Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera ''

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'', Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama '' Blue Murder'' and Howard Bellamy in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. 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 Guildford School of Acting.

Career

In 1994, Kelsey was cast in the ITV soap opera ''

'' as a series regular. He made his first appearance as Dave Glover 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 BBC medical drama '' Casualty'' in 1999 as Patrick Spiller, 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''. 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 ''

'' in August 2016 playing the part of

, a role he played until 2017.

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{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