William Mellor (born 3 April 1976, in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English actor and former pop star. He first came to the public's attention in 1990, when he played Ben Rowlingson in the children's programme Children's Ward. In 1993 he had a trial for Vauxhall Motors FC, and was about to sign a deal with them until a bust-up with manager Alex Tannin over regulation bootlaces. This strengthened his decision to pursue acting as a career. April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Childrens Ward (briefly retitled The Ward in 1995) was a British childrens television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its Childrens ITV strand on weekday afternoons. ... Hollyoaks is a British soap opera set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of the same name and filmed mainly at the Lime Pictures (previously known as Mersey Television) studios in nearby Liverpool. ... Casualty is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world[1], first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Sorted is a BBC television drama series, first broadcast in 2006, and transmitted on BBC One and BBC HD. It was created by Danny Brocklehurst, who has also written for Clocking Off and Shameless. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Childrens Ward (briefly retitled The Ward in 1995) was a British childrens television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its Childrens ITV strand on weekday afternoons. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Vauxhall Motors Football Club are an English football team based at Rivacre Park, Rivacre Road, in Hooton, sandwiched in between Eastham and Ellesmere Port, Wirral, who play in the Conference North. ...

In 1995, he joined the cast of the soap opera, Hollyoaks in which he played the role of James 'Jambo' Bolton. He left the show in 1998. Soon after, he released a single called When I Need You, which reached number 5 in the British charts, as well as a follow up single called No Matter What I Do, which reached number 23. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hollyoaks is a British soap opera set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of the same name and filmed mainly at the Lime Pictures (previously known as Mersey Television) studios in nearby Liverpool. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

He also made an appearance in the music video for Boyzone's Comic Relief single "When The Going Gets Tough". Boyzone were an Irish boy band (pop group) of the 1990s. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Shortly after, he returned to acting, playing Greg, in Is Harry on the Boat?. He also played Jack Vincent in Casualty between 2001 and 2003 and has starred as Gaz Wilkinson in the comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps since 2001. He also made a brief cameo reappearance in a Christmas edition of Hollyoaks, in which he played the ghost of Jambo (although the character isn't dead). Will also stars as "Barmpot" in postal worker drama Sorted and has also played DC Jed Griffiths in the second series of Murder Investigation Team. Is Harry on the Boat? was a British television drama based on the lives of holiday reps based in Ibiza. ... Casualty is a long-running BBC television drama serial, first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted on BBC One. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Hollyoaks is a British soap opera set in and around the fictional Chester suburb of the same name and filmed mainly at the Lime Pictures (previously known as Mersey Television) studios in nearby Liverpool. ... Sorted is a BBC television drama series, first broadcast in 2006, and transmitted on BBC One and BBC HD. It was created by Danny Brocklehurst, who has also written for Clocking Off and Shameless. ... Also known as a Major Investigation Team and abbreviated to MIT. Murder Investigation Teams are the specialised homicide squads of Londons Metropolitan Police Service. ...

Trivia

Will also won the first series of the BBC singing contest, Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, in the aid of Comic Relief. Fame Academy is the name of televised competition to search for and educate musical talents. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

He has one son, Jayden, with his girlfriend Michelle McSween and also has a pet parrot named Jake. A picture of Jayden was featured in a magazine in an episode of Two Pints. Families Cacatuidae Psittacidae Parrots or Psittacines (pronounced [1],[2]) is an order (namely Psittaciformes) of birds that includes about 353 species. ... Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is a BBC sitcom written by Susan Nickson and set in the British town of Runcorn, starring Sheridan Smith, Kathryn Drysdale, Ralf Little, Will Mellor and Natalie Casey. ...

He has four older sisters: one named Cheryl, two others, and one disabled sister named Joanne. He features in a 2006 blood donation advert, mentioning this sister's heart surgery. Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank or for subsequent use in a blood transfusion. ...

He lived as a child in the Bredbury area of Stockport. Bredbury is an area of Stockport. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

He is related to Kay Mellor and former Coronation Street actress Gaynor Faye.^{[citation needed]} Kay Mellor (born 1950 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a British actress and scriptwriter, best known for her work on several successful television drama series. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and its consistently highest-rating programme, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. It was created by Tony Warren and is produced by Granada Television (now branded ITV Productions), holder of the ITV franchise... Gaynor as Judy Mallet in Coronation St. ...

Will switched on the Christmas lights in the Broad St. Mall in Reading, Berkshire on November 18th 2006. Statistics Population: 143,096 (Borough, 2001) 232,662 (Urban area, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU713733 Administration Unitary authority: Borough of Reading Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue...

External links

• Will Mellor at the Internet Movie Database
• Bio page on Holby.tv