Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews

Actor Aug 6 (age 62) Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK 1972–2018 (46 year career)

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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…

Known For

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

Ray Carling

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

Ray Carling

United

United

Bert Whalley

My Summer of Love

My Summer of Love

Ricky

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Wade

The Navigators

The Navigators

John

Last Tango in Halifax

Last Tango in Halifax

Robbie

Marchlands

Marchlands

Eddie Maynard

Filmography

Acting (51)

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Movies (19)

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

as Wade

Torvill & Dean

Torvill & Dean

as Colin Dean

Dark River

Dark River

as Matty

The Security Men

The Security Men

as Ray

Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter

Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter

as Villager

Girl Shaped Love Drug

as Her Father

United

United

as Bert Whalley

Weekender

Weekender

as Sergeant Thompson

Just Henry

Just Henry

as Bill

Wish 143

Wish 143

as Bus Driver

Salvage

Salvage

as Clive

Kandahar Break

Kandahar Break

as Steve Delamore

The Making of... Ashes to Ashes

The Making of... Ashes to Ashes

as Himself

The End of 'Life on Mars'

as Self

Missing

Missing

as Mark Lanser

My Summer of Love

My Summer of Love

as Ricky

Faith

Faith

as Davey

Love + Hate

Love + Hate

as Derek

The Navigators

The Navigators

as John

Television (32)

The Moorside

The Moorside

as PC Steve 'Kinchie' Kinchin

Delicious

Delicious

as Steven Green

Jericho

Jericho

Banana

Banana

as Alan

Original Drama Shorts

as Nick

Father Brown

Father Brown

as Michael Negal

Frankie

Frankie

Being Eileen

Being Eileen

as Pete Lewis

Last Tango in Halifax

Last Tango in Halifax

as Robbie

Vera

Vera

as Jonah Regan

Marchlands

Marchlands

as Eddie Maynard

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

as Self

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

as Ray Carling

True Dare Kiss

True Dare Kiss

as Vinny

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

as Gary Vale

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

as Ray Carling

New Street Law

New Street Law

Missing: All Secrets Have a Price

Missing: All Secrets Have a Price

Shameless

Shameless

as Geoff Mulligan

No Angels

No Angels

Buried

Buried

as Barry Shiel

Blue Murder

Blue Murder

as Will Harmon

Between The Sheets

Between The Sheets

as Steve Ashby

Wire in the Blood

Wire in the Blood

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as Tom Asher

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Soccer AM

Soccer AM

as Self

GMTV

GMTV

as Self

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

This Morning

This Morning

as Self

Casualty

Casualty

as Reg Summerston

Emmerdale

Emmerdale

as Will Taylor