Andrew "Andy" McNair is a British

United Kingdom

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 actor, probably best known for his role on Channel 4

Channel 4

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 soap opera

Soap opera

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 Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

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Career

McNair began his television career in 2001 on Channel 4

Channel 4

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's Hollyoaks. He played the role of mechanic Dan Hunter for three years, appearing at the very centre of many of the show's most high-profile storylines, until he quit the show in 2004. Andy McNair made his final appearance as Dan in December 2004, which his character was killed off in a car explosion.

Following his Hollyoaks departure, McNair appeared in a number of small roles on television, including established series such as Casualty

Casualty (TV series)

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, Dream Team

Dream Team (TV series)

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and Doctors among others.

In 2009, Andy joined the third season of Showtime series The Tudors

The Tudors

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, playing Thomas Seymour

Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley

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. The show is based on the reign of British monarch Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England

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He also appeared on bbc drama waterloo road as a drug dealer called Darren.

Personal life

McNair is married to Elizabeth McNair (born "Elizabeth Victoria Craighan" on June 21, 1987 in Manhattan, New York). They were married on August 25, 2007 in a 6:00 P.M. ceremony in the evening at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Sleepy Hollow, New York

Sleepy Hollow, New York

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The couple have one child. Their son, Tristian Rhys McNair, was born on October 25, 2010 at 12:00 A.M. in the morning in Barnet General Hospital

Barnet General Hospital

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 in Barnet, North London

Barnet

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, England

England

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The family divides its time between their homes in London, England, Manhattan, New York and Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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