Dean Andrews
# Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews (born 6 August 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC drama series Life on Mars. He continued the role in the sequel series, Ashes to Ashes, until 2010. As of April 2019, he has appeared as Will Taylor on ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

## Early life

Born in 1963 in Rotherham, Andrews went to Sitwell Junior School on Grange Road and Oakwood Comprehensive School on Moorgate Road. He went to school with Top Gear presenter James May.

## Career

Dean Andrews started off as a mainstay of cruise ships as a talented entertainer and singer. He then went onto playing Barry Shiel in the Channel 4 drama Buried, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2004. In 2005, Andrews played the character of Steven Maynard in the ITV drama Wire in the Blood. In 2006, he appeared in another BBC drama, Life On Mars, as the character DS Ray Carling. In 2007, he appeared in the BBC dramas True Dare Kiss and The Street. In 2008, he returned to play the character in the spin-off series Ashes to Ashes. Andrews also had a small role in the Channel 4 series No Angels playing Neil. He also appeared in an episode of BBC drama Waterloo Road. Andrews also played one of the lead roles in ITV's supernatural drama series Marchlands.

In 2011, he appeared in the BBC Two television film United, in which tells the story of the Manchester United "Busby Babes" team and the 1958 Munich air disaster. In September 2011, he appeared in the BBC drama The Body Farm as Peter Collins. In November 2012, he appeared in the six-part BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax as Robert "Robbie" Greenwood. He also played the lead role in the five part BBC One series The Case, about a man accused of murdering his terminally ill girlfriend. He has also recorded voiceovers for Currys television advertisements. In February 2013, Andrews portrayed the role of Pete Lewis in the BBC show Being Eileen.

In 2015, Andrews appeared as Tom Asher in ITV's Midsomer Murders episode 17.3 "The Ballad of Midsomer County".

In 2019, Andrews joined the cast of ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | EastEnders | Dean | Episode dated 3 April 2002 |
| 2003 | Buried | Barry Sheil | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Clocking Off | DS Hughes | Episode: "Colin's Story" |
| 2003 | Between the Sheets | Steve Ashby | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | No Angels | Neil | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Casualty | Reg Summerston | Episode: "Don't Go There" |
| 2004 | Blue Murder | Will Harmon | Episode: "Lonely" |
| 2004 | My Summer of Love | Ricky | BAFTA-winning film |
| 2005 | Wire in the Blood | Steve Maynard | Episode: "Bad Seed" |
| 2005 | Faith | Davey | Television film |
| 2006 | Shameless | Geoff Mulligan | Episode #3.1 |
| 2006 | Missing | Mark Lanser | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | New Street Law | Dennis Longwell | Episode: "Shock to the System" |
| 2006–2007 | Life on Mars | DS Ray Carling | Series 1–2; 16 episodes |
| 2007 | True Dare Kiss | Vinny | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Street | Cleggy | Episode: "The Letter" |
| 2008–2010 | Ashes to Ashes | DS Ray Carling | Series 1–3; 24 episodes |
| 2009 | Wish 143 | Bus Driver | Short film |
| 2010 | Waterloo Road | Gary Vale | Episode #5.11 |
| 2010 | Doctors | Jonty Stephens | Episode: "A Spoonful" |
| 2011 | Marchlands | Eddie Maynard | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | The Body Farm | Peter Collins | Episode: "No Peace for the Wicked" |
| 2011 | The Case | Tony Powell | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Just Henry | Bill | Television film |
| 2012–2016 | Last Tango in Halifax | Robbie | Series 1–4; 20 episodes |
| 2013 | Being Eileen | Pete Lewis | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | The Security Men | Ray | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Frankie | Joseph Corden | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Vera | Jonah Regan | Episode: "Poster Child" |
| 2015 | Midsomer Murders | Tom Asher | S17E3: "The Ballad of Midsomer County" |
| 2015 | Banana | Alan | Episode #1.4 |
| 2015 | New Tricks | Barry Warnock | Episode: "The Russian Cousin" |
| 2016 | Silent Witness | Tony Hamilton | Episode: "After the Fall" |
| 2016 | Jericho | Jack Laggan | Episode #1.1 |
| 2016 | Father Brown | Michael Negal | Episode: "The Star of Jacob" |
| 2017 | The Moorside | PC Steve Kinchin | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Agatha and the Truth of Murder | Wade | Television film |
| 2018 | Delicious | Steven Green | TV series, episode: "The Heart" |
| 2019 | London Kills | Jacob Holt | TV series, Episode: “Stag Night” |
| 2019–present | Emmerdale | Will Taylor | Series regular |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | TV Choice Awards | Best Actor | Marchlands | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bad Boy | Emmerdale | Nominated | |
