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| Portrayed by | Jamie Lomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | 26 June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 11 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Bryan Kirkwood (2006, 2016–2020) Paul Marquess (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Hollyoaks Later (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warren Fox is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, portrayed by Jamie Lomas. The character and casting were announced on 12 May 2006, and Warren made his first appearance on 26 June. He was introduced as an old acquaintance of Sean Kennedy (Matthew Jay Lewis). Warren's early storylines involved his dealings in many crimes such as drug dealing and protection rackets amongst other things, affairs with Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) and Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn), murdering associate Sean Kennedy and ex-fiancée Lousie Summers and feuds with both Clare Devine and Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle). Lomas left the series in 2009, with his departure coinciding with the return of Clare Devine (Gemma Bissix). On 17 October 2010, it was announced that Lomas would return to the series, appearing from 29 October. In the stint, Warren enters into a relationship with Mitzeee Minniver (Rachel Shenton), embark on a feud with Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan) and discovering he has a son in Joel Dexter (Andrew Still). The character departed in December 2011 when he was sent to prison for murder.
Warren was reintroduced in May 2016 were the characters storylines included embarking on a relationship with Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) and murdering Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke). In November 2017, Lomas confirmed his exit from the soap opera in the hope of pursuing other projects, though the character was given an opportunity to return. Lomas departed on 8 November 2017. On 30 March 2018, it was announced that Lomas would reprise the role, and he returned for a one-off appearance on 22 May 2018. In July 2019 it was announced that Lomas would be reprising the role, and Warren returned for a brief appearance on 30 July 2019 before making his full-time return on 8 January 2020. The soap opera explored his backstory with the introduction of childhood bully Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood), and coming face to face with his biological mother Norma Crow (Glynis Barber). In March 2024, it was confirmed that Lomas would be leaving the role later in 2024 to pursue other projects. His final scenes aired 11 September 2024 when Warren fled the country after a final showdown with Dave Chen-Williams (Dominic Power).