Acting credits
53
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
William Ash
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.3
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Movies: 18Series: 36Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 86044
IMDb ID: nm0038673
Known for: Acting
Born: January 13, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2023
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q8004599
Also known as
Will Ash
Other jobs
Writer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with William Ash.
8.0
Joey
Writer
2020 Movie
6.3
Perfect 10
as Rob
2020 Movie
5.3
Habit
as Ian
2017 Movie
5.0
The Last Witch
as Howard Greenwood
2013 Movie
Lapland
as Ray Cooper
2011 Movie
5.6
Hush
as Zakes Abbot
2008 Movie
5.9
Until Death
as Serge
2007 Movie
Magnolia
as Ed
2006 Movie
5.6
Stories of Lost Souls
as Simon
2004 Movie
Standing Room Only
as Simon
2004 Movie
6.9
Nicholas Nickleby
as Frank Cheeryble
2002 Movie
5.8
Daddy's Girl
as DC Neil Hallam
2002 Movie
5.1
Mad About Mambo
as Danny Mitchell
2000 Movie
6.2
Fanny & Elvis
as Rick
1999 Movie
6.2
All the King's Men
as Sgt. Ted Grimes
1999 Movie
6.9
Raining Stones
as Joe
1993 Movie
7.4
The Sign of Four
as Jack Smith
1987 Movie
The Bully Boys
as Woody
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with William Ash.
6.2
Significant Other
as Paul • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.5
The Rising
as Michael Wyatt • 8 eps
2022 Series
8.7
The Window
as John Maslin • 10 eps
2021 Series
6.0
Wolfe
as Jeff • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.3
War of the Worlds
as Mark • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.6
The Loch
as Leighton Thomas • 4 eps
2017 Series
6.3
Paranoid
as Henry Appley • 5 eps
2016 Series
7.5
The Tunnel
as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski • 14 eps
2013 Series
Being Eileen
as Ray Cooper • 6 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Father Brown
as RSM Reginald Davis • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Great Night Out
as Beggsy • 6 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Death in Paradise
as Frank Mellor • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Scott & Bailey
as Craig • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.4
Vera
as Linus Campion • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Moving On
as John • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Inspector George Gently
as Mark Tanner • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.4
Lilies
as Nazzer • 8 eps
2007 Series
6.5
Totally Doctor Who
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.1
Waterloo Road
as Christopher Mead • 50 eps
2006 Series
7.5
ShakespeaRe-Told
1 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Jericho
as Johnny Swan • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Doctor Who
as Riley Vashtee • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Conviction
as Chrissie Fairburn • 6 eps
2004 Series
7.6
Shameless
as Jesus O'Toole • 1 eps
2004 Series