Karen Hassan

Acting

Karen Hassan

Born

1981-01-01 (45)

Place of birth

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

19 titles

Karen Hassan was born in July 1981 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is one of five sisters. In an interview with a Belfast newspaper in March 2011, Karen admitted that she was very quiet whilst growing up but always enjoyed acting which inspired her to study drama at Queens University in Belfast before becoming a professional actress. She appeared in many films and TV shows, mainly in minor roles before landing the role of Lynsey Nolan in series one of Hollyoaks Later in 2008. In June 2010 it was announced that Karen had been cast in Hollyoaks, again playing the character of Lynsey, the only difference being she was now going to be a regular character. Her first episode aired on 11th August…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 8 titles

High-Rise poster
5.6

Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

High-Rise

2015

Once Upon a Winter's Date poster
5.5

Katherine endures the worst Valentine's Day date of her life. On her way home a gypsy casts a magical spell on her. The next morning she soon realises she's reliving the day until she finds Mr Right.

Once Upon a Winter's Date

2017

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NR

A dying mothers plans a reconciliation with her husband and son after her death.

The Caravan

2015

A Patch of Fog poster
6.5

A university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes his new best friend and says ‘I won’t call the cops if you come and have a pint with me’. From there a twisted romance of sorts unfolds.

A Patch of Fog

2015

Doing Money poster
5.0

A young Romanian woman is snatched in broad daylight from a London street, trafficked to Ireland and used as a sex slave in a series of pop-up brothels. Her shocking true story offers a tense and thought-provoking thriller exposing how, in modern Britain, slavery can hide in plain sight.

Doing Money

2019

Is This Sexual Harassment? poster
NR

Social experiment hosted by journalist and presenter Ben Zand in which a group of people come together to try to understand what constitutes sexual harassment.

Is This Sexual Harassment?

2019

Sasha of the Sea poster
NR

Growing up along the rugged coastline of Northern Ireland, all young Sasha wants is to spend her days on the water. However, her fondness for the sea is tested when her father goes missing in a fishing accident and her world comes crashing down.

Sasha of the Sea

2018

Cellar Door poster
5.0

A tortured but determined young woman, in the grip of the Catholic Church, searches furiously for the child she believes has been taken away from her, but meets confusion at every corner.

Cellar Door

2019

2000s · 4 titles

Series credits

Vikings poster
8.1

The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.

Vikings

2013

FBI: International poster
7.5

Follows the elite agents of the FBI's International Fly Team headquartered in Budapest as they travel the world with the mission of protecting Americans wherever they may be.

FBI: International

2021

The Fall poster
7.7

When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

The Fall

2013

Suspicion poster
6.8

Four ordinary Brits are accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul. They embark on a desperate race against time to prove their innocence, but will anyone believe them—and are they telling the truth?

Suspicion

2022

Hope Street poster
5.2

Port Devine, a small town in Northern Ireland, sees the mysterious arrival of English detective Leila Hussain, the first Muslim police officer in the town's history. Her entrance opens the door for a variety of cases among the locals.

Hope Street

2021

Soft Border Patrol poster
6.5

On that stretch of land where the EU meets the UK, the Soft Border Patrol, backed by governments in London, Dublin, Belfast and Brussels, monitors those caught between a rock and a soft place.

Soft Border Patrol

2018