Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas has had shut down two of his companies, with debts of £92,000.
Two out of three of the soap actor's businesses went bust last month, documents published this month show.
Jamie Lomas Associates was founded in 2016, for "motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities".
The actor's other firm, First Take School of Acting, was created in the summer of 2018. On website Companies House, its nature of business is described as "media representation services".
The Sun reports that First Take owes £73,449, while Jamie Lomas Associates owes £18, 945.
Neither firm has any assets which can be used to help pay off their debts, it was also reported.
The blow follows an extremely difficult time for the entertainment industry, with Covid-19 restrictions forcing productions to be cancelled, theatres to close and actors to see work outside of the sector.
Both Jamie Lomas Associates and First Take School of Acting owe money to HMRC in PAYE employment taxes as well as monies to NatWest Bank.
Companies House shows that Jamie Lomas Association owes £1,147 to HMRC and £14,986 to NatWest, while First Take owes £35,319 to HMRC and £38,128 to Nat West.
As well as these debts, staff at Jamie Lomas are owed £2,810 under ‘employee notice’.
The liquidations come after claims for government support in 2020 and 2021, to help deal with the impact of the pandemic.
Both firms claimed staff costs through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – known as furlough.
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Paperwork from HMRC reports that First Take School of Acting claimed as much as £90,000 under the scheme, while Jamie Lomas Associates pocketed as much as £70,000.
Lomas’ third business is called Jamie Lomas 21 and was founded in 2017.
It made two claims for furlough in-band £0-10,000 in December 2020 and January 2021.
It held £90,708 as of 31 October 2020, according to Companies House.
Jamie, 46, has played Hollyoaks villain Warren Fox, since 2006, although he has taken breaks from the role, including a four year hiatus between 2011 and 2016.
The dad-of-three, who was married to Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh from 2012 until 2014, has received praise for his portrayal of Warren, and has been nominated for Best Actor at the British Soap Awards several times.
He appeared on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, coming second to Made in Chelsea's Georgia Toffolo.
Between 2013 and 2014, he switched to rival soap Eastenders, playing alcoholic Jake Stone, who became embroiled in the who killed Lucy Beale storyline.
Before Hollyoaks, Jamie also had roles in Brookside, appearing for seven episodes, and Coronation Street, from 2002 until 2004, as two different characters.
He starred alongside future Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy in the 2006 Hollywood film The Wind that Shakes the Barley.
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