David Crellin

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David Crellin
Born
David Crellin

1961 (age 6263)
Occupation Actor

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, chargenurse 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.

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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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996HillsboroughTony EdwardsTV film
1999HeartPatient
1999The Darkest LightMike
2001 Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise Mr. RonTV film
2002Blood StrangersNick BeresfordTV film
2002It's Your MovieTommy
2004YasminDetective
2006The Girls Who Came to StayPaulTV film
2006What We Did on Our HolidayLen FegursonTV film
2006Mysterious CreaturesDavid KirwanTV film
2009SacrificeSimonShort Film
2011Bare StageBenShort Film
2013Rock and Roll Fuck 'n' LovelyHouse Guy
2014Robert and RobDoctorShort Film
2014On in FivePostmanShort Film
2018UnderwaterSteveShort Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Stay Lucky Workman OneEpisode - "Blowing Bubbles"
1993 Cracker QuinianEpisode - "The Mad Women in the Attic"
1995 Band of Gold Ashley2 episodes
1997 Where the Heart Is Police OfficerEpisode - "Summoned by Bells"
1997 The Grand StanleyEpisode - 1.6
1997-1998, 2003, 2007 Emmerdale Billy Hopwood 65 episodes
1998-2001 The Cops Wakefield17 episodes
2000 Clocking Off Trevor PiperEpisode - "Trudy's Story"
2000 Always and Everyone Mr PhippsEpisode - 2.8
2001 Merseybeat Ronnie JohnsonEpisode - "Deep End"
2001 Bob and Rose Taxi DriverEpisode - 1.1
2002 Dalziel and Pascoe Bob BarnesEpisode - "For Love Nor Money"
2002-2004 Fat Friends Steve McGary2 episodes
2002-2008 Heartbeat DI Harry Rankin4 episodes
2003 Holby City Andrew MurrayEpisode - " On the Inside"
2004 North & South Slickson2 episodes
2004 The Bill Guy MarshEpisode - "211"
2005 Taggart Iain RedmanEpisode - "Puppet on a String"
2005 Coronation Street Jimmy Clayton11 episodes
2006 Waterloo Road Jimmy Grainger4 episodes
2007 The Bill Eddie CoulsonEpisode -"486"
2009 Doctors PC Andy Woods1 Episode
2009 Paradox Don Barclay1 Episode
2010 Coronation Street Colin Fishwick 7 episodes
2011 Doctors Kevin Latham1 Episode
2012 Doctors Joe Arnold1 Episode
2012 Shameless ShawyEpisode - "The world of Burger"
2012 Accused Doctor DoranEpisode - "Stephen's Story"
2015 Home Fires WAEC Official2 episodes
2016 Moving On SimonEpisode " Our House"
2017 Doctors DCI Mike Seddon1 Episode
2018 Doctors Greg Griffiths1 Episode
2019 Years and Years Stan Thomas1 Episode


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