Luke Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Gary Lucy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First appearance | Episode 297 25 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 6158 19 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Jo Hallows (1999, 2002) Bryan Kirkwood (2017) Lucy Allan (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances | Hollyoaks: Breaking Boundaries (2000) Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour (2001) Hollyoaks: Ollie's Diaries (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Morgan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gary Lucy. He was introduced by the show's creator Phil Redmond as part of the Morgan family, and made his first appearance on 25 March 1999.[1] The character was involved in a male rape storyline, which was branded "groundbreaking" and met with controversy. Lucy opted to leave the role in 2001 after two years, although he returned for two episodes in August 2002. The character's reintroduction was announced on 21 May 2017 and he returned on 24 July. Lucy took a break from the series in 2018 to appear in a play. The character made a few brief appearances throughout 2019 before he returned permanently in August. Luke was killed off in 2022, with his final scenes airing on 9 June 2022. He returned briefly in 2023 as a vision to his former fiancée Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring).[2]