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William Ash

William Ash

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 13, 1977 (48)
Birthplace Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 credit ... s 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.

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Perfect 10

Perfect 10

2020

as Rob

Habit

Habit

2017

as Ian

The Last Witch

The Last Witch

2013

as Howard Greenwood

Lapland

Lapland

2011

as Ray Cooper

Hush

Hush

2008

as Zakes Abbot

Until Death

Until Death

2007

as Serge

Stories of Lost Souls

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

as Simon

Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl

2002

as DC Neil Hallam

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

as Frank Cheeryble

Mad About Mambo

Mad About Mambo

2000

as Danny Mitchell

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1999

as Sgt. Ted Grimes

Fanny & Elvis

Fanny & Elvis

1999

as Rick

Raining Stones

Raining Stones

1993

as Joe

The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four

1987

as Jack Smith

Joey

Joey

2020

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Joey

Joey

2020

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Emmerdale

as Caleb Miligan

Episodes: 507

First Aired: Oct 16, 1972

Waterloo Road

as Christopher Mead

Episodes: 70

First Aired: Mar 09, 2006

Clocking Off

as Nick Anderson

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Jan 23, 2000

Children's Ward

as Darren Walsh

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Mar 15, 1989

Burn It

as Jon Marr

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Feb 08, 2003

The Tunnel

as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Oct 16, 2013

The Window

as John Maslin

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 03, 2021

Lilies

as Nazzer

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 12, 2007

The Rising

as Michael Wyatt

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 22, 2022

Soldier Soldier

as Jack Stubbs

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 10, 1991

Conviction

as Chrissie Fairburn

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 07, 2004

Great Night Out

as Beggsy

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 11, 2013

Being Eileen

as Ray Cooper

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 04, 2013

Paranoid

as Henry Appley

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 22, 2016

The Loch

as Leighton Thomas

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 11, 2017

Wolfe

as Jeff

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 2021

Heartbeat

as Joe Norton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Heartbeat

as Paul Allenby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Casualty

as Kevin Eccles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Jericho

as Johnny Swan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2005

Doctor Who

as Riley Vashtee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Sherlock Holmes

as Jack Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Vera

as Linus Campion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 01, 2011

Casualty

as Harry Reynolds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Father Brown

as RSM Reginald Davis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 2013

Death in Paradise

as Frank Mellor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2011

Coronation Street

as Spike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 09, 1960

How We Used To Live

as Peter Hodgkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Shameless

as Jesus O'Toole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2004

Inspector George Gently

as Mark Tanner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 2008

Moving On

as John

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 2009

Scott & Bailey

as Craig

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 2011

Where the Heart Is

Episodes: 62

First Aired: Apr 06, 1997

Making Out

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Jan 06, 1989

Totally Doctor Who

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2006

ShakespeaRe-Told

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 2005

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