Ellis Hollins (born 14 November 1999) is an English actor. Aged three, he was cast as Tom Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. He portrayed the role from 2023 to 2025.
Hollins was born in Hollinwood, Oldham, on 14 November 1999. Aged 3, he was cast as Tom Cunningham in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Hollins 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. Hollins won Best Young Actor at the Inside Soap Awards in 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 magazine, Hollins' Hollyoaks character, Tom, was voted 'Soap's Greatest Ever Youngster'. Hollins was also nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2012 Inside Soap Magazine awards.
In 2006, Hollins played the part of Nathan Lamis in the Dan Wilde production of Alpha Male. In 2012, he played the role of a young Hans Christian Andersen in the BBC Radio 4 drama The Beautiful Ugly. In 2024, it was announced that after 21 years, Hollins had been axed from Hollyoaks and would be departing from his role as Tom. He made his final appearance in 2025.