Hannah Tointon


Hannah Marie Tointon is an English actress. She is best known for playing Katy Fox in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Tara Brown in sitcom The Inbetweeners.

Early life

Tointon was born to parents Ken and Carol in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She and her actress sister Kara were brought up in Leigh-on-Sea and attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St Hilda's School in Westcliff-on-Sea.

Career

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. 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, Chris Fountain, Roxanne McKee and Kent Riley.
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. She said that her intention was always to stay just for a year.

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. She also starred in The Children, a horror film which co-starred Jeremy Sheffield, which was released in late 2008.
In April 2010, Tointon appeared in the Cornetto Enigma TV advertisement. She appeared as Simon's girlfriend Tara, in Series 3 of the Channel 4 sitcom The Inbetweeners. Filming in Spring 2010, she appeared from the second episode to the fourth. In March 2012, it was announced that Tointon would star in the forthcoming ITV2 supernatural drama Switch. In July 2012, she played a character called Frog in an episode of the E4 series The Midnight Beast, 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. Since 2014, Tointon has appeared as Maud Gunneson in the British-American horror series Penny Dreadful.
In September 2017 it was announced that she will be appearing in a new production of Strangers on a Train. The production is expected to tour from 5 January to 31 March 2018. In October 2019 it was announced that Tointon will takeover the role of Dawn in the West End production of Waitress from 2 December 2019.

Personal life

Tointon moved in with The Inbetweeners co-star Joe Thomas in 2012, after they met earlier working on the show. The couple became engaged in 2017 and are currently living in London.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003StarBillie
2003–2006Kerching!TamsinMain role
2005'Celina JohnsonEpisode: "335"
2005–2006Dream TeamSavannah CaskeyRecurring role
2006Murder CityBethany WilliamsEpisode: "Just Seventeen"
2006New TricksYoung Anita WalshEpisode: "Dockers"
2006Genie in the HouseAnnabelle ScottEpisodes: "Teacher Adil", "Rock Me Amadeus", "I Love Adil"
2007DoctorsMaxine BroganEpisode: "Heart of the Matter"
2007–2008, 2017HollyoaksKaty FoxRegular role
2008DoctorsEmma LewisEpisode: "Safe Haven"
2010'Tara BrownEpisodes: "The Gig and the Girlfriend", "Will's Dilemma", "Trip to Warwick"
2012SinbadKujiEpisode: "Kuji"
2012'FrogEpisode: "Hey Ladies"
2012SwitchHannah BrightMain role
2012'Kiki DelaineRecurring role
2013Love MattersDonna
2013Midsomer MurdersPippa Fergus-JohnsonEpisode: "The Christmas Haunting"
2014Death in ParadiseSusie JenkinsEpisode: 3.2
2014Call the MidwifeKathleen BakerEpisode: 3.3
2015Mr SelfridgeViolette SelfridgeMain role

Awards and nominations