Hannah Tointon (born 28 December 1987) is an English actress. She is best known for playing

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' and

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in sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Tointon was born to parents Ken and Carol. She and her actress sister Kara (born 1983) were brought up in

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and attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St Hilda's School in

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Career

Tointon's first appearance on television was in the

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hit sitcom ''

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'', where she played Tamsin, the love interest of the main character Taj Lewis. Her next role was in the series ''Star 2003'' where she played the character Billie. Following this, she played Celina Johnson in the British police drama series ''

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''. She also portrayed Casey in the horror film '' The Children''. In 2006, she appeared in the television series '' Murder City'', where she played Bethany Williams in the episode "Just Seventeen". She also appeared in ''

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'' as Savannah Caskey. She then went on to appear in ''

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'', and had an uncredited part in the film '' Just My Luck'' as a concert goer, along with sister Kara. In early 2007, she appeared as Annabelle in ''

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'', and also played Maxine Brogan in '' Doctors''.

''Hollyoaks''

Tointon is best known for her appearance on the Channel 4 soap opera ''

''. She made her first appearance on 30 April 2007, playing

, younger sister of Warren Fox. Outside of ''Hollyoaks'', she is close friends with

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(Warren Fox), Chris Fountain ( Justin Burton),

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(

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) and Kent Riley (

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). It was announced on 3 November 2007 that Tointon had quit ''Hollyoaks'' to try new things, and that she will have played the character of Katy Fox for a year. She said that her intention was always to stay just for a year.

After ''Hollyoaks''

On 11 November 2008, she appeared in the role of an

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student named Emma Lewis in ''Doctors'', a separate character to her previous ''Doctors'' stint. She also starred in '' The Children'', a horror film which co-starred

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, which was released in late 2008. In April 2010, Tointon appeared in the Cornetto Enigma TV advertisement. She appeared as Simon's girlfriend Tara, in Series 3 of the Channel 4 sitcom ''

''. Filming in spring 2010, she appeared from the second episode to the fourth. In March 2012, it was announced that Tointon would star in the forthcoming

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supernatural drama ''Switch''. In July 2012, she played a character called Frog in an episode of the E4 series ''

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'', where she was Dru's girlfriend. She played Kuji in the '' Sinbad'' episode titled Kuji. Also in 2012, she played the role of Kiki Delaine in ''The Hour''. Since 2014, Tointon has appeared as Maud Gunneson in the British-American horror series ''

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''. In September 2017 it was announced that she would be appearing in a new production of '' Strangers on a Train''. The production was expected to tour from 5 January to 31 March 2018. In October 2019 it was announced that Tointon would take over the role of Dawn in the West End production of ''

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'' from 2 December 2019. In June 2022, she appeared as Rachel Saunders in the science fiction horror TV adaptation of '' The Midwich Cuckoos'' by

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. This series was broadcast on

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on 2 June 2022.

Personal life

Tointon moved in with ''The Inbetweeners'' co-star Joe Thomas in 2012, after they met working on the show. The couple became engaged in 2017 and are currently living in London. In October 2022 they announced the birth of their first child.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tointon, Hannah 1987 births 21st-century English actresses English film actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people People from Southend-on-Sea