Adam Rickitt

Adam Rickitt
Adam Rickitt
	Rickitt in 2010
Born	Adam Peter Rickitt; 29 May 1978 (age 46); Crewe, Cheshire, England
Occupations	Actor; singer; model;
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Coronation Street; Shortland Street; Hollyoaks;
Spouse	Katy Fawcett (m. 2014)

Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor and singer. He portrayed the part of Nick Tilsley on the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the New Zealand soap Shortland Street for a three-year stint between 2007 and 2010. From 2017 to 2020, he appeared as Kyle Kelly on Channel 4's Hollyoaks. His other credits include the BBC's Doctors (2001; 2016; 2023).

Rickitt had a musical career, both as a solo artist and as a member of 5th Story, a supergroup formed for the ITV reality series The Big Reunion. Alone, he released Good Times (1999) through Polydor Records, an album that spawned the UK Top 25 singles "I Breathe Again", "Everything My Heart Desires", and "The Best Thing". He attempted to embark on a political career within the Conservative Party in 2005, but has since denounced the party's views.^[source?]^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1999, 2002–2004	Coronation Street	Nick Tilsley	Regular role
2001	Doctors	James Neville	Episode: "Sun God"
2005	Judge John Deed	Roy Storidge	Episode: "Popular Appeal"
2007–2010	Shortland Street	Kieran Mitchell	Regular role
2010	Whatever Happened to Pete Blaggit?	Clive	Film
2014	The Big Reunion	Himself	Contestant
2016	Doctors	Logan Flynn	Episode: "Dracula's Choice"
2017–2020	Hollyoaks	Kyle Kelly	Regular role
2020	Hollyoaks Later	Kyle Kelly	2020 special
2023	Doctors	Michael Harvey	Guest role

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[2]	SCO ^[3]
Good Times	Released: 18 October 1999 Formats: CD, cassette	41	68

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
Year	Single	UK ^[2]	IRE ^[4]	SCO ^[5]	Certifications	Album
1999	"I Breathe Again"	5	16	6	UK: Silver^[6]	Good Times
1999	"Everything My Heart Desires"	15	—	16
2000	"The Best Thing"	25	—	22
2010	"Tonight"	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	National Television Awards	Most Popular Newcomer	Coronation Street	Nominated	^[7]
1999	British Soap Awards	Sexiest Male	Coronation Street	Nominated	^[8]
2000	BRIT Awards	British Pop Newcomer	Himself	Nominated	^[9]

References

↑ Cite error: The named reference Tory_Guardian was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Adam Rickitt: Artist Discography". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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Peak chart positions for featured albums on the Scottish Chart:
- Godd Times: "24 October 1999 - 30 October 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009.
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Peak chart positions for featured singles on the Scottish Chart:
- I Breathe Again: "20 June 1999 - 26 June 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- Everything My Heart Desires: "10 October 1999 - 16 October 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- The Best Thing: "30 January 2000 - 05 February 2000". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
↑ "British single certifications – Adam Rickitt". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Type Adam Rickitt in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ "Winners". National Television Awards. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
↑ Harpin, Lee (16 May 1999). "Lee Harpin's Hot People column: Sexy Mel's Got Man A-Beale!; Soap Awards Special: She wins TV top totty title". The People. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
↑ "BRIT AWARDS - THE NOMINEES IN FULL". NME. 1 February 2000. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

Media related to Adam Rickitt at Wikimedia Commons
Adam Rickitt on IMDb

[Tory_Guardian-1] Cite error: The named reference Tory_Guardian was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[uk-2] 2.0 ^2.1 UK chart peaks:
Top 100 peaks: "Adam Rickitt: Artist Discography". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[3] Top 100 peaks: "Adam Rickitt: Artist Discography". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[3] Peak chart positions for featured albums on the Scottish Chart:
Godd Times: "24 October 1999 - 30 October 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[5] Godd Times: "24 October 1999 - 30 October 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[ire-4] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irish Charts. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009.

[5] Peak chart positions for featured singles on the Scottish Chart:
I Breathe Again: "20 June 1999 - 26 June 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

Everything My Heart Desires: "10 October 1999 - 16 October 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

The Best Thing: "30 January 2000 - 05 February 2000". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[8] I Breathe Again: "20 June 1999 - 26 June 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[9] Everything My Heart Desires: "10 October 1999 - 16 October 1999". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[10] The Best Thing: "30 January 2000 - 05 February 2000". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[bpi-6] "British single certifications – Adam Rickitt". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 February 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Type Adam Rickitt in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[7] "Winners". National Television Awards. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[8] Harpin, Lee (16 May 1999). "Lee Harpin's Hot People column: Sexy Mel's Got Man A-Beale!; Soap Awards Special: She wins TV top totty title". The People. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[9] "BRIT AWARDS - THE NOMINEES IN FULL". NME. 1 February 2000. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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