William Ash
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
Credits
- 2022 · The Rising as Michael Wyatt
- 2021 · The Window as John Maslin
- 2021 · Wolfe as Jeff
- 2020 · Perfect 10 as Rob
- 2017 · Habit as Ian
- 2017 · The Loch as Leighton Thomas
- 2016 · Paranoid as Henry Appley
- 2013 · The Tunnel as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
- 2013 · The Last Witch as Howard Greenwood
- 2013 · Being Eileen as Ray Cooper
- 2013 · Father Brown as RSM Reginald Davis
- 2013 · Great Night Out as Beggsy
- 2011 · Lapland as Ray Cooper
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Frank Mellor
- 2011 · Scott & Bailey as Craig
- 2011 · Vera as Linus Campion
- 2009 · Moving On as John
- 2008 · Hush as Zakes Abbot
- 2008 · Inspector George Gently as Mark Tanner
- 2007 · Until Death as Serge
- 2007 · Lilies as Nazzer
- 2006 · Magnolia as Ed
- 2006 · Totally Doctor Who as
- 2006 · Waterloo Road as Christopher Mead
- 2005 · ShakespeaRe-Told as
- 2005 · Jericho as Johnny Swan
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Riley Vashtee
- 2004 · Stories of Lost Souls as Simon
- 2004 · Conviction as Chrissie Fairburn
- 2004 · Shameless as Jesus O'Toole
- 2004 · Standing Room Only as Simon
- 2003 · Burn It as Jon Marr
- 2002 · Nicholas Nickleby as Frank Cheeryble
- 2002 · Daddy's Girl as DC Neil Hallam
- 2000 · Mad About Mambo as Danny Mitchell
- 2000 · Clocking Off as Nick Anderson
- 1999 · Fanny & Elvis as Rick
- 1999 · All the King's Men as Sgt. Ted Grimes
- 1997 · Where the Heart Is as
- 1993 · Raining Stones as Joe
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Paul Allenby
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Joe Norton
- 1991 · Soldier Soldier as Jack Stubbs
- 1989 · Children's Ward as Darren Walsh
- 1989 · Making Out as
- 1987 · The Sign of Four as Jack Smith
- 1986 · Casualty as Kevin Eccles
- 1986 · Casualty as Harry Reynolds
- 1984 · Sherlock Holmes as Jack Smith
- 1968 · How We Used To Live as Peter Hodgkins
- 1960 · Coronation Street as Spike
- Future · The Bully Boys as Woody