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]
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tom Clarkson | George Windsor | Joe Casey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head of Pastoral Care | Kim Campbell | Steph Haydock | Tom Clarkson | Kim Campbell | Adanna Lawal | |||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Head | Max Tyler |
Staff members[change | change source]
Character | Portrayed by | Series | Count | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
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 | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
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) | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
Estelle Cooper | Judith Barker | Also starring | ||||||||||
Grace | Recurring | |||||||||||
Fleur Budgen | Uncredited | Guest | ||||||||||
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 |