James Lomas (born 21 April 1975) is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as

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in ''

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'' and

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in ''

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''.

Life and career

Lomas was born in

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. Before joining ''Hollyoaks'' in 2006, he had minor roles in '' Heartbeat'' playing Craig Harker in 2005 and in ''

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'' playing Nathan Simmonds in 2005. Lomas left ''Hollyoaks'' in 2011. Lomas made a full-time return to ''Hollyoaks'' in May 2016, before he departed again in November 2017. He made a one-off appearance in May 2018 and again in July 2019, before making a full-time return in January 2020. Lomas was also on the seventeenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and finished in second place.

Personal life

Lomas has a son named Billy (born 2006) with his former girlfriend. He and singer and actress

Kym Marsh Kimberley Gail Ratcliff (''née'' Marsh, previously Ryder and Lomas; born 13 June 1976) is an English actress, television presenter and singer. In 2001, she won a place in the band Hear'Say as a result of appearing on the reality television ser ...

announced their relationship in July 2008. In December 2008, Lomas and Marsh announced they were expecting a baby together, due in the summer of 2009. On 12 February 2009, Marsh released a statement on behalf of the couple, announcing their son, Archie Jay Lomas, had been born 18 weeks early on 11 February, and had died moments after birth. In 2020, he announced that despite being

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, he had tested positive for

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during the

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, which led to him being forced to cancel his appearance in ''The Real Full Monty on Ice''.

Awards and nominations

Lomas was nominated for Villain of the Year and Best Actor at the

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in 2007, 2008 and 2009. As well as this, he was also nominated for Sexiest Male in 2007 and 2008. Lomas, alongside

Gemma Bissix Gemma Bissix (born 6 June 1983) is an English actress. She has been acting since the age of 9. Her most prominent roles have been in soap operas, as Clare Bates in ''EastEnders'' (1993–1998, 2008) and Clare Devine in '' Hollyoaks'' (2006–20 ...

Hannah Tointon Hannah Tointon (born 28 December 1987) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Katy Fox in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Tara Brown in sitcom ''The Inbetweeners''. Early life Tointon was born to parents Ken and Carol. ...

and

Chris Fountain Christopher Ryan "Chris" Fountain (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor and DJ. He is known for his roles as Damien Jones in Emmerdale, Justin Burton in ''Hollyoaks'' and as Tommy Duckworth in ''Coronation Street''. Early life Fount ...

, won the award for Most Spectacular Scene in 2008 for

Clare Devine Clare Devine (also Cunningham) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera '' Hollyoaks'', played by actresses Gemma Bissix and Samantha Rowley. Bissix reprised the role in 2009 for the culmination of Warren Fox (Jamie Lom ...

driving off a cliff. He was also nominated for Best Actor for his role as Warren Fox since returning at the 2017 British Soap Awards.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lomas, Jamie 1975 births English male film actors English male soap opera actors I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) participants Living people People from Bury, Greater Manchester Actors from Manchester Actors from Lancashire