Ross Adams

Ross Adams
Adams in 2023
Born
Stanley, County Durham, England
OccupationActor
Spouse
Phil Crusham
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(m. 2018)​

Ross Adams is an English actor.[1] He is best known for playing Scott Drinkwell in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2015 to 2024 and previously played the role of Jeff Bowyer in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor.

Life and career

Adams moved to Manchester at the age of 18 to study performing arts at the University of Salford.[2] On graduating, he secured an agent and has appeared in several television dramas and comedies including Blue Murder, Emmerdale, I'm With Stupid, and Eleventh Hour alongside Patrick Stewart.[1]

He also works frequently in the field of voice-overs, having voiced several commercials and documentaries, such as Kellogg's Frosties.[3]

He has also previously worked as the assistant to the series producer for Coronation Street before moving to Emmerdale as a storyliner.[4] Having written stories for over 400 episodes he then became a Script Editor; leaving the show in February 2015 to commence filming Hollyoaks.[4]

He is also the founder and Principal of Small Screen Talent; a TV Acting academy and agency for young performers.

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.[5]

Adams began appearing as a regular in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, as Scott Drinkwell from April 2015 onwards. He was awarded the British Soap Award for "Best Male Dramatic Performance" in June 2018.[6]

In July 2018, Adams made an appearance as a panelist on Love Island: Aftersun alongside Ferne McCann and Danny Jones.[4]

Personal life

In April 2018, Adams married his boyfriend Phil Crusham.[7]

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result
2010 Royal Television Society Awards "Best Performance in a Comedy" The Gemma Factor
as Jeff Bowyer		 Nominated [5]
2016 The British Soap Awards "Best Comedy Performance" Hollyoaks
as Scott Drinkwell		 Nominated [8]
2018 "Best Male Dramatic Performance" Won [6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ross Adams". www.gavinbarkerassociates.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010..
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ross Adams". www.qvoice.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Who are the guests on Love Island: Aftersun this week?". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "RTS North West Awards 2010 Nominations". www.rts.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  6. ^ a b Duke, Simon (3 June 2018). "Shotley Bridge actor beats Pat Phelan & Max Branning to Soap Award". chroniclelive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Hollyoaks' Ross Adams: I wore my wedding suit at soap awards to bring me luck". Belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. ^ Duke, Simon (25 May 2016). "Shotley Bridge Hollyoaks actor Ross Adams up for British Soap Award". chroniclelive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.