Peter Ash (born 4 February 1985) is an English actor from Moston, Greater Manchester, who has starred in British television series such as Casualty, Footballers' Wives, Hollyoaks, and Coronation Street.

Early life

Ash attended St Matthew's RC High School in Moston and then Xaverian College in Rusholme, Manchester.[1][dead link]

He first started acting in school plays and with local amateur theatre groups.[2]

Career

His first TV acting role was in Blue Murder in 2003, which helped him land a bigger role in Casualty, playing Keith Jowell in six episodes.[3]

He was 18 when he started playing Darius Fry in Footballers' Wives,[3] between 2003 and 2006.

In 2005, he was in Street Trilogy at Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry.[1]

He was a participant in the 2013–2015 UK tour of War Horse,[2] at The Lowry theatre.[4]

He has had guest appearances in The Street and The Royal.[5][6]

In April 2018, he played Harley Frater's (Mollie Lambert) acquaintance Ron in Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks.[3]

In 2018, Ash appeared in Coronation Street, briefly portraying the character Paul Foreman, David Platt's (Jack P. Shepherd) cellmate in Highfield Prison. In 2019, he returned to Coronation Street. Paul was later revealed to be the estranged twin brother of Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell).[2][7][8] He won 2020 National Television Award for Best Newcomer.[9][10]

Personal life

He is a second cousin of fellow actor William Ash.[5][2] In 2014, he was living in Mossley.[4]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ a b Chris O'Connell Street Trilogy: Car/Raw/Kid, p. 11, at Google Books
  2. ^ a b c d Meads, Glenn (18 January 2019). "Manchester actor Peter Ash on playing Corrie's Paul Foreman - and wooing Billy the Vicar". I Love Manchester. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Duncan, Amy (11 January 2019). "What else has Paul Foreman been in before Corrie - from Casualty to Hollyoaks?". Metro. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b Akbor, Ruhubia (7 August 2014). "Home is where the heart is for War Horse actor". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Brown, David (4 January 2019). "Where have you seen Paul on Coronation Street before? Will he find romance with vicar Billy?". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ Taylor, Paul (9 September 2014). "David Fleeshman - My acting dynasty". Cheshire. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ^ Allcock, Beth (20 December 2018). "Coronation Street fans notice new character Paul Foreman's link to Nick Tilsley actor". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ Edwards, Chris (1 February 2019). "Corrie star hits back at homophobia over Billy and Paul's kiss". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  9. ^ "National Television Awards 2020 - Best Newcomer (Peter Ash, Coronation Street)". youtube.com. 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ Duke, Simon (28 January 2020). "Who is Peter Ash? Coronation Street actor wins Best Newcomer at the NTAs. In 2024 Peter Ash won Serial Drama Performance at the NTA's for his incredible portrayal in the MND Storyline". Retrieved 23 July 2020.