Paul Opacic (born 1966) is a British actor from
Halifax,
England
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. Best known for his roles as
Carl Costello
Carl Costello is a fictional character from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Paul Opacic. The character was introduced by executive producer Paul Marquess and he debuted on screen during the episode broadcast on 19 July 2010. Carl ...
in ''
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 ...
'',
Steve Marchant
Steve Marchant is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Paul Opacic. He made his first on-screen appearance on 26 March 1996. Opacic originally auditioned for the role of Sean Rossi, before he was cast as S ...
in ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
'' and Mark Waddle in ''
Bad Girls''. In 2021, he joined the cast of the
ITV
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soap opera ''
Coronation Street
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Origi ...
'' as
Stefan Brent.
Career
After appearing in several minor television credits in the early 1990s, including comedies ''Only Fools and Horses'' and ''
Birds of a Feather'', it was in 1996 that Opacic got his big break when he was cast in ''Emmerdale'' as
Steve Marchant
Steve Marchant is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Paul Opacic. He made his first on-screen appearance on 26 March 1996. Opacic originally auditioned for the role of Sean Rossi, before he was cast as S ...
, a new love interest for
Kim Tate
Kim Taylor (also Barker, Marchant and Tate) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Claire King. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 12 December 1989. Kim is portrayed in the ser ...
. Opacic enjoyed several high-profile storylines in his time on the show, before his character was axed by producer Kieran Roberts in 1999. Opacic's stint in ''Emmerdale'' led to later appearances in ''
Heartbeat'', ''
Doctors
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** Optometrist
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'' and ''
Peak Practice
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'' before he joined
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
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** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
prison drama ''Bad Girls'' in 2001 at the beginning of its third series playing officer Mark Waddle. Opacic left the series the following year and last appeared at the end of the fourth series. In the ensuing years he appeared in several minor roles in programmes such as ''
Cold Feet'', ''
The Bill
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The programme focused on ...
'' and ''
Totally Frank
''Totally Frank'' is a comedy drama series with a real-life band as its stars on Channel 4. It follows a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry.
Frank
The band on the show consisted of lead singer Tasha ( Lauren Bl ...
''. In 2006, he joined the cast of the new
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'' in a supporting role and remained with the show until it was cancelled in 2007. Further television credits include ''
had taken over the role. It was soon announced that Marquess planned to give the soap a "shake up". He cast Opacic in a new central family in the soap opera, stating he would play the role of
.
He stayed in the soap until 2013, and made a two-episode guest stint in 2018.
heritage.