---
name: "William Ash"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-ash"
fi1m_id: "william-ash"
imdb_id: "nm0038673"
tmdb_id: 86044
wikidata_id: "Q8004599"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T15:42:57.969561+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William Ash

## Identity

William Ash

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-ash
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-ash
- **IMDb ID:** nm0038673
- **TMDB ID:** 86044
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8004599
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ash_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8004599, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038673/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86044

Actor. Born 13 January 1977 in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 January 1977, Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- **Active:** 2000–2018
- **Also known as:** Will Ash
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 74 (3), 2010s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ash_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8004599, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038673/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86044

## Biography

William Ash, also credited as Will Ash, is an English actor. Born on 13 January 1977 in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, he made his television debut as a child in Coronation Street.

Ash has appeared in numerous British television dramas, including a series regular role as Nick Anderson in *Clocking Off* (2001–2002), Christopher Mead in *Waterloo Road* (2009–2011) and Caleb Milligan in *Emmerdale* (2022–present). Other credits include *Doctor Who*, *Shameless*, *Death in Paradise* and *The Tunnel*. His film work includes *Mad About Mambo* (2000) and *Hush* (2008).

His stage credits include premiere productions at Sheffield Theatres and the Royal Court Theatre. He is the second cousin of actor Peter Ash.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Wanderlust* (2018), Fi1m 76, as Marvin Walters — [page](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md)
- *Scott & Bailey* (2011), Fi1m 75, as Craig — [page](https://film.one/tv/scott-and-bailey.md)
- *ShakespeaRe-Told* (2005), Fi1m 66, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/shakespeare-told.md)
- *Shameless* (2004), Fi1m 75, as Jesus O'Toole — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Clocking Off* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Nick Anderson — [page](https://film.one/tv/clocking-off.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Significant Other* (2023), series, as Paul
- *The Rising* (2022), series, as Michael Wyatt
- *The Window* (2021), series, as John Maslin
- *Wolfe* (2021), series, as Jeff
- *Joey* (2020), Writer, Director
- *Perfect 10* (2020), as Rob
- *War of the Worlds* (2019), series, as Mark
- *Wanderlust* (2018), series, as Marvin Walters — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md)
- *Habit* (2017), as Ian
- *The Loch* (2017), series, as Leighton Thomas
- *Paranoid* (2016), series, as Henry Appley
- *The Tunnel* (2013), series, as Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
- *The Last Witch* (2013), as Howard Greenwood
- *Being Eileen* (2013), series, as Ray Cooper
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as RSM Reginald Davis
- *Great Night Out* (2013), series, as Beggsy
- *Lapland* (2011), as Ray Cooper
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Frank Mellor
- *Scott & Bailey* (2011), series, as Craig — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/scott-and-bailey.md)
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Linus Campion — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as John
- *Hush* (2008), as Zakes Abbot
- *Inspector George Gently* (2008), series, as Mark Tanner
- *Until Death* (2007), as Serge
- *Lilies* (2007), series, as Nazzer
- *Magnolia* (2006), as Ed
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Chris Mead
- *ShakespeaRe-Told* (2005), series, Actor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/shakespeare-told.md)
- *Jericho* (2005), series, as Johnny Swan
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Riley Vashtee — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Stories of Lost Souls* (2004), as Simon
- *Conviction* (2004), series, as Chrissie Fairburn
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Jesus O'Toole — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *Standing Room Only* (2004), as Simon
- *Burn It* (2003), series, as Jon Marr
- *Nicholas Nickleby* (2002), as Frank Cheeryble
- *Daddy's Girl* (2002), as DC Neil Hallam
- *Mad About Mambo* (2000), as Danny Mitchell
- *Clocking Off* (2000), series, as Nick Anderson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/clocking-off.md)
- *Fanny & Elvis* (1999), as Rick
- *All the King's Men* (1999), as Sgt. Ted Grimes
- *Anorak of Fire* (1998), as Tim Buxton
- *Born to Run* (1997), series, as Sammy Fitch
- *Where the Heart Is* (1997), series, as Stephen Snow
- *Beck* (1996), series, as Ralph
- *The Bare Necessities* (1996), as Tony
- *Raining Stones* (1993), as Joe
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Paul Allenby, Joe Norton
- *Soldier Soldier* (1991), series, as Jack Stubbs
- *Children's Ward* (1989), series, as Darren Walsh
- *Making Out* (1989), series, Actor
- *The Sign of Four* (1987), as Jack Smith
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Kevin Eccles, Harry Reynolds — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Jack Smith
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, as Caleb Miligan
- *How We Used To Live* (1968), series, as Peter Hodgkins
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Spike — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)
- *The Bully Boys*, as Woody

## Gallery

- ![William Ash](https://film.one/media/person/441464/gallery-715fc17528ab.jpg) William Ash — Loki841990, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/William_Ash_at_ITV_Studios_in_Leeds_in_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![William Ash](https://film.one/media/person/441464/gallery-6fce7b5b47f8.jpg) William Ash — Image via TMDB
- ![William Ash](https://film.one/media/person/441464/gallery-701517f9ff08.jpg) William Ash — Image via TMDB

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