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Seth Costello
Seth Costello is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Miles Higson. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 July 2010. His first major storyline was in 2011 when he was the centre of a steroids storyline. He also became involved in the storyline where his father Carl Costello (Paul Opacic) began an affair with Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe). 2020 saw the return of Seth, when he blackmailed the McQueen family with grandfather Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle). He departed again on 2 February 2021. Character creation and development On 12 April 2010, media entertainment website '' Digital Spy'' reported that a new family, the Costello's, would be introduced to ''Hollyoaks'' as part of the soap's ongoing rejuvenation. Newcomer Miles Higson was cast in the role of Seth Costello, the youngest son of ex-model Heidi (Kim Tiddy) and former footballer Carl Costello (Paul Opacic), the brother of Riley ( Rob Norbury) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Higson
Miles Higson (born 27 March 1993) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Seth Costello in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2010 to 2011, and again from 2020 to 2021. Career and life He studied for his A-Levels at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School where he also took his GCSEs. He also attended the Manchester School Of Acting. Before landing his role in ''Hollyoaks'' he appeared in a short film with All Seeing Eye Productions. Higson formerly lived with co-stars Claire Cooper and Emmett J. Scanlan, a (now) married couple who were then playing Jacqui McQueen Jacqui McQueen (also Malota and Ashworth) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Claire Cooper. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 26 September 2006 and was introduced by series ... and Brendan Brady on ''Hollyoaks''. Filmography References External links * 1993 births English male soap opera actors English ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Minniver
''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that appeared or will appear in the serial in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Bryan Kirkwood. Hilton Cunningham the son of Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Dr. Paul Browning ( Joseph Thompson) was born prematurely on 11 February. Doctor Browning's secret son Alex (Ojan Genc) and Blessing Chambers ( Modupe Adeyeye) both made their first appearances in February, while Robbie ( Charlie Wernham) and Jason Roscoe's (Alfie Browne-Sykes) estranged father, Rick Spencer (Victor Gardner), arrived in May. June saw the arrivals of Sienna Blake's (Anna Passey) abandoned daughter Nico Blake (Persephone Swales-Dawson) and Cameron Campbell (Cameron Moore), Peri Lomax's (Ruby O'Donnell) estranged father and a new love interest for Peri's mother, Leela Lomax ( Kirsty-Leigh Porter). Big Bob ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Atkin
Victoria Atkin is an English actress, best known for roles in ''Extinct'', ''Hollyoaks'', and '' Assassin's Creed: Syndicate''. Early years and education Atkin attended Fernhill School and Language College, studied Dance and Theatre Performance at The University of Chichester in 2008, and took a postgraduate course in Musical Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2009. Career Originally training as a slalom skier, Victoria landed her first major television appearance and Series Regular role, shortly after graduating from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in Swiss Cottage in London. She was cast as the first fictional transgender teenager on British television, completing 134 episodes in the role. Atkin's portrayal of her character Jasmine / Jason Costello Jason Costello (previously Jasmine Costello) is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Costello
Jason Costello (previously Jasmine Costello) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Victoria Atkin. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 2 August 2010 and was introduced by series producer Paul Marquess as a member of the yet to be established Costello family. Jason is a transgender boy, and the first character in the soap opera to experience gender dysphoria. Originally introduced as Jasmine, the character eventually reveals that he wishes to be known as Jason, and legally changes his name. Jason's storyline prominently explores the secrecy and trials of his romantic relationship with Bart McQueen ( Jonny Clarke), a straight character who originally developed an attraction to Jason as Jasmine. Jason departed from ''Hollyoaks'' on 1 December 2011. Character creation and casting In January 2010, it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of series producer and that Paul Marquess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Norbury
Rob Norbury is a British actorMayoh, Emma.Rob Norbury on his career change from Hollyoaks to hospitality, Lancashire Life, October 31, 2017. most popular for portraying Donnie Briscoe in CBBC drama ''Grange Hill'', Riley Costello in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Leon in ''Emmerdale''. Norbury grew up in Oldham. Norbury is involved in the restaurant business, opening a restaurant called Muse in Uppermill and taking over a pub called The Farrars Arms in Grasscroft Grasscroft is a village in the civil parish of Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village has two notable residents - former Mancheste .... Awards and nominations References External links Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Nationality missing Male soap opera actors {{England-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tiddy
