List of Waterloo Road characters

This article lists the characters and the actors who played them in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. The longest-running cast members were Philip Martin Brown (Grantly Budgen), Jason Done (Tom Clarkson), Chelsee Healey (Janeece Bryant) and Denise Welch (Steph Haydock), who appeared from series 1 until their exits in series 9 for Brown, 8 for Done and Healey, and 6 for Welch, respectively. Healey was not in series 5, however. Healey also returned for a guest appearance in series 11. The longest-serving headteacher was Rachel Mason, who was played by Eva Pope from series 3 until her exit in series 5.

Overview[change | change source]

Senior Management Team[change | change source]

Position	Series
	1	2	3				4		5		6		7			8				9		10		11
	1	2	a		b		a	b	a	b	a	b	a	b	c	a	b	c		a	b	a	b	a	b	c
Headteacher	Jack Rimmer			Rachel Mason							Karen Fisher			Michael Byrne					Christine Mulgrew			Vaughan Fitzgerald		Kim Campbell
Deputy Head	Andrew Treneman		Eddie Lawson						Christopher Mead					Sian Diamond				Nikki Boston	Simon Lowsley				Lorna Hutchinson	Lindon King
Deputy Head	Does not appear													Tom Clarkson						George Windsor		Does not appear		Joe Casey
Head of Pastoral Care	Kim Campbell		Steph Haydock			Tom Clarkson		Kim Campbell			Does not appear	Adanna Lawal	Does not appear
Executive Head	Does not appear								Max Tyler	Does not appear

Staff members[change | change source]

Character	Portrayed by	Series											Count
Character	Portrayed by	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Count
Grantly Budgen	Philip Martin Brown	Main											154
Tom Clarkson	Jason Done	Main											158
Steph Haydock	Denise Welch	Main					Recurring						79
Kim Campbell	Angela Griffin	Main			Main							Main	57
Jack Rimmer	Jason Merrells	Main											27
Andrew Treneman	Jamie Glover	Main			Recurring								22
Izzie Redpath	Jill Halfpenny	Main											20
Lorna Dickey	Camilla Power	Main											18
Davina Shackleton	Christine Tremarco		Main										44
Eddie Lawson	Neil Morrissey			Main									40
Matt Wilding	Chris Geere			Main				Main					55
Jasmine Koreshi	Shabana Bakhsh			Main									38
Rachel Mason	Eva Pope			Main									52
Rob Cleaver	Elyes Gabel				Main								10
Christopher Mead	William Ash					Main							48
Ruby Fry	Elizabeth Berrington					Main							38
Jo Lipsett	Sarah-Jane Potts					Main							18
Max Tyler	Tom Chambers					Main							10
Helen Hopewell	Vinette Robinson					Main							8
Karen Fisher	Amanda Burton						Main						28
Francesca "Cesca" Montoya	Karen David						Main						20
Charlie Fisher	Ian Puleston-Davies						Main						9
Marcus Kirby	Wil Johnson						Main						10
Adanna Lawal	Sharlene Whyte						Main						10
Daniel Chalk	Mark Benton							Main		Guest			50
Eleanor Chaudry	Poppy Jhakra							Main					10
Rob Scotcher	Robson Green							Main					10
Michael Byrne	Alec Newman							Main					48
Sian Diamond	Jaye Jacobs							Main					39
Jez Diamond	Alex Walkinshaw							Main					18
Linda Radleigh	Sarah Hadland							Main					9
Maggie Budgen	Melanie Hill							Main					77
Nikki Boston	Heather Peace							Main					48
Lorraine Donnegan	Daniela Denby-Ashe							Recurring	Main				30
Christine Mulgrew	Laurie Brett								Main				69
Audrey McFall	Georgie Glen								Main				69
Sonya Donnegan	Victoria Bush								Main				62
George Windsor	Angus Deayton								Main				36
Simon Lowsley	Richard Mylan								Main				31
Sue Spark	Vanessa Hehir									Main			30
Hector Reid	Leon Ockenden									Main			20
Vaughan Fitzgerald	Neil Pearson										Main		20
Olga Fitzgerald	Pooky Quesnel										Main		12
Allie Westbrook	Nicola Stephenson										Main		10
Lorna Hutchinson	Laura Aikman										Main		10
Guy Braxton	Regé-Jean Page										Main		8
Marco D'Olivera	Stefano Braschi										Main		8
Lindon King	Vincent Jerome											Main	7
Joe Casey	James Baxter											Main	7
Neil Guthrie	Neil Fitzmaurice											Main	7
Coral Walker	Rachel Leskovac											Main	6
Valerie Chambers	Shauna Shim											Main	7
Amy Spratt	Katherine Pearce											Main	7
Wendy Whitwell	Jo Coffey											Main	7
Nicky Walters	Kym Marsh											Main	7

