Mike Barnes is a fictional character from the soap opera Hollyoaks, played by famous Coronation Street actor, Tony Hirst.
As of 2 January 2007, Foz has left Hollyoaks as a result of a higher calling; to serve and assist the impoverished of Goa.
He first appeared when he demanded £10,000 from Jacqui which she had got from a men's public bathroom after doing a favour for her mate in prison with help from her sister Mercedes.
While she was gone, Ricky stole the family's Christmas gifts, liquor, and television, leaving Michaela heartbroken.
Nancy later revealed that Jake had tried to rape her on their wedding night, and her friends Sarah Barnes (Loui Batley) and Hannah Ashworth (Emma Rigby) convinced her to go to the police.
Charlie went missing in the care of Nancy's boyfriend, Kris Fisher (Gerard McCarthy), and everyone worried that he might have been with Jake, which he had not.
Darren and Nancy later got together, and married in a surprise ceremony in February 2012, meaning that Charlie was reunited with Jake's side of the family.
In December 2013, Sienna later kidnapped Charlie, Oscar and Frankie's foster son Tom Cunningham (Ellis Hollins) when Nancy was released.
In October 2015, at the gay pride parade, Charlie witnessed Lindsey Roscoe (Sophie Austin) give Dr. Charles S'avage (Andrew Greenough) a fatal injection.
Nancy and Darren were concerned when Charlie began drawing dead people, and in January 2016, they eventually managed to get him to admit that he witnessed Lindsey murder Charles.
In February 2018, whilst exploring the school, Charlie and Leah Barnes (Elà-May Demircan) almost discovered Lindsey's sister Kim Butterfield (Daisy Wood-Davis), who had been kidnapped by Ryan Knight (Duncan James), but were interrupted by Leah's adoptive father Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson).
Charlie eventually forgave Darren and tolerated Mandy's daughter, Ella Richardson (Erin Palmer).
In October 2019, Charlie and Ella sneaked into the underground tunnels during the construction of Cunningham's Grande Bazaar, and were left trapped when the crane collapsed.
In June 2020, Charlie was left distraught when Kyle took his own life following years of depression, which he had managed to keep hidden from his family.
In October 2020, Charlie later helped Juliet Nightingale (Niamh Blackshaw) convince Ella to also deal drugs.
On New Year's Eve 2020, Ella refused to smuggle drugs inside her body for dealer Victor Brothers (Benjamin O’Mahoney), so she and Charlie hid in The Hutch.
In the aftermath, Charlie made an immediate false confession to PC George Kiss (Callum Kerr) and arrested.
In January 2021, Charlie was not released on bail, and was informed by solicitor James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) that he could be facing seven years imprisonment.
In August 2021, Ella was given a non-custodial sentence for Jordan's death, she moved into the Osborne’s house due to her strained relationship with Mandy.
Charlie soon befriended DeMarcus Westwood (Tomi Ade) but began bullying Mason Chen-Williams (Frank Kauer).
In July 2022, after finding DeMarcus armed with a knife, intending to use it as defence against Joseph Holmes' (Olly Rhodes) gang, Charlie warned Saul Reeves (Chris Charles).
Mason ended up leaking it on social media, and publicly shamed himself when he lied that he had slept with a drunken Leah.
In March 2023, after Leah also rejected Charlie, he became enraged at being isolated from his friends and began purchasing weed from a drug dealer.
His girlfriend Shing Lin Leong (Izzie Yip) witnessed the two having a moment and accused her of trying to kiss him, but Ella was just holding his hands.
Her father Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) learns from Leela Lomax (Kirsty-Leigh Porter), who was at the scene that Ella is dead and he breaks down in tears, devastated.
He manages to sell some of his stuff to earn some extra money as he wants to put towards some savings to go away on holiday for his 18th birthday later in the year.
Charlie and Frankie begin to develop a close friendship, as she wonders why he would want to help her after the way she treated everyone, including Jack.
In September 2024, when a motorbike accident caused by Cleo McQueen (Nadine Mulkerrin) leads to Suzanne’s death, Charlie is there for Frankie as she grieves, while JJ has nobody.
A year later in September 2025, Charlie is briefly mentioned although not shown since the events of the motorbike accident by Leela when Leah, who is heavily pregnant, goes into labour.
Unbeknownst to him, Leah gives birth to a son with Leela by her side, just as Ste wakes up from a year long coma.