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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-13 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

William Ash

Biography:

William Ash, (born 13 January 1977) is a British TV and film actor. His appearances include Mad About Mambo, Lilies, Burn It, All the King's Men, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Doctor Who and more recently Hush and Waterloo Road. He began his career in the ITV series Where the Heart Is. His stage credits include the premiere production of How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found with Sheffield Theatres. In 2009, Ash played the leading role of "Zakes Abbott" in the British horror film HUSH. Ash also has minor roles in programmes such as Coronation Street and has completed voice-over work for TV advertisements. He also appeared in Heartbeat back in 1992 where he played a cheeky school boy for one episode. He is currently playing Deputy Headteacher 'Chris Mead' in Waterloo Road. On 12th April 2011, Ash played a young Yuri Gagarin in the BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play; Titatium, broadcast in honour of the 50th anniversary of the first manned flight into space.

He prefers to be known as "Will".

His second cousin is Peter Ash, who is also an actor.

Known For

Acting

2022

The Rising as Michael Wyatt

2021

Wolfe as Jeff
The Window as John Maslin

2020

Perfect 10 as Rob

2017

Habit as Ian
The Loch as Leighton Thomas

2016

Paranoid as Henry Appley

2013

The Last Witch as Howard Greenwood
Father Brown as RSM Reginald Davis
The Tunnel as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
Being Eileen as Ray Cooper
Great Night Out as Beggsy

2011

Lapland as Ray Cooper
Vera as Linus Campion
Death in Paradise as Frank Mellor

2009

Moving On as John

2008

Hush as Zakes Abbot

2007

Until Death as Serge
Lilies as Nazzer

2006

Magnolia as Ed
Waterloo Road as Christopher Mead

2005

Jericho as Johnny Swan
Doctor Who as Riley Vashtee

2004

Conviction as Chrissie Fairburn
Shameless as Jesus O'Toole

2003

Burn It as Jon Marr

2002

Nicholas Nickleby as Frank Cheeryble
Daddy's Girl as DC Neil Hallam

2000

Mad About Mambo as Danny Mitchell
Clocking Off as Nick Anderson

1999

All the King's Men as Sgt. Ted Grimes

1997

1993

1992

Heartbeat as Paul Allenby
Heartbeat as Joe Norton

1991

Soldier Soldier as Jack Stubbs

1989

1987

The Sign of Four as Jack Smith

1986

Casualty as Kevin Eccles
Casualty as Harry Reynolds

1984

Sherlock Holmes as Jack Smith

1972

Emmerdale as Caleb Miligan

1968

How We Used To Live as Peter Hodgkins

1960

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Writing

2020

Joey as Writer

Directing

2020

Joey as Director