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 Justin Burton is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Chris Fountain. Justin arrived in 2003 and departed on 3 June 2009. Justin arrived in a family of six, however by September 2006, the Burton fa ...

in ''

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'' and as

Tommy Duckworth Tommy Duckworth is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Darryl Edwards from 1992 to 1997, Joseph Aston in 2000 and Chris Fountain from 2011 to 2013. The character was born on screen during the e ...

in ''

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''.

Early life

Fountain was born in the

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city of Bradford on 3 September 1987.

Career

Fountain first came to prominence in 2003, when he joined the Channel 4 soap series ''

'', in the role of Justin Burton. In 2008 Fountain won the British Soap Award for Best Actor due to his role on Hollyoaks. 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. 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

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member

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. Fountain was a runner up in the third series of ITV show ''

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'', 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

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with eleven wins and third place went to Kyran Bracken with nine wins. In January 2010, Fountain 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. In November 2010, it was announced that Fountain would play the role of Tommy Duckworth in ''

'' and made his first on-screen appearance in March 2011. Fountain made his final appearance on 13 October 2013, with his character having an off-screen exit on 23 October 2013. In September 2016, he joined the touring cast of ''

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''. Fountain played the title role in the pantomime ''

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'' at the

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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 ''

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'' on 14 April 2012. In December 2012, he took part in ITV game show '' Paddy's 2012 Show and Telly.'' In 2018, Fountain featured in

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's drama series '' Girlfriends'' as Ryan.

Personal life

Fountain was sacked from ''Coronation Street'' following a video of him rapping about rape under an alter ego called "The Phantom". The video having been recorded years before. Fountain apologised for the incident. In June 2006, Fountain injured himself on location whilst filming for ''Hollyoaks'' when he touched an electric fence. In October 2022, Fountain revealed in a social media post that he had suffered a

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in that August, for which he was undergoing treatment at the

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

2005 * Nominated at

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in category of 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' for his role in

2006 * Winner at

in category of 'Best Storyline' for 'Justin and Becca's affair' in

, shared with

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( Becca Dean) * Winner at The Pulse West Yorkshire Local Heroes Awards as Artistic Achievement of the Year * Nominated at

in category of 'Sexiest Male' for his role in

* Nominated at

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in category of 'Most Popular Actor' for his role in

2007 * Nominated at

in category of 'Best Actor' for his role in

* Nominated at

in category of 'Sexiest Actor' for his role in

2008 * Winner at

in category of 'Best Actor' for his role in

* Winner at

in category of 'Most Spectacular Scene of the Year' for 'Car Over Cliff', shared with Hannah Tointon ( Katy Fox), Jamie Lomas (

Warren Fox Warren "Foxy" Fox (also known as Mike Jones) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', portrayed by Jamie Lomas. The character and casting were announced on 12 May 2006, and Warren made his first appearan ...

), Matt Littler (

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) and

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'' (2006–2 ...

( Clare Cunningham). * Nominated at

in category for 'Most Spectacular Scene of the Year' for 'Justin Run Over', shared with Hannah Tointon ( Katy Fox) 2012 * Nominated at National Television Awards for 'Best Newcomer' for his role in

* Nominated at British Soap Awards for 'Sexiest Male', but lost out to Scott Maslen, who plays Jack Branning in the soap EastEnders. In July 2012, Fountain made the shortlist for Best Actor on the TV choice awards. He was also up for Sexiest Male for the

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Awards.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fountain, Chris 1987 births Living people English male soap opera actors Male actors from Bradford