Calvin Valentine in February 2011. In May 2006, it was announced former "Dream Team" actor Ricky Whittle would arrive in Hollyoaks as "mysterious" Calvin Valentine. Along with Whittle's casting, it was announced his former "Dream Team" co-star Jamie Lomas would take on the part of "bad boy" Warren Fox. Speaking of Lomas and Whittle's casting, a "Hollyoaks" spokesperson stated: "We're delighted to welcome Ricky and Jamie to the "Hollyoaks" cast. Their characters are set to bring lots of drama to the show!" In 2009, it was announced that Whittle had decided to leave the series after he quit to pursue other projects.
Valentine Pelka opera "Family Affairs" as Simon Thornton. His sister, Kazia, was also a leading player in "Family Affairs"; however, that was after Valentine had appeared in the soap opera. Of the feature films in which Valentine has performed, the best-known was Roman Polanski's 2002 film "The Pianist". His supporting comedic role in "Under the Tuscan Sun" was performed mute. He returned to stage work in 2013 when he reprised his role as John Lennon in Sandy Marshall's biopic "And in the End" at the Jeremy Street Theatre in London. Also in 1999, he had a guest starring role in "" as