Career
Thomas has been nominated for various "Sexiest Male"-type awards. Besides playing Jason Grimshaw in Coronation Street, Thomas has also taken part in many programmes related to the soap opera. In 2012, Thomas took part in a documentary called Corrie Goes to Kenya, alongside Brooke Vincent who plays Sophie Webster in the soap, Sue Cleaver, who plays his on-screen mother Eileen Grimshaw and Ben Price who plays Nick Tilsley.
He said that his time in Kenya changed him as a person and made him realise how much he has in life.
In the documentary he had to take part in the killing of a goat, which is seen as an honour in that country. In 2013, Thomas filed for bankruptcy following an unpaid tax bill of £40,000.