William Ash

Actor

Popular As William Ash (actor)

Birthday January 13, 1977

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England

Age 47 years old

Nationality United Kingdom

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1977

William Ash (born 13 January 1977) is a British actor.

1989

He then had a regular role as Nicky in Making Out (1989–1991), followed by a regular role in the ITV series Where the Heart Is.

He has since appeared in Mad About Mambo, Clocking Off, Children's Ward, Lilies, Born to Run, Burn It, All the King's Men, ShakespeaRe-Told (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Doctor Who, the miniseries Conviction, Hush, Waterloo Road and Shameless.

1997

He is known for roles in the television dramas Soldier Soldier (Series 3–4), Where the Heart Is (1997–1998), Clocking Off (2001–2002), Waterloo Road (2009–2011), The Tunnel (2016–2017) and Emmerdale (2022–present).

2000

His film appearances include Mad About Mambo (2000) and Hush (2008).

Born in Chadderton, near Oldham, Ash's first TV appearance was as Spike in Coronation Street aged 10.

2001

Ash's stage credits include the premiere productions of Presence at the Royal Court Theatre in 2001 and of How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found at Sheffield Theatres as well as Of Mice and Men at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.

2006

In 2006, he portrayed the Manchester United footballer Albert Scanlon in an edition of the BBC series Surviving Disasters about the Munich air disaster of 1958, of which Scanlon was a survivor.

2011

In December 2011, Ash had a starring role in a BBC comedy drama, Lapland, as Ray, a role he is reprising for a new series, Being Eileen.

2013

In 2013 he starred in the ITV comedy drama series Great Night Out as Beggsy.

2015

In 2015, Ash appeared as Frank Mellor in the BBC TV series Death in Paradise episode 4.4.

2016

In February 2016, he appeared in BBC drama series Moving On.

In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid.

He also appeared as the character BB in the second and third series of Sky Atlantic's The Tunnel.

2017

In 2017, Ash played Leighton Thomas in ITV's serial killer drama, The Loch.

2018

In 2018, he played the role of Marvin in a British TV drama series, Wanderlust.

2020

Ash played a central character in the 2020 film Perfect 10.