Hollyoaks star lands HUGE role in Netflix drama alongside A-list stars 3 years after quitting as soap villain --[Reported by Umva mag]

HOLLYOAKS star Callum Kerr has landed a role in the popular Netflix drama Virgin River, just three years after the soap. Callum will play the younger version of Mel’s (Alexandra Breckenridge) father Everett Reid, currently portrayed by John Allen Nelson. RAY BURMISTON / LIMEPICTURESHollyoaks star Callum Kerr has landed a new role in a hugely popular Netflix romantic drama[/caption] COURTESY OF NETFLIXCallum will star in series 6 of Virgin River[/caption] COURTESY OF NETFLIXHe will play the younger version of Mel’s birth father Everett[/caption] Following on from Mel discovering and meeting her birth father in series 5 of Virgin River, Callum, 30, will appear in a series of flashbacks to tell the story of how the character met her mother Sarah (Jessica Rothe). Callum, 30, rose to fame playing P.C. George Kiss on the Channel 4 soap between 2020 and 2021. During his time on Hollyoaks, his alter-ego George dated John Paul McQueen and would be violent and manipulative towards him. The McQueen family eventually exposed what was going on and George tried to flee the village. However, things took a sinister turn when John Paul’s mum Sally St. Claire killed him by hitting him on the head with a bookend. Since leaving the soap, Callum starred in a number of other notable roles, including playing Wade Stellings in the Fox series Monarch and sharing the screen with Bridgerton darling Hannah Dodd in Flowers in the Attic. He’s also set to portray Smoker in the Netflix series One Piece. The former soap villain has also ditched the U.K. and moved across the pond to Nashville in the U.S. where he works as an actor and a country singer. In his latest role as Everett “Champ” Reid, Callum will star opposite Chicago P.D. actor Jessica Rothe in a series of flashbacks that tells the story of how he and Sarah met and fell in love. Virgin River is no stranger to using flashbacks to reveal the truth about a character’s past – Mel’s dead husband Mark (Daniel Gillies) appears exclusively in flashbacks, after all. However, these scenes will venture further into the past. First-look images show the actors in flashbacks to 1972, with Sarah described as a “witty, free spirit from the big city with an ardent passion for activism.” While Everett is a “singer-songwriter with a poet’s soul” skimming through life in a VW Van until his chance meeting with a beautiful hitchhiker, Sarah, shows him there’s more to life than he ever thought possible. The official synopsis also teases: “Against the backdrop of Mel and Jack’s romantic spring wedding season, this sixth instalment promises fresh twists and turns, escalating love triangles, delightful wedding drama, as well as uncovered secrets from Mel’s father’s past which will transport us to the magic and mystique of Virgin River in the 1970s.” The new episodes will see Alexandra Breckenridge reprise her role as Mel alongside Martin Henderson as her on-screen fiancé, Jack Sheridan as the couple continue on their path to parenthood while transforming Lilly’s (Lynda Boyd) farm into their dream house. Virgin River cast Virgin River has an expansive cast. These are the main characters returning for series 6... Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda ‘Mel’ Monroe Benjamin Hollingsworth as Daniel Brady Colin Lawrence as John ‘Preacher’ Middleton Tim Matheson as Dr. Vernon Mullins Annette O’Toole as Hope McCrea Teryl Rothery as Muriel Saint Claire Kai Bradbury as Denny Cutler Sarah Dugdale as Lizzie Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela Mark Ghanimé as Dr. Cameron Hayek Jenny Cooper as Joey Barnes Christina Jastrzembska as Lydie Nicola Cavendish as Connie Lauren Hammersley as Charmaine Roberts Gwynyth Walsh as Jo Ellen Keith MacKechnie as Nick Mel will have a lot to contend with, as she previously discovered that the man she believed to be her father actually wasn’t. During a Q&A with Deadline, Virgin River showrunner Patrick Sean Smith revealed that the series will explore “who Everett Reid is, what his backstory is, what his connection to Virgin River was when he met her mom and then also what it is today.” He added that the new episodes will explore the “relationship of Everett with the town as well as Everett and Mel” who are just getting to know each other. As Netflix is axing TV shows left, right and centre, the continued production of the romantic drama Virgin River proves how popular the drama is. In fact, based on its success, Netflix is reportedly also working on a prequel following Sarah and Everett’s love story that would see Jessica and Callum take on starring roles. Free for editorial useCallum has been very busy since he quit Hollyoaks three years ago, now taking on a huge Hollywoo

Sep 25, 2024 - 10:11

Hollyoaks star lands HUGE role in Netflix drama alongside A-list stars 3 years after quitting as soap villain --[Reported by Umva mag]

HOLLYOAKS star Callum Kerr has landed a role in the popular Netflix drama Virgin River, just three years after the soap.

