| Danny Lomax | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Stephen Billington | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2013–14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 8 July 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 5 August 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Lomax is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Stephen Billington. The character and casting were announced in July 2013, with Billington making his first appearance on 8 July. Billington, who had previously appeared on Coronation Street, was happy to be cast on another soap. He had previously auditioned for another role on Hollyoaks but was glad he did not receive it as he preferred Danny's character. Danny was introduced as a new drama teacher and as a love interest of John Paul McQueen (James Sutton). Danny was characterised as being charming, caring and secretive, with it being teased that Danny has many secrets that would come out. It is revealed that Danny is happily married to Sam Lomax (Lizzie Roper) whilst having a relationship with John Paul. Sam and her daughters with Danny – Teegan (Jessica Ellis), Leela (Kirsty-Leigh Porter) and Peri Lomax (Ruby O'Donnell) – later move to Hollyoaks. Danny is also revealed to be the father of established character Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) and the two develop a father-son relationship. Hollyoaks producer, Bryan Kirkwood, had introduced the Lomaxes in order to give Ste a family unit on the soap. The family deal with various dramas, including Tegan giving birth and Peri's brain tumour.
Danny and John Paul struggle to keep their distance from each other and they are caught kissing on camera. Billington revealed that Danny believes that his affairs do not impact his family life or marriage, but his affair with John Paul is having an effect due to Danny loving him. Billington believed that John Paul and Danny were well suited for each other due to John Paul's caring personality which shows some of the goodness that Danny has lost. The pair's romance led to a storyline regarding homophobic bullying. Danny and John Paul's affair is eventually revealed, and Danny ends up cheating on Sam again with George Smith (Steven Roberts). Danny is also later revealed to be Peri's grandfather due to Peri being the daughter of Leela and Cameron Campbell (Cameron Moore). Billgton later left the role and made his last appearance on 5 August 2014. Danny and Sam decide to leave Hollyoaks in order to escape, but as they are leaving they are killed in a car crash, which had been kept a secret until broadcast. It is later revealed that Cameron is the driver who murdered the couple and he is arrested for his crimes.