Warren Fox

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). 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, but he left the series for the second time in December 2011.

Warren was reintroduced in May 2016. 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 the series for the third time 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.

Warren is a gangster who is known for his murderous tendencies, and is connected to twelve deaths directly and indirectly. The eight murders the character has directly committed himself were that of his former friend and gangster associate, Sean Kennedy; his fiancé, Louise Summers (Roxanne McKee); Dale Greer; Kyle Ryder (Neil Toon); Bart McQueen (Jonny Clarke); Cormac Ranger (James Gaddas); Brody Hudson (Adam Woodward); and Les The Embalmer.

The character is also behind the events of The II Gnosh fire in November 2010 when he persuaded Dominic Reilly (John Pickard) to set a fire to the business, resulting in the deaths of Malachy Fisher (Glen Wallace) and Steph Cunningham (Carley Stenson). Warren was later involved in the cover-up of two murders: Danny Houston (Darren Day) in December 2010 and Timmy Simmons (Sam Tutty).

Warren has also committed several crimes while on the show such as attempted murder, kidnapping, drug dealing, money laundering, intimidation and countless physical assaults. The character also embarked on numerous affairs, most notably with Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) and Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn). He has also been involved in feuds with Calvin Valentine (Ricky Whittle), Clare Devine (Gemma Bissix), Brendan Brady (Emmett Scanlan), Sienna Blake (Anna Passey), Grace Black (Tamara Wall), Liam Donovan (Jude Monk McGowan), and Fergus Collins (Robert Beck).