Pupils[change | change source]

Character	Portrayed by	Series											Other roles
Character	Portrayed by	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Other roles
Donte Charles	Adam Thomas	Main										Main	School Caretaker / Parent (s. 11–present)
Chlo Grainger	Katie Griffiths	Main										Guest	Parent (s. 11)
Mika Grainger	Lauren Drummond	Main
Janeece Bryant	Chelsee Healey	Main					Main					Guest	School Secretary (s. 6–8) Guest (s. 11)
Yasmin Deardon	Rhea Bailey	Recurring
Lewis Seddon	Craig Fitzpatrick	Main	Also starring										Former Pupil (s. 2) Canteen Assistant (s. 3)
Brett Aspinall	Tom Payne		Main
Celine Dixon	Zeriozha Burt-Skeete		Also starring
Maxine Barlow	Ellie Paskell		Main
Stacey Appleyard	Holliday Grainger		Recurring
Bolton Smilie	Tachia Newall			Main					Guest				Former Pupil (s. 8)
Aleesha Dillon	Lauren Thomas			Main
Danielle Harker	Lucy Dixon			Main
Karla Bentham	Jessica Baglow			Main
Paul Langley	Thomas Milner			Main
Michaela White	Zaraah Abrahams			Recurring	Main
Denzil Kelly	Reece Douglas				Main
Sambuca Kelly	Holly Kenny				Main
Marley Kelly	Luke Bailey				Main
Earl Kelly	Reece Noi				Main
Flick Mellor	Sadie Pickering				Main
Phillip Ryan	Dean Smith				Main
Lauren Andrews	Darcy Isa				Main
Izzy Charles	Uncredited				Recurring								Daughter (s. 4)
Izzy Charles	Scarlett Thomas											Main	Student (s. 11–present)
Josh Stevenson	William Rush					Main
Amy Porter	Ayesha Gwilt					Main
Emily James	Shannon Flynn					Main
Lindsay James	Jenna Coleman					Main
Siobhan Mailey	Phoebe Dynevor					Main
Ros McCain	Sophie McShera					Main
Luke Pendle	Richie Jeeves					Main
Vicki MacDonald	Rebecca Ryan					Recurring	Main
Finn Sharkey	Jack McMullen					Main
Ronan Burley	Ben-Ryan Davies						Main
Jess Fisher	Linzey Cocker						Main
Harry Fisher	Ceallach Spellman						Main
Bex Fisher	Tina O'Brien						Main
Jonah Kirby	Lucien Laviscount						Main
Ruth Kirby	Anna Jobarteh						Main
Kyle Stack	George Sampson						Main		Guest
Nate Gurney	Scott Haining						Main
Rhona Mansfield	Hope Katana							Main
Shona Mansfield	Millie Katana							Main
Aiden Scotcher	Oliver Lee							Main
Jodie "Scout" Allen	Katie McGlynn							Main
Tariq Siddiqui	Naveed Choudhry							Main		Guest			Former Pupil (s. 9)
Trudi Siddiqui	Aryana Ramkhalawon							Main
Phoenix Taylor	Kaya Moore							Main
Harley Taylor	Kane Tomlinson-Weaver							Main
Madi Diamond	Georgia Henshaw							Main
Zack Diamond	Lee Abbate							Main
Naseem Siddiqui	Shifaa Arfann							Main
Rhiannon Salt	Rebecca Craven								Main
Connor Mulgrew	Shane O'Meara								Main
Imogen Stewart	Kirstie Steele								Main
Lula Tsibi	Marlene Madenge								Main
Jade Fleming	Paige Meade								Main
Angus "Gus" Hancock	Benjamin Gur								Main
Liberty Gordon	Adiza Shardow								Main
Kevin Chalk	Tommy Lawrence Knight								Main
Barry Barry	Carl Au								Main
Dynasty Barry	Abby Mavers								Main		Guest		Former Pupil (s. 10)
Kacey Barry	Brogan Ellis								Main
Jack MacAllister	Taylor Rhys								Main
Darren Hughes	Mark Beswick									Main
Lenny Brown	Joe Slater									Main
Lisa Brown	Caitlin Gillespie									Main
Shaznay Montrose	Je'Taime Morgan Hanley									Main
Archie Wong	Christopher Chung									Recurring
Gabriella Wark	Naomi Battrick									Main
Justin Fitzgerald	Max Bowden										Main
Leo Fitzgerald	Zebb Dempster										Main
Floyd Westbrook	Leo Flanagan										Main
Tiffany Westbrook	Sammy Oliver										Main
Kenzie Calhoun	Charlotte Beaumont										Main
Scott Fairchild	Andrew Still										Main
Bonnie Kincaid	Holly Jack										Main
Carrie Norton	Tahirah Sharif										Main
Dale Jackson	Finlay MacMillan										Main
Abdul Bukhari	Armin Karim										Main
Danny Lewis	Adam Abbou											Main
Samia Choudhry	Priyasasha Kumari											Main
Kai Sharif	Adam Ali											Main
Kelly-Jo Rafferty	Alicia Forde											Main
Dean Weever	Francesco Piacentini-Smith											Main
Noel McManus	Liam Scholes											Main
Caz Williams	Lucy Eleanor Begg											Main
Preston Walters	Noah Valentine											Main
Tonya Walters	Summer Violet Bird											Main
Verity King	Ava Flannery											Main
Dwanye Jackson	Thapelo Ray											Main
Zayne Jackson	Inathi Rozani											Main
Shola Aku	Chiamaka (ChiChi) Ulebor											Main
Norrulah Ashimi	Sahil Ismailkhil											Main

