List of Waterloo Road characters

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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
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
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
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
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
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

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