Ian Kelsey

Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama Casualty, DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama Blue Murder and Howard Bellamy in the BBC soap opera Doctors. As well as appearing in the BBC drama Down to Earth, he also played Vinny Ashford in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2016 to 2017.

Early and personal life Kelsey was born on 17 December 1966 in York. Before acting, Kelsey started his working life as an apprentice coach builder at York railway carriage works. He then trained at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in York, later graduating from the Guildford School of Acting.

In 2004, Kelsey married fellow actress Mia Terry. They had two children together, as well as co-founding a drama school in Brighton. They separated in 2016. Since 2021, he has been in a relationship with actress Beth Cordingly.

Career In 1994, Kelsey was cast in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as a series regular. He made his first appearance as Dave Glover in August 1994. Two years later, it was announced that he would be departing from the soap; he made his final appearance in December 1996. He joined BBC medical drama Casualty in 1999 as Patrick Spiller, in which he appeared until 2002. He then appeared in the BBC drama Down to Earth as Matt Brewer from 2003 to 2004. Kelsey then played DI Richard Mayne in the crime drama Blue Murder for six years.

On 3 September 2010, he guest starred in the BBC soap opera Doctors. Two years later, it was announced that Kelsey would be joining Doctors as new series regular Howard Bellamy. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2012. Kelsey left the medical drama on screen on 22 October 2015, to join Patrick Robinson in the UK touring stage production tour of The Shawshank Redemption. Kelsey joined Coronation Street in August 2016 playing the part of Vinny Ashford, a role he played until 2017.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1993 Covert Assassin Narmco Clerk Television film 1994–1996 Emmerdale Dave Glover Series regular 1994 Black Beauty Joe Green (Older) Film 1998 Men Behaving Badly Karaoke Man Episode: "Performance" 1999–2002 Casualty Patrick Spiller Series regular 1999 Touching Evil Carl Laing Episode: "Innocent: Part 2" 2001 Murder in Mind Liam Taylor Episode: "Vigilante" 2001 Holby City Patrick Spiller Episode: "It's a Family Affair" 2003–2004 Down to Earth Matt Main role 2003–2009 Blue Murder DI Richard Mayne Main role 2005 Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story David Crampton Television film 2005–2006 Where the Heart Is Adam Miller/Jack Clayton TV series 2008 Dustbin Baby Daniel Johnson Television film 2009 The Bill Brendan Newlyn Episode: "Twist of Fate" 2009 The Weakest Link Billy Flynn Episode: "West End Theatre Special" 2010 Doctors Alex Wakefield Episode: "Hanging On" 2012–2015 Doctors Howard Bellamy Series regular 2016–2017 Coronation Street Vinny Ashford Recurring role 2018 Lovesick James Hamilton 1 episode 2020 Moving On Barry Episode: "Second Sight" 2020 Wuthering Heights Heathcliff Earnshaw Main role 2021 Innocent Building Site Foreman Recurring role 2022 The Suspect CI Ward 1 episode 2023 The Adventures of Sleepy the Magical Bear Snorkel the Elephant (voice) Film

Stage Year Role Show Location 2003 Same Time, Next Year George Peters Theatre Royal Windsor 2009 Chicago Billy Flynn Cambridge Theatre 2015 The Shawshank Redemption Andy Dufrene National Tour

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2013 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Doctors 2013 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Male Doctors 2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Doctors 2014 The British Soap Awards Best Actor Doctors 2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Doctors 2016 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (with Dido Miles) Doctors