Ross Adams

Ross Adams (born 5 May 1984) is an English actor, known for playing Scott Drinkwell in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2015 to 2024, for which he won the British Soap Award for Best Male Dramatic Performance in 2016. Adams has also appeared in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor and the Channel 5 drama series The Good Ship Murder.

Life and career Adams was born on 5 May 1984. He moved to Manchester at the age of 18 to study performing arts at the University of Salford. In April 2018, Adams married boyfriend Phil Crusham.

After graduating from university, Adams secured an agent and began making appearances in several television dramas and comedies including Blue Murder, Emmerdale, I'm With Stupid, and Eleventh Hour alongside Patrick Stewart. He also works frequently in the field of voice-overs, having voiced several commercials and documentaries, such as Kellogg's Frosties. Adams was nominated for a RTS Television Award at the Royal Television Society Awards 2010 in the Best Performance in a Comedy category for his role as Jeff Bowyer in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor.

Adams previously worked as the assistant to the series producer for Coronation Street before moving to Emmerdale as a storyliner.

In July 2018, Adams made an appearance as a panelist on Love Island: Aftersun alongside Ferne McCann and Danny Jones. In 2024, after nine years on the soap, Adams announced his decision to leave Hollyoaks. His first role following his exit was in the Channel 5 drama series The Good Ship Murder.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2006 Eleventh Hour Barman Episode: "Resurrection" 2006 I'm With Stupid Bobby Episode: "Games" 2007 The Good Samaritan Darren Fairclough Television film 2007 Blue Murder Mickey O'Higgin Episode: "Not a Matter of Life or Death" 2009, 2012 Emmerdale Alex Owen / Police Officer Guest roles 2010 The Gemma Factor Jeff Bowyer Main role 2011 Iconicles Mungo / Salty (voices) Recurring roles 2012 Hollyoaks Journalist Guest role 2012 Accused TV Producer Episode: "Mo's Story" 2012 Doctors Troy Miller Episode: "Virtuous Reality" 2012 Hebburn Jim Carter Episode: "Feeling Dynamic" 2014 Bait Letting Agent Film 2015–2024 Hollyoaks Scott Drinkwell Regular role 2025– The Good Ship Murder Colin Smallwood Main role

Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result 2010 Royal Television Society Awards Best Performance in a ComedyThe Gemma Factor 2018 Best Male Dramatic Performance