Bart McQueen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jonny Clarke.

He first appeared onscreen at his stepmother's funeral in August 2010, introduced by producer Paul Marquess as a member of the McQueen family.

[1] During his time on the show, Bart had been involved in: relationships with Jason Costello (Victoria Atkin)[2] and Sinead O'Connor (Stephanie Davis),[3] being stabbed during the third series of Hollyoaks Later,[4] his involvement in Esther Bloom's (Jazmine Franks) bullying storyline, causing the bus crash featuring in the notable Enjoy the Ride storyline,[5] and falling off the rails with a growing cannabis habit.

Clarke and Andrew Still (who plays Joel Dexter) left their roles in December 2012, but their departures remained unannounced until the episode aired.

Paul Marquess spoke of the characters' introductions, saying: "This is a really exciting time for Hollyoaks and Brendan, Lynsey and Bart bring more fun, drama and sexiness to the show.

[12] Clarke told a writer from Inside Soap that he is forced to show his girlfriend Sinead O'Connor (Stephanie Davis) what he is up to.

However, he is left feeling "unnerved" and faces the prospect of Myra discovering the truth when his usage of heat lamps cause her electricity bill to rise.

The episode also saw Esther Bloom (Jazmine Franks) change her statement, which now left Bart in danger with the police.

Clarke commented on his departure: "Hollyoaks has been a great stepping stone in my career, and leaving the show is one of the hardest decisions I've had to make so far.

[13] Bart made a previously unannounced departure from the show on 14 April 2017 when he was murdered by Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas).

After the funeral, Bart is caught shoplifting by policeman Dominic Reilly (John Pickard), and is brought back to the McQueen's home.

Bart shocks Myra by revealing he has shoplifted before, has an anti-social behaviour order, burnt a school down – although not proven guilty – and other misdemeanours.

Bart becomes friends with Taylor Sharpe (Shaun Blackstock), and they plan to throw a party at the McQueen house.

This causes an angry confrontation from Jacqui McQueen (Claire Cooper), who accuses Bart of stealing the money.

They later begin to undress themselves and kiss in a cupboard at school, but are caught by Anita's mother, Eva Strong (Sheree Murphy).

With the laptop locked inside restaurant Il Gnosh, Dominic sets fire to the place, killing Malachy and Steph Roach (Carley Stenson).

Meanwhile, Bart makes peace with Jacqui to protect Theresa from her mother Kathleen (Alison Burrows).

Bart begins flirting with Ruby Button (Anna Shaffer) and takes her joy riding to impress her, however Jason walks in front of the car.

They find an empty farm house, and Jason tells Sinead that Bart loves him not her, and she runs away.

Bart and Jason are left in the house when the owner comes home and throws them in a basement, threatening them with a hunter's gun.

Sinead gets jealous when she sees Bart and Jason talking at school, and claims they can't stay away from each other.

Bart is jealous when Sinead starts a relationship with Gaz Bennett (Joel Goonan), and warns her he is bad news.

During the special episode broadcast on 10 November, "A little thing called love", Jason told Bart to go after Sinead and not to waste another moment.

This farm is later found, and the whole McQueen family, excluding Michaela and Jacqui, are arrested forcing Bart to go to hospital to visit Joel, where he is threatened by Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan) who throws coffee at him, narrowly missing him.

She corners him in an alley where he refuses to mention Brendan or Joel, but does tell her he owes the drug owners £4000.

When Celine's sister Cleo McQueen (Nadine Rose Mulkerrin) discovers him with heroin, she orders him to leave.

At the christening reception, Bart steals money from the cards and persuades Cleo to take drugs with him again.

However, the new occupants Sally St. Claire (Annie Wallace) and Neeta Kaur (Amrit Maghera) try to get in so Warren's hides the body in the attic.

Clarke was nominated in the category of "Serial Drama Performance" at the 2012 National Television Awards, for his portrayal of Bart.