Sunday, 6 October 2013

Hannah Tointon

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Hannah Marie Tointon[1] (born 28 December 1987)[2][3] is an English actress. She is best known for playing Katy Fox in the long running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, and Tara in sitcom The Inbetweeners.


Early life

Tointon was born to parents Ken and Carol[4] in Essex, England.[3] She and her sister Kara (born 1983) were brought up in Leigh-on-Sea and attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.[4]
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Filmography

Tointon's first appearance on television was in the CBBC hit sitcom Kerching!, where she played Tamsin, the love interest of the main character Taj Lewis. Her next role was in the series Star 2003 where she played the character Billie. Following this, she played Celina Johnson in the British police drama series The Bill. She also portrayed Casey in the horror film The Children.
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In 2006, she appeared in the television series Murder City, where she played Bethany Williams in the episode "Just Seventeen". She also appeared in Dream Team as Savannah Caskey.[5] She then went on to appear in New Tricks, and had an uncredited part in the film Just My Luck as a concert goer, along with sister Kara. In early 2007, she appeared as Annabelle in Genie in the House, and also played Maxine Brogan in Doctors.
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Hollyoaks

Tointon is best known for her appearance on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She made her first appearance on 30 April 2007, playing Katy Fox, younger sister of Warren Fox. Outside of Hollyoaks, she is close friends with Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox), Chris Fountain (Justin Burton), Roxanne McKee (Louise Summers) and Kent Riley (Zak Ramsey).[6]
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It was announced on 3 November 2007 that Tointon had quit Hollyoaks to try new things, and that she will have played the character of Katy Fox for a year.[7] She said that her intention was always to stay just for a year.[6]
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After Hollyoaks

On 11 November 2008, she appeared in the role of an agoraphobic student named Emma Lewis in Doctors (A separate character to her previous 'Doctors' stint).[8]
She also starred in the film The Children - a horror which co-starred Jeremy Sheffield. It was released in November 2008.[9]
In April 2010, Tointon appeared in the Cornetto Enigma TV advertisement. Tointon appeared as Simon's girlfriend Tara, in Series 3 of the Channel 4 sitcom The Inbetweeners.[10] Filming in spring 2010, she appeared from the second episode to the fourth.
In March 2012, it was announced that Tointon will star in the forthcoming ITV2 supernatural drama Switch.[11][12]
In July 2012 she played a character called Frog in the E4 series The Midnight Beast episode 4, where she was Dru's girlfriend. She played Kuji in the Sinbad episode titled Kuji. Also in 2012 she played the role of Kiki Delaine in The Hour.[citation needed][13]
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Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Star Billie TV series
2003-2006 Kerching! Tamsin 20
2005 The Bill Celina Johnson Episode: "335"
2005-2006 Dream Team Savannah Caskey Recurring role (8 episodes)
2006 Murder City Bethany Williams Episode: "Just Seventeen"
2006 New Tricks Young Anita Walsh Episode: "Dockers"
2006 Just My Luck Concert Goer (uncredited)
2006 Genie in the House Annabelle Scott Episodes: "Teacher Adil", "Rock Me Amadeus", "I Love Adil"
2007 Doctors Maxine Brogan Episode: "Heart of the Matter"
2007-2008 Hollyoaks Katy Fox Recurring role (26 episodes)
2008 The Children Casey
2008 Doctors Emma Lewis Episode: "Safe Haven"
2010 The Inbetweeners Tara Episodes: "The Gig and the Girlfriend", "Will's Dilemma", "Trip to Warwick"
2010 The Lost Future Giselle TV film
2012 Sinbad Kuji Episode: "Kuji"
2012 The Midnight Beast Frog Episode: "Hey Ladies"
2012 Switch Hannah Bright Main role (6 episodes)
2012 The Hour Kiki Delaine Recurring role (6 episodes)
2013 Young, High and Dead Katy
2013 Love Matters Donna
2013 Walking with the Enemy Hannah Schoen Post-production

Awards and nominations

Year Role Award
2008 Katy Fox in Hollyoaks Nominated for Most Spectacular Scene Of The Year At The British Soap Awards:Justin Run Over, Sharing With Chris Fountain (Justin Burton).[14]
2008 Katy Fox in Hollyoaks Won Most Spectacular Scene Of The Year At The British Soap Awards:Car Over The Cliff, Sharing With Chris Fountain (Justin Burton), Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox), Matt Littler (Max Cunningham) and Gemma Bissix (Clare Cunningham).[15]

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