
William Ash
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Hush
as Zakes Abbot
2008

Until Death
as Serge
2007

Mad About Mambo
as Danny Mitchell
2000

Stories of Lost Souls
as Simon
2004

All the King's Men
as Sgt. Ted Grimes
1999

Lapland
as Ray Cooper
2011

The Bully Boys
as Woody
TBA

Nicholas Nickleby
as Frank Cheeryble
2002

Standing Room Only
as Simon
2004

Raining Stones
as Joe
1993

Habit
as Ian
2017
Daddy's Girl
as DC Neil Hallam
2002

The Sign of Four
as Jack Smith
1987

The Last Witch
as Howard Greenwood
2013

Fanny & Elvis
as Rick
1999

Perfect 10
as Rob
2020

Magnolia
as Ed
2006
Anorak of Fire
as Tim Buxton
1998
TV Appearances

Totally Doctor Who
as Self
2006

Where the Heart Is
1997

Waterloo Road
as Christopher Mead
2006

Heartbeat
as Paul Allenby
1992

Casualty
as Kevin Eccles
1986

Jericho
as Johnny Swan
2005

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005

Burn It
as Jon Marr
2003

Conviction
as Chrissie Fairburn
2004

The Loch
as Leighton Thomas
2017

Wolfe
as Jeff
2021

The Window
as John Maslin
2021