16 Facts About Dean Andrews

Dean Andrews was born on 6 August 1963 and is an English actor.

Dean Andrews is known for his role as DS Ray Carling in the BBC drama series Life on Mars.

Dean Andrews continued the role in the sequel series, Ashes to Ashes, until 2010.

Dean Andrews started off as a mainstay of cruise ships as a talented entertainer and singer.

Dean Andrews was discovered by film director Ken Loach, who was looking for people from Yorkshire to appear in the 2001 film, The Navigators.

Dean Andrews then went on to play Barry Shiel in the Channel 4 drama Buried, which won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2004.

In 2005, Dean Andrews appeared in one episode of the ITV drama Wire in the Blood.

Dean Andrews then had roles in two BBC dramas, True Dare Kiss and The Street, in 2007.

Dean Andrews again played DC Carling in Ashes to Ashes, a 2008 spin-off series of Life on Mars.

Dean Andrews had a guest role in 2010 on the BBC One series Waterloo Road.

In 2011, Dean Andrews appeared in: the BBC drama The Body Farm as Peter Collins; the BBC Two television film United, about the Manchester United "Busby Babes" team and the 1958 Munich air disaster; ITV's supernatural drama series Marchlands, playing one of the lead roles; and the five-part BBC One series The Case, in which he played the lead role as a man accused of murdering his terminally ill girlfriend.

In November 2012, Dean Andrews appeared in all four series of the BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax as Robert "Robbie" Greenwood.

Dean Andrews played local hotel and barman Tom Asher in a 2015 episode of the popular series Midsomer Murders on ITV.

Dean Andrews left the soap on 26 December 2024 when his character Will died of a heart attack.

Dean Andrews has stated that he was not told about the character's demise.

Dean Andrews narrated the Channel 5 documentary series, Our Great Yorkshire Life, in 2022.