from September 2010 to September 2019. In 2016, she was the runner-up in the seventeenth series of Celebrity Big Brother.
Dylan John Llewellyn is an English actor, known for portraying Martin "Jono" Johnson in Hollyoaks and James Maguire in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.