Ellis Hollins (born 14 November 1999) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of

Tom Cunningham Tom Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Ellis Hollins. With Tom being a young child for most of his tenure, his early years featured minimal storylines, including the numerous death ...

in the

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soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

''. In 2006, he appeared in ''Alpha Male'', a family film released in the United Kingdom.

Acting work

At age 3, Hollins was cast as Tom Cunningham in Channel 4's soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. In 2006, Hollins played the part of Nathan Lamis in the Dan Wilde production of ''Alpha Male.'' Hollins' part was dramatic and he undertook all his own stunts. Hollins has been involved in many dramatic ''Hollyoaks'' storylines playing Tom, including the death of both his parents and his brother; starting a fire while playing with matches; going to court for attacking intruder

Esther Bloom Esther Bloom is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by actor Jazmine Franks. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 18 January 2011. Franks had previously auditioned for roles in the show ...

; getting kidnapped and a teenage pregnancy and adoption storyline when Tom got his on-screen girlfriend

Peri Lomax Peri Lomax is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She is played by Ruby O'Donnell, who made her first screen appearance on 4 October 2013. Storylines Peri arrives with mother Sam (Lizzie Roper) to surprise ...

pregnant. Hollins has also appeared in several ''Hollyoaks'' spin offs. In November 2008, he appeared in all five episodes of series one of ''

Hollyoaks Later ''Hollyoaks Later'' (originally ''Late Night Hollyoaks'') is a British television spin-off of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. The series allows for more sexual content, 'edgier' storylines and stronger language than ''Hollyoaks''. The s ...

'', a late night spin-off series to ''Hollyoaks'' airing at 10pm on E4 over 5 consecutive nights. Hollins was involved in one of the main stories of the series, which saw Tom kidnapped by crazed

Niall Rafferty Niall Rafferty (born Matthew McQueen) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Barry Sloane. He first appeared during an episode broadcast on 3 December 2007. Former '' Brookside'' actor Sloane was ...

. Hollins has appeared in all three series of the Hollyoaks Music show which aired on Saturday mornings on T4 over several months in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Hollins appeared as his ''Hollyoaks'' character, nicknamed 'Lil Tom' in a segment which saw Tom Cunningham interview various music artists. He also appeared in the October 2009 spin-off series ''Hollyoaks: The Good, the Bad and the Gorgeous'', which took a look back at some of the best moments in ''Hollyoaks''. The special also featured various specially filmed segments and Hollins appeared in one as Tom. Hollins started alongside

Carley Stenson Carley Stenson (born 22 September 1982) is an English actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Steph Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Harriet Shelton in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her role as Steph, s ...

(Steph Cunningham). In 2012, Hollins played the role of a young Hans Christian Andersen in the

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Drama ''The Beautiful Ugly''.

Awards

Hollins has become popular amongst ''Hollyoaks'' fans and was nominated for a

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in the 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' category in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. He won the award in 2006. Hollins won Best Young Actor at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards in 2006 and 2008 and was nominated for the award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2008, he won Best Child Actor at the inaugural

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. In 2009 in a poll for ''

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'' magazine, Hollins' ''Hollyoaks'' character, Tom, was voted 'Soap's Greatest Ever Youngster'. Hollins was also nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2012 Inside Soap Magazine awards.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollins, Ellis 1999 births Living people Male actors from Manchester English male child actors English male soap opera actors English male radio actors 21st-century English male actors