Bill Ward is starring in The Shawshank Redemption – UK tour.

Bill Ward is an acclaimed British stage and screen actor, best known for his performance in long-running soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

Stage credits

Bill Ward’s many previous stage credits include Gerald in The Full Monty (UK Tour), Henry Condell in The Book of Will, Are You As Nervous As I Am, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Glee Club, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (West End), Shakespeare in Love, Legally Blonde, Not Dead Enough, Viva Forever! (West End), The Hairy Ape, Million Dollar Quartet, The Lady from the Sea, The Tempest, Look Back in Anger, Edward II, Spamalot, Oh What a Lovely War, The Beggar’s Opera, Antigone, Around the World in Eighty Days, A Christmas Carol, Murder on the Nile, The Lover, Cause Celebre, Equus, A Doll’s House, and Separate Tables.

Bill Ward on TV

Bill Ward’s television career spans an impressive array of roles across major British productions, including playing James Barton in Emmerdale, and Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street.

Additional notable appearances include Doctors, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, Vera, Before We Die, Casualty, Afterlife, Silent Witness, True Crime, Heartbeat, Midsomer Murders, Robin Hood, The Bill, Cold Blood, EastEnders, Footballers’ Wives, In Deep, Make My Day, Rose and Maloney, Swag, and Jonathan Creek.

Film credits

On the big screen, Bill Ward’s credits include Gustav in To a Cinder, Sir John Fenton in It’s the Blackness, Terry in A Dark Reflection, Lord Alfred Seymour in The Great Ghost Rescue, Frank in The Haunting of Ellie Rose, Adam in Adam and Steve, and The Loner in Practice Makes Perfect.

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