Chris Fountain Explained

Chris Fountain
Birth Name:Christopher Ryan Fountain
Birth Date:1987 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Years Active:2001–2013
2016–present
Television:Emmerdale (2002)
Hollyoaks (2003-2009)
Dancing on Ice (2008)
Coronation Street (2011-2013)
Girlfriends (2018)
Occupation:Actor, DJ

Christopher Ryan Fountain[1] (born 3 September 1987) is an English actor and DJ. He is known for his roles as Justin Burton in Hollyoaks and Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street.

Early life

Fountain was born in the West Yorkshire city of Bradford on 3 September 1987[2] and grew up in the Wibsey area.[3]

Career

Fountain first came to prominence in 2003, when he joined the Channel 4 soap series Hollyoaks, in the role of Justin Burton. In 2008 Fountain won the British Soap Award for Best Actor due to his role on Hollyoaks.[4] It was confirmed on 11 March 2009 that Fountain would be leaving Hollyoaks.[5] 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 S Club 7 member Jo O'Meara.

Fountain was a runner up in the third series of ITV show Dancing on Ice, 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 Suzanne Shaw 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 Coronation Street and made his first on-screen appearance in March 2011.[6] [7] 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 The Full Monty.[8] [9] [10]

Fountain played the title role in the pantomime Aladdin at the Manchester Opera House 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 All Star Family Fortunes 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 Kay Mellor's drama series Girlfriends as Ryan.[11]

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.[12]

In June 2006, Fountain injured himself on location whilst filming for Hollyoaks when he touched an electric fence.[13]

In October 2022, Fountain revealed in a social media post that he had suffered a transient ischemic attack in that August, for which he was undergoing treatment at the Royal London Hospital.[14] It was later revealed Fountain had undergone heart surgery to repair a patent foramen ovale which had caused the original transient ischemic attack.[15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Bob & RoseDean Gadds
2002EmmerdaleDamien Jones
Blood StrangersWarrenTelevision film
Where the Heart IsMarty Sargent Jnr1 Episode, "Extra Time"
2003The RoyalSimon Waite1 Episode, "Kiss and Tell"
Burn ItCarl, age 14Episode: "1.1" `
2003–2009HollyoaksJustin Burton149 Episodes
2006Just the Two of UsHimselfContestant
2008Dancing on Ice
2010CasualtySeb Cooper1 Episode, "The Cradle Will Fall"
Five DaysPC Paul Tait3 Episodes
2011–2013Coronation StreetTommy Duckworth303 Episodes
2012Lemon La Vida LocaHimself
2018GirlfriendsRyan5 episodes

Awards and nominations

2005

2006

2007

2008

2012

In July 2012, Fountain made the shortlist for Best Actor on the TV choice awards. He was also up for Sexiest Male for the Inside Soap Awards.

Notes and References

  1. Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004.
  2. Web site: Chris Fountain. IMDb. 20 May 2023.
  3. Web site: "It's essentially a man's story": Chris Fountain stars in The Full Monty. Telegraph & Argus. Clayton. Emma. 10 March 2017. 20 May 2023.
  4. News: Entertainment Hollyoaks scoops six soap awards. 4 May 2008. BBC News. BBC. 3 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Fountain: 'Leaving Hollyoaks took guts'. Digital Spy. Kilkelly. Daniel. March 2010. 23 November 2022.
  6. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a290140/chris-fountain-joins-coronation-street.html "Chris Fountain joins 'Coronation Street'" Digital Spy 26 November 2010
  7. Web site: Wibsey actor Chris Fountain to join Coronation Street. Telegraph & Argus. Clayton. Emma. 3 December 2010. 23 November 2022.
  8. Web site: "It's essentially a man's story": Chris Fountain stars in The Full Monty. Telegraph & Argus. Clayton. Emma. 10 March 2017. 23 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Full Monty stars get ready to bare at Opera House. Manchester Evening News. Bourne. Dianne. 1 November 2016. 23 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Back to the limelight! Former Coronation Street star Chris Fountain lands role in The Full Monty. Digital Spy. Eames. Tom. 18 March 2016. 23 November 2022.
  11. News: GIRLFRIENDS CASTING. ITV Press Centre. 3 July 2017.
  12. Web site: Sacked Chris Fountain's back door exit from the cobbles. . 15 October 2013.
  13. Web site: Soaps – News – 'Hollyoaks' cast member in "shocking" accident – Digital Spy. . 13 January 2007. 3 July 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070113152342/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33886.html. 13 January 2007.
  14. News: 10 October 2022 . Ex-Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star Chris Fountain suffers mini stroke at 35 . . 12 October 2022.
  15. News: 13 May 2023 . Former Coronation Street star Chris Fountain shares hospital updates after heart surgery for ‘mini-stroke’ . . 20 May 2023.
  16. Web site: In Pictures: The British Soap Awards 2006. . 23 May 2006.
  17. Web site: Chris Fountain. IMDb.
  18. Web site: 'Enders, 'Hollyoaks' triumph at Soap Awards. . 3 May 2008.