
Dean Andrews
Born
1963-08-06
Place of birth
Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK
Biography
Dean Andrews 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 appeared as Will Taylor on ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Andrews left the show on 26 December 2024 when his character Will died of a heart attack. 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. Dean Andrews started off as a mainstay of cruise ships as a tal...
Known for

Midsomer Murders
Tom Asher

My Summer of Love
Ricky

Life on Mars
Ray Carling

United
Bert Whalley

Vera
Jonah Regan

Agatha and the Truth of Murder
Wade

Shameless
Geoff Mulligan

Father Brown
Michael Negal

Ashes to Ashes
Ray Carling

Silent Witness
TV Series

Emmerdale
Will Taylor

Dark River
Matty

Casualty
Reg Summerston

The Navigators
John

Wire in the Blood
TV Series