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Karen Hassan
Hassan in 2009 at the National Television Awards
Born	(1981-07-31) 31 July 1981 (age 43) Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present

Karen Hassan (born 31 July 1981) is a Northern Irish actress from Belfast. From 2010 until 2013, she played Lynsey Nolan in the main series of Hollyoaks. Her other work includes the series Hollyoaks Later, The Fall, and Vikings, as well as the film Hunger. She also appeared in American TV Series FBI: International in 2022. Hassan's most recent role features her playing the leading lady, Alison, in the 2023 British independent film Wait For Me.

Career

The character of Lynsey was created as the former girlfriend of Kris Fisher (Gerard McCarthy) 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 (Emmett J. Scanlan), Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke) and Lynsey were to join Hollyoaks in August.

Of the castings, Hollyoaks series producer Paul Marquess 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. Karen also played DC Jo Lipton in the Northern Irish TV series Hope Street in 2023.

Filmography

Movies

Television

References

1. A Northern Irish invasion as soap screens series of specials: Karen Hassan
2. Green, Kris (25 June 2010). "'Hollyoaks' confirms more new cast: Karen Hassan". Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Retrieved 8 August 2010.
3. "Karen Hassan". waitforme-film.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
4. ^ Green, Kris (25 June 2010). "'Hollyoaks' confirms more new cast". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
5. ^ "Interview with Karen Hassan (Lynsey Nolan)". E4. Channel 4 Television Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2011.

External links

• Karen Hassan at IMDb
• Agency Dealers profile
• @karenhassan2 on Twitter

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