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David Tag

English actor

David Mabibolla Taghinejad, known professionally as David Tag, is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Sylver McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from June 2018 until January 2022 before then returning for three further episodes in 2026.

01Career

Tag studied at the Manchester School of Acting between 2012 and 2017, during which time he made his acting debut in an episode of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as PSCO Rocco. After graduating in 2017, he appeared as Darryl in an episode of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a customer in the Woolpack.

In 2018, Tag returned to Hollyoaks and was cast in the regular role of Sylver McQueen. He was introduced as the brother of established character Goldie McQueen (Chelsee Healey) and the son of Breda McQueen (Moya Brady). The character's storylines in the soap included the discovery that he was adopted and that his adoptive mother Breda was a serial killer had killed his biological father and his stepfather, which ultimately resulted in Sylver killing her in self defence, his marriage to Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) and the revelation that he was the father of Cher Winters (Bethannie Hare). Tag left the soap in January 2022 and the character was killed off after being left to die by his stepson Bobby Costello (Jayden Fox).

In 2020, Tag portrayed Thomas in the LGBTQ+ themed short film S.A.M. alongside Sam Retford and George Webster. In 2021, he appeared alongside Retford again in the short film White Wedding, in which he played the role of a vampire prince. From December 2021 to January 2022, he played the Ringleader in the pantomime Goldilocks and the Three Bears at St Helens Theatre Royal and is set to reprise the role at Epstein Theatre between December 2022 and January 2023. In 2022, he starred as Ted in the short film Hello, Death and as Mr J. in the documentary Dark Phones. He also appeared in an episode of Meet the Richardsons and was a contestant on Pointless Celebrities alongside fellow Hollyoaks actress Jazmine Franks.

02Personal life

Since 2019, Tag has been in a relationship with beauty therapist Abi Harrison. They announced the birth of their son in June 2021. In April 2023, the couple announced they were expecting a second child.

03Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 S.A.M. Thomas Short film
2021 White Wedding Vampire Prince
2022 Hello, Death Ted Short film
2025 Departures Jake Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Hollyoaks PSCO Rocco 1 episode
2017 Emmerdale Darryl 1 episode
2018-2022, 2026 Hollyoaks Sylver McQueen 309 episodes
2022 Dark Phones Mr. J Documentary
Meet the Richardsons Personal trainer Guest role; 1 episode
Expend Hero Advertisement
Pointless Celebrities Himself Contestant; with Jazmine Franks

04Stage

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2021-2022 Goldilocks and the Three Bears Ringmaster St Helens Theatre Royal
2022-2023 Epstein Theatre
Watch videos about David TagExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

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