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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 13, 1977
Place of Birth
Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Also Known As
- Will Ash
William Ash
1.1 Popularity
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
Credits
Significant Other
as Paul
2023
6.2
The Rising
as Michael Wyatt
2022
6.5
The Window
as John Maslin
2021
8.7
Wolfe
as Jeff
2021
6.0
Perfect 10
as Rob
2020
6.3
War of the Worlds
as Mark
2019
7.3
Habit
as Ian
2017
5.3
The Loch
as Leighton Thomas
2017
6.6
Paranoid
as Henry Appley
2016
6.3
The Tunnel
as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
2013
7.5
The Last Witch
as Howard Greenwood
2013
5.0
Being Eileen
as Ray Cooper
2013
0.0
Father Brown
as RSM Reginald Davis
2013
7.6
Great Night Out
as Beggsy
2013
7.0
Lapland
as Ray Cooper
2011
0.0
Death in Paradise
as Frank Mellor
2011
7.5
Scott & Bailey
as Craig
2011
7.3
Vera
as Linus Campion
2011
7.4
Moving On
as John
2009
7.1
Hush
as Zakes Abbot
2008
5.6
Inspector George Gently
as Mark Tanner
2008
7.9
Until Death
as Serge
2007
5.9
Lilies
as Nazzer
2007
7.4
Magnolia
as Ed
2006
0.0
Totally Doctor Who
as Self
2006
6.5
Waterloo Road
as Christopher Mead
2006
7.3
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
7.5
Jericho
as Johnny Swan
2005
6.8
Doctor Who
as Riley Vashtee
2005
7.6
Stories of Lost Souls
as Simon
2004
5.6
Conviction
as Chrissie Fairburn
2004
7.7
Shameless
as Jesus O'Toole
2004
7.6
Standing Room Only
as Simon
2004
0.0
Burn It
as Jon Marr
2003
5.3
Nicholas Nickleby
as Frank Cheeryble
2002
6.9
🎬
Daddy's Girl
as DC Neil Hallam
2002
5.8
Mad About Mambo
as Danny Mitchell
2000
5.0
Clocking Off
as Nick Anderson
2000
7.4
Fanny & Elvis
as Rick
1999
6.2
All the King's Men
as Sgt. Ted Grimes
1999
6.2
Where the Heart Is
1997
6.5
Raining Stones
as Joe
1993
6.9
Heartbeat
as Paul Allenby
1992
7.1
Heartbeat
as Joe Norton
1992
7.1
Soldier Soldier
as Jack Stubbs
1991
6.6
Children's Ward
as Darren Walsh
1989
4.3
Making Out
1989
5.8
The Sign of Four
as Jack Smith
1987
7.3
Casualty
as Kevin Eccles
1986
6.1
Casualty
as Harry Reynolds
1986
6.1
Sherlock Holmes
as Jack Smith
1984
8.1
Emmerdale
as Caleb Miligan
1972
4.2
🎬
How We Used To Live
as Peter Hodgkins
1968
6.0
Coronation Street
as Spike
1960
5.3
The Bully Boys
as Woody
N/A
0.0