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