William Thomas (also known as William Huw-Thomas) is a Welsh actor, who has appeared in many TV episodes and films. He made his first appearance on TV in 1974, and his work, as an actor, is still ongoing. He is known for his roles in two Doctor Who episodes, along with roles in other major TV programs, including Only Fools and Horses and Midsomer Murders in 2007.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Antony & Cleopatra	Soldier
1978	Casey's Shadow	Weight Scales Jockey Room
1981	Grange Hill	Mr. Morgan	1 episode - #4.18
	The Life and Times of David Lloyd George	William George	8 episodes - Don't try, Do It - Footnotes of History
1984	Night Beat News	Greg Phillips
	The Magnificent Evans	Probert	6 episodes - #1.1 - #1.6
	The District Nurse	Gryp	2 episodes - #2.1, #2.2
1987	Knights of God	Will	1 episode - #1.1
1988	Ballroom	Dick
	Doctor Who	Martin	1 episode - Remembrance of the Daleks
1989	Only Fools and Horses	Barman	1 episode - Yuppy Love
	After the War	Mr. Llewellyn	TV mini-series
1990	Screen One	Cyril	1 episode - Sticky Wickets
1991	We Are Seven	Matthew Thomas	11 episodes - #1.2 - #1.6 & #2.2 - #2.7
1992	Forever Green	Michael Powell	1 episode - #3.3
1996	Trip Trap	Dr. Barclay
	Darklands	Detective Jarvis
1997	Twin Town	Bryn Cartwright
1998	Satellite City	Vicar	1 episode - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1999	Catfish in Black Bean Sauce	Douglas
	Rhinoceros	Constable
	Solomon and Gaenor	Idris Rees
2000	Edith's Finger	Vicar
	Blue Kenny	Dennis Simms
	Longitude	Arthur Mason
	The Miracle Maker		(voice)
	House!	Clipboard
	Cupid & Cate	Paul
2001	Overland	Parry Thomas
2002	Fun at the Funeral Parlour	Ivor Thomas
	A Mind to Kill	John Beckwith (2002) Pub Guvnor (1997)	2 episodes - The Little House in the Forest (2002) Game Plan (1997)
2003	Y Mabinogi	Hefeydd	(voice)
	Grass	Eric	6 episodes - #1.3 - #1.8
2005	Con Passionate	Glyn
	Pobol y Cwm	Eric Miller	2 episodes - To Tea Ysgol (2005) OB Cafe (2004)
	Marigold	Milkman
	Doctor Who	Mr. Cleaver	1 episode - Boom Town
2006	January 2nd	Tom
	Belonging	William James	3 episodes - #7.3, #7.4, #7.5
2007	The Baker	Alun
	Midsomer Murders	Bryn Williams	1 episode - Death and Dust
	Gavin & Stacey	Father Chris	1 episode - #1.4
2008	Freebird	Welsh Farmer
	Torchwood	Geraint Cooper	1 episode - Something Borrowed

Trivia

• William was best man in the first marriage of Paul Cheesman, father of stage actor Josh Cheesman.
• William Thomas was the first actor to appear in both the classic and new series of Doctor Who, first in the Seventh Doctor serial Remembrance of the Daleks and then the Ninth Doctor episode Boom Town. This appearance means that he is also the first actor to appear in the classic series, the new series and Torchwood.

External links

• William Thomas at the Internet Movie Database