Dean Andrews
Actor
Born August 6, 1963 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK
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.
Filmography
Number One Fan
Stewart Jones
Torvill & Dean
Colin Dean
Agatha and the Truth of Murder
Wade
Dark River
Matty
The Moorside
PC Steve 'Kinchie' Kinchin
Delicious
Steven Green
Jericho
Banana
Alan
Frankie
The Security Men
Ray
Being Eileen
Pete Lewis
Father Brown
Michael Negal
Last Tango in Halifax
Robbie
Elfie Hopkins: Cannibal Hunter
Villager
Just Henry
Bill
The Body Farm
Peter Collins
Weekender
Sergeant Thompson
Vera
Jonah Regan
Marchlands
Eddie Maynard
United
Bert Whalley
Wish 143
Bus Driver
Kandahar Break
Steve Delamore
Salvage
Clive
The Making of... Ashes to Ashes
Himself
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Self
Ashes to Ashes
Ray Carling
True Dare Kiss
Vinny
New Street Law
Dennis Longwell
Waterloo Road
Gary Vale
Missing
Mark Lanser
Life on Mars
Ray Carling
Missing: All Secrets Have a Price
Love + Hate
Derek
My Summer of Love
Ricky
Faith
Davey
Shameless
Geoff Mulligan
Between The Sheets
Steve Ashby
Blue Murder
Will Harmon
Buried
Barry Shiel
Wire in the Blood
The Navigators
John
Midsomer Murders
Tom Asher
Silent Witness
Soccer AM
Self
GMTV
Self
Heartbeat
This Morning
Self
Casualty
Reg Summerston
Emmerdale
Will Taylor