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.
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Full filmography
- Doctor Who (2005) as Riley Vashtee
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Frank Mellor
- Vera (2011) as Linus Campion
- Coronation Street (1960) as Spike
- Casualty (1986) as Kevin Eccles
- Casualty (1986) as Harry Reynolds
- Father Brown (2013) as RSM Reginald Davis
- Heartbeat (1992) as Paul Allenby
- Heartbeat (1992) as Joe Norton
- Emmerdale (1972) as Caleb Miligan
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Jack Smith
- Waterloo Road (2006) as Christopher Mead
- Shameless (2004) as Jesus O'Toole
- Soldier Soldier (1991) as Jack Stubbs
- War of the Worlds (2019) as Mark
- Moving On (2009) as John
- Where the Heart Is (1997) as Stephen Snow
- Inspector George Gently (2008) as Mark Tanner
- The Tunnel (2013) as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
- Scott & Bailey (2011) as Craig
- Clocking Off (2000) as Nick Anderson
- Children's Ward (1989) as Darren Walsh
- How We Used To Live (1968) as Peter Hodgkins
- Making Out (1989)