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Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews

Actor · Born 1963-08-06 · Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK

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Biography

Dean Andrews 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 appeared as Will Taylor on ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Andrews left the show on 26 December 2024 when his character Will died of a heart attack. 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. 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. 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, …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Tom Asher
  2. My Summer of Love (2005) — Ricky
  3. Life on Mars (2006) — Ray Carling
  4. United (2011) — Bert Whalley
  5. Vera (2011) — Jonah Regan
  6. Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018) — Wade
  7. Shameless (2004) — Geoff Mulligan
  8. Father Brown (2013) — Michael Negal
  9. Ashes to Ashes (2008) — Ray Carling
  10. Silent Witness (1996)
  11. Emmerdale (1972) — Will Taylor
  12. Dark River (2017) — Matty
  13. Casualty (1986) — Reg Summerston
  14. The Navigators (2001) — John
  15. Wire in the Blood (2002)
  16. Last Tango in Halifax (2012) — Robbie
  17. Salvage (2009) — Clive
  18. Banana (2015) — Alan
  19. Marchlands (2011) — Eddie Maynard
  20. Waterloo Road (2006) — Gary Vale
  21. Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter (2012) — Villager
  22. Heartbeat (1992)
  23. Weekender (2011) — Sergeant Thompson
  24. Jericho (2016)
  25. The Moorside (2017) — PC Steve 'Kinchie' Kinchin
  26. This Morning (1988) — Self
  27. Love + Hate (2005) — Derek
  28. Wish 143 (2009) — Bus Driver
  29. Delicious (2016) — Steven Green
  30. Blue Murder (2003) — Will Harmon
  31. GMTV (1993) — Self
  32. Torvill & Dean (2018) — Colin Dean
  33. Soccer AM (1995) — Self
  34. New Street Law (2006) — Dennis Longwell
  35. Kandahar Break (2009) — Steve Delamore
  36. Frankie (2013)
  37. The Body Farm (2011) — Peter Collins
  38. Just Henry (2011) — Bill
  39. Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009) — Self
  40. Between The Sheets (2003) — Steve Ashby