Karen Hassan (born 31 July 1981) is a Northern Irish

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

, born in

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

.A Northern Irish invasion as soap screens series of specials: Karen Hassan
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Lynsey Nolan Lynsey Nolan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Karen Hassan. The character originally appeared in the first series of the ''Hollyoaks'' spin-off ''Hollyoaks Later''. In 2010, ''Hollyoaks'' s ...

in the main series of ''

Hollyoaks ''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 (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

''. Her other work includes the series ''

Hollyoaks Later ''Hollyoaks Later'' (originally ''Late Night Hollyoaks'') 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 s ...

'', '' The Fall'', and ''

Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

'', as well as the film ''

Hunger In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period. In the ...

''. She also appeared in American TV Series FBI: International in 2022.

Career

''Hollyoaks''

The character of Lynsey was created as the former girlfriend of

Kris Fisher Kris Fisher is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Gerard McCarthy. The character first appeared on-screen in September 2006 and left in August 2010 after McCarthy quit the show. He is noted for hi ...

(

Gerard McCarthy Gerard McCarthy (born 31 March 1981) is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Biography McCarthy was born in Belfast and attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School. They came out as non-binary in 2022 & now use they/them pronou ...

) and was intended to feature only in ''Hollyoaks Later'', a spin-off from the ''Hollyoaks'' series. In June 2010, it was announced that three new characters;

Brendan Brady Brendan Brady is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Emmett J. Scanlan. The character was introduced on 5 August 2010 by series producer Paul Mar ...

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Emmett J. Scanlan Emmett John Scanlan (born 31 January 1979) is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in '' Hollyoaks''. He appeared in the BBC Two drama ''The Fall'' in 2013 and 2014, Peaky Blinders Series 5 and Series 6, and '' Breakdown' ...

Bart McQueen Bart McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Jonny Clarke. He first appeared onscreen at his stepmother's funeral in August 2010, introduced by producer Paul Marquess as a member of the McQ ...

(

Jonny Clarke Jonny Clarke, (born 6 June 1992) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the character of Bart McQueen in the channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Career Jonny Clarke's early roles include two small roles on TV, including the award winn ...

) and Lynsey were to join ''Hollyoaks'' in August. Of the castings, ''Hollyoaks'' series producer

Paul Marquess Paul Marquess (born 23 June 1964) is a television producer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. His credits include '' Brookside'', ''The Bill'', ''Family Affairs'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Crime Stories'', '' Suspects'' and '' Hope Street''. He also origi ...

said: "This is a really exciting time for ''Hollyoaks'' and Brendan, Lynsey and Bart bring more fun, drama and sexiness to the show." Hassan moved from Belfast to Liverpool, where ''Hollyoaks'' is filmed, for the role. In an interview with the official ''Hollyoaks'' website, Hassan said that she was "dead chuffed" after being told that Lynsey would be appearing in ''Hollyoaks''. Hassan's character was found murdered in a Hollyoaks episode which was broadcast on 29 June 2012.

Filmography

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* 1981 births Living people Actresses from Belfast Film actresses from Northern Ireland Television actresses from Northern Ireland 21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland Soap opera actresses from Northern Ireland {{UK-actor-stub