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Izzy Davies
Izzy Davies (also Cornwell) 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. Casting Elize du Toit was cast in the ''Hollyoaks: On the Pull'' campaign to find new young actors to appear in the show during the Edinburgh auditions where she was called back for further auditions in Liverpool and the role of Izzy was created for her. The other three chosen were Andrew Somerville ( Theo Sankofa), Lesley Johnston ( Laura Burns) and Marcus Patric ( Ben Davies). In 2004, it was reported du Toit had been axed from the show in a soap "massacre". Development In 2002, producers hired Tracey Childs to play Izzy's mother, Patty Cornwell. Allison Maund from ''Inside Soap'' reported that Izzy would not be impressed with the arrival of her mother. She added Patty is snobbish and makes it known she is used to a better standard of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elize Du Toit
Elize du Toit ( ; born 21 February 1980) is a South African-born English former actress best known for playing the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2000 to 2004, with a brief return in 2007. Early life Elize du Toit was born in Grahamstown, South Africa, the second of four children, to an artist mother and an orthodontist father. She spent most of her childhood in Pretoria. She moved to Berkshire, United Kingdom, in December 1994, where she attended Wellington College, completed her A-levels; attaining straight As in English, French, history and history of art. She was a member of Reading's Progress Theatre. She studied history at the University of Edinburgh and performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company. Career Elize du Toit won the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 Soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' after an open audition; beating 40,000 hopefuls. She left the show in 2004 after four years filming in Liverpool. In November 2011, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Pickard
Nick 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 and, in 2017, won the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement. Early life As a child he attended the Corona Theatre School in Hammersmith, followed by Sylvia Young Theatre School. Career In his acting debut, Pickard played Mio, the lead role in '' Mio in the Land of Faraway'' (1987), starring alongside a young Christian Bale, where he was credited as Nicholas Pickard. In 1993, Pickard played a minor role in ''EastEnders'', appearing as a young homeless boy. In addition, Pickard has appeared in other television programmes, including '' Us Girls'' and ''If You Were Me''. He appeared in music videos for " Over My Shoulder" (for Mike + The Mechanics) and " Almost Unreal" (for Roxette). He landed the role of Tony Hutchinson in ''Hollyoaks'' in 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company, technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the History of personal computers#The early 1980s and home computers, rise of personal computers through software like Windows, and the company has since expanded to Internet services, cloud computing, video gaming and other fields. Microsoft is the List of the largest software companies, largest software maker, one of the Trillion-dollar company, most valuable public U.S. companies, and one of the List of most valuable brands, most valuable brands globally. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Windows. During the 41 years from 1980 to 2021 Microsoft released 9 versions of MS-DOS with a median frequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Limited is a British telecommunications company which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are at Green Park in Reading, England. It is owned by Virgin Media O2, a 50:50 joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica. Since its foundation in 2007, the company has used the Virgin branding under license from Richard Branson. Virgin Media owns and operates its own Hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) networks in the United Kingdom. Although most of the network is urban focused, the new joint venture, Nexfibre (a 50:50 joint venture between Virgin Media O2 and Infravia Capital Partners) is expanding the network to more areas which never had access to the Virgin Media network before. As of Q2 2023, it had a total of approximately 5.8 million customers. Since the acquisition of Smallworld Cable in 2014, Virgin Media is the main cable provider in the UK, with the exception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Cooper
Claire Elizabeth Cooper (born 26 October 1980) is a British actress and former gymnast from Wakefield, England, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', a character she played full time from 2006 to 2013 and returned to for one episode in 2023. In 2010, Cooper opened a clothing rental boutique called The Closet in Liverpool with ''Hollyoaks'' co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Leah Hackett. Early life Cooper was a British champion gymnast for 10 years. Cooper attended the Guildford School of Acting. Career Cooper has appeared in various British television shows, including a two-part episode on '' Waking the Dead'' in 2004. She has also made appearances on ''Coronation Street'' and '' Waterloo Road''. Cooper made her on-screen debut as Jacqui McQueen in ''Hollyoaks'' in September 2006. She played the character for several years, including in spin-offs ''Hollyoaks Later'' in 2009 and '' Hollyoaks: