Chris Fountain

Chris Fountain
Born	Christopher Ryan Fountain 3 September 1987 (1987-09-03) (age 24) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Years active	2001–present
Website
http://www.chrisfountain.co.uk/

Christopher Ryan Fountain ^[1] (born 3 September 1987 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actor best known for his role as Justin Burton on the Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks, a role he played from 2003 until his departure in June 2009. He is also now known for playing Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street. He played the role of PC Paul Tait in BBC Drama Five Days. Chris is dating dancer Jessica Derrick. He is also a big Huddersfield Town fan and attends games when he can.

Career history

Television

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).

In February 2006, Fountain came 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 the former S Club 7 member Jo O'Meara.

On 7 June 2006, Fountain injured himself on location whilst filming for Hollyoaks when he touched an electric fence.^[2]

It was confirmed on 11 March that Fountain would be leaving Hollyoaks on 3 June 2009 in a joint exit storyline alongside Jamie Lomas who plays Warren.

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 will be playing the role of Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street, appearing on screens from March 2011.^[3]

Dancing on Ice

Fountain was a runner up in the third series of ITV show Dancing on Ice. He was partnered with British 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 11 wins and 3rd place went to Kyran Bracken with 9 wins.^{[citation needed]})))

Leaving Hollyoaks (Justin Burton 2003-2009)

In March 2009, it was reported that Fountain was to depart his role as Hollyoaks' Justin Burton and would be onscreen to UK viewers until at least May of the same year. He exited the show (after nearly six years) in dramatic fashion - a blazing fire at The Loft, which saw the return of Clare Cunningham, played by Gemma Bissix and tied in with the departure of Jamie Lomas, who played bad-boy Warren Fox.

Other work

Fountain appeared in 'Aladdin' at the Palace Theatre and Opera House in Manchester from early December 2009 to early January 2010. He starred as the lead character in the pantomime. Fountain also completed a run in Departure Lounge, the musical by Dougal Irvine at Waterloo East theatre in London. He also appeared on Own Goals and Gaffes with Rory McGrath.

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)^[4]
• 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^[5]

2008

• Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks ^[6]
• 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 Spectactular Scene Of The Year' for 'Justin Run Over', shared with Hannah Tointon (Katy Fox)

References

1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004.
2. ^ "'Hollyoaks' cast member in "shocking" accident". Digital Spy. 2006-06-07. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33886.html. Retrieved 2008-03-30. 
3. ^ "Chris Fountain joins 'Coronation Street'" Digital Spy 26 November 2010 Retrieved 26 November 2010
4. ^ Soaps - News - In Pictures: The British Soap Awards 2006 - Digital Spy
5. ^ Chris Fountain profile on IMDB
6. ^ Soaps - News - 'Enders, 'Hollyoaks' triumph at Soap Awards - Digital Spy

External links

• Chris Fountain at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Fountain, Chris
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Date of birth	3 September 1987
Place of birth	Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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