James Lomas is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as Warren Fox in Hollyoaks and Jake Stone in EastEnders.
Career 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.
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.
Personal life Lomas and singer and actress Kym Marsh announced their relationship in July 2008. In December 2008, Lomas and Marsh announced they were expecting a baby together, due in the summer of 2009. 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. In 2011, the couple had a daughter, Polly Lomas. Lomas and Marsh divorced in 2014 after Marsh had an affair with Coronation Street co-star Oliver Mellor.
In December 2020, he announced that despite being asymptomatic, he had tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled his appearance in The Real Full Monty.
Awards and nominations Lomas was nominated for Villain of the Year and Best Actor at the British Soap Awards in 2007, 2008 and 2009. As well as this, he was also nominated for Sexiest Male in 2007 and 2008. 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. He was also nominated for Best Actor for his role as Warren Fox since returning at the 2017 British Soap Awards.
In July 2024, Lomas won Best Actor in a Television series for his portrayal of Warren at the 2024 National Film Awards
Filmography Film 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 Kingpin2021The Pebble and the BoyDeano
Television 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–Present Hollyoaks Warren Fox 1,000+ 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 2025 Celebrity MasterChef Contestant Series 20
References
External links Official website