As of August 2026, William Ash is best known for Emmerdale and Heartbeat. Find every show and movie William Ash has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
William Ash

William Ash

Actor Born 1977 Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, UK 10 TV Shows 8 Movies

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.

William Ash's screen work to date leans strongly toward Drama and Crime, a consistent thread across his credits so far.

William Ash's most notable role to date came in Until Death (2007), where he played Serge. He also appeared in Nicholas Nickleby (2002) as Frank Cheeryble. Most recently appeared in Hush (2008) as Zakes Abbot.

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📺 William Ash's TV Shows

Emmerdale
Caleb Miligan
1972
Heartbeat
Joe Norton
1992
Waterloo Road
Chris Mead
2006
Soldier Soldier
Jack Stubbs
1991
Wanderlust
Marvin Walters
2018
The Tunnel
Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
2013
The Rising
Michael Wyatt
2022
The Loch
Leighton Thomas
2017
Paranoid
Henry Appley
2016
Wolfe
Jeff
2021

🎬 William Ash's Movies

Nicholas Nickleby
Frank Cheeryble
2002
Until Death
Serge
2007
Hush
Zakes Abbot
2008
The Sign of Four
Jack Smith
1987
Mad About Mambo
Danny Mitchell
2000
Raining Stones
Joe
1993
Stories of Lost Souls
Simon
2004
All the King's Men
Sgt. Ted Grimes
1999

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