Hannah Tointon Biography
Hannah Tointon (Hannah Marie Tointon) was born on 28th December 1987 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. She is an English actress popularly known for her role as Katy Fox on the soap opera Hollyoaks.
Tointon was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex and brought up in Leigh-on-Sea and attended St Michael’s School, Leigh, and St Hilda’s School in Westcliff-on-Sea.
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.
Hannah Tointon Age
Hannah Tointon was born on 28th December 1987 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England to parents Ken Tointon and Carol Tointon.
Hannah TointonHannah Tointon Family
Her parents are Ken Tointon and Carol Tointon. She has a sister, Kara (born 1983), who is also an actress.
Hannah Tointon Boyfriend
She met her boyfriend Joe Tomas on the set of ‘The Inbetweeners’ and in 2012 they moved in together. They got engaged in 2017.
Hannah Tointon Sister
She and her actress sister Kara who was born in 1983. The two sisters were brought up in Leigh-on-Sea and attended St Michael’s School, Leigh, and St Hilda’s School in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Hannah Tointon Movies
- 2006: Just My Luck
- 2008: The Children
- 2010: The Lost Future
- 2013: Young, High and Dead
- 2014: Walking with the Enemy
- 2015: Captain Webb
Hannah Tointon TV Shows
- 2003: Star
- 2003 – 2006: Kerching!
- 2005: The Bill
- 2005 – 2006: Dream Team
- 2006: Murder City
- 2006: New Tricks
- 2006: Genie in the House
- 2007: Doctors
- 2007 – 2008, 2017: Hollyoaks
- 2008: Doctors
- 2010: The Inbetweeners
- 2012: Sinbad
- 2012: The Midnight Beast
- 2012: Switch
- 2012: The Hour
- 2013: Love Matters
- 2013: Midsomer Murders
- 2014: Death in Paradise
- 2015: Mr Selfridge
Hannah Tointon Interview with the Digital Spy
Was it daunting at all joining a show like The Hour in its second series?
Hannah Tointon: “Absolutely. It’s such an amazing cast, I think I was very daunted – I was quite scared actually, but they’re all so welcoming!”
What can you tell us about your character Kiki?
Hannah Tointon: “She’s the showgirl. She’s been brought up in this world – she doesn’t really have any family and I think she’s just in this horrible world. She’s basically a prostitute but it’s so undercover and weird – she sort of has this lifestyle that she’s almost… kept.”
By the owner of the club?
Hannah Tointon: “Yes, she’s one of his favourite girls and I think she likes that. I think she does want to get out of it as the series goes on, but at first she’s loving the whole spotlight. She thinks she’s the bee’s knees, basically. But then it all starts to fall apart a little bit.”
Does she dream of being a star in the beginning?
Hannah Tointon: “Yes, I think so, absolutely. I think she looks up to Marilyn Monroe – she’s basically just the Primark version of Marilyn Monroe! She’s got the confidence – she just thinks she’s amazing. So that’s really fun because I haven’t really played a part like that before.
“She loves the glamour but doesn’t want the horrible bits behind it. At first, she probably loved the performing and loved the showbiz side – that all these famous men come to the club and she’s got the attention. I think that bit she loves, but I don’t think she likes sleeping with all these men.”
When do things start to change for Kiki?
Hannah Tointon: “She gets beaten up and at first you don’t know who did it. But she’s one of those girls where, whatever happens, she’ll pick herself up and she will get out there. She just finds any good thing in a bad thing.”
People might recognise you from your role on The Inbetweeners – do you prefer comedy or drama?
Hannah Tointon: “To be honest, I am somebody that as long as I have a character, it doesn’t really matter if it’s comedy or drama – I think timing is important in either. But for me, it’s all about having a character to work on. I guess I find it all quite similar really.”
The Hour obviously has a period setting – did you do any research into the time?
Hannah Tointon: “Well, I’ve watched a lot of ’50s films and My Week With Marilyn came out the week I was starting this. I’ve got weird pants that sort of give me hips and apparently Michelle Williams used them in that film as well.
“So yeah, I watched that and I sort of took inspiration – I’ve always loved those sort of films anyway. I just love Marilyn Monroe and that era.”
We think of that period as being very glamorous, but this storyline shows the dark side…
Hannah Tointon: “That’s what I really love about it, because the first two episodes are very glamorous and you think it’s all very lovely but then you see the seediness and that it’s really quite gritty.”
Did researching the period help you to identify with Kiki?
Hannah Tointon: “As soon as I read the character, I just knew what sort of character she was. You can get that not even from research – I’m quite a people watcher and you take on elements of people you’ve met before. You’re in situations all the time where you meet people and they have a certain element where you think, ‘Oh – that’s her’.”
Are there any elements of you in Kiki?
Hannah Tointon: “God, I hope not. She uses her sexuality to get what she wants and I hope I’m not like that as a person. I really hope not!”
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