Will Mellor

Infobox Person
name = Will Mellor

birthname = William Mellor
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|04|03
birth_place = Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
death_date =
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occupation = Actor
spouse = Michelle McSween
parents =
children =
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William "Will" Mellor (born 3 April 1976 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English actor and former pop star.

Early life

Mellor lived as a child in the Bredbury area of Stockport, Greater Manchester and was the youngest of a family of four older sisters: one named Cheryl, two others, and one disabled sister named Joanne - Mellor features in a 2006 blood donation advert, mentioning his sister's heart surgery.

Mellor 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.

Career

In 1995, Mellor 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 cover version of Leo Sayer's "When I Need You" as a single, 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.

He also made an appearance in the music video for Boyzone's Comic Relief single "When The Going Gets Tough".

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". In 2004 he provided the voice-over for Georgie (the dog) in the CITV series "Barking".

Mellor won the first series of the BBC singing contest, "Comic Relief does Fame Academy" in 2003. Mellor made his "EastEnders" debut on 20 May, 2007 playing womanising salesman Warren Stamp.

He will be a guest star in the BBC fantasy drama, Merlin.

Personal life

Mellor has previously dated former "Coronation Street" actress Angela Griffin. He met his wife, dancer Michelle McSween when the pair both starred in the stage musical "Oh, What a Night" in 1999. They have two children, Jayden born in 2004, and a baby girl born in June 2008. He also supports Manchester City F.C..

References

External links

*imdb|name=Will Mellor|id=0578123
* [http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=38,132,0,0,1,0 Bio page on Holby.tv]