The only bloke in a houseful of females, John Paul is cosseted by his mum and four sisters.
2006 Pushed into dating Hannah Ashworth. Avoids sleeping with her until she kicks up a fuss but hastily dumps her at New Year.
2007 Dates Hannah again but is secretly gay and he cheats on her with his previously straight best mate Craig Dean. They are sprung by Craig’s fiancee Sarah and Craig leaves for university in Dublin, but a heartbroken John Paul stays behind.
2008 Mends his broken heart, but soon gets involved in another complicated relationship – with a priest! Kieron Hobbs gives up the cloth to be with him.
James was born James Cook on 31 January, 1983 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, but he grew up in the village of Sambrook in Shropshire. He started acting in primary school in school plays, but he also appeared in youth theatre and later studied drama at the Royal Welsh College in Cardiff.
After leaving drama college, James changed his surname to Sutton after his birth town, as there was another actor called James Cook. James moved to London and he won a role in Sky’s Dream Team spin-off, Dream Team 80s, as footballer Terry Glover before he was signed up for Hollyoaks.
Unlike his character, James is not gay, but he is currently single and shares a house with Claire Cooper, who plays his on-screen sister Jacqui Malota.