Supporting and recurring characters[change | change source]

Character	Portrayed by	Series
Character	Portrayed by	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Estelle Cooper	Judith Barker	Also starring
Grace	Judith Barker										Recurring
Fleur Budgen	Uncredited	Guest
Fleur Budgen	Lorraine Cheshire			Recurring			Recurring	Guest
Roger Aspinall	Nick Sidi		Also starring
Candice Smilie	Kay Purcell			Also starring		Recurring
Bridget Morley	Jacqueline Kington			Also starring
Stuart Hordley	Silas Carson			Also starring
Rose Kelly	Elaine Symons				Also starring		Guest	Recurring
Melissa Ryan	Katy Carmichael				Also starring
Ralph Mellor	Malcolm Scates				Also starring
Dave Miller	Tim Healy				Also starring
Adam Fleet	Steven Waddington					Also starring
Carol Barry	Zöe Lucker								Recurring	Also starring
Ndale Kayuni	Richie Campbell								Also starring
Esther Fairclough	Daniela Nardini								Also starring
Princess Windsor	Elizabeth Tan								Guest	Also starring
Vix Spark	Kristin Atherton									Also starring
Jamilah Omar	Sonia Ibrahim											Also starring
Mike Rutherford	Ryan Clayton											Guest

Other websites[change | change source]

Cast and characters at the Internet Movie Database
Cast and characters at the Internet Movie Database