Dean Andrews

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Dean Andrews
Born (1963-08-06) 6 August 1963 (age 60) [1] [2]
Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
SpouseHelen Bowen-Green
Children2

Dean Andrews (born 6 August 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC drama series Life on Mars . He continued the role in the sequel series, Ashes to Ashes , until 2010. As of April 2019, he has appeared as Will Taylor on ITV soap opera Emmerdale . [3]

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Early life

Born in 1963 in Rotherham, Andrews went to Sitwell Junior School on Grange Road and Oakwood Comprehensive School on Moorgate Road. He went to school with Top Gear presenter James May. [4]

Career

Dean Andrews started off as a mainstay of cruise ships as a talented entertainer and singer. He was discovered by film director Ken Loach, who was looking for people from Yorkshire to appear in The Navigators [5] . He then went on to play Barry Shiel in the Channel 4 drama Buried , which won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2004.

In 2005, Andrews played the character of Steven Maynard in the ITV drama Wire in the Blood . In 2006, he appeared in another BBC drama, Life On Mars , as the character DS Ray Carling. In 2007, he appeared in the BBC dramas True Dare Kiss and The Street . In 2008, he returned to play the character in the spin-off series Ashes to Ashes . Andrews also had a small role in the Channel 4 series No Angels playing Neil. He also appeared in an episode of BBC drama Waterloo Road . Andrews also played one of the lead roles in ITV's supernatural drama series Marchlands .

In 2011, he appeared in the BBC Two television film United , in which tells the story of the Manchester United "Busby Babes" team and the 1958 Munich air disaster. In September 2011, he appeared in the BBC drama The Body Farm as Peter Collins. In November 2012, he appeared in the six-part BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax as Robert "Robbie" Greenwood. He also played the lead role in the five part BBC One series The Case, about a man accused of murdering his terminally ill girlfriend. He has also recorded voiceovers for Currys television advertisements. [6] In February 2013, Andrews portrayed the role of Pete Lewis in the BBC show Being Eileen . [7] [8] [9]

In 2015, Andrews appeared as local hotel and barkeep Tom Asher in ITV's Midsomer Murders episode 17.3 "The Ballad of Midsomer County".

In 2019, Andrews joined the cast of ITV soap opera Emmerdale . [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleOther notes
2001 The Navigators John BAFTA-winning for screenwriter
2002 EastEnders DeanEpisode dated 3 April 2002
2003 Buried Barry Sheil3 episodes
Clocking Off DS HughesEpisode: "Colin's Story"
Between the Sheets Steve Ashby6 episodes
2004 No Angels Neil3 episodes
Casualty Reg SummerstonEpisode: "Don't Go There"
Blue Murder Will HarmonEpisode: "Lonely"
My Summer of Love Ricky BAFTA-winning film
2005 Wire in the Blood Steve MaynardEpisode: "Bad Seed"
FaithDaveyTelevision film
2006 Shameless Geoff MulliganEpisode #3.1
Missing Mark Lanser2 episodes
New Street Law Dennis LongwellEpisode: "Shock to the System"
2006–2007 Life on Mars DS Ray CarlingSeries 1–2; 16 episodes
2007 True Dare Kiss Vinny2 episodes
The Street CleggyEpisode: "The Letter"
2008–2010 Ashes to Ashes DS Ray CarlingSeries 1–3; 24 episodes
2009 Wish 143 Bus DriverShort film
2010 Waterloo Road Gary ValeEpisode #5.11
Doctors Jonty StephensEpisode: "A Spoonful"
2011 Marchlands Eddie Maynard5 episodes
The Body Farm Peter CollinsEpisode: "No Peace for the Wicked"
The Case Tony Powell5 episodes
Just Henry BillTelevision film
2012–2016 Last Tango in Halifax RobbieSeries 1–4; 20 episodes
2013 Being Eileen Pete Lewis6 episodes
The Security Men RayEpisode: "Pilot"
Frankie Joseph Corden3 episodes
Vera Jonah ReganEpisode: "Poster Child"
2015 Midsomer Murders Tom AsherS17E3: "The Ballad of Midsomer County"
Banana AlanEpisode #1.4
New Tricks Barry WarnockEpisode: "The Russian Cousin"
2016 Silent Witness Tony HamiltonEpisode: "After the Fall"
Jericho Jack LagganEpisode #1.1
Father Brown Michael NegalEpisode: "The Star of Jacob"
2017 The Moorside PC Steve Kinchin2 episodes
2018 Agatha and the Truth of Murder WadeTelevision film
DeliciousSteven GreenTV series, episode: "The Heart"
2019 London Kills Jacob HoltTV series, Episode: “Stag Night”
2019–present Emmerdale Will Taylor Series regular

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2011 TV Choice Awards Best ActorMarchlandsNominated [10]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad BoyEmmerdaleNominated [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "BIO - Dean Andrews Official Website". Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dean Andrews. Biography, news, photos and videos".
  3. 1 2 "Dean Andrews joins Emmerdale as new enemy of Cain Dingle". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Q&A with Dean Andrews feature - 2008 - Features - Top Gear Archived 20 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "FolkWorld #67: Midsomer Murders". www.folkworld.eu. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Dean Andrews official blog Archived 4 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine , 2 November 2008
  7. ↑ Munn, Patrick (13 September 2012). "TV BBC One Orders Follow Up To Christmas Comedy 'Lapland', Stephen Graham's Role Recast". TV Wise. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "BBC One commissions new six-part comedy series, Lapland". BBC . BBC Online. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Being Eileen". BBC . Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  10. ↑ Wightman, Catriona (18 May 2011). "In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 – Nominees". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy . July 2019.
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