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.
Early life Ash attended St Matthew's RC High School in Moston and then Xaverian College in Rusholme, Manchester.Chris O'Connell
He first started acting in school plays and with local amateur theatre groups.
Career 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.
He was 18 when he started playing Darius Fry in Footballers' Wives, between 2003 and 2006.
In 2005, he was in Street Trilogy at Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry.
He was a participant in the 2013–2015 UK tour of War Horse, at The Lowry theatre.
He has had guest appearances in The Street and The Royal.
In 2018, he played Harley Frater's (Mollie Lambert) acquaintance Ron in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Reflecting on his stint on the soap, Ash told Inside Soap in 2019, "That was great fun, I had a really nice little part – even though I was playing a horrible person! My character was taking advantage of homeless girl Harley Frater and supplying her drugs, so he wasn't very nice. But the Hollyoaks team was really lovely. I worked a lot alongside Mollie Lambert, who played Harley, and she was absolutely cracking."
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). He won 2020 National Television Award for Best Newcomer.
Personal life He is a second cousin of fellow actor William Ash. In 2014, he was living in Mossley.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role2005Chicken Tikka Masala Jack2009A Drop of the Pure Young Howard2012Broken HeartsCallum Cook2016Locust (Short)Ellipsis2017 Strangeways Here We Come Bud
Television Year Title Role Notes2003Casualty Keith JowellTV series, 6 episodesBlue MurderColinTV series, 2 episodes2003–2006 Footballers' Wives Darius FryRegular role, 21 episodes2006 Footballers' Wives: Extra TimeDarius FryTV series, 6 episodes2008 The Royal John StemfordTV series, 1 episode2009 The StreetRossTV series, 1 episode2012 White Van Man BenTV series, 1 episode2018 Hollyoaks Ron4 episodes2018–2024Coronation Street Paul ForemanRegular role2026The TeacherSebastian BlakeTV series, 4 episodes
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