Peter Ash (born 4 February 1985) is an English actor from Moston,

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, who has starred in British television series such as ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Early life

Ash attended St Matthew's RC High School in Moston and then

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, Manchester.Chris O'Connell He first started acting in school plays and with local

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groups.

Career

His first TV acting role was in '' Blue Murder'' in 2003, which helped him land a bigger role in ''

'', playing Keith Jowell in six episodes. He was 18 when he started playing Darius Fry in ''

'', between 2003 and 2006. In 2005, he was in ''Street Trilogy'' at Warwick Arts Centre in

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. He was a participant in the 2013–2015 UK tour of '' War Horse'', at

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theatre. He has had guest appearances in ''The Street'' and ''The Royal''. In April 2018, he played Harley Frater's (Mollie Lambert) acquaintance Ron in

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soap opera, ''

''. In 2018, Ash appeared in ''

'', briefly portraying the character

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, 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

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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