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Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as
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in the
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'',
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in the
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medical drama ''
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'', DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama '' Blue Murder'' and Howard Bellamy in the BBC soap opera ''
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''. As well as appearing in the BBC drama '' Down to Earth'', he also portrayed the role of
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in the ITV soap opera ''
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'' from 2016 to 2017.


Early life

Kelsey was born on 17 December 1966 in
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. Prior to acting, Kelsey started his working life as an apprentice coach builder at York railway carriage works. He then trained at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in York, later graduating from the
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.


Career

In 1994, Kelsey was cast in the
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soap opera ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
'' as a series regular. He made his first appearance as
Dave Glover David "Dave" Glover is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Ian Kelsey. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 August 1994. The character was introduced in a bid to attra ...
in August 1994. Two years later, it was announced that he would be departing from the soap; he made his final appearance in January 1997. He joined
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medical drama ''
Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' in 1999 as
Patrick Spiller Patrick Spiller is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', portrayed by actor Ian Kelsey. The character made his first appearance during the fourteenth series episode "Free Fall", which was broadcast on 11 December 1999. ...
, in which he appeared until 2002. He then appeared in the BBC drama '' Down to Earth'' as Matt Brewer from 2003 to 2004. Kelsey then portrayed the role of DI Richard Mayne in the crime drama '' Blue Murder'' for six years. On 3 September 2010, he guest starred in the BBC soap opera ''
Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...
''. Two years later, it was announced that Kelsey would be joining ''Doctors'' as new series regular Howard Bellamy. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2012. Kelsey left the medical drama on screen on 22 October 2015, to join Patrick Robinson in the UK touring stage production tour of ''
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''. Kelsey joined ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...
'' in August 2016 playing the part of
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, a role he played until 2017.


Filmography


Stage


Awards and nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelsey, Ian 1966 births Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from York