Bill Ward
Bill Ward is a multi-award winning actor and photographer, born and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
An actor for over 20 years, he has performed in over 30 Television shows and Films, and over 50 Plays since turning professional in 2000.
He is probably best known for playing the badly behaved builder Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street, a role he played for over 400 episodes and three and a half years, and for which he won a number of awards. He also played the long suffering farmer James Barton in Emmerdale, also for more than 3 years and 300 episodes, and for which he was also nominated for a number of awards.
He recently finished filming on “Before We Die”, a major new 6 part drama for Channel 4/Streaming Worldwide, directed by Jan Mathys, and due for release summer 2021.
Other television includes: After Life, Silent Witness, Robin Hood, Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Doctors, The Bill, Heartbeat, Cold Blood, Fallen, Holby City, EastEnders, Tangled (CBC Canada), Jonathan Creek, Footballers’ Wives, Rose and Maloney, In Deep, Make My Day, Swag, Seven Stories, True Crime.
Film includes: To A Cinder, The Great Ghost Rescue, The Haunting of Ellie Rose, A Dark Reflection.
Though well known for his TV work, Bill is no stranger to the stage, and has worked on everything from Sophocles to The Spice Girls. His Theatre work includes multiple roles in London's West End (Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Spamalot, Million Dollar Quartet, Viva Forever), UK Tours (The Glee Club, Shakespeare in Love, Legally Blonde, Look Back in Anger), Rep Theatre (Bristol Old Vic, Bath Theatre Royal, Manchester Royal Exchange, Northern Stage, Theatre Clwyd), New Writing (National Theatre Studio, Battersea Arts Centre, White Bear) and Off West End (Southwark Playhouse)
Detailed theatre credits include: The Glee Club (Out of Joint/UK Tour), Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre, West End), Shakespeare In Love (Bath Theatre Royal/UK Tour), Legally Blonde (UK Tour), Not Dead Enough (UK Tour), Viva Forever (Piccadilly Theatre, West End),The Hairy Ape (Southwark Playhouse), Million Dollar Quartet (Noel Coward Theatre, West End); The Lady From The Sea (Manchester Royal Exchange); The Tempest (Guildford Shakespeare Company); Look Back In Anger (Northern Stage/UK Tour); Spamalot (Palace Theatre, West End); Edward II (BAC); Harriott And I (Manchester Royal Exchange Studio); Destiny (BAC); Oh! What A Lovely War (Clwyd Theatr Cymru); A Chorus Of Disapproval (Bristol Old Vic); The Beggar’s Opera (Bristol Old Vic); Antigone (Bristol Old Vic); Japes (Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End); Stalin! The Musical (Pleasance); Around The World In Eighty Days (BAC); Uncle Ebenezer - A Christmas Carol (BAC).
Bill is also an award winning professional landscape photographer. In 2020/21, he raised thousands of pounds for the Theatres Trust with his book #TheatresInDanger.