Zak Ramsey
| Zak Ramsey | |||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Kent Riley | ||||||
| Duration | 2004–2010 | ||||||
| First appearance | 6 September 2004 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 6 August 2010 | ||||||
| Created by | Jo Hallows | ||||||
| Introduced by | Jo Hallows (2004) Bryan Kirkwood (2006) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Student | ||||||
| Home | London | ||||||
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| Brothers | Caleb Ramsey |
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| Sisters | Hayley Ramsey |
| Nephews | Caleb Ramsey |
Zak Abraham Timothy Ramsey is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Kent Riley. Zak first appeared in 2004, when he was credited as 'Zak Barnes'. After only four months, Riley was dropped from the programme. The character received a revival 18 months later however when producer Bryan Kirkwood brought him back in 2006. Following the arrival of producer Paul Marquess in January 2010, the series underwent a major overhaul and as part of a large cast cull, it was announced that the character had been axed from the series for a second time.
The character of Zak was created as a new student along with Bella Manning, to move in the halls of residence at the HCC. He was originally billed as "footie-mad, a Scouser with attitude and more than an eye for the ladies!" After the character's initial stint he was brought back into the series and later relatives of the character were introduced. During the character's first stint he was credited as Zak Barnes. At the time he re-entered the series in 2006 his surname had been changed to Ramsey due to the arrival of the separate Barnes family during the intervening period.
Auditions were already underway for the part of Zak, when actor Kent Riley received a call from his agent, he auditioned for the role, later going onto to be cast as Zak. After leaving the series Riley received a call being asking him to rejoin the cast for a more permanent stint.
In early 2010 it was announced that Allan had stepped down from the position of executive producer, with Paul Marquess taking over the role. It was soon revealed that he planned revamp Hollyoaks, changing the productions team, then began a cast cull starting with the axing of three established characters. Stephanie Waring (who plays Cindy Hutchinson) then revealed that all remaining cast members feared their characters would be next to depart from the series. One month later the cast cull continued as Marquess announced his plans to axe a further 11 characters, including Zak at the end of Riley's contract. It was stated that the character will simply move on to pastures new at the end of his storyline-arc.
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