Chris Fountain – aka Justin Burton from Hollyoaks – will be making his first visit to Northern Ireland on Saturday, June 21 when he appears at Katy Daly's in Strabane.

Chris is currently one of the hottest names on TV following his recent appearance in ITV show, Dancing On Ice. Chris was one of the early favourites, he made the final two missing out to Suzanne Shaw.

In 2003 Chris joined Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as Justin Barton, after a few years finding his feet he started to enjoy major storylines and the recognition from the public started to dramatically increase.

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To date he has had the following nominations and awards:

2005 Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress'.

2006 Won at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Storyline' for his role in the 'Justin and Becca affair' storyline.

2006 Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Sexiest Male'.

2006 Nominated at National Television Awards in category of 'Most Popular Actor'.

2007 Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Actor'.

2007 Nominated at British Soap Awards in category of 'Sexiest Actor'.

2008 Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Best Actor'

2008 Winner at British Soap Awards in category of 'Most Spectacular Scene Of The Year' for 'Car Over Cliff'.

Chris is fast becoming the most successful and popular young actor on British TV and with another year of his Hollyoaks contract to run he is likely to win even more awards and fans. This time next year Chris could be on his way to Hollywood?