Ross Adams

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Ross Adams
Ross Adams 2023.jpg
Adams in 2023
Born (1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 40)
Stanley, County Durham, England
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Phil Crusham
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(m. 2018)​

Ross Adams (born 5 May 1984) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Scott Drinkwell in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2015 to 2024, for which he won the British Soap Award for Best Male Dramatic Performance for in 2016. Adams has also appeared in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor and the Channel 5 drama series The Good Ship Murder .

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Life and career

Adams was born on 5 May 1984. [1] [2] He moved to Manchester at the age of 18 to study performing arts at the University of Salford. [3] In April 2018, Adams married boyfriend Phil Crusham. [4]

After graduating from university, Adams secured an agent and began making apprarances in several television dramas and comedies including Blue Murder , Emmerdale , I'm With Stupid, and Eleventh Hour alongside Patrick Stewart. [5] He also works frequently in the field of voice-overs, having voiced several commercials and documentaries, such as Kellogg's Frosties. [6] Adams was nominated for a RTS Television Award at the Royal Television Society Awards 2010 in the Best Performance in a Comedy category for his role as Jeff Bowyer in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor . [7]

Adams previously worked as the assistant to the series producer for Coronation Street before moving to Emmerdale as a storyliner. [8] Having written stories for over 400 episodes he then became a script editor. He left the show in February 2015 to commence filming Hollyoaks after he was cast as Scott Drinkwell. [8] He appeared from April 2015 and was awarded the British Soap Award for Best Male Dramatic Performance in June 2018. [9]

In July 2018, Adams made an appearance as a panelist on Love Island: Aftersun alongside Ferne McCann and Danny Jones. [8] In 2024, after nine years on the soap, Adams announced his decision to leave Hollyoaks. His first role following his exit was in the Channel 5 drama series The Good Ship Murder . [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Eleventh Hour BarmanEpisode: "Resurrection"
2006 I'm With Stupid BobbyEpisode: "Games"
2007The Good SamaritanDarren FaircloughTelevision film
2007 Blue Murder Mickey O'HigginEpisode: "Not a Matter of Life or Death"
2009, 2012 Emmerdale Alex Owen / Police OfficerGuest roles
2010 The Gemma Factor Jeff BowyerMain role
2011 Iconicles Mungo / Salty (voices)Recurring roles
2012 Hollyoaks JournalistGuest role
2012 Accused TV ProducerEpisode: "Mo's Story"
2012 Doctors Troy MillerEpisode: "Virtuous Reality"
2012 Hebburn Jim CarterEpisode: "Feeling Dynamic"
2014BaitLetting AgentFilm
2015–2024Hollyoaks Scott Drinkwell Regular role
2025 The Good Ship Murder Colin SmallwoodMain role

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2010 Royal Television Society Awards Best Performance in a ComedyThe Gemma FactorNominated [7]
2016 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance HollyoaksNominated [11]
2018 Best Male Dramatic Performance Won [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Adams, Ross. "My surprise 40th party was so special and I'll remember it forever. Thank you to all my amazing family and friends for being there. I still can't believe you all managed to keep it such a secret for so long. @philcrusham You have set the bar for big birthday celebrations…. Yours next! X". Instagram.
  2. ↑ "Stephanie Waring beams at star-studded soap party after 'devastating' axe". Metro . Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "BBC - BBC Three - Blog: The Gemma Factor: Meet Ross Adams who plays Jeff". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hollyoaks' Ross Adams: I wore my wedding suit at soap awards to bring me luck". Belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ross Adams". www.gavinbarkerassociates.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010..
  6. ↑ "Ross Adams". www.qvoice.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  7. 1 2 "RTS North West Awards 2010 Nominations". www.rts.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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