7.5
TV
Acting
David Crellin
- Born
- (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
- Credits
- 25 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
TV
7.6
TV
Time
8.1
TV
North & South
7.5
TV
Shameless
6.6
TV
Cracker
4.3
TV
Emmerdale
8.2
TV
Accused
7.1
TV
Waterloo Road
7.1
TV
Heartbeat
6.4
TV
Dalziel and Pascoe
8.3
TV
Home Fires
5.3
Movie
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
7.2
Movie
Hillsborough
5.1
Movie
Strumpet
5.4
Movie
Heart
5.5
TV
Band of Gold
7.2
Movie
Yasmin
5.1
TV
The Grand
Acting credits 25
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Time TV | Judge (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Years and Years TV | Stan Thomas (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Underwater Film | Steve |
| 2015 | Home Fires TV | WAEC Official (2 ep) |
| 2014 | One in Five Film | Postman |
| 2013 | Rock And Roll F. 'n' Lovely Film | House guy |
| 2010 | Accused TV | Doctor Doran (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Mysterious Creatures Film | David Kirwan |
| 2006 | What We Did on Our Holiday Film | Len Ferguson |
| 2006 | Waterloo Road TV | Jimmy Grainger (4 ep) |
| 2004 | North & South TV | Slickson (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Yasmin Film | Detective |
| 2004 | Shameless TV | Shawy (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Blood Strangers TV | Nick Beresford (2 ep) |
| 2001 | Strumpet Film | Curdy |
| 2001 | Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise Film | Mr Ron |
| 1999 | Heart Film | Patient |
| 1998 | The Cops TV | Wakefield (24 ep) |
| 1997 | The Grand TV | Stanley (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Hillsborough Film | Tony Edwards |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe TV | Bob Barnes (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Band of Gold TV | Ashley (2 ep) |
| 1993 | Cracker TV | Quinlan (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Heartbeat TV | DS Harry Rankin, Inspector Harry Rankin, DI Harry Rankin (2 ep) |
| 1972 | Emmerdale TV | Billy Hopwood (3446 ep) |