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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.

Note: Some pupils have returned to the show in a staffing position or a guest compacity.

• Jack Rimmer (Jason Merrells, series 1−3)
• Kim Campbell (Angela Griffin, series 1−2, 4−5, 11–13; featured series 14)
• Steph Haydock (Denise Welch, series 1−5; recurring series 6)
• Izzie Redpath (Jill Halfpenny, series 1−2)
• Tom Clarkson (Jason Done, series 1−8)
• Lorna Dickey (Camilla Power, series 1−2),*Andrew Treneman (Jamie Glover, series 1−2, 12−13; recurring series 4; guest series 14)
• Grantly Budgen (Philip Martin Brown, series 3−9; supporting series 1−2)
• Janeece Bryant (Chelsee Healey, series 6−8; supporting series 1−4; guest series 11)^{[nb 1]}
• Donte Charles (Adam Thomas, series 11–; supporting series 1−4)

• Davina Shackleton (Christine Tremarco, series 3−4; supporting series 2)

• Eddie Lawson (Neil Morrissey, series 3−4)
• Jasmine Koreshi (Shabana Bakhsh, series 3−4)
• Matt Wilding (Chris Geere, series 3−4, 7)
• Rachel Mason (Eva Pope, series 3−5)

• Rob Cleaver (Elyes Gabel, series 4)

• Max Tyler (Tom Chambers, series 5)
• Christopher Mead (William Ash, series 5−7)
• Ruby Fry (Elizabeth Berrington, series 5−6)
• Helen Hopewell (Vinette Robinson, series 5)
• Jo Lipsett (Sarah-Jane Potts, series 5)

• Karen Fisher (Amanda Burton, series 6−7)
• Charlie Fisher (Ian Puleston-Davies, series 6)
• Francesca "Cesca" Montoya (Karen David, series 6)
• Marcus Kirby (Wil Johnson, series 6)
• Adanna Lawal (Sharlene Whyte, series 6)

• Rob Scotcher (Robson Green, series 7)
• Daniel "Chalky" Chalk (Mark Benton, series 7−8; guest series 9)
• Eleanor Chaudry (Poppy Jhakra, series 7)
• Michael Byrne (Alec Newman, series 7−8)
• Sian Diamond (Jaye Jacobs, series 7−8)
• Jez Diamond (Alex Walkinshaw, series 7)
• Linda Radleigh (Sarah Hadland, series 7)
• Maggie Budgen (Melanie Hill, series 8−10; supporting series 7)
• Nikki Boston (Heather Peace, series 7−9)
• Lorraine Donnegan (Daniela Denby-Ashe, series 8; recurring series 7)

• Christine Mulgrew (Laurie Brett, series 8−10)
• Audrey McFall (Georgie Glen, series 8−10)
• Sonya Donnegan (Victoria Bush, series 8−10)
• George Windsor (Angus Deayton, series 8−10)
• Simon Lowsley (Richard Mylan, series 8−10)

• Sue Lowsley (Vanessa Hehir, series 9−10)
• Hector Reid (Leon Ockenden, series 9−10)

• Vaughan Fitzgerald (Neil Pearson, series 10)
• Allie Westbrook (Nicola Stephenson, series 10)
• Olga Fitzgerald (Pooky Quesnel, series 10)
• Lorna Hutchinson (Laura Aikman, series 10)
• Guy Braxton (Regé-Jean Page, series 10)
• Marco D'Olivera (Stefano Braschi, series 10)

• Joe Casey (James Baxter, series 11–)
• Wendy Whitwell (Jo Coffey, series 11–)
• Neil Guthrie (Neil Fitzmaurice, series 11–)
• Lindon King (Vincent Jerome, series 11–13)
• Coral Walker (Rachel Leskovac, series 11–)
• Nicky Walters (Kym Marsh, series 11–)
• Amy Spratt (Katherine Pearce, series 11–)
• Valerie Chambers (Shauna Shim, series 11–)
• Mike Rutherford (Ryan Clayton, series 12–13; guest series 11; recurring series 14)

• Steven "Steve" Savage^[1]
• Nisha Chandra (Saira Choudhry, series 14–)

