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]
Dean Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1963[1][2] Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | Helen Bowen-Green |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editBorn 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][5]
Career
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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 2001 film, The Navigators.[6] 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. That year, he also had a small role, as Neil, in the Channel 4 series No Angels.
In 2005, Andrews appeared in one episode of the ITV drama Wire in the Blood. The following year, he appeared in another BBC drama, Life On Mars, as DS Ray Carling. He then had roles in two BBC dramas, True Dare Kiss and The Street, in 2007. Andrews again played DC Carling in Ashes to Ashes, a 2008 spin-off series of Life on Mars. During the same year, he recorded voiceovers for Currys television advertisements.[7] He had a guest role in 2010 on the BBC One series Waterloo Road.
In 2011, Andrews appeared in: the BBC drama The Body Farm as Peter Collins; the BBC Two television film United, about the Manchester United "Busby Babes" team and the 1958 Munich air disaster; ITV's supernatural drama series Marchlands, playing one of the lead roles; and the five-part BBC One series The Case, in which he played the lead role as a man accused of murdering his terminally ill girlfriend.
In November 2012, Andrews appeared in all four series of the BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax as Robert "Robbie" Greenwood. The following year, he portrayed the role of Pete Lewis in the BBC show Being Eileen.[8][9][10] Andrews played local hotel and barkeep Tom Asher in a 2015 episode of the popular series Midsomer Murders on ITV. In 2019, the actor joined the cast of ITV soap opera Emmerdale.[3] He narrated the Channel 5 documentary series, Our Great Yorkshire Life, in 2022.[11] He also narrates the UK TV show Casualty 24/7 which centres on Barnsley Hospital.
Filmography
edit| 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 | Love + Hate | Derek | |
| 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
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TV Choice Awards | Best Actor | Marchlands | Nominated | [12] |
| 2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bad Boy | Emmerdale | Nominated | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "BIO - Dean Andrews Official Website". Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Dean Andrews. Biography, news, photos and videos".
- ^ a b "Dean Andrews joins Emmerdale as new enemy of Cain Dingle". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Q&A with Dean Andrews feature - 2008 - Features - Top Gear Archived 20 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Grieveson-Smith, Jess (21 January 2022). "Inside Emmerdale's Dean Andrews' life with fiancee Helen and grandchildren". Leeds Live.
- ^ "FolkWorld #67: Midsomer Murders". www.folkworld.eu. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Dean Andrews official blog Archived 4 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 2 November 2008
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BBC One commissions new six-part comedy series, Lapland". BBC. BBC Online. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Being Eileen". BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ Grieveson-Smith, Jess (6 January 2022). "The Emmerdale actor in the cast of Our Great Yorkshire Life on Channel 5 and his life off screen and Robert De Niro link". LeedsLive. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Wightman, Catriona (18 May 2011). "In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 – Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.
External links
edit- Dean Andrews at IMDb