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David Crellin

ActorBorn January 15, 1961 (64 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Shameless
  • Cracker
  • Coronation Street
  • Heartbeat
  • Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Known For

  • The Cops
  • Mysterious Creatures
  • Rock and Roll Fuck'n'Lovely

Filmography

2021
Time (TV Series) · as Judge
2019
Years and Years (TV Series) · as Stan Thomas
2015
Home Fires (2015) (TV Series) · as Waec Official
2014
Happy Valley (TV Series) · as Therapist
2013
2010
Accused (TV Series) · as Doctor Doran
2009
Paradox (TV Series) · as Don Barclay
2009
Jimmy McGovern's Moving On (TV Series) · as Griff
2006
Mysterious Creatures · as David Kirwan
2006
What We Did on Our Holiday · as Len Ferguson
2006
What We Did on Our Holiday · as Len Ferguson
2006
2006
Waterloo Road (TV Series) · as Jimmy Grainger
2004
North & South (TV Series) · as Slickson
2004
Yasmin · as Detective
2004
Shameless (TV Series) · as Shawy
2001
2001
Bob and Rose (TV Series) · as Taxi Driver
2001
Mersey Beat (TV Series) · as Ronnie Johnstone
2001
Strumpet · as Curdy
2000
Fat Friends (TV Series) · as Steve
2000
Doctors (TV Series) · as Martin Olander
2000
Clocking Off (TV Series) · as Trevor Piper
1999
1999
Always And Everyone (TV Series) · as Mr. Phipps
1999
Heart · as Patient
1999
Holby City (TV Series) · as Andrew Murray
1998
The Cops (TV Series) · as Wakefield
1997
Where the Heart Is (TV Series) · as Police Officer
1997
The Grand (TV Series) · as Stanley
1996
Hillsborough · as Tony Edwards
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Bob Barnes
1995
Band of Gold (TV Series) · as Ashley
1993
All in the Game (TV Series) · as Cast
1993
Cracker (TV Series) · as Quinlan
1992
Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Ds Harry Rankin
1989
Stay Lucky (TV Series) · as Workman One
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Eddie Coulson
1983
Taggart (TV Series) · as Iain Redman
1982
Brookside (TV Series) · as Estate Agent
1972
Emmerdale (TV Series) · as Billy Hopwood
1960
Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Jimmy Clayton

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