Leo Valentine Leo Valentine Leo Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", played by Brian Bovell. Despite being on the show for over three years, Leo has not been involved in any major storylines, however does serve as a comedic character. In March 2010, it was announced that Bovell had been axed from the show. He left in August 2010. Leo is the estranged husband of Diane (Pauline Black), the father of Calvin (Ricky Whittle), Sonny (Devon Anderson) and Sasha (Nathalie Emmanuel). He left Diane and his children in 1993, where he returned to his mistress
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