Dean Lennox Kelly

Dean Lennox Kelly (born 30 November 1975) is an English actor, best known for his role as Kev Ball in Channel 4’s Shameless. Kelly grew up in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire and is a keen supporter of Liverpool Football Club. He is the brother of Craig Kelly of Queer as Folk and Coronation Street fame. Kelly is best known for his role playing Kev Ball in Channel 4's Shameless. Other television credits include Maisie Raine, Border Cafe, Tipping the Ve... more

Dean Lennox Kelly (born 30 November 1975) is an English actor, best known for his role as Kev Ball in Channel 4’s Shameless. Kelly grew up in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire and is a keen supporter of Liverpool Football Club. He is the brother of Craig Kelly of Queer as Folk and Coronation Street fame. Kelly is best known for his role playing Kev Ball in Channel 4's Shameless. Other television credits include Maisie Raine, Border Cafe, Tipping the Velvet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Worst Week of My Life. He also had parts in the films The Lowdown and Mike Bassett: England Manager. In 2006 he took a lead role in BBC One's drama series Sorted, which is about a group of postmen. On 1 January2007 he starred in ITV Drama Dead Clever alongside Suranne Jones. He left Shameless after the first episode of the fourth series along with his co-star and on screen wife, Maxine Peake. In 2007, he appeared as William Shakespeare in an episode of the BBC One science-fiction series Doctor Who.. In... less