Actor
William Ash
January 13, 1977 · 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".
Notable work
Often works with
Don Gilet
2 titles together
Death in Paradise, The Loch
Jeremy Brett
2 titles together
Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four
Rosalie Williams
2 titles together
Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four
Edward Hardwicke
2 titles together
Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of Four
Freddie Jones
2 titles together
Sherlock Holmes, Emmerdale
Tim McInnerny
2 titles together
Sherlock Holmes, Inspector George Gently
Full filmography · 56
Significant Other
as Paul
2023
The Rising
as Michael Wyatt
20226.4
The Window
as John Maslin
2021
Wolfe
as Jeff
20215.6
War of the Worlds
as Mark
20197.2
Wanderlust
as Marvin Walters
20186
The Loch
as Leighton Thomas
20176.6
Paranoid
as Henry Appley
20166.3
Being Eileen
as Ray Cooper
2013
Father Brown
as RSM Reginald Davis
20137.6
Great Night Out
as Beggsy
2013
Death in Paradise
as Frank Mellor
20117.4