
William Ash
Acting
Born 1977-01-13 · Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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

Emmerdale
1972 · TV

Where the Heart Is
1997 · TV

Waterloo Road
2006 · TV

Children's Ward
1989 · TV

Making Out
1989 · TV

Burn It
2003 · TV

The Tunnel
2013 · TV

Clocking Off
2000 · TV

The Window
2021 · TV

Lilies
2007 · TV

Soldier Soldier
1991 · TV

The Rising
2022 · TV

Born to Run
1997 · TV

Conviction
2004 · TV

Great Night Out
2013 · TV

Paranoid
2016 · TV

Doctor Who
2005 · TV

Being Eileen
2013 · TV

The Loch
2017 · TV

Death in Paradise
2011 · TV

Coronation Street
1960 · TV

Vera
2011 · TV

Wanderlust
2018 · TV

Wolfe
2021 · TV

Father Brown
2013 · TV

Casualty
1986 · TV

Heartbeat
1992 · TV

Sherlock Holmes
1984 · TV

Shameless
2004 · TV

Moving On
2009 · TV

War of the Worlds
2019 · TV

Inspector George Gently
2008 · TV

Scott & Bailey
2011 · TV

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 · TV

Jericho
2005 · TV

Totally Doctor Who
2006 · TV

Significant Other
2023 · TV