Will Mellor

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Will Mellor

Birth name	William Mellor
Born	3 April 1976 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Notable roles	Ben Rawlingson in Children's Ward Jambo Bolton in Hollyoaks Jack Vincent in Casualty Gaz Wilkinson in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps DC Jed Griffiths in M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team "Barmpot" in Sorted

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.

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.

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.

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Will also won the first series of the BBC singing contest, Comic Relief does Fame Academy, in the aid of Comic Relief.

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.

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 his sister's heart surgery.

He lived as a child in the Bredbury area of Stockport.

He is related to Kay Mellor and former Coronation Street actress Gaynor Faye.^{[citation needed]}

Will switched on the Christmas lights in the Broad St. Mall in Reading, Berkshire on November 18 2006.