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]

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

Year Title Role Other notes
2001 The Navigators John BAFTA-winning for screenwriter
2002 EastEnders Dean Episode dated 3 April 2002
2003 Buried Barry Sheil 3 episodes
Clocking Off DS Hughes Episode: "Colin's Story"
Between the Sheets Steve Ashby 6 episodes
2004 No Angels Neil 3 episodes
Casualty Reg Summerston Episode: "Don't Go There"
Blue Murder Will Harmon Episode: "Lonely"
My Summer of Love Ricky BAFTA-winning film
2005 Wire in the Blood Steve Maynard Episode: "Bad Seed"
Faith Davey Television film
2006 Shameless Geoff Mulligan Episode #3.1
Missing Mark Lanser 2 episodes
New Street Law Dennis Longwell Episode: "Shock to the System"
2006–2007 Life on Mars DS Ray Carling Series 1–2; 16 episodes
2007 True Dare Kiss Vinny 2 episodes
The Street Cleggy Episode: "The Letter"
2008–2010 Ashes to Ashes DS Ray Carling Series 1–3; 24 episodes
2009 Wish 143 Bus Driver Short film
2010 Waterloo Road Gary Vale Episode #5.11
Doctors Jonty Stephens Episode: "A Spoonful"
2011 Marchlands Eddie Maynard 5 episodes
The Body Farm Peter Collins Episode: "No Peace for the Wicked"
The Case Tony Powell 5 episodes
Just Henry Bill Television film
2012–2016 Last Tango in Halifax Robbie Series 1–4; 20 episodes
2013 Being Eileen Pete Lewis 6 episodes
The Security Men Ray Episode: "Pilot"
Frankie Joseph Corden 3 episodes
Vera Jonah Regan Episode: "Poster Child"
2015 Midsomer Murders Tom Asher S17E3: "The Ballad of Midsomer County"
Banana Alan Episode #1.4
New Tricks Barry Warnock Episode: "The Russian Cousin"
2016 Silent Witness Tony Hamilton Episode: "After the Fall"
Jericho Jack Laggan Episode #1.1
Father Brown Michael Negal Episode: "The Star of Jacob"
2017 The Moorside PC Steve Kinchin 2 episodes
2018 Agatha and the Truth of Murder Wade Television film
Delicious Steven Green TV series, episode: "The Heart"
2019 London Kills Jacob Holt TV series, Episode: “Stag Night”
2019–present Emmerdale Will Taylor Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 TV Choice Awards Best Actor Marchlands Nominated [10]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Emmerdale Nominated [11]

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. ^ a b "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.

External links

Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes
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