Callum Kane is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Laurie Duncan.

Duncan thought Callum was a bit of a mystery, especially as he was introverted and often preferred to spend his time reading and watching European cinema.

Other storylines saw Callum befriend homeless student George Smith (Steven Roberts), embark on a relationship with Maddie Morrison (Scarlett Bowman) and almost dying after being shot during a robbery.

On 25 August 2011, Rebecca Davies from Digital Spy announced that Callum Kane would be introduced to Hollyoaks, along with five new regular characters.

[1] Duncan received the role of Callum a few months after he appeared in an episode of Law & Order: UK.

[3] Duncan revealed that he chose to do some research for that aspect of his character's personality and began to read much poetry.

[2] Series producer, Emma Smithwick, commented that Callum and Ash both had "a mysterious quality" about them and she was interested in exploring their history and backstory.

[8] Callum's mother, Martha (Carli Norris), and younger sister, Lacey (Georgia Bourke), were later introduced to the show.

[2] Duncan was happy that the Kane family was being expanded and thought it gave "a big insight into everything that Callum has been through before."

After attending a support group for teenager's with alcoholic parents, Callum became frustrated that Ash did not believe their mother had a drinking problem.

When Martha covers Ash's shift at the local nightclub, she supplies Lacey and her friend with alcohol, while drinking herself.

[11] Callum became concerned when Ash began dating Ally Gorman (Dan O'Connor) and moved him into the Kane home.

[12] When Callum was paired up with fellow sixth-form student George (Steven Roberts) on a college presentation, they became friends.

[2] Duncan was glad to be part of a hard-hitting storyline like youth homelessness, especially as the subject was not being tackled elsewhere in the film or television industry at the time.

[2] Duncan said "Callum keeps trying to talk him round, though, as he's really quite eager to get George away from the streets and into a stable structure again.

[4] Duncan thought the storyline with George had been good for his character, as it showed a more human side to his personality and viewers realised that Callum was not "just an empty shell.

In a November 2011 interview published in OK!, Bowman confirmed that Maddie and Callum would grow closer and she branded them "an unlikely couple".

[19] The storyline started when Callum discovered that his family were facing eviction and needed three months worth of rent.

[20] In October 2013, Callum appeared in the sixth series of Hollyoaks Later, where he and some friends went on holiday to a house in the country.

[21] The storyline saw Callum try to rescue an imprisoned Esther Bloom (Jazmine Franks), only for him to be fatality stabbed through the chest with a Samurai sword by Jade Hedy (Lucy Gape).

Maddie tells Tilly Evans (Lucy Dixon) and George Smith (Steven Roberts) about the night and they later attempt to set them up by locking them together in the stock room they begin talking to each other and become good friends.

Callum takes a dislike to Ash's new boyfriend Ally Gorman (Daniel O'Connor) and tries to find more information about him.

When Maddie is killed in a mini bus crash, Callum attends her funeral and tells his mum he will lay some flowers down by her grave.

In March 2013, headmaster Patrick Blake (Jeremy Sheffield) assign new student Robbie Roscoe (Charlie Wernham) to Callum's guidance, but they both discover he is trouble.

Callum, in need for money to pay their rent, agrees to rob Price Slice with Robbie and Finn O'Connor (Keith Rice) but changes his mind.

reporter called him a "swoon-some yet enigmatic heart-throb" and observed that he had been "setting hearts a-flutter in the common room ever since his arrival.

"[24] Morgan did not think "Caddie" should work because "she's the blonde queen bee worshipped by her adoring posse, and he's the dark brooding intellect sat in the corner with head stuck in a poetry book.

"[25] All About Soap's Morgan bemoaned the effect Martha's behaviour was having on Callum, saying "Cal might be the only man chez Kane (sorry, George!)

"[26] After Martha lost her job, Morgan thought Callum could "kiss goodbye" to his dreams of studying abroad.

[28] Bowden felt that Callum's death was a shock, noting that the graphic nature would not have suited the pre-watershed main show.