Chris Fountain
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| Born | Christopher Ryan Fountain 3 March 1987 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, music producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2001–2013 2016–present |
Christopher Ryan "Chris" Fountain[1] (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor, music producer and DJ. He is known for his roles as Damian Jones in Emmerdale Justin Burton in Hollyoaks and as Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street.
Early life
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Fountain was born in the West Yorkshire city of Bradford on 3 September 1987.
Career
Fountain had minor roles in Blood Strangers (2002) and Bob and Rose (2001), and has appeared in the dramas Where the Heart Is (2002), The Royal (2003) and Burn It (2003).[citation needed]
Hollyoaks
He joined Hollyoaks in 2003 in the role of Justin Burton.
On 7 June 2006, Fountain injured himself on location whilst filming for Hollyoaks when he touched an electric fence.[2]
In 2008 Fountain won the British Soap Award for Best Actor due to his role on Hollyoaks.[3]
It was confirmed on 11 March 2009 that Fountain would be leaving Hollyoaks. He left on 3 June 2009 in a joint exit storyline alongside Jamie Lomas who plays Warren Fox.
Dancing on Ice
Fountain was a runner up in the third series of ITV show Dancing on Ice, in which he was partnered with skater Frankie Poultney. He also won the Dancing on Ice Tour 2008 with 24 wins and went home with the Dancing on Ice Tour Winners Trophy for winning the most shows. Second place went to Suzanne Shaw with eleven wins and third place went to Kyran Bracken with nine wins.[citation needed]
Post-Hollyoaks
On 30 January 2010, he appeared as a patient called Seb in Casualty. Fountain played the role of PC Paul Tait in the BBC drama Five Days in March 2010.
On 26 November 2010, it was announced that he would play the role of Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street and made his first on-screen appearance in March 2011.[4] Fountain made his final appearance on 13 October 2013, with his character having an off-screen exit on 23 October 2013.
In September 2016, he joined the touring cast of The Full Monty.
In July 2017, he joined the cast of new ITV drama Girlfriends in a supporting role. It aired in January 2018.[5]
Other work
In February 2006, Fountain came in third in the BBC show Just the Two of Us, a singing competition in which celebrities are paired up with professional singers and are voted off, day by day. His singing partner was former S Club 7 member Jo O'Meara.
Fountain played the title role in the pantomime Aladdin at the Manchester Opera House over the Christmas/New Year period of 2009/2010. In 2010 he appeared in the new musical Departure Lounge for a short run at the Waterloo East Theatre in London.
Fountain appeared on All Star Family Fortunes on 14 April 2012. In December 2012, he took part in ITV game show Paddy's 2012 Show and Telly.
Personal life
Fountain was sacked from Coronation Street following a video of him rapping about rape under an alter ego called "The Phantom". Fountain apologised for the incident.[6]
Fountain is a fan of Huddersfield Town AFC
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Type | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bob & Rose | TV | Dean Gadds | TV Series |
| 2002 | Emmerdale | TV | Damien Jones | TV Series |
| 2002 | Blood Strangers | TV | Warren | TV film |
| 2002 | Where the Heart Is | TV | Marty Sargent Jnr | 1 Episode, "Extra Time" |
| 2003 | The Royal | TV | Simon Waite | 1 Episode, "Kiss and Tell" |
| 2003 | Burn It | TV | Carl Age 14 | Episode: "1.1" ` |
| 2003–2009 | Hollyoaks | TV | Justin Burton | Series Regular, Main Cast, 149 Episodes |
| 2006 | Just the Two of Us | TV | Himself | Contestant, 3 Place |
| 2008 | Dancing on Ice | TV | Himself | Contestant, 2 Place |
| 2010 | Casualty | TV | Seb Cooper | 1 Episode, "The Cradle Will Fall" |
| 2010 | Five Days | TV | PC Paul Tait | 3 Episode, "Day 1", "Day 2" and "Day 8" |
| 2011–2013 | Coronation Street | TV | Tommy Duckworth | Series Regular, Main Cast, 303 Episodes |
| 2018 | Girlfriends | TV | Ryan |
Awards and nominations
2005
- Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' for his role in Hollyoaks
2006
- Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Storyline' for 'Justin and Becca's affair' in Hollyoaks, shared with Ali Bastian (Becca Dean)[7]
- Winner at The Pulse West Yorkshire Local Heroes Awards as Artistic Achievement of the Year
- Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Sexiest Male' for his role in Hollyoaks
- Nominated at National Television Awards in category of 'Most Popular Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks
2007
- Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks
- Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Sexiest Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks[8]
2008
- Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks[9]
- Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Most Spectacular Scene of the Year' for 'Car Over Cliff', shared with Hannah Tointon (Katy Fox), Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox), Matt Littler (Max Cunningham) and Gemma Bissix (Clare Cunningham).
- Nominated at British Soap Awards in category for 'Most Spectacular Scene of the Year' for 'Justin Run Over', shared with Hannah Tointon (Katy Fox)
2012
- Nominated at National Television Awards for 'Best Newcomer' for his role in Coronation Street
- Nominated at British Soap Awards for 'Sexiest Male', but lost out to Scott Maslen, who plays Jack Branning in the soap EastEnders.
In July 2012, Fountain made the shortlist for Best Actor on the TV choice awards. He was also up for Sexiest Male for the Inside Soap Awards.
References
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004.
- ^ "Soaps – News – 'Hollyoaks' cast member in "shocking" accident – Digital Spy". 13 January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hollyoaks scoops six soap awards". BBC. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Chris Fountain joins 'Coronation Street'" Digital Spy 26 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010
- ^ "GIRLFRIENDS CASTING". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Sacked Chris Fountain's back door exit from the cobbles". 15 October 2013.
- ^ "In Pictures: The British Soap Awards 2006". 23 May 2006.
- ^ "Chris Fountain". IMDb.
- ^ "'Enders, 'Hollyoaks' triumph at Soap Awards". 3 May 2008.
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