Chris Fountain

Christopher Ryan "Chris" Fountain[1] (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor, rapper and disc jockey. He is known for his roles as Justin Burton in Hollyoaks and as Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street.

Chris Fountain
Chris Fountain in 2011
Born
Christopher Ryan Fountain

(1987-09-03) 3 September 1987
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActor, rapper, disc jockey
Years active2001–2013, 2018–

Early life

Fountain was born in the West Yorkshire city of Bradford on 3 September 1987. Fountain is said be a huge fan of both Huddersfield FC and Partick Thistle F.C.

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).

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.

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. The reason for this was because Fountain was sacked following a rap video of him rapping about rape under an alter ego called "The Phantom". Fountain apologised for the incident.[5]

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.[6]

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.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Type Role Notes
2001 Bob & Rose TV Dean Gadds 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

2012

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.

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References
  1. Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004.
  2. "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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hollyoaks scoops six soap awards". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "Chris Fountain joins 'Coronation Street'" Digital Spy 26 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010
  5. https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-chris-fountains-character-2379199
  6. "GIRLFRIENDS CASTING". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. "In Pictures: The British Soap Awards 2006". 23 May 2006.
  8. "Chris Fountain". IMDb.
  9. "'Enders, 'Hollyoaks' triumph at Soap Awards". 3 May 2008.
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