Will Mellor
Will Mellor | |
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 Mellor in September 2012 | |
| Born | William Mellor (1976-04-03) 3 April 1976 Bredbury, Greater Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, model |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle McSween (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
William Mellor (born 3 April 1976) is an English actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his television roles, including Jambo Bolton in Hollyoaks, Gaz Wilkinson in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, DC Spike Tanner in No Offence, Steve Connolly in Broadchurch, Georgie in Barking!, and Ollie Curry in White Van Man.[1]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Other ventures
4 Personal life
5 Filmography
5.1 Guest appearances
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Mellor was born in Bredbury, Greater Manchester.
Career
Mellor first came to the public's attention in 1990, when he played Ben Rowlingson in the children's programme Children's Ward. In 1995, he joined the cast of the soap opera Hollyoaks and played James "Jambo" Bolton until 1998. He had a cameo as Jambo in a Christmas edition of Hollyoaks. He released a cover of Leo Sayer's "When I Need You", which reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as a follow-up single called "No Matter What I Do", which reached number 23.[2] He also made an appearance in the music video for Boyzone's Comic Relief single "When the Going Gets Tough".
Shortly after, Mellor appeared as Greg in Is Harry on the Boat?. He played Jack Vincent in Casualty from 2001 to 2003, and starred as Gaz Wilkinson in the comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2001 to 2011. Mellor starred as "Barmpot" in the postal worker drama Sorted, and played DC Jed Griffiths in the second series of Murder Investigation Team.
In 2004, Mellor provided the voice for Georgie the dog in the CITV series Barking!. He played Tom in the second series of The Street. Mellor won the first series of the BBC singing contest Comic Relief does Fame Academy in 2003.[3] He made his EastEnders debut on 20 May 2007 playing womanising salesman Warren Stamp.
Mellor was a guest star in the BBC fantasy drama Merlin. In October 2008, he starred in The Prisoner, a documentary about prison life. Mellor portrayed Chris in the British horror thriller film The Reeds.[4][5] Mellor did a brief stint on children's television channel CBeebies, in which he read books for the audience. In 2011, he starred in the BBC Three comedy White Van Man and the BBC One drama Waterloo Road.[6]
From 2011 to 2012, he played Liam Flynn in the BBC One comedy series In with the Flynns.[7] Mellor had a guest role in the final episode of the BBC Three comedy series Mongrels. In 2013, he played Steve Connolly in the ITV detective drama Broadchurch. In 2014, he appeared on BBC One's Kay Mellor drama series In The Club.
In 2015, he was the narrator of Tattoo Disasters UK for Spike.
Other ventures
Mellor has pursued a career in modelling, notably for Topman. Mellor voices the mascot of card and gift company funkypigeon.com
Personal life
Mellor met dancer Michelle McSween when they starred together in the stage musical Oh, What a Night in 1999. They married in 2007,[8] and have two children.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Children's Ward | Ben Rowlingson | 5 episodes |
| 1995–1998, 2004 | Hollyoaks | James "Jambo" Bolton | 73 episodes |
| 2001–2003 | Casualty | Jack Vincent | 72 episodes |
| 2001–2011 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | Gaz Wilkinson | 79 episodes |
| 2004–2006 | Barking! | Georgie | Voice 20 episodes |
| 2006 | Sorted | Barmpot | |
| 2007 | The Street | Tom | Episode: #2.3 |
| 2008 | Merlin | Knight Valiant | Episode: "Knight Valiant" |
| 2008 | The Prisoner | Himself | |
| 2008 | Miss Conception | Brian | |
| 2009 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Martin Waddy/Ralph Collins | Episode: "Nemesis" |
| 2011 | Waterloo Road | Dan Hargrove | Episode: 6.18 |
| 2011–2012 | White Van Man | Ollie Curry | |
| 2011–2012 | In with the Flynns | Liam Flynn | |
| 2013 | Broadchurch | Steve Connolly | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | Dates | David | |
| 2014–present | In the Club | Rick | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | Death in Paradise | Karl Slater | Episode: #4.2 |
| 2015– | No Offence | DC Spike Tanner | 19 episodes |
| 2016 | Line of Duty | PC Rod Kennedy | 2 episodes |
Guest appearances
All Star Family Fortunes (2011) – Contestant
All Star Mr & Mrs (5 June 2013) – Contestant
Big Star's Little Star (4 September 2013) – Contestant
I Love My Country (28 September 2013) – Guest
Through the Keyhole (2014, 2017) – Homeowner/panellist
Celebrity Juice (2016, 2018) – Guest
References
^ "Will Mellor's 'White Van Man' lands second series". Alex Fletcher. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 360. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Mellor wins Fame Academy". 15 March 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
^ Trailer and Sales Art: The Reeds
^ "Horrorfest '10: After Dark Heading Deep Into 'The Reeds' -". bloody-disgusting.com.
^ "BBC One – Waterloo Road, Series 6, Episode 18". BBC. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
^ "BBC One Cancels Comedy Series 'In with the Flynns'". TV Wise. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "WILL MELLOR ON MARRIAGE". People.co.uk. 18 November 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Will Mellor. |
Will Mellor on IMDb- Bio page on Holby.tv
| Preceded by None | Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Winner Series 1 (2003) | Succeeded by Edith Bowman |
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