William Ash
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1977-01-13 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as
- Will 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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
Coronation Street
1960
as Spike
Doctor Who
2005
as Riley Vashtee
Emmerdale
1972
as Caleb Miligan
Death in Paradise
2011
as Frank Mellor
Casualty
1986
as Kevin Eccles / Harry Reynolds
Vera
2011
as Linus Campion
Waterloo Road
2006
as Chris Mead
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Jack Smith
Father Brown
2013
as RSM Reginald Davis
Shameless
2004
as Jesus O'Toole
Heartbeat
1992
as Paul Allenby / Joe Norton
War of the Worlds
2019
as Mark
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Jack Stubbs
Children's Ward
1989
as Darren Walsh
How We Used To Live
1968
as Peter Hodgkins
Moving On
2009
as John
Where the Heart Is
1997
as Stephen Snow
The Tunnel
2013
as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
Scott & Bailey
2011
as Craig
Inspector George Gently
2008
as Mark Tanner
Clocking Off
2000
as Nick Anderson
Lilies
2007
as Nazzer
Paranoid
2016
as Henry Appley
Making Out
1989
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Totally Doctor Who
2006
as Self
The Rising
2022
as Michael Wyatt
Wanderlust
2018
as Marvin Walters
The Loch
2017
as Leighton Thomas
Jericho
2005
as Johnny Swan
Burn It
2003
as Jon Marr
The Window
2021
as John Maslin
Wolfe
2021
as Jeff
Significant Other
2023
as Paul
Great Night Out
2013
as Beggsy
Born to Run
1997
as Sammy Fitch
Conviction
2004
as Chrissie Fairburn
Being Eileen
2013
as Ray Cooper
Beck
1996
as Ralph
Movies (19)
Until Death
2007
as Serge
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Frank Cheeryble
Lapland
2011
as Ray Cooper
Stories of Lost Souls
2004
as Simon
Fanny & Elvis
1999
as Rick
All the King's Men
1999
as Sgt. Ted Grimes
Mad About Mambo
2000
as Danny Mitchell
Raining Stones
1993
as Joe
Standing Room Only
2004
as Simon
The Sign of Four
1987
as Jack Smith
The Bully Boys
as Woody
Daddy's Girl
2002
as DC Neil Hallam
Anorak of Fire
1998
as Tim Buxton
Hush
2008
as Zakes Abbot
Habit
2017
as Ian
Perfect 10
2020
as Rob
The Last Witch
2013
as Howard Greenwood
Magnolia
2006
as Ed
The Bare Necessities
1996
as Tony
About 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 Coron… With 58 credits spanning from 1960 to 2023, William Ash has appeared in 19 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Ash Movies
- Until Death (2007) — as Serge
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002) — as Frank Cheeryble
- Lapland (2011) — as Ray Cooper
- Stories of Lost Souls (2004) — as Simon
- Fanny & Elvis (1999) — as Rick
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