Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 15, 1961 (65 years old)

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

David Crellin

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.

Titles

Emmerdale

Series • 1972

Shameless

Series • 2004

Heartbeat

Series • 1992

Waterloo Road

Series • 2006

Dalziel and Pascoe

Series • 1996

Time

Series • 2021

Cracker

Series • 1993

The Cops

Series • 1998

Accused

Series • 2010

Band of Gold

Series • 1995

Years and Years

Series • 2019

North & South

Series • 2004

The Grand

Series • 1997

Home Fires

Series • 2015

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Movie • 2001

Rock And Roll F. 'n' Lovely

Movie • 2013

Hillsborough

Movie • 1996

Strumpet

Movie • 2001