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]
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.
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.
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]
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]
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]
Filmography
Film and television
| 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
