Leah Hackett

Leah Hackett
Hackett in 2025
Born	(1985-08-15) 15 August 1985 (age 40) Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Education	Winstanley College
Alma mater	Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Role of Tina Reilly in Hollyoaks
Children	1

Leah Hackett (born 15 August 1985) is an English actress, best known for her role as Tina Reilly in the British soap opera Hollyoaks.

Early life

Hackett was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester into a mixed race family, an English mother and an African-American father. She worked in Tyldesley Library as a teenager. She attended Tyldesley Primary School before moving to Fred Longworth High School. She later attended Winstanley College and went on to get a place at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.^[1]

She appeared in Reemer's video for the single Maniac.^[2]

Personal life

Hackett co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet^[3] in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Claire Cooper.^[4]

Career

Hackett played timid Tina Reilly in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. She played the role for over two years between 3 August 2006 until her character's death on 17 October 2008.^[5][6] She reprised the role for one episode on 20 November 2014. Hackett appeared in the Liverpool Nativity on 16 December 2007 as a shepherdess. In July 2008, Hackett was the face selected to launch the Polaroid PoGo.^[7] She also appeared in a series of videos promoting the Year of Food and Farming where she milks a cow, shears sheep, collects eggs and makes ice cream at Blaze Farm in Cheshire.^[8] She appeared in a pantomime (Dick Whittington), at Buxton Opera House and she played Alice Witzwarren. She appeared as Clare Saunders in an episode of Doctors, titled "The Mathematics of Marriage", which aired 15 December 2010.^[9] In 2018, Hackett appeared in the comedy film Above the Clouds.^[10]

Stage appearances

• November 2010, Pub (musical drama), Royal Exchange, Manchester
• June to July 2013, Manchester - The Massacre (a promenade performance drama splicing the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 and the Hacienda Movement of 1989), Library Theatre company

Filmography

Television

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes
2006–2008, 2014	Hollyoaks	Tina Reilly	Channel 4
2010	Doctors	Clare Saunders
2011	The Case	Tamsin Hatfield
2012	Doctors	Michaela Everett
	Good Cop	Laura
2013–2020	4 O'Clock Club	WPC Rowe	Series 2–9
2014	Coronation Street	PC Stanley	ITV, 1 episode
2017	The Break[11]	Lisa	BBC, 1 episode
2018	Above the Clouds	Comedy film	Daisy

References

1. "Interview with Leah Hackett". Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
2. "Leah Hackett stars in music video". Channel 4. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
3. "The Closet : Celebrity Dress Hire". Theclosetliverpool.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
4. Dawn Collinson (3 March 2010). "Lifestyles - Hollyoaks actresses opening a new boutique called the closet". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
5. Fitzpatrick, Katie (17 August 2025). "A Hollyoaks reunion as soap stars celebrate Leah Hackett's birthday". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
6. Millar, Paul (25 October 2012). "'Hollyoaks' star Jennifer Metcalfe calls for Leah Hackett return". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
7. Getty Images
8. "Hollyoaks star takes to the farm". Think Food and Farming. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
9. Laws, Roz (12 December 2010). "Doctors spoilers from December 13". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
10. "Above the Clouds - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
11. "Special Delivery - the Break". 23 January 2018.

External links

• Leah Hackett at IMDb