Ellis Hollins
Encyclopedia
Ellis Hollins is a British
Soap Award winning child actor
. He is most famous for playing the role Tom Cunningham
in the British
Channel 4
soap opera
Hollyoaks
, which he has played since 1999. In 2006, he appeared in Alpha Male, a family film released in the United Kingdom.
.
Hollins has been involved in many dramatic storylines playing Tom, including the death of both his parents and his brother, starting a fire while playing with matches and running away due to starting that fire and going to court for attacking intruder Esther Bloom.
Hollins has also appeared in several Hollyoaks Spin offs. In 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 (24th-28th November 2008). Hollins was involved in one of the main stories of the series, which saw Tom kidnapped by crazed Niall Raferty. 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 along side Carley Stenson
(Steph Cunningham) and Lydia Waters
(Holly Cunningham)
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, losing out to Coronation Street
star Sam Aston
in 2005, Emmerdale
star Eden Taylor-Draper
in 2007,EastEnders
star Jamie Borthwick
in 2008 and Eastenders
star Maisie Smith
in 2009.
Hollins won Best Young Actor at the Inside Soap Awards
in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and was nominated for the award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2008, he won Best Child Actor at the inaugural Digital Spy Soap Awards
. In 2009 in a poll for Inside Soap
magazine, Hollins's Hollyoaks character Tom was voted 'Soap's greatest ever child'.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Soap Award winning child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
. He is most famous for playing the role Tom Cunningham
Tom Cunningham
Thomas "Tom" Cunningham is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Ellis Hollins. Hollins has portrayed the character since his birth in 1999.-Storylines:...
in the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
, which he has played since 1999. In 2006, he appeared in Alpha Male, a family film released in the United Kingdom.
Hollyoaks
In 2000, Hollins was cast as Tom Cunningham in Channel 4s soap opera HollyoaksHollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
.
Hollins has been involved in many dramatic storylines playing Tom, including the death of both his parents and his brother, starting a fire while playing with matches and running away due to starting that fire and going to court for attacking intruder Esther Bloom.
Hollins has also appeared in several Hollyoaks Spin offs. In 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 (24th-28th November 2008). Hollins was involved in one of the main stories of the series, which saw Tom kidnapped by crazed Niall Raferty. 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 along side Carley Stenson
Carley Stenson
Carley Anne Stenson is an English actress and singer, best known for playing Steph Cunningham in the Channel 4 series Hollyoaks. She also appeared as a performer in Abbamania, and is a member of the all-female band Diamond...
(Steph Cunningham) and Lydia Waters
Lydia Waters
Lydia Ellen Waters is an English actress best known for playing Holly Cunningham in the British soap opera Hollyoaks.-Hollyoaks:...
(Holly Cunningham)
Awards
Hollins has become a favourite amongst Hollyoaks fans and was nominated for a British Soap AwardBritish Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas.The first event took place in 1999 and takes place in May each year. Although it is an ITV production, the events were held at the BBC Television Centre, in London until 2010. The 2011 awards relocated to...
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, losing out to Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
star Sam Aston
Sam Aston
Samuel David "Sam" Aston is an English child actor, best known for having played, since 2003, the role of Chesney Battersby-Brown on Britain's longest running soap opera, Coronation Street...
in 2005, Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
star Eden Taylor-Draper
Eden Taylor-Draper
Eden Elenor Taylor-Draper is an English child actor. She plays Belle Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a role she took over from Emily Mather in 2005.-Emmerdale:...
in 2007,EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
star Jamie Borthwick
Jamie Borthwick
Jamie Simon Borthwick is a British actor.-Career:Borthwick portrays Jay Brown in EastEnders, though his first appearance on mainstream television was as an orphan in the Celebrate 'Oliver!' musical alongside Shane Richie and Joseph McManners...
in 2008 and Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
star Maisie Smith
Maisie Smith
Maisie Lily Smith is an English actress. She has appeared in the feature film The Other Boleyn Girl and has played the regular role of Tiffany Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders since 2008.- Career :...
in 2009.
Hollins won Best Young Actor at the Inside Soap Awards
Inside Soap Awards
The Inside Soap Awards is a yearly award ceremony run by Inside Soap magazine since 1996. The awards celebrate the British and Australian soap operas and their actors. Until 2007, EastEnders had won the award for "Best Soap" on every occasion...
in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and was nominated for the award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2008, he won Best Child Actor at the inaugural Digital Spy Soap Awards
Digital Spy Soap Awards
The Digital Spy Soap Awards was an event that honoured the successes in British soap operas in 2007-8. It was hosted by the entertainment website Digital Spy....
. In 2009 in a poll for Inside Soap
Inside Soap
Inside Soap is a weekly UK magazine, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas shown in the United Kingdom....
magazine, Hollins's Hollyoaks character Tom was voted 'Soap's greatest ever child'.