David Crellin

Biography

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.

Known For

Heartbeat

DS Harry Rankin

Heartbeat

Inspector Harry Rankin

Heartbeat

DI Harry Rankin

Dalziel & Pascoe

Bob Barnes

Emmerdale

Billy Hopwood

Accused

Doctor Doran

Cracker

Quinlan

North & South

Slickson

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2018	Underwater	Steve
2013	Rock And Roll F. 'n' Lovely	House guy
2006	What We Did on Our Holiday	Len Ferguson
2006	Mysterious Creatures	David Kirwan
2004	Yasmin	Detective
2002	Blood Strangers	Nick Beresford
2001	Strumpet	Curdy
2001	Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise	Mr Ron
1999	Heart	Patient
1996	Hillsborough	Tony Edwards

Year	TV Show	Role
2021	Time	Judge
2019	Years and Years	Stan Thomas
2010	Accused	Doctor Doran
2004	North & South	Slickson
1998	The Cops	Wakefield
1996	Dalziel & Pascoe	Bob Barnes
1993	Cracker	Quinlan
1992	Heartbeat	DS Harry Rankin
1992	Heartbeat	Inspector Harry Rankin
1992	Heartbeat	DI Harry Rankin
1972	Emmerdale	Billy Hopwood