Karissa Hamilton-Bannis has served as a writer on Hollyoaks since October 2020, contributing 34 episodes to date.
A screenwriting graduate from the National Film and Television School, Hamilton-Bannis has worked on numerous projects, including A Convenient Confession, The Storyteller, Wild Surf, Wild Spirits H2O, Better Than Four and an online spin-off of the children's series The Dumping Ground.