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Finn O'Connor is the son of Morag and Rob O'Connor who see Diane Hutchinson as his mother figure, the brother of Sinead O'Connor (who was ill with leukaemia at the time of Finn's birth), the half-brother of Olivia O'Connor and the father of Bella Sharpe, whom was born to Finn and his then-girlfriend Amber Sharpe when Finn was thirteen.
Biography[]
2010-2011: Arrival & Teenage Antics[]
Finn arrives in Hollyoaks village along with his father, Rob O'Connor, step mum, Diane and his older sister, Sinead during his arrival Finn struggles to fin in at School giving the fact his father was also the headmaster of the school as a result Finn tried too make friends with another new student named Amber Sharpe however at first Amber was against getting to know Finn. However they later do become friends and begin to grow closer. Finn also clashes with Diane more than once by stating he thinks he and his sister Sinead will never be enough for Diane to be a happy mum. Finn also befriends Tom Cunningham.
Finn along with Amber find themselves caring for a baby that Diane had stolen from the Hospital but are approached by Anita Roy whom managed to talk Diane around. After Amber tells Finn of her family, Finn does the same and this leads the two onto the topic of sex and the two sleep together to which Finn after buying Amber a pregnancy test discovers that she is pregnant with his child when Finn discovers this with Amber he attempts to process that his going to be a dad and the pair discuss their plans however a fire spreads out which was caused by a desperate Dominic Reilly whom was coasted to do so by Warren Fox for an insurance scam against his brother Tony Hutchinson whom was with Amber's mother, Gabby at the time but thankfully Finn and Amber are saved and well but the fire caused the deaths of two people in Steph Roach and Malachy Fisher.
Not long after the fire Finn and Amber are finally outed to be soon parents this upsets both families and this leads Amber to say that Finn's father, Rob is the babies father however knowing this is a lie Finn finally comes clean and due to Amber's lies the Sharpe family leave Hollyoaks. Finn is also left stunned when Rob departs and leaves him along with Sinead with their step mother Diane in January 2011 later that year Finn discovers that he and Amber have a baby girl however he opts against going to see her. Finn later decides to leave Hollyoaks and go to live with his father Rob instead of staying with Diane and Sinead.
2013-2017: Return, The Rape of John Paul McQueen & Time in Prison[]
Finn returns to Hollyoaks in April 2013 when his father Rob arrived to tell Diane that Finn has gone missing later on Sinead along with Callum Kane and Robbie Roscoe attempt to go to a party however they accidentally run over Finn and not knowing its Finn, Sinead agrees to leave him lying on the road later on Finn is taken to the hospital and is approached by Robbie whom threatens Finn to keep quiet about the hit and run. Sinead apologises to Finn and he forgives her. Finn later starts to hang around with Robbie and the two start to commit petty crimes and even go as far as to break into Finns previous home and trash it as it was sold by Rob and in an attempt to get no one to buy it. Finn also makes it hard for Diane's now new boyfriend, Tony Hutchinson who attempts to grow close with Finn however Finn at first is not interested and later Finn along with Callum and Robbie plan to rob Price Slice however it ends with Callum being accidentally shot by Robbie but manages to survive.
By late 2013, Finn is seen being coasted by Robbie into bullying their school teacher John Paul McQueen. Tony later discovers this and makes Finn apologise to John Paul but this leads Finn to attack Nana McQueen which scares and Hospitalizes her and Finn is later seen with a mark on his hand by John Paul whom connected the dots to Nana's attack he tells Finn that his going the Police this leads Robbie to tell Finn to make sure John Paul does not say a word to anyone about the attack and they plan to burgle the school but Finn is interrupted by John Paul in doing so and the two get into a heated row which leads Finn to hit John Paul over the head as he was leaving to call the Police. After doing so Finn shockingly rapes a disorientated John Paul.
After raping John Paul, Finn gets rid of both the ornament he wacked John Paul with and the cloths he has been wearing knowing how scared John Paul is and how powerful he felt, Finn begins to continue to terrorise John Paul to the point where Finn has an accident on some quad bikes during a school trip and John Paul leaves him to die however this is seen by Robbie who calls out John Paul which leads John Paul to attack Robbie and get sent to prison. Finn is approached by Robbie afterwards about why John Paul would be willing to let him die and when Robbie makes a passing comment that it's not like Finn raped him Finns faces changes this leads Robbie to discover the truth disgusted by this Finn is then put in a position to go against Robbie after he finds out the truth and later switches his statement which still gets John Paul sent down.
