Darren Osborne

Darren Osborne
Hollyoaks character
Ashley Taylor Dawson as Darren Osborne
Portrayed by	Adam Booth (1996–1997) Ashley Taylor Dawson (1999–present)
Duration	1996–1997 1999–2000 2003–present
First appearance	Episode 55 18 November 1996 (1996-11-18)
Classification	Present; regular
Introduced by	Jo Hallows (1996, 1999, 2003)
Spin-off appearances	Hollyoaks Later (2009, 2020) Hollyoaks: A Little Film About Love (2011)
In-universe information Occupation Barman Businessman Cab driver Family Osborne Father Jack Osborne Mother Sandy Roscoe Adoptive mother Celia Osborne Stepmother Frankie Osborne Darcy Wilde Half-brothers Joe Roscoe Freddie Roscoe Ziggy Roscoe Robbie Roscoe Jason Roscoe Half-sisters Ruth Osborne Bethany Cunningham Wife Hannah Ashworth (2009–2011) Nancy Hayton (2012–2014, 2014–2020, 2022–present) Mandy Richardson (2021–2022) Sons JJ Osborne Oscar Osborne Daughters Frankie Osborne Morgan Osborne Adoptive sons Charlie Dean Phoenix Hathaway Stepdaughters Ella Richardson (2021-22) Grandmothers Aggie Osborne Uncles Billy Brodie Kenneth Osborne Aunts Auntie Christine Margie Jean Nephews JJ Roscoe Gabriel McQueen Nieces Lexi Roscoe First cousins Natalie Osborne Rachel Osborne Eva Falco

Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family, making his first screen appearance on 18 November 1996, portrayed by Adam Booth. Booth left the role in 1997, and the character was later recast to Ashley Taylor Dawson who first appeared in September 1999.^[1] Dawson left the role in 2000 to concentrate on his music career, though returned in 2003 and has remained in the role ever since. He remains one of the longest-running characters in the programme.

Initially characterised as a "bad boy", Darren has become notable for maturing throughout his tenure. One of his most notable storylines included his battle with a gambling addiction, which led him losing his share in The Dog in the Pond public house, resulting in him being disowned by his family. Darren later helped his father, Jack (Jimmy McKenna), to fake his own death as part of a scam, which drew comparisons to the John Darwin disappearance case. Darren has been known for his multiple relationships, including Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring), a "shotgun" marriage to Hannah Ashworth (Emma Rigby), a brief affair with his mother-in-law Suzanne Ashworth (Suzanne Hall), three marriages to Nancy Hayton (Jessica Fox), an affair and subsequent relationship with Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) and his various relationships and brief affair with Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn). Darren is the biological father of JJ (Ryan Mulvey), Frankie (Isabelle Smith), Oscar (Noah Holdsworth) and Morgan Osborne, and has also adopted Nancy's nephew Charlie Dean (Charlie Behan) and fostered Phoenix Hathaway (Tylan Grant). In 2013, the character was the lead of a storyline where he found out that Sandy Roscoe (Gillian Taylforth) is his biological mother, meaning that he had five half-brothers and is a part of the Roscoe family. Between 2019 and 2020, Darren constructed a friendship with Nancy's new partner Kyle Kelly (Adam Rickitt), in a storyline which saw Kyle support Darren after he became depressed.