Jamie Lomas
James Lomas (born 21 April 1975) is an English actor, known for his soap opera roles as Warren Fox in "Hollyoaks", Jake Stone in "EastEnders" and Jeff Durkin in "Coronation Street". Life and career. Lomas was born in Manchester. Before joining "Hollyoaks" in 2006, he 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 once again in January 2020. 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 has a son named Billy (born December 23rd 2005) with his former girlfriend. He and former Hear'say singer 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 2020, he announced that despite being asymptomatic, he had tested positive for coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to him being forced to cancel his appearance in "The Real Full Monty on Ice". 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.