Chris Fountain

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Chris Fountain

Born	Christopher Ryan Fountain 3 September 1987 (1987-09-03) (age 20) Bradford, England
Years active	2001 - present
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Christopher Ryan Fountain^[1] (born 3 September 1987 in Bradford, England) is an English actor best known for his role as Justin Burton on the Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks, a role he has played since 2003. As revealed on Loose Women, he has signed a contract which will keep him in Hollyoaks until May 2009.

1 Career History
- 1.1 TV
  - 1.1.1 Dancing on Ice
- 1.2 Theatre
2 Awards and Nominations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career History

[edit] TV

Before joining Hollyoaks in 2003, he had minor roles in Blood Strangers (2002) and Bob and Rose (2001), and has appeared in the dramas Where the Heart Is (2002), The Royal (2003) and Burn It (2003).

In February 2006, Fountain came 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 star Jo O'Meara.

On June 7, 2006, Fountain injured himself on location whilst filming for Hollyoaks when he touched an electric fence. ^[2]

[edit] Dancing on Ice

Chris Fountain was a runner up in the 3rd series of ITV show Dancing on Ice. He was partnered with British skater Frankie Poultney, and came in 2nd place to Suzanne Shaw. He also won the Dancing on Ice Tour 2008 with an impressive 24 wins and went home with the Dancing on Ice Tour Winners Trophy for winning the the most shows. 2nd pace went to Suzanne Shaw with 11 wins and 3rd place went to Kyran Bracken with 9 wins.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Theatre

He has played the parts of Gavroche in Les Miserables, and has toured as The Artful Dodger in Oliver!.^[3]

[edit] Awards and Nominations

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2005

Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' for his role in Hollyoaks

2006

Won at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Storyline' for his role in the 'Justin and Becca affair' storyline in Hollyoaks
Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Sexiest Male' for his role in Hollyoaks
Nominated at National Television Awards in category of 'Most Popular Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks

2007

Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks
Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Sexiest Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks^[4]

2008

Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Actor' for his role in Hollyoaks ^[5]
Nominated at British Soap Awards in category for 'Most Spectactular Scene Of The Year' for 'Justin Run Over', sharing with Hannah Tointon (Katy Fox)
Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Most Spectacular Scene Of The Year' for 'Car Over Cliff', sharing with Hannah Tointon (Katy Fox), Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox), Matt Littler (Max Cunningham), and Gemma Bissix (Clare Cunningham).