| Peter Ash | |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Marsden, West Yorkshire |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
| Known For: | Footballers' Wives (2003–2006) Coronation Street (2018–2024) |
| Children: | 1 |
| Relatives: | William Ash (second cousin) |
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.
Ash attended St Matthew's RC High School in Moston and then Xaverian College in Rusholme, Manchester.[1]
He first started acting in school plays and with local amateur theatre groups.
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.[2]
He was 18 when he started playing Darius Fry in Footballers' Wives,[2] 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, at The Lowry theatre.[3]
He has had guest appearances in The Street and The Royal.[4] [5]
In April 2018, he played Harley Frater's (Mollie Lambert) acquaintance Ron in Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks.[2]
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).[6] [7] He won 2020 National Television Award for Best Newcomer.[8] [9]
He is a second cousin of fellow actor William Ash.[4] [10] In 2014, he was living in Mossley.[3]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chicken Tikka Masala | Jack |
| 2009 | A Drop of the Pure | Young Howard |
| 2012 | Broken Hearts | Callum Cook |
| 2016 | Locust (Short) | Ellipsis |
| 2017 | Strangeways Here We Come | Bud |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Casualty | Keith Jowell | TV series, 6 episodes |
| Blue Murder | Colin | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2003–2006 | Footballers' Wives | Darius Fry | Regular role, 21 episodes |
| 2006 | Darius Fry | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2008 | The Royal | John Stemford | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Street | Ross | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | White Van Man | Ben | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Hollyoaks | Ron | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2018–Present | Coronation Street | Paul Foreman | Regular role |