Lee Hunter (Hollyoaks)
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Alex Carter | ||||||||
| Duration | 2001–2005, 2010–2011 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 13 May 2001 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 25 October 2011 | ||||||||
| Introduced by |
Jo Hallows (2001) Paul Marquess (2010) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
In Too Deep (2004) Crossing the Line (2005) Hollyoaks: Freshers (2010) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Student (until 2011) PR consultant (2011–) |
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| Home | New York City | ||||||||
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| Father | Les Hunter |
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| Mother | Sally Hunter |
| Brothers | Dan Hunter |
| Sisters |
Ellie Mills Lisa Hunter |
Lee Hunter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Alex Carter. The youngest son of Les (John Graham Davies) and Sally Hunter (Katherine Dow Blyton), he made his first on-screen appearance on 13 May 2001. The character was described as "wayward", a "cheeky chap" and a "wheeler dealer". Carter announced his decision to quit the serial in 2005 to have more free time, filming his departure scenes in October 2005 and departed on-screen 23 December 2005.
Carter returned to Hollyoaks as a full-time character in September 2010, reintroduced by series producer Paul Marquess, although his comeback scenes aired in internet spin-off Hollyoaks: Freshers. Upon his return, the character has been described as "a tool", "confident" and "arrogant". In May 2011 it was announced Carter had quit again, in order to pursue other projects.
Lee first appears in May 2001 as part as the Hunter family, when he is brought home by the police. Lee gets into trouble at school and starts to fail his exams. This causes his depressed, since his eldest sister Ellie has been disappear in Ibiza for two years, and then she came back to Hollyoaks in 2002. Things get worse for Lee, as his sister Lisa is bullied by Steph Dean, causing her to self-harm, with the help of his parents, Ellie and Dan, Lee supportive Lisa for his entire life. Lee gradually becomes best friends with Bombhead (Lee Otway). Lee is delighted when he starts to make money by schemes, but they often go wrong. Lee grows close to Abby Davies (Helen Noble) and forms a relationship with her. He and Abby continue to fall out and make up. Lee has a fling with Abby's best friend Zara Morgan.
Lee proposes to Abby and she accepts before leaving for university in Brighton. Lee becomes miserable after her departure and annoys his friends. He visits Abby and finds her in bed with another man. Lee is devastated when Abby breaks off their engagement. Abby tells him she made a mistake accepting his proposal, while there was more bad news to Lee as his sister Ellie lost her memory and accused their brother Dan for killing her husband Toby, which he turns against her for her actions, alongside with her family, while one year later, Dan died from car explosion, and blames Ellie for what she's did to Dan, and told her, alongside with Lisa that she's not part of the family forever, causing Ellie to leave Hollyoaks.
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