Career

He is best known for playing the role of Adam Barton in the Independent Television soap opera Emmerdale and as Donte Charles in the British Broadcasting Corporation drama Waterloo Road. lieutenant was in 2002, at the age of 15, that Thomas started his television career with a guest appearance on the British Broadcasting Corporation daytime soap opera Doctors. lieutenant was another four years before Adam launched to fame in his breakthrough role as Donte Charles in the British Broadcasting Corporation drama series Waterloo Road of which he was an original cast member upon its inception in 2006 until 2009.

The role of Donte led Thomas to enjoy guest appearances in popular hospital drama Casualty in 2008 in which he played a boxer, as well as a second appearance in Doctors in 2007.

In early 2009, it was confirmed that Thomas was to leave Waterloo Road at the end of the fourth series due to his character having finished his education at the fictional school. Thomas" final episode was broadcast 20 May 2009.

Following his departure from his most famous role, Thomas signed on for his third appearance on daytime soap Doctors, this time playing a character called Ben Hamilton. The episode aired on 26 May 2009.

lieutenant was announced on 21 May 2009 that Thomas had landed the role of Adam Barton in the long-running Independent Television soap opera, Emmerdale and would appear on screens from July 2009.

In 2010, Thomas was involved in an incident in which he made homophobic comments to an Emmerdale fan. When student Ricky Platts introduced himself, Thomas proceeded to brand Platts as a "gay boy" and a "queer", of which Platts also gained video footage. Thomas later made a public apology for his comments and an LGBT activist called for the serial"s producers to take "decisive action" against Thomas.