Silas Blissett
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jeff Rawle | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2010–2012, 2016 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 December 2010 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 18 May 2016 | ||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Paul Marquess (2010) Emma Smithwick (2012) Bryan Kirkwood (2016) |
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Hollyoaks Later (2011) | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Other names | Cameron (2010–2011) David Cox (2011–2012) Edward Mann (2016) |
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| Occupation | Journalist (until 2011) Barman (2011) |
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| Home | France (until 2010) The Dog in the Pond (2010–2011) Prison (2011–2012) Psychiatric hospital (2012) Unknown (2012–2016, 2016–) Hollyoaks (2016) |
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| Mother | Nancy Blissett |
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| Wife | Joan Blissett |
| Daughters |
Heidi Costello Wendy Blissett |
| Grandsons |
Riley Costello Seth Costello Jason Costello |
| Other relatives |
Bobby Costello Phoenix Costello |
Silas Blissett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jeff Rawle. Rawle's casting was announced in December 2010 and it was revealed that he would portray a serial killer. Rawle was approached by Hollyoaks and met with series producer, Paul Marquess, who explained the role of Silas and his storyline. Rawle found the storyline something which he would like to "have a crack at". The actor said that the role of Silas is "very interesting" for him as he had not played a murderer in his career before. He made his first on-screen appearance on 23 December 2010. Silas then made a surprise return on E4's first-look episode on 19 January 2016. He then made a guest appearance on E4's first-look episode on 5 February 2016. Silas left the show again on 18 May 2016.
Silas was credited as "Mystery Man" in his first episode to keep his identity hidden. He is revealed to be Heidi Costello's (Kim Tiddy) father and a grandfather of Riley Costello (Rob Norbury), Seth Costello (Miles Higson) and Jason Costello (Victoria Atkin), and a father-in-law of Carl Costello (Paul Opacic). Silas is a serial killer who is described as sinister, scary and complex. Marquess called him mild-mannered and likened him to a bogeyman. Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy described Silas as a dual role of the affable older man and sinister killer. Silas is "old-fashioned" and dislikes women with "loose morals"; believing his murders as a positive, cleansing service to society.
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