Ian Kelsey

Ian Kelsey is an English actor who first came to the limelight playing David Glover in the soap opera Emmerdale from 1994 to 1997.

The 55 years old actors garnered additional fame starring as Matt Brewer in the BBC One television series Down to Earth and Howard Bellamy in the daytime soap opera Doctors. Moreover, he was cast in ITV"s Coronation Street as Vinny Ashford in 2016-2017. 

Life and Birth Details

Ian Kelsey was born on December 17, 1996, in York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. He possesses white ethnicity, and his nationality is British. Not to mention, Kelsey stands at an impressive height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.91 m).

Kelsey was born to a father, John Kelsey, a printer, and his mother, Julie Kelsey, a window dresser. He is not only the child of his parents as he was raised with his brother, David Kelsey.

Graduated from Guildford School 

Moving on to education, he graduated from the Guildford School of Acting. In addition to that, he also trained at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in York.

Guildford School of Acting is a drama school in Guildford, Surrey, England. He professionalized his acting career after graduating.

Acting Career

The 6 feet 2-inch-tall actor Kelsey began his acting journey in 1994 with the TV movie Wild Justice. He then came to the limelight playing David Glover in the soap opera Emmerdale from 1994 to 1997. 

Kelsey appeared in the television series British Men Behaving Badly in 1998. Likewise, he made several appearances in television series such as Touching Evil, Murder in Mind, and Holby City.

Career Breakthrough

From 1998 to 2002, he played Patrick Spiller / Ian Fisher in the drama series Casualty. He was cast as Matt Brewer / Matt in the romance-comedy series Down to Earth from 2003 to 2004.

Ian acted as Jack Clayton / Adam Miller in the drama series Where The Heart Is from 2005 to 2006. He also played various roles in the crime drama Blue Murder from 2003 to 2009.

Famous Tv series

From 2010 to 2015, he starred as Howard Bellamy / General Tilney in the drama series Doctors. And he was cast as Vinny Ashford in ITV"s Coronation Street in 2016-2017.

Kelsey made a guest appearance in the comedy television show Lovestick in 2018. The show starred actors like Antonia Thomas, Daniel Ings, and Hannah Britland. From 2020 to 2021, he made his portrayal in Moving On, Wuthering Heights, and Innocent.  

Net Worth

Kelsey has earned a decent amount of money from his acting profession, but the actual amount of his net worth remains under review. Some web portals have mentioned his fortune to be around $500,000 to $800,000.

The primary source of his income is his professional acting career, and an actor in the United Kingdom has an average salary of $35673.43.

Kelsey has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars working in television series and TV movies. Likewise, Kelsey may make a good profit from sponsorship and endorsement deals. 

Wife And Children

Down to Earthstar, Kelsey is a married man. The actor is married to singer-songwriter Mia Terry. The couple walked down the aisle in December 2004.

Since then, they have been together and have already started their own family. Besides, they share two kids, Laylan-beau and Ivy Julianna Terry. Moreover, the family of four currently lives a blissful life in Brighton, England.