English actor
Ellis Hollins
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Hollins in 2019
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Born
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1999-11-14
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14 November 1999
(age 24)
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1999?present
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Employer
| Lime Pictures
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Television
| Hollyoaks
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Ellis Hollins
(born 14 November 1999) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of
Tom Cunningham
in the
Channel 4
soap opera
Hollyoaks
. In 2006, he appeared in
Alpha Male
, a family film released in the United Kingdom.
Acting work
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At age 3, Hollins was cast as Tom Cunningham in Channel 4's soap opera
Hollyoaks
.
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In 2006, Hollins played the part of Nathan Lamis in the Dan Wilde production of
Alpha Male.
Hollins' part was dramatic and he undertook all his own stunts.
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Hollins has been involved in many dramatic
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according to whom?
]
Hollyoaks
storylines playing Tom, including the death of both his parents and his brother; starting a fire while playing with matches; going to court for attacking intruder
Esther Bloom
; getting kidnapped and a teenage pregnancy and adoption storyline when Tom got his on-screen girlfriend
Peri Lomax
pregnant.
Hollins has also appeared in several
Hollyoaks
spin-offs. In November 2008, he appeared in all five episodes of series one of
Hollyoaks Later
, a late night spin-off series to
Hollyoaks
airing at 10pm on E4 over 5 consecutive nights. Hollins was involved in one of the main stories of the series, which saw Tom kidnapped by crazed
Niall Rafferty
. Hollins has appeared in all three series of the Hollyoaks Music show which aired on Saturday mornings on T4 over several months in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Hollins appeared as his
Hollyoaks
character, nicknamed 'Lil Tom' in a segment which saw Tom Cunningham interview various music artists. He also appeared in the October 2009 spin-off series
Hollyoaks: The Good, the Bad and the Gorgeous
, which took a look back at some of the best moments in
Hollyoaks
. The special also featured various specially filmed segments and Hollins appeared in one as Tom. Hollins started alongside
Carley Stenson
(Steph Cunningham).
In 2012, Hollins played the role of a young Hans Christian Andersen in the
BBC Radio 4
drama
The Beautiful Ugly
.
Awards
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Hollins has become popular amongst
Hollyoaks
fans and was nominated for a
British Soap Award
in the 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' category in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. He won the award in 2006.
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Hollins won Best Young Actor at the
Inside Soap
Awards
in 2006
[3]
and 2008
[4]
and was nominated for the award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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In 2008, he won Best Child Actor at the inaugural
Digital Spy Soap Awards
.
[9]
In 2009 in a poll for
Inside Soap
magazine, Hollins'
Hollyoaks
character, Tom, was voted 'Soap's Greatest Ever Youngster'.
[10]
Hollins was also nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2012 Inside Soap Magazine awards.
[11]
Year
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Award
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Category
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Result
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2005
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British Soap Awards
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Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress
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Nominated
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Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Won
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2006
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British Soap Awards
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Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress
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Won
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Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Won
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2007
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British Soap Awards
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Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress
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Nominated
|
Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Nominated
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2008
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British Soap Awards
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Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress
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Nominated
|
Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Won
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Digital Spy Soap Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Won
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2009
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Digital Spy Soap Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Won
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Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Nominated
|
Inside Soap Award Poll
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Soap's Greatest Child
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Won
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2010
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Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Nominated
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2011
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British Soap Awards
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Best Young Performance
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Nominated
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Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Nominated
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2012
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British Soap Awards
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Best Young Performance
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Nominated
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Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Nominated
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2013
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British Soap Awards
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Best Young Performance
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Nominated
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Inside Soap
Awards
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Best Young Actor
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Nominated
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2014
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British Soap Awards
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Best Young Performance
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Won
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References
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