
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.
23 acting credits
Acting · 23

Heartbeat
1992

Emmerdale
1972

Waterloo Road
2006

Shameless
2004

Cracker
1993

Accused
2010

Time
2021

Years and Years
2019

North & South
2004

Band of Gold
1995

The Grand
1997

The Cops
1998

Heart
1999

Hillsborough
1996

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
2001

Strumpet
2001

Blood Strangers
2002

Mysterious Creatures
2006

Yasmin
2004
What We Did on Our Holiday
2006

Rock And Roll F. 'n' Lovely
2013

Underwater
2018

One in Five
2014