Ellis Hollins

Ellis Hollins was born in November 1999 in Manchester. He was just weeks old when he was cast as Tom Cunningham in Channel 4's Hollyoaks. Ellis has played Tom through many dramatic stories including the deaths of both his parents, the death of his half-brother, being abused, starting a fire at his home and running away as a result and being sent to court for attacking an intruder with a baseball bat. Ellis has also appeared in the Hollyoaks spin-off series Hollyoaks Later and in The Hollyoaks Music Show. Ellis has become a favorite amongst Hollyoaks fans and was nominated for a British Soap Award in the 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress' category in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. He won the award in 2006. Ellis won Best Young Actor at the Inside Soap Awards in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and was nominated for the award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2008, he won Best Child Actor at the inaugural Digital Spy Soap Awards. In 2009 in a poll for Inside Soap magazi