David Crellin earns screen credits as a British actor, though the trail in the film databases is short. The credit count is respectable at 19, even if the titles are not widely known. His work in 'Emmerdale' as Billy Hopwood is the entry that stands out. He was 35 when the first credit was filed.
David Crellin
65 years (Jan 15, 1961)Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
7 Movies12 Series
David Crellin earns screen credits as a British actor, though the trail in the film databases is short. The credit count is respectable at 19, even if the titles are not widely known. His work in 'Emmerdale' as Billy Hopwood is the entry that stands out. He was 35 when the first credit was filed.
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.