Ricky Whittle
I don't know what to do about my family sometimes!
Plays Calvin Valentine
Ricky was born in 1980 in Oldham, but his father Harry was in the RAF and the family moved many times around the UK and abroad when Ricky was young.
As a teenager Ricky had a promising future as a footballer and he was scouted by both Arsenal and Celtic football clubs but an injury scuppered his footballing dreams. Ricky decided on a career in law instead and started a degree course at Southampton University while modelling part-time. He quit the course after his agency put him forward for a role in Sky One’s football drama Dream Team. Ricky has also guested in BBC medical drama Holby City.
Still a keen footballer, Ricky has played in many charity matches, both during his time at Dream Team and more recently with his Hollyoaks co-stars. In 2004 he suffered a serious fracture during a game and has a metal rod in his leg, but it hasn’t stopped him from playing.
Ricky once dated model and DJ Saskia Porter aka DJ Sassy but he is currently with Hollyoaks co-star Carley Stenson, who plays Steph Dean. Ricky lives in Liverpool.
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Hollyoaks Current Cast
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Amy Barnes
played by Ashley Slanina Davies
- C
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Calvin Valentine
played by Ricky Whittle
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Carmel McQueen
played by Gemma Merna
- D
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Dominic Reilly
played by John Pickard
- H
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Hannah Ashworth
played by Emma Rigby
- J
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Jacqui Malota
played by Claire Cooper
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John Paul McQueen
played by James Sutton
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Justin Burton
played by Chris Fountain
- K
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Kris Fisher
played by Gerard McCarthy
- L
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Louise Summers
played by Roxanne McKee
- M
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Mercedes Fisher
played by Jennifer Metcalfe
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Michaela McQueen
played by Hollie Jay Bowes
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Nancy Hayton
played by Jessica Fox
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Niall Rafferty
played by Barry Sloane
- R
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Ravi Roy
played by Stephen Uppal
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Rhys Ashworth
played by Andrew Moss
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Russ Owen
played by Stuart Manning
- S
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Sarah Barnes
played by Loui Batley
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Ste Hay
played by Kieron Richardson
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Steph Dean
played by Carley Stenson
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Tina Reilly
played by Leah Hackett
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Tony Hutchinson
played by Nick Pickard
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Warren Fox
played by Jamie Lomas
