Calvin Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ricky Whittle.
In May 2006, it was announced former Dream Team actor Ricky Whittle would arrive in Hollyoaks as "mysterious" Calvin Valentine.
[1] Along with Whittle's casting, it was announced his former Dream Team co-star Jamie Lomas would take on the part of "bad boy" Warren Fox.
Whittle, speaking to Digital Spy, said, "Calvin and Warren have always been these stags who have locked horns – good versus evil, battling for the two years we've been on the show together.
His reappearance is to coincide with the revenge of Kyle Ryder (Neil Toon) on Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter), Calvin's murderer.
Teasing the surprise storyline, a Hollyoaks statement said: "Calvin's spirit reignites Carmel's love for the man she lost and leads her to make some tough decisions about her future."
[9] Living with his mother Diane (Pauline Black) and younger siblings, Sonny (Devon Anderson) and Sasha (Nathalie Emmanuel), Calvin assumed the "man of the house" role after his father, Leo Valentine (Brian Bovell), walked out on them when Sasha and Sonny were young.
Calvin begins his first day as a police officer and tragically discovers that Diane has been killed in a hit-and-run accident.
Sam Owen (Louis Tamone) takes everyone, including Calvin, hostage at The Dog in the Pond public house and threatens to blow it up.
Calvin attempts to stop him by smashing a glass over his head, however this causes Sam to drop the lighter and The Dog explodes.
After a heated dispute and eventual separation, Louise has sex with Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas).
Perceptive in knowing the baby could be Warren's, Clare Cunningham (Gemma Bissix) convinces Louise to have an abortion and tell Calvin she suffered a miscarriage.
O'Brien (Darren Jeffries) and Max Cunningham (Matt Littler) for the attempted murder of Clare after his mobile phone is found at the scene of the crime.
In September 2007, Calvin unearths that he has two half-siblings, Danny and Lauren, who are the children of Leo and Valerie, the woman whom he had an affair with for years.
Calvin and Carmel McQueen (Gemma Merna) become romantically linked and announce their engagement, soon after, despite having temporary separations.
Calvin agrees to take part in a raid on The Loft with Mark Gascoyne (Craig Russell).
Angry Calvin decides to get Warren to confess to Sean Kennedy's (Matthew Jay Lewis) murder.
Calvin records the confession on a tape and is shocked when Warren also says he killed Louise on their wedding day.
As Sasha turns her back on her family, Warren's life begins to shatter and he ends up hitting foster brother Spencer Gray (Darren John Langford), who then moves into the Valentines.
Calvin walks in and finds them and decides to call the police, however he remembers how much hurt his family has been put through and leaves Warren's fate in Clare's hands.
Warren then presumably dies and Calvin has to help save Hannah Ashworth (Emma Rigby) and Justin Burton (Chris Fountain) from the flames.
Spencer begins playing with a saw and is seen by Malachy, who panics and rushes down the stairs, cutting his arm in the process.
When Calvin finds all of the local college students getting free alcohol from Spencer, he accuses Dave Colburn (Elliot James Langridge) of taking advantage, and eventually punches him.
Not long after Malchy's brother Kris Fisher (Gerard McCarthy) catches them yet Malachy still refuses to confront the pair, hoping to cling on to Mercedes.
The pair begin their wedding plans, but Calvin has a one-night stand with Carmel's cousin, Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter).
In the run up to the wedding, Calvin receives death threats from racist Des Townsend (Kris Deedigan).
A number of other things happen to Calvin on his wedding day, including punching Zak Ramsey (Kent Riley) for his racial abuse, being confronted by Malachy about the affair, Spencer finding out he left Warren to die and Theresa telling him she's pregnant.
As he has his first dance with Carmel, an upset Theresa steals the gun from Jacqui's bag and shoots Calvin, and he dies from his injury.
11 years later, when John Paul is accused for his boyfriend George Kiss murder, Thersea mentions to his father Sally St. Claire (Annie Wallace) that how she regret killing Calvin for the rest of her life.
After the announcement of his departure, Whittle's co-star Bronagh Waugh (who plays Cheryl Brady) said: "His was one of the first characters I came into contact with — I'll miss him greatly.