Kimberley Jane Tiddy (born 3 September 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as PC Honey Harman in the ITV procedural drama ''The Bill'' and Heidi Costello in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Life and career The daughter of John Tiddy and his wife Roza Raymond, Tiddy was born in 1977 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, and brought up in Surbiton, Greater London, by her mother after her father left. She trained at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester, afterwards acting at Salisbury Playhouse. Later, she set up a cleaning company and for two years undertook unpaid short film work. After working in Spain for one summer she returned to England, receiving an offer of a role on ''The Bill''; her last appearance on ''The Bill'' was on 25 January 2007, when her character, Honey Harman, was killed off. In April 2010, it was announced that Tiddy had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap ''Hollyoaks'' as Heidi Costello Heidi Costello (also Blissett) is a Character (arts), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachette Filipacchi Médias
Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a magazine publisher. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerate Lagardère Group of France. History '' Hachette'' was founded by Louis Hachette (French pronunciation: .ʃɛt ''Brédif''in 1826 when he purchased the ''Librairie Brédif''; the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie. Hachette was purchased by Matra in 1980, a firm associated with Ténot & Filipacchi. Hachette Filipacchi was nationalised in 1981 but remained a publicly traded firm. It is a subsidiary of Lagardère Media, acquired in 2004. Publications Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes '' Parents'', '' Paris Match'', and '' Le Journal du Dimanche''. From 1985 the company also publishes various titles abroad. Hachette sold its international titles to Hearst in 2011. References Further reading *Madjar, Robert (1997). Daniel Filipacchi Daniel Filipacchi (born 12 January 1928) is the Chairman Emeritus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Forum. History digiNews (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very soon Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the dig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Rawle
Jeffrey Alan Rawle (born 20 July 1951) is an English actor. He is known for portraying George Dent in the news-gathering sitcom ''Drop the Dead Donkey''. He also portrayed Silas Blissett in ''Hollyoaks'' from December 2010 until 2012. Rawle returned to ''Hollyoaks'' in 2016, 2020 and 2022. Early life Rawle was born on 20 July 1951 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. His first secondary school was King Edward VI School in Aston, Birmingham. When he was 15 his family moved to Sheffield, and it was at High Storrs Grammar School that he first became interested in drama when he appeared in school plays. He worked at the Sheffield Playhouse before training at LAMDA. Career Rawle landed his first major role in 1973 as Billy in the television version of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's '' Billy Liar''. In 1979, he appeared with Ian McKellen and Tom Bell in ''Bent'' at the Criterion Theatre, London. In 1984, he appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Frontios'' as the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McQueen Family
The McQueen family is a fictional family in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. The family first appeared in 2006 and the family have been involved in a number of the show's most high-profile storylines, most notably John Paul McQueen's ( James Sutton) affair with Craig Dean (Guy Burnet); Jacqui McQueen's ( Claire Cooper) whirlwind relationship with Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard); Myra McQueen's ( Nicole Barber-Lane) long-lost son Niall Rafferty's (Barry Sloane) revenge on his family by holding them hostage in an abandoned church and blowing it up, ultimately killing his half-sister Tina Reilly ( Leah Hackett); Theresa McQueen's ( Jorgie Porter) pregnancy by her cousin Carmel McQueen's (Gemma Merna) fiancé Calvin Valentine ( Ricky Whittle) and later shooting him dead on their wedding day; Mercedes McQueen's (Jennifer Metcalfe) affair with her fiancé Riley Costello's (Rob Norbuy) father Carl ( Paul Opacic); being kidnapped by Riley's grandfather Silas Blissett (Jeff Rawle) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Metcalfe
Jennifer Joanne Metcalfe (born 4 September 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles of Jade Nicholls in Emmerdale and Mercedes McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', which she has appeared in since 2006. Her portrayal of the character has led to her reprising the role in the programme's spin-off series ''Hollyoaks Later'' between 2008 and 2020. She appeared as a contestant in the sixth series of ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2011, where she finished in tenth place. Early life Metcalfe was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and grew up on the Holme Wood housing estate. She attended the Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. In between acting jobs, Metcalfe worked as a fitness instructor in Bradford. Career In her early roles, Metcalfe appeared in several television programmes, including the children's television series ''My Parents Are Aliens'' and the ITV dramas '' Where The Heart Is'', ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' and soap opera ''Emmerdale''. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes McQueen
Mercedes McQueen (also Owen, Fisher and Browning) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'', played by Jennifer Metcalfe. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 19 June 2006 as the first character to be introduced to the series by series producer, Bryan Kirkwood. In 2008 Metcalfe feared that the character was to be axed but was later reassured by the series producer that she would not be. Metcalfe later stated her intention to stay with the series. Mercedes is part of the McQueen family and is the longest serving McQueen on the series. On 26 August 2014, it was revealed that Metcalfe had decided to quit the soap. On 20 November 2014, Mercedes was presumably stabbed to death, with her body discarded. However, Metcalfe returned to screens on 17 February 2015 in a surprise, unannounced twist which saw Mercedes revealed as alive and well, living in Nice, France. It was announced that Mercedes would make a full-time return to the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
