
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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.

as Shawy

as DS Harry Rankin
1992

as Jimmy Grainger
2006

as Shawy
2004

as Billy Hopwood
1972

as Quinlan
1993

as Judge
2021

as Doctor Doran
2010

as Stan Thomas
2019

as Ashley
1995

as Slickson
2004

as Stanley
1997

as Wakefield
1998
as House guy
2013

as Steve
2018

as Postman
2014

as House guy
2013

as David Kirwan
2006
as Len Ferguson
2006

as Detective
2004

as Nick Beresford
2002

as Curdy
2001

as Mr Ron
2001

as Patient
1999

as Tony Edwards
1996
as Shawy
1 ep.

as DS Harry Rankin
2 episodes

as Jimmy Grainger
4 episodes

as Shawy
1 episodes

as Billy Hopwood
3446 episodes

as Quinlan
1 episodes

as Judge
1 episodes

as Doctor Doran
1 episodes

as Stan Thomas
1 episodes

as Ashley
2 episodes

as Slickson
1 episodes

as Stanley
1 episodes

as Wakefield
24 episodes