Zoë Lister

Zoë Lister is a British actress, best known for playing Zoe Carpenter in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. In 2014, she began working as a television writer, including work on Hollyoaks, The Lodge and Free Rein.

Career Lister played the role of Zoe Carpenter in Hollyoaks from 2006 to 2010. She appeared as a guest on Big Brother's Little Brother and also presented at T4 on the Beach. In 2009, she performed a Queen medley on Children in Need alongside other Hollyoaks cast members. During 2010, Lister appeared in the play The Stanhope Sisters as Kitty Dutton at The Red Hedgehog in Highgate, London.

From 16 August 2010 until 4 December 2010, Lister toured the UK in the comedy play Teechers as Gail. She appeared as Lady Macbeth at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool in 2012.

In 2015, Lister played the British ambassador in the feature film Brash Young Turks.

She briefly returned to Hollyoaks, reprising the role of Zoe for a short stint in April 2017.

In 2019, she became the voice for British low-cost airline Jet2's advertisement campaigns, one of which, featuring Jess Glynne's 2015 single "Hold My Hand", has received considerable attention in 2025 as a viral social media audio trend.

Personal life Lister ran the 2008 Great North Run in aid of the Parkinson's Disease Society. Her grandmother was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease shortly before her death.

In 2012 and 2013, Lister assisted researchers at Toshiba's Cambridge Research Lab and the University of Cambridge's Department of Engineering to develop "Zoe", a virtual "talking head" which can express a full range of human emotions.

In 2015, she married musician Rob Castell.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Amy Amy Short films Mad Sad Glad Audrey Lauren 2014 Knock Knock Ivy Rose 2015 Brash Young Turks British Ambassador

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006–2010, 2017 Hollyoaks Zoe Carpenter 215 episodes 2008 T4 on the Beach 2008 Herself - Presenter Television Special 2008–2009 Hollyoaks Later Zoe Carpenter 9 episodes 2011 Midsomer Murders Young Mother Julian Episode: "A Sacred Trust" 2012 Crime Stories Louise Miller Episode: "Cohesion" 2014 Staff Room Lucy Lucas 5 episodes 2025 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Herself - Guest 1 episode