Soap stars who have made it in Hollywood - and those who missed out on success
dailyrecord.co.ukMany British actors and actresses started their careers in the likes of EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale before moving onto bigger and better things in Hollywood.
While some make it big, others don't quite live up to expectations and often return to where they first started, The Mirror reports.
We've taken a look at actors who have broken into Hollywood, and a few who didn't succeed.Ricky WhittleRicky, 40, played kind-hearted police officer Calvin Valentine in Hollyoaks between 2006 and 2011.His romance with Carmel McQueen melted hearts in the nation, but Calvin later went off the rails and was brutally murdered by Theresa McQueen in heartbreaking scenes.Since then, the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing runner-up has gone on to play the main role in US Starz drama American Gods, about warring modern day deities.The star went through hell preparing for the part and pumped iron alongside Rocky legend Sylvester Stallone.The show lasted from 2017 and 2021 and was nominated for a number of awards.Ricky also spent three years in the post-nuclear war drama The 100 and two in the hot romantic US series Mistresses.Nathalie EmmanuelNathalie played Sasha Valentine, the younger sister of Ricky's Calvin, in Hollyoaks, between 2006 and 2010, before she crossed the pond.Sasha was at the centre of high profile storylines involving heroin addiction and binge drinking, before she left for London.Nathalie, 33, went on to appear in The Maze Runner movies and the Fast & Furious blockbuster franchise, playing computer hacker Ramsey.She is perhaps best known globally for playing Missandei, loyal alley of Daenerys Targaryen in HBO series Game of Thrones.Nathalie stars in horror flick The Invitation, out now, and has a slew other projects
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