William Ash

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1977-01-13 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

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.

Known For

Actor

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 Last Witch

as Howard Greenwood

2013
The Tunnel

as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski

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
2011
Vera

as Linus Campion

2009
Moving On

as John

2008
Hush

as Zakes Abbot

2008
2007
Until Death

as Serge

2007
Lilies

as Nazzer

2006
Magnolia

as Ed

2006
Waterloo Road

as Christopher Mead

2005
Jericho

as Johnny Swan

2005
Doctor Who

as Riley Vashtee

2004
2004
Conviction

as Chrissie Fairburn

2004
Shameless

as Jesus O'Toole

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
1999
All the King's Men

as Sgt. Ted Grimes

1993
1992
Heartbeat

as Paul Allenby

1992
Heartbeat

as Joe Norton

1991
Soldier Soldier

as Jack Stubbs

1989
Children's Ward

as Darren Walsh

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

Writer

2020
Joey

as Writer

Director

2020
Joey

as Director