• Chlo Grainger (Katie Griffiths, series 1−4; guest series 11)^[2]
• Mika Grainger (Lauren Drummond, series 1−3; guest series 13)
• Yasmin Deardon (Rhea Bailey, series 1)
• Holly Tattersall (Daisy Wignall, series 1; guest series 2)
• Lewis Seddon (Craig Fitzpatrick, series 1−3), also Canteen Assistant in series 3

• Brett Aspinall (Tom Payne, series 2−3)
• Leigh-Ann Galloway (Holly Matthews, series 2)
• Courtney (Rachel Shenton, series 2)
• Celine Dixon (Zeriozha Burt-Skeete, series 2−3)
• Maxine Barlow (Ellie Paskell, series 2−4)
• Stacey Appleyard (Holly Grainger, series 2)

• Karla Bentham (Jessica Baglow, series 3−5)
• Aleesha Dillon (Lauren Thomas, series 3−5)^{[nb 1]}
• Danielle Harker (Lucy Dixon, series 3−5)^{[nb 1]}
• Bolton Smilie (Tachia Newall, series 3−5; guest series 8)^{[nb 1]}
• Damon (Stefan Gumbs, series 3)
• Paul Langley (Thomas Milner, series 3−5)^{[nb 1]}
• Shahid Kapoor (Naveed Choudhry, series 3; guest series 4)
• Dominic Hammond (Joel Goonan, series 3)
• Michaela White (Zaraah Abrahams, series 3−5)^{[nb 1]}

• Denzil Kelly (Reece Douglas, series 4−7)
• Earl Kelly (Reece Noi, series 4)
• Marley Kelly (Luke Bailey, series 4)
• Sambuca Kelly (Holly Kenny, series 4−7)
• Flick Mellor (Sadie Pickering, series 4)
• Philip Ryan (Dean Smith, series 4−5)^{[nb 1]}
• Lauren Andrews (Darcy Isa, series 4−7)

• Emily James (Shannon Flynn, series 5−7)
• Lindsay James (Jenna-Louise Coleman, series 5)
• Siobhan Mailey (Phoebe Dynevor, series 5)
• Ros McCain (Sophie McShera, series 5)
• Luke Pendle (Richie Jeeves, series 5)
• Amy Porter (Ayesha Gwilt, series 5−7)
• Josh Stevenson (William Rush, series 5−8)
• Finn Sharkey (Jack McMullen, series 5−7)

• Ronan Burley (Ben-Ryan Davies, series 6−7)
• Harry Fisher (Ceallach Spellman, series 6−7)
• Jess Fisher (Linzey Cocker, series 6−7)
• Jonah Kirby (Lucien Laviscount, series 6)
• Ruth Kirby (Anna Jobarteh, series 6)
• Vicki MacDonald (Rebecca Ryan, series 6−7; guest series 5)
• Bex Fisher (Tina O'Brien, series 6)
• Nate Gurney (Scott Haining, series 6)
• Kyle Stack (George Sampson, series 6−7; guest series 8)

• Rhona Mansfield (Hope Katana, series 7)
• Shona Mansfield (Millie Katana, series 7)
• Aiden Scotcher (Oliver Lee, series 7)
• Jodie "Scout" Allen (Katie McGlynn, series 7−8)
• Tariq Siddiqui (Naveed Choudhry, series 7−8; guest series 9)
• Trudi Siddiqui (Aryana Ramkhalawon, series 7)
• Phoenix Taylor (Kaya Moore, series 7−8)
• Harley Taylor (Kane Tomlinson-Weaver, series 7−10)
• Madi Diamond (Georgia Henshaw, series 7−8)
• Zack Diamond (Lee Abbate, series 7)
• Naseem Siddiqui (Shifaa Arfann, series 7)

• Jade Fleming (Paige Meade, series 8)
• Angus "Gus" Hancock (Benjamin Gur, series 8)
• Connor Mulgrew (Shane O'Meara, series 8−9)
• Imogen Stewart (Kirstie Steele, series 8−9)
• Lula Tsibi (Marlene Madenge, series 8−9)
• Rhiannon Salt (Rebecca Craven, series 8−10)
• Liberty Gordon (Adiza Shardow, series 8)
• Kevin Chalk (Tommy Lawrence Knight, series 8−10)
• Barry Barry (Carl Au, series 8−9)
• Dynasty Barry (Abby Mavers, series 8−9; guest series 10)
• Kacey Barry (Brogan Ellis, series 8−10)
• Jack MacAllister (Taylor Rhys, series 8)

