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Biography
Paul Holowaty is an English actor who was born in Bolton, on 7 March 1985. He is probably most well known for his role as racist bully “Steven "Macki" Mackintosh” in popular soap opera Hollyoaks. In 2010, he made his West End debut in the musical Wolfboy at the Trafalgar Studios in London. He made his debut on American television in 2016 appearing in NCIS. He is currently filming a series regular role in a new series about EDM DJs called CVNT5, written by and starring Gareth Emery.
Coronation Street
In 2000 he appeared in Coronation street as Sarah Platt's boyfriend Neil Ferns - he got her pregnant with Bethany aged 13 but he was killed in a road accident in 2003.
Hollyoaks
In April 2005, he was cast as a non-regular character Macki in Hollyoaks. Story linesthat involved him include blowing up the science lab, the racist bullying of Ali and Darlene Taylor and getting fatally stabbed by Ali before Ali himself was killed by an oncoming car. He appeared in 30 episodes.
Holby City
He then went on to appear as Gavin, a character with a STD in BBC hospital drama Holby City. Gavin was a young boy interested in gardening, and was doing a course at college in the subject.