Dean Andrews
Born (1963-08-06) 6 August 1963[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 then went onto playing 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.[5] In February 2013, Andrews portrayed the role of Pete Lewis in the BBC show Being Eileen.[6][7][8]

In 2015, Andrews appeared as 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

YearTitleRoleOther notes
2002EastEndersDeanEpisode dated 3 April 2002
2003BuriedBarry Sheil3 episodes
Clocking OffDS HughesEpisode: "Colin's Story"
Between the SheetsSteve Ashby6 episodes
2004No AngelsNeil3 episodes
CasualtyReg SummerstonEpisode: "Don't Go There"
Blue MurderWill HarmonEpisode: "Lonely"
My Summer of LoveRickyBAFTA-winning film
2005Wire in the BloodSteve MaynardEpisode: "Bad Seed"
FaithDaveyTelevision film
2006ShamelessGeoff MulliganEpisode #3.1
MissingMark Lanser2 episodes
New Street LawDennis LongwellEpisode: "Shock to the System"
2006–2007Life on MarsDS Ray CarlingSeries 1–2; 16 episodes
2007True Dare KissVinny2 episodes
The StreetCleggyEpisode: "The Letter"
2008–2010Ashes to AshesDS Ray CarlingSeries 1–3; 24 episodes
2009Wish 143Bus DriverShort film
2010Waterloo RoadGary ValeEpisode #5.11
DoctorsJonty StephensEpisode: "A Spoonful"
2011MarchlandsEddie Maynard5 episodes
The Body FarmPeter CollinsEpisode: "No Peace for the Wicked"
The CaseTony Powell5 episodes
Just HenryBillTelevision film
2012–2016Last Tango in HalifaxRobbieSeries 1–4; 20 episodes
2013Being EileenPete Lewis6 episodes
The Security MenRayEpisode: "Pilot"
FrankieJoseph Corden3 episodes
VeraJonah ReganEpisode: "Poster Child"
2015Midsomer MurdersTom AsherS17E3: "The Ballad of Midsomer County"
BananaAlanEpisode #1.4
New TricksBarry WarnockEpisode: "The Russian Cousin"
2016Silent WitnessTony HamiltonEpisode: "After the Fall"
JerichoJack LagganEpisode #1.1
Father BrownMichael NegalEpisode: "The Star of Jacob"
2017The MoorsidePC Steve Kinchin2 episodes
2018Agatha and the Truth of MurderWadeTelevision film
DeliciousSteven GreenTV series, episode: "The Heart"
2019 London Kills Jacob Holt TV series, Episode: “Stag Night”
2019–presentEmmerdaleWill TaylorSeries regular

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 TV Choice Awards Best Actor Marchlands Nominated [9]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Emmerdale Nominated [10]

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. 1 2 "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. ↑ Dean Andrews official blog Archived 4 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 2 November 2008
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "BBC One commissions new six-part comedy series, Lapland". BBC. BBC Online. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Being Eileen". BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Wightman, Catriona (18 May 2011). "In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 – Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.
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