• Lenny Brown (Joe Slater, series 9−10)
• Lisa Brown (Caitlin Gillespie, series 9−10)
• Darren Hughes (Mark Beswick, series 9−10)
• Shaznay Montrose (Je'Taime Morgan Hanley, series 9−10)
• Archie Wong (Christopher Chung, series 9)
• Gabriella Wark (Naomi Battrick, series 9−10)

• Justin Fitzgerald (Max Bowden, series 10)
• Leo Fitzgerald (Zebb Dempster, series 10)
• Floyd Westbrook (Leo Flanagan, series 10)
• Tiffany Westbrook (Sammy Oliver, series 10)
• Kenzie Calhoun (Charlotte Beaumont, series 10)
• Scott Fairchild (Andrew Still, series 10)
• Carrie Norton (Tahirah Sharif, series 10)
• Bonnie Kincaid (Holly Jack, series 10)
• Dale Jackson (Finlay MacMillan, series 10)
• Abdul Bukhari (Armin Karim, series 10)

• Shola Aku (Chiamaka Ulebor, series 11–)^[3]
• Samia Choudhry (Priyasasha Kumari, series 11–13; guest series 14)^[3]
• Kelly Jo Rafferty (Alicia Forde, series 11–14)^[3]
• Kai Sharif (Adam Ali, series 11–13; guest series 14)^[3]
• Preston Walters (Noah Valentine, series 11–14)^[3]
• Tonya Walters (Summer Violet Bird, series 11–)^[3]
• Izzy Charles (Scarlett Thomas, series 11–13; uncredited, series 4)^[3]
• Dwanye Jackson (Thapelo Ray, series 11–)^[3]
• Zayne Jackson (Inathi Rozani, series 11–13)^[3]
• Dean Weever (Francesco Piacentini-Smith, series 11–13; guest series 14)^[3]
• Noel McManus (Liam Scholes, series 11–)^[3]
• Danny Lewis (Adam Abbou, series 11–12)^[3]
• Verity King (Ava Flannery, series 11–12)^[3]
• Caz Williams (Lucy Eleanor Begg, series 11–)^[3]
• Millie Adebayo (Randi Agyare, series 11–)

• Myles Massey (Osian Morgan, series 12)^[4]
• Norrulah Ashimi (Sahil Ismailkhil, series 12; guest series 11)^[4]

• Schumacher "Schuey" Weever (Zak Sutcliffe, series 13–)^[5]
• Stacey "Stace" Neville (Tillie Amartey, series 13–)^[5]
• Portia Weever (Maisey Robinson, series 13–)^[5]
• Mollie "Mog" Richardson (Aabay Ali, series 13–)^[5]
• Jess Clarke (Zanele Nyoni, series 13)
• Libby Guthrie (Hattie Dynevor, series 13–)^[5]

• Boz Osbourne (Nathan Wood, series 14)^[6]
• Aleena Qureshi (Sonya Nisa, series 14–)^[6]
• Lois Taylor-Brown (Miya Ocego, series 14–)^[6]
• Billy Savage (Olly Rhodes, series 14)^[6]
• Luca Smith (Danny Murphy, series 14–)^[6]
• Jared Jones (Matthew Khan, series 14–)^[6]

• Estelle Cooper (Judith Barker, series 1), School secretary.
• Bridget Morley (Jacqueline Kington, series 3), School secretary and bursar.
• Candice Smilie (Kay Purcell, series 3−5), Senior Canteen Assistant and Bolton's mother.
• Rose Kelly (Elaine Symons, series 4−5, 7; guest series 6), Canteen Assistant and mother to the Kelly children.
• Melissa Ryan (Katy Carmichael, series 4), Head of Extended Services, Philip's mother and Rachel Mason's sister.
• Dave Miller (Tim Healy, series 4), