
William Ash
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 13, 1977 (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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.
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Filmography

The Bully Boys
Movie · as Woody

Significant Other
TV · as Paul · 1 ep

The Rising
TV · as Michael Wyatt · 8 eps

Wolfe
TV · as Jeff · 2 eps

The Window
TV · as John Maslin · 10 eps

Perfect 10
Movie · as Rob

War of the Worlds
TV · as Mark · 1 ep

Wanderlust
TV · as Marvin Walters · 2 eps

Habit
Movie · as Ian

The Loch
TV · as Leighton Thomas · 4 eps

Paranoid
TV · as Henry Appley · 5 eps

The Last Witch
Movie · as Howard Greenwood

Father Brown
TV · as RSM Reginald Davis · 1 ep

The Tunnel
TV · as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski · 14 eps

Being Eileen
TV · as Ray Cooper · 6 eps

Great Night Out
TV · as Beggsy · 6 eps

Lapland
Movie · as Ray Cooper

Vera
TV · as Linus Campion · 1 ep

Death in Paradise
TV · as Frank Mellor · 1 ep

Scott & Bailey
TV · as Craig · 1 ep

Moving On
TV · as John · 1 ep

Hush
Movie · as Zakes Abbot

Inspector George Gently
TV · as Mark Tanner · 1 ep

Until Death
Movie · as Serge

Lilies
TV · as Nazzer · 8 eps

Magnolia
Movie · as Ed

Totally Doctor Who
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Waterloo Road
TV · as Chris Mead · 48 eps

Jericho
TV · as Johnny Swan · 1 ep

ShakespeaRe-Told
TV · 1 ep

Doctor Who
TV · as Riley Vashtee · 1 ep

Stories of Lost Souls
Movie · as Simon

Standing Room Only
Movie · as Simon

Conviction
TV · as Chrissie Fairburn · 6 eps

Shameless
TV · as Jesus O'Toole · 1 ep

Burn It
TV · as Jon Marr · 21 eps

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

Mad About Mambo
Movie · as Danny Mitchell

Clocking Off
TV · as Nick Anderson · 14 eps

All the King's Men
Movie · as Sgt. Ted Grimes

Fanny & Elvis
Movie · as Rick
Anorak of Fire
Movie · as Tim Buxton

Born to Run
TV · as Sammy Fitch · 6 eps

Where the Heart Is
TV · as Stephen Snow · 16 eps

The Bare Necessities
Movie · as Tony

Beck
TV · as Ralph · 6 eps

Raining Stones
Movie · as Joe

Heartbeat
TV · as Paul Allenby, Joe Norton · 1 ep

Soldier Soldier
TV · as Jack Stubbs · 7 eps

Making Out
TV · 24 eps

Children's Ward
TV · as Darren Walsh · 26 eps

The Sign of Four
Movie · as Jack Smith

Casualty
TV · as Kevin Eccles, Harry Reynolds · 1 ep

Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Jack Smith · 1 ep

Emmerdale
TV · as Caleb Miligan · 406 eps
How We Used To Live
TV · as Peter Hodgkins · 1 ep

Coronation Street
TV · as Spike · 1 ep


