---
name: "William Ruane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-ruane"
fi1m_id: "william-ruane"
imdb_id: "nm1162048"
tmdb_id: 15501
wikidata_id: "Q17232966"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 June 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T22:32:29.637536+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 Ruane

## Identity

William Ruane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-ruane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-ruane
- **IMDb ID:** nm1162048
- **TMDB ID:** 15501
- **Wikidata ID:** Q17232966
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17232966, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1162048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15501

Actor. Born 7 June 1985 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 June 1985, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ruane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17232966, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1162048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15501

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Kelly + Victor*](https://film.one/film/kelly-victor.md) (57)

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## Biography

William Ruane is a Scottish actor born on 7 June 1985 in Glasgow. He was discovered by director Ken Loach while still at school and made his screen debut as Pinball in the 2002 film *Sweet Sixteen*.

Ruane has collaborated repeatedly with Loach, appearing in *Tickets* (2005) as Frank, *The Wind That Shakes the Barley* (2006) as Johnny Gogan, and *The Angels' Share* (2012) as Rhino. He played Craig in the 2012 film *Kelly + Victor*. His television work includes the role of Brian Henderson in the BBC Scotland soap opera *River City* and appearances in series such as *Accused* (2010) and *The Borgias* (2011).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kelly + Victor* (2012), Fi1m 57, as Craig — [page](https://film.one/film/kelly-victor.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Trust Me* (2017), series, as Jamie
- *Honour* (2014), as Big Yin
- *Kelly + Victor* (2012), as Craig — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/kelly-victor.md)
- *The Angels' Share* (2012), as Rhino
- *The Field of Blood* (2011), series, as DC McGovern
- *The Borgias* (2011), series, as Papal Physician
- *Fast Romance* (2011), Actor
- *Accused* (2010), series, as Patrick Wakefield
- *Kick About* (2007), Actor
- *Dog Altogether* (2007), as Youth In Pub
- *The Wind That Shakes the Barley* (2006), as Johnny Gogan
- *Tickets* (2005), as Frank
- *Sea of Souls* (2004), series, as David
- *Sweet Sixteen* (2002), as Pinball

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