David Crellin
Biography
David Crellin (born 1961) is an English actor. Crellin, who was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is known for roles in Emmerdale as Billy Hopwood, BBC 2's BAFTA Award-winning series The Cops as Alan Wakefield, and Coronation Street as gangster Jimmy Clayton, charge nurse Thornton who looked after Don Brennan after his car crash, and receiver Graham Baxter who wound up MVB Motors. He also starred as Jimmy Grainger in the first series of Waterloo Road on BBC One. Signed to British independent record label Everyday Records 2008, Crellin recorded a debut EP Innocent Bystander. In 2010 he returned to Coronation Street in another role; that of Colin Fishwick, a teacher friend of John Stape. David trained to become an actor at the Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama. Crellin lives with his wife and children in Horwich, near Bolton.
Movie Appearances
What We Did on Our Holiday
as Len Ferguson
2006
Rock And Roll F. 'n' Lovely
as House guy
2013
Hillsborough
as Tony Edwards
1996
Yasmin
as Detective
2004
Mysterious Creatures
as David Kirwan
2006
Blood Strangers
as Nick Beresford
2002
Heart
as Patient
1999
Strumpet
as Curdy
2001
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
as Mr Ron
2001
Underwater
as Steve
2018
One in Five
as Postman
2014
TV Appearances
Emmerdale
as Billy Hopwood
1972
The Cops
as Wakefield
1998
North & South
as Slickson
2004
Cracker
as Quinlan
1993
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Bob Barnes
1996
Heartbeat
as DS Harry Rankin
1992
Years and Years
as Stan Thomas
2019
Heartbeat
as Inspector Harry Rankin
1992
Heartbeat
as DI Harry Rankin
1992
Accused
as Doctor Doran
2010
Time
as Judge
2021
Band of Gold
as Ashley
1995