King of Hearts'' in 2010. She d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 producer Bryan Kirkwood as part of the McQueen family. Cooper has stated that whilst Lucy Allan produced the serial she was not used and that Jacqui had "lost her identity". In 2010 when Paul Marquess took over the role, he recognised she was an under used character and split her apart from the McQueen family, subsequently increasing her role within the show. Jacqui has been portrayed as a "tough ex-con" and is extremely feisty, she often takes on the matriarch role within the McQueens. Many of Jacqui's early storylines revolved around her life of crime, marrying Aleksander Malota (Jon Lolis) to pay off debts and her wayward relationship with Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard), which became popular with viewers. One of her most prominent ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgina Redhead
Georgina Redhead is a British stage and television actress. Having played supporting cast parts in Sky One's '' Dream Team'' in 1997, and ITV1's ''The Bill'' in 2002. Redhead took the role of DC Emma Chambers in Channel 4's teenage soap ''Hollyoaks'' from August 2003, where her character had a one-night stand with fireman Ben Davis, and later had his child, Arthur. Redhead has recently appeared in the PC World advert for a Toshiba laptop, and an episode of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors.'' Redhead has also acted on the stage, including as sexy sister Laura in the British touring production of Peter Colley's Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...-based thriller, '' I'll Be Back Before Midnight''. In 2015, Redhead took part in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Chambers (Hollyoaks)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2003, in order of first appearance. Nathan Rogers Nathan Rogers, played by Jay Thomas, was the boyfriend of Nick O'Connor (Darren Bransford). Nick and Nathan met whilst Nathan was working at II Gnosh and they started dating. Nick later revealed to Nathan that his parents didn't know that he was gay, so Nathan encouraged Nick to tell his parents, agreeing to go with him. However, Nick's father reacted badly to Nick's revelation and threw Nick and Nathan out. Nathan booked a holiday for himself and Nick, but Nick's mother phoned him, informing Nick that his father had suffered a heart attack. Nick's father asked him to stay and look after the farm, so Nathan asked Nick to choose between him and his parents. Nick chose to help his father with the farm so Nathan dumped Nick and left. Dale Jackson Dale Jackson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Hyde (actor)
Daniel Hyde (born 25 September 1975) is a British actor most notable for his roles as Scott Anderson in ''Hollyoaks'' and Jason Wilding in ''Family Affairs''. He graduated from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in 1999 and his other television credits include ''The Bill'', ''Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...'' and '' London's Burning''. External links Insanity Talent represent Daniel Hyde * 1975 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Anderson (Hollyoaks)
Scott Anderson is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Daniel Hyde (actor), Daniel Hyde. The character debuted during the main series spin-off titled ''Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour'', which was released on home media on 17 November 2001. He made his main show debut during the episode broadcast on 4 December 2001. Scott initially appeared on a recurring basis but Hyde was promoted to the regular cast and Scott's storylines were expanded when he buys The Loft night club. Scott is characterised as a "bad boy" type who is "ambitious and possessive" but knows how to use his charm. Writers used Scott to generate controversy within the show. The character's initial storylines revolved around a rape accusation made against him by Beth Morgan (Hollyoaks), Beth Morgan (Kate Baines). Scott is portrayed as Beth's antagonist as he taunts her about the events of the rape. Scott begins a relationship with Steph Dean (Carley Stenson) to further discredit B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew McNair (actor)
Andrew Robert McNair (born 15 June 1979) is an English actor, probably best known for his role on Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Career 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 Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hunter (Hollyoaks)
Dan Hunter is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Andy McNair. The character debuted on-screen during the episode broadcast on 19 April 2001. McNair attended an audition for the role and was called back for a second audition, after which he was informed he had won the role. Dan is characterised as "moody and non-conformist" and has an anger problem. McNair believed Dan is defined by his miserable personality. He never became bored of playing the character's misery and admired his characterisation. He is initially portrayed as a loner who is disinterested in romance due to the pressure of working at his family garage business. Writers portrayed the illness diabetes via Dan and he takes insulin to control his condition. McNair found the story challenging to portray and thoroughly researched the condition to add authenticity to the character. He introduced as part of the show's Hunter family consisting of Dan, his parents Les Hunter (John Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
