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

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'' and Jake Stone in ''

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''.

Early life

Jamie Lomas was born on 21 April 1975 in

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Career

Before joining ''Hollyoaks'' in 2006, Lomas 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 until leaving once again in 2024. 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 and singer and actress

Kym Marsh Kimberley Gail Marsh (previously Ryder, Lomas and Ratcliff; 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 series ''Pop ...

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 2011 the couple had a daughter who they named Polly Lomas.Lomas and Marsh divorced in 2014 after Marsh had an

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with ''Coronation Street'' co-star Oliver Mellor. 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'' and Clare Devine in ''Hollyoaks''; she was awarded with two Brit ...

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, won the award for Most Spectacular Scene in 2008 for Clare Devine 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. In July 2024, Lomas won Best Actor in a Television series for his betrayal of Warren at the 2024 National Film Awards

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lomas, Jamie 1975 births English male film actors English male soap opera actors Living people Male actors from Manchester