James Lomas (born 21 April 1975) is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as Warren Fox in Hollyoaks and Jake Stone in EastEnders.

Jamie Lomas
Lomas in 2011
Born
James Lomas

(1975-04-21) 21 April 1975 (age 48)
Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Spouse
(m. 2012; div. 2014)
Children3
RelativesCharley Webb (sister)
Matthew Wolfenden (brother-in-law)

Early life edit

Jamie Lomas was born on 21 April 1975 in Manchester.[citation needed]

Career edit

Before joining Hollyoaks in 2006, Lomas had minor roles in Heartbeat playing Craig Harker in 2005 and in Casualty playing Nathan Simmonds in 2005. Lomas left Hollyoaks in 2011.[1]

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.[2]


Personal life edit

Lomas and singer and actress Kym Marsh announced their relationship in July 2008.[3] In December 2008, Lomas and Marsh announced they were expecting a baby together, due in the summer of 2009.[4] 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.[5][6] In 2011 the couple had a daughter who they named Polly Lomas.[7]

He announced that despite being asymptomatic, he had tested positive for coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to him being forced to cancel his appearance in The Real Full Monty on Ice.[8]

Awards and nominations edit

Lomas was nominated for Villain of the Year and Best Actor at the British Soap Awards in 2007,[9] 2008[10] and 2009.[11] As well as this, he was also nominated for Sexiest Male in 2007[9] and 2008.[10] Lomas, alongside Gemma Bissix, Hannah Tointon and Chris Fountain, won the award for Most Spectacular Scene in 2008 for Clare Devine driving off a cliff.[10] He was also nominated for Best Actor for his role as Warren Fox since returning at the 2017 British Soap Awards.[12]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Yasmin Police officer
2006 The Wind That Shakes the Barley British Soldier
2010 Eternal Life Williams Short film
2016 The Importance Of Being Andy Andy Short film
2017 The Decision Kingpin
2021 The Pebble and the Boy Deano

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Coronation Street PC Stubbs 1 episode
Brookside Matt Evans 7 episodes
2004 Coronation Street Jeff 1 episode
2005 Heartbeat Craig Harker 1 episode
Casualty Nathan Simmonds 1 episode
2005–2006 Dream Team Alex Dempsey 31 episodes
2006–2011,
2016–2024
Hollyoaks Warren Fox 719 episodes
2010 Casualty Barry Southern 1 episode
2011 Hollyoaks Later Warren Fox 5 episodes
2013–2015 EastEnders Jake Stone 62 episodes
2013 Doctors Steve Whitehall 1 episode
2015 Stella Dan Braxton 2 episodes
2017 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Himself 23 episodes
2020 The Real Full Monty on Ice Participant 2 episodes
Next Door Robert

References edit

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo crowned winner of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!". The Telegraph. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Ryder, Lomas announce relationship - Showbiz News". Digital Spy. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Kym Marsh announces pregnancy - Coronation Street News - Showbiz". Digital Spy. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Entertainment | Street star Kym Marsh's baby dies". BBC News. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Yahoo News UK". Archived from the original on 16 February 2009.
  7. ^ Binns, Simon (6 December 2017). "Jamie Lomas 'not told' by I'm A Celeb about daughter's hospital drama". Manchester Evening News.
  8. ^ "Hollyoaks star quits The Real Full Monty on Ice after testing positive for COVID-19". Digital Spy. 16 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "British Soap Awards 2008 – The winners". Metro. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. ^ "British Soap Awards 2009: Full Panel Shortlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ "British Soap Awards 2017: Full list of winners". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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