# David Crellin

David Crellin (born 1961) is an English actor.
Crellin, who was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is known for roles in Emmerdale as Billy Hopwood, BBC 2's BAFTA Award-winning series The Cops as Alan Wakefield, and Coronation Street as gangster Jimmy Clayton, charge nurse Thornton who looked after Don Brennan after his car crash, and receiver Graham Baxter who wound up MVB Motors. He also starred as Jimmy Grainger in the first series of Waterloo Road on BBC One.
Signed to British independent record label Everyday Records 2008, Crellin recorded a debut EP Innocent Bystander. In 2010 he returned to Coronation Street in another role; that of Colin Fishwick, a teacher friend of John Stape. David trained to become an actor at the Rose Bruford College of Speech & Drama.
Crellin lives with his wife and children in Horwich, near Bolton.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Hillsborough | Tony Edwards | TV film |
| 1999 | Heart | Patient | |
| 1999 | The Darkest Light | Mike | |
| 2001 | Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise | Mr. Ron | TV film |
| 2002 | Blood Strangers | Nick Beresford | TV film |
| 2002 | It's Your Movie | Tommy | |
| 2004 | Yasmin | Detective | |
| 2006 | The Girls Who Came to Stay | Paul | TV film |
| 2006 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Len Fegurson | TV film |
| 2006 | Mysterious Creatures | David Kirwan | TV film |
| 2009 | Sacrifice | Simon | Short Film |
| 2011 | Bare Stage | Ben | Short Film |
| 2013 | Rock and Roll Fuck 'n' Lovely | House Guy | |
| 2014 | Robert and Rob | Doctor | Short Film |
| 2014 | On in Five | Postman | Short Film |
| 2018 | Underwater | Steve | Short Film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Stay Lucky | Workman One | Episode – "Blowing Bubbles" |
| 1993 | Cracker | Quinian | Episode – "The Mad Women in the Attic" |
| 1995 | Band of Gold | Ashley | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is | Police Officer | Episode – "Summoned by Bells" |
| 1997 | The Grand | Stanley | Episode – 1.6 |
| 1997–1998, 2003, 2007 | Emmerdale | Billy Hopwood | 65 episodes |
| 1998–2001 | The Cops | Wakefield | 17 episodes |
| 2000 | Clocking Off | Trevor Piper | Episode – "Trudy's Story" |
| 2000 | Always and Everyone | Mr Phipps | Episode – 2.8 |
| 2001 | Merseybeat | Ronnie Johnson | Episode – "Deep End" |
| 2001 | Bob and Rose | Taxi Driver | Episode – 1.1 |
| 2002 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Bob Barnes | Episode – "For Love Nor Money" |
| 2002–2004 | Fat Friends | Steve McGary | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2008 | Heartbeat | DI Harry Rankin | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Holby City | Andrew Murray | Episode – "On the Inside" |
| 2004 | North & South | Slickson | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | The Bill | Guy Marsh | Episode – "211" |
| 2005 | Taggart | Iain Redman | Episode – "Puppet on a String" |
| 2005 | Coronation Street | Jimmy Clayton | 11 episodes |
| 2006 | Waterloo Road | Jimmy Grainger | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | The Bill | Eddie Coulson | Episode – "486" |
| 2009 | Doctors | PC Andy Woods | 1 Episode |
| 2009 | Paradox | Don Barclay | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Coronation Street | Colin Fishwick | 7 episodes |
| 2011 | Doctors | Kevin Latham | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Doctors | Joe Arnold | 1 Episode |
| 2012 | Shameless | Shawy | Episode – "The world of Burger" |
| 2012 | Accused | Doctor Doran | Episode – "Stephen's Story" |
| 2015 | Home Fires | WAEC Official | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Moving On | Simon | Episode "Our House" |
| 2017 | Doctors | DCI Mike Seddon | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | Doctors | Greg Griffiths | 1 Episode |
| 2019 | Years and Years | Stan Thomas | Episode 2 |