Callum will play the younger version of Mel’s (Alexandra Breckenridge) father Everett Reid, currently portrayed by John Allen Nelson.

Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr has landed a new role in a hugely popular Netflix romantic drama[/caption]

a man and a woman are sitting in a van and smiling

Callum will star in series 6 of Virgin River[/caption]

a man and a woman are standing in front of a sign that says lee

He will play the younger version of Mel’s birth father Everett[/caption]

Following on from Mel discovering and meeting her birth father in series 5 of Virgin River, Callum, 30, will appear in a series of flashbacks to tell the story of how the character met her mother Sarah (Jessica Rothe).

Callum, 30, rose to fame playing P.C. George Kiss on the Channel 4 soap between 2020 and 2021.

During his time on Hollyoaks, his alter-ego George dated John Paul McQueen and would be violent and manipulative towards him.

The McQueen family eventually exposed what was going on and George tried to flee the village.

However, things took a sinister turn when John Paul’s mum Sally St. Claire killed him by hitting him on the head with a bookend.

Since leaving the soap, Callum starred in a number of other notable roles, including playing Wade Stellings in the Fox series Monarch and sharing the screen with Bridgerton darling Hannah Dodd in Flowers in the Attic.

He’s also set to portray Smoker in the Netflix series One Piece.

The former soap villain has also ditched the U.K. and moved across the pond to Nashville in the U.S. where he works as an actor and a country singer.

In his latest role as Everett “Champ” Reid, Callum will star opposite Chicago P.D. actor Jessica Rothe in a series of flashbacks that tells the story of how he and Sarah met and fell in love.

Virgin River is no stranger to using flashbacks to reveal the truth about a character’s past – Mel’s dead husband Mark (Daniel Gillies) appears exclusively in flashbacks, after all. However, these scenes will venture further into the past.

First-look images show the actors in flashbacks to 1972, with Sarah described as a “witty, free spirit from the big city with an ardent passion for activism.”

While Everett is a “singer-songwriter with a poet’s soul” skimming through life in a VW Van until his chance meeting with a beautiful hitchhiker, Sarah, shows him there’s more to life than he ever thought possible.

The official synopsis also teases: “Against the backdrop of Mel and Jack’s romantic spring wedding season, this sixth instalment promises fresh twists and turns, escalating love triangles, delightful wedding drama, as well as uncovered secrets from Mel’s father’s past which will transport us to the magic and mystique of Virgin River in the 1970s.”

The new episodes will see Alexandra Breckenridge reprise her role as Mel alongside Martin Henderson as her on-screen fiancé, Jack Sheridan as the couple continue on their path to parenthood while transforming Lilly’s (Lynda Boyd) farm into their dream house.

Virgin River cast

Virgin River has an expansive cast. These are the main characters returning for series 6...

Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan

Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda ‘Mel’ Monroe

Benjamin Hollingsworth as Daniel Brady

Colin Lawrence as John ‘Preacher’ Middleton

Tim Matheson as Dr. Vernon Mullins

Annette O’Toole as Hope McCrea

Teryl Rothery as Muriel Saint Claire

Kai Bradbury as Denny Cutler

Sarah Dugdale as Lizzie

Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan

Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela

Mark Ghanimé as Dr. Cameron Hayek

Jenny Cooper as Joey Barnes

Christina Jastrzembska as Lydie

Nicola Cavendish as Connie

Lauren Hammersley as Charmaine Roberts

Gwynyth Walsh as Jo Ellen

Keith MacKechnie as Nick

Mel will have a lot to contend with, as she previously discovered that the man she believed to be her father actually wasn’t.

During a Q&A with Deadline, Virgin River showrunner Patrick Sean Smith revealed that the series will explore “who Everett Reid is, what his backstory is, what his connection to Virgin River was when he met her mom and then also what it is today.”

He added that the new episodes will explore the “relationship of Everett with the town as well as Everett and Mel” who are just getting to know each other.

As Netflix is axing TV shows left, right and centre, the continued production of the romantic drama Virgin River proves how popular the drama is.

In fact, based on its success, Netflix is reportedly also working on a prequel following Sarah and Everett’s love story that would see Jessica and Callum take on starring roles.

two men standing next to each other with one wearing a blue sweater and a brown jacket

Callum has been very busy since he quit Hollyoaks three years ago, now taking on a huge Hollywood role[/caption]

a man and woman hugging on a deck with mountains in the background

His character will be integral to series 6 as Mel navigates her relationship with her long-lost father[/caption]

Virgin River series 6 will arrive on Netflix later this year. Series 1 to 5 are available to stream now.

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