David Crellin

Acting

Born January 15, 1961, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

• Time — Judge
• Years and Years — Stan Thomas
• 2018Underwater — Steve
• 2014One in Five — Postman
• 2013Rock And Roll F. 'n' Lovely — House guy
• Accused — Doctor Doran
• 2006Mysterious Creatures — David Kirwan
• Waterloo Road — Jimmy Grainger
• 2006What We Did on Our Holiday — Len Ferguson
• North & South — Slickson
• Shameless — Shawy
• 2004Yasmin — Detective
• Blood Strangers — Nick Beresford
• 2001Strumpet — Curdy
• 2001Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise — Mr Ron
• 1999Heart — Patient
• The Cops — Wakefield
• The Grand — Stanley
• Dalziel and Pascoe — Bob Barnes
• 1996Hillsborough — Tony Edwards
• Band of Gold — Ashley
• Cracker — Quinlan
• Heartbeat — DS Harry Rankin, Inspector Harry Rankin, DI Harry Rankin
• Emmerdale — Billy Hopwood