Finn continues to terrorise both John Paul and also taunts Robbie as his behaviour worsens he later befriends Blessing Chambers whom he has a drink with and getting drunk however Finns intentions turn sinister when he discover that Blessing is in fact transgender he then violently attacks Blessing for this very reason which ends up with Blessing in hospital. Sinead later discovers that Finn has been watching violent porn which she raises alarm to Diane and finds a video of Blessings attack however Diane plays it down and deletes the video. By August 2014, Finn is delighted when Amber suddenly shows up with his daughter however Amber only returns ed to con money out of Finn this is discovered by Diane whom pays her to leave Finn attempts to stop Amber but is unintentionally interrupted by Nancy Osborne and when Finn later goes to The Dog in the Pond and is refused to be served by Nancy his left furious this leads Finn to attack and attempt to rape Nancy however is interrupted the arrival of Phoebe McQueen however Finn seems to have gotten away with yet another crime when Nancy accuses Robbie of the crime but during her wedding to Darren Osborne. Finn attends and Nancy later notices the same aftershave Finn is wearing the night she was attacked she then draws the dots and rightly accuses Finn this leads to Diane to furiously defend him however for Finn. John Paul finally speaks out after finding out about the attack this leads to Finns arrest and his denied bail and sent to prison until his trail. While inside Diane attempted to clear Finns name but realises he did rape John Paul and attack both Nancy and Blessing and later opts against being his alibi this leads Finn to be convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment.
In February 2015, Finn requested to see John Paul and in response John Paul attempts to order Finn to be killed or seriously harmed while inside in an aid of Trevor Royle however Trevor realises John Paul is thinking impulsively and not rationally so decides against the idea. Finn is later visited by John Paul who tells Finn he will never forgive him and does not buy his apology later on Finn is visited off-screen by his sister Sinead in September 2015 when she takes her newly born daughter Hannah Hay-O'Connor to meet with Finn and by February 2017 having spent over two and a half years inside Finn vows his a changed man to Diane and tells her to help him get parole however Diane approaches James Nightingale whom is in a relationship with John Paul knowing who Finn is James winds Finn up to the point where Finn attacks him and it leads to his chances of parole to be diminished.
2019: Release[]
In July 2019, Finn is visited and approached by Diane who asks Finn what goes through a rapist's mind in aid to help take down Sinead's now husband, Laurie Shelby. Finn tells a disgusted Diane how his mind worked during what he did to John. Finn is later seen with Laurie, who doesn't realise it's him until he mentions Sinead. This leads to Finn to attack Laurie but the van crash and Laurie escapes, but later dies due to a severe head injury from the crash, Finn however manages to survive the crash and is later released and is told by Diane he can move back in with her. As expected Finn's return causes upset especially with the McQueens. Finn is threatened by the likes of Sally . Finn later discover that Sinead does not want him anywhere near him due to her recent ordeal with Laurie and is devastated when she does not invite him to her wedding to Sami Maalik however the two do not marry anyway.
Finn later befriends Sami's younger sister, Yasmine but its tested when Finn touches Yasmine's hand as a way of saying thank you but Yasmine freaks out however Finn is understanding of her response and Yasmine apologises. Finn also takes a disliking towards Tony's father, Edward Hutchinson whom arrives to help Diane cope with Tony's disappearance as thinking he left for another woman however he has been kidnapped by serial killer, Breda McQueen. Finn is later warned off by Sami who discovers that Finn and Yasmine's relationship after being told by Edward. Finn manages to find himself a job as a delivery driver however his first job is too deliver to Hollyoaks High the very place he raped John Paul five years prior and attempts to hide his identity by wearing a hat but the hat is taken by Juliet Nightingale and thrown into a class room the very class room the rape took place but Nancy walks in and tells Sally of Finns presence they berate Finn in front of his boss whom sacks Finn. Edward then tells Finn he should make a stand an apology to everyone his effect. Finn does so but takes the opportunity at Marnie Nightingale's patisserie grand-opening however the media attention is turned too Finn.
John Paul returns in December 2019 and he and Finn finally come face to face, it leads to John Paul telling Finn to leave Hollyoaks and start a fresh else where as he along with everyone else will never forgive him Finn contacts one of his former prison mates and is paid by Edward to leave. Finn says his goodbyes to Diane and departs to Edwards amusement.
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- In May 2019, actor Keith Rice revealed that Finn would be returning to the show after the actor was noticed in a Behind The Scenes video of the new 2019 Opening Titles. The character returned on-screen in June 2019.
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