Karen Hassan

Karen Hassan

Born: January 1, 1981
in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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 2010.

Movies for Karen Hassan...

Wait for Me
Title: Wait for Me
Character: Alison
Released: June 2, 2023
Type: Movie
Alison is no girl-next-door. Dragged into a life of crime after arriving in England from Ireland. She works for small time gangster Max, whose fixation with Alison is the only reason she isn’t in prison… or dead. When she meets Sam, a damaged man with a troubled past, he opens her eyes that life can be a beautiful thing if you meet it half way.
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Title: Suspicion
Character: Nicola
Released: February 4, 2022
Type: TV
Five 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?
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Title: FBI: International
Character: Lauren Walsh
Released: September 21, 2021
Type: TV
Follow the elite agents of the FBI's International Fly Team as they travel the world with the mission of protecting Americans wherever they may be.
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Doing Money
Title: Doing Money
Character: DC Rachel
Released: April 5, 2019
Type: Movie
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.
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Cellar Door
Title: Cellar Door
Character: Aidie
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: Movie
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.
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Sasha of the Sea
Title: Sasha of the Sea
Character: Abby
Released: September 9, 2018
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Soft Border Patrol
Character: Lisa McCoy
Released: March 2, 2018
Type: TV
Comedy mockumentary following the independent cross-border body as they deal with bodies crossing the border, be they human, animal or fish.
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Once Upon a Winter's Date
Title: Once Upon a Winter's Date
Character: Amy
Released: September 26, 2017
Type: Movie
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.
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High-Rise
Title: High-Rise
Character: Young Woman
Released: November 22, 2015
Type: Movie
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
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A Patch of Fog
Title: A Patch of Fog
Character: Police Woman
Released: September 11, 2015
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: The Fall
Character: Annie Brawley
Released: May 12, 2013
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Vikings
Character: Therese
Released: March 3, 2013
Type: TV
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.
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Scapegoat
Title: Scapegoat
Character: Patricia Curran
Released: October 26, 2009
Type: Movie
This is the fascinating true life story of one of Ireland's most famous unsolved murders. It is the tale of how an innocent man was found guilty but insane of the brutal homicide of a young woman from a very prominent family. Told in superb period detail, Scapegoat contains a combustible mix of sex, class, bogus respectability and dark domestic secrets
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Fifty Dead Men Walking
Title: Fifty Dead Men Walking
Character: Mother
Released: September 10, 2008
Type: Movie
It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA. Guided by Special Forces officer 'Fergus', McGartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisation's dealings, providing his British handler with priceless, life-saving information. Based on a true story.
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Miss Conception
Title: Miss Conception
Character: Young Nun
Released: June 6, 2008
Type: Movie
Georgina is an ambitious young London professional who learns she has only one month left in which to conceive a child. After exhausting all possibilities with her baby-phobic boyfriend, Georgina turns to her wildly optimistic friend Clem, with whom she sets out to identify and "land" the perfect father for her child.
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Hunger
Title: Hunger
Character: Gerry's Girlfriend
Released: May 15, 2008
Type: Movie
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.