{{Short description|English actor}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = David Crellin | image = | image_size = | birth_name = David Crellin | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1961}} | birth_place = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]], [[UK]] | occupation = [[Actor]] }} '''David Crellin''' (born 1961) is an [[England|English]] [[actor]].
Crellin, who was born in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], is known for roles in ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as [[Billy Hopwood]],<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2006-11-02 |title=Emmerdale to get unwelcome visitor |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2006/1102/408277-emmerdale/ |language=en}}</ref> [[BBC 2]]'s [[BAFTA Award]]-winning series ''[[The Cops (British TV 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 (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' on [[BBC One]].
Signed to [[United Kingdom|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|Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama]].
Crellin lives with his wife and children in Horwich, Bolton.
== Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1996 |''Hillsborough'' |Tony Edwards |TV film |- |1999 |''Heart'' |Patient | |- |1999 |''The Darkest Light'' |Mike | |- |2001 |''[[Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise]]'' |Mr. Ron |TV film |- |2002 |''Blood Strangers'' |Nick Beresford |TV film |- |2002 |''It's Your Movie'' |Tommy | |- |2004 |''Yasmin'' |Detective | |- |2006 |''The Girls Who Came to Stay'' |Paul |TV film |- |2006 |''What We Did on Our Holiday'' |Len Fegurson |TV film |- |2006 |''Mysterious Creatures'' |David Kirwan |TV film |- |2009 |''Sacrifice'' |Simon |Short Film |- |2011 |''Bare Stage'' |Ben |Short Film |- |2013 |''Rock and Roll Fuck 'n' Lovely'' |House Guy | |- |2014 |''Robert and Rob'' |Doctor |Short Film |- |2014 |''On in Five'' |Postman |Short Film |- |2018 |''Underwater'' |Steve |Short Film |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1993 |''[[Stay Lucky]]'' |Workman One |Episode – "Blowing Bubbles" |- |1993 |[[Cracker (British TV series)|''Cracker'']] |Quinian |Episode – "The Mad Women in the Attic" |- |1995 |[[Band of Gold (TV series)|''Band of Gold'']] |Ashley |2 episodes |- |1997 |[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|''Where the Heart Is'']] |Police Officer |Episode – "Summoned by Bells" |- |1997 |[[The Grand (TV series)|''The Grand'']] |Stanley |Episode – 1.6 |- |1997–1998, 2003, 2007 |''[[Emmerdale]]'' |[[Billy Hopwood]] |65 episodes |- |1998–2001 |''[[The Cops (British TV series)|The Cops]]'' |Wakefield |17 episodes |- |2000 |''[[Clocking Off]]'' |Trevor Piper |Episode – "Trudy's Story" |- |2000 |''[[Always and Everyone]]'' |Mr Phipps |Episode – 2.8 |- |2001 |''[[Merseybeat]]'' |Ronnie Johnson |Episode – "Deep End" |- |2001 |''[[Bob and Rose]]'' |Taxi Driver |Episode – 1.1 |- |2002 |''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'' |Bob Barnes |Episode – "[[List of Dalziel and Pascoe episodes#ep27|For Love Nor Money]]" |- |2002–2004 |''[[Fat Friends]]'' |Steve McGary |2 episodes |- |2002–2008 |''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' |DI Harry Rankin |4 episodes |- |2003 |''[[Holby City]]'' |Andrew Murray |Episode – "On the Inside" |- |2004 |[[North & South (TV serial)|''North & South'']] |Slickson |2 episodes |- |2004 |''[[The Bill]]'' |Guy Marsh |Episode – "211" |- |2005 |''[[Taggart]]'' |Iain Redman |Episode – "Puppet on a String" |- |2005 |''[[Coronation Street]]'' |Jimmy Clayton |11 episodes |- |2006 |[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|''Waterloo Road'']] |Jimmy Grainger |4 episodes |- |2007 |''[[The Bill]]'' |Eddie Coulson |Episode – "486" |- |2009 |''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |PC Andy Woods |1 Episode |- |2009 |''[[Paradox (British TV series)|Paradox]]'' |Don Barclay |1 Episode |- |2010 |''[[Coronation Street]]'' |[[Colin Fishwick]] |7 episodes |- |2011 |''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |Kevin Latham |1 Episode |- |2012 |''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |Joe Arnold |1 Episode |- |2012 |[[Shameless (British TV series)|''Shameless'']] |Shawy |Episode – "The world of Burger" |- |2012 |[[Accused (2010 TV series)|''Accused'']] |Doctor Doran |Episode – "Stephen's Story" |- |2015 |[[Home Fires (British TV series)|''Home Fires'']] |WAEC Official |2 episodes |- |2016 |[[Moving On (TV series)|''Moving On'']] |Simon |Episode "Our House" |- |2017 |''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |DCI Mike Seddon |1 Episode |- |2018 |''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |Greg Griffiths |1 Episode |- |2019 |[[Years and Years (TV series)|''Years and Years'']] |Stan Thomas |Episode 2 |}
== References == <references /> ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0187327|name=David Crellin}} * [http://www.everydayrecords.com Record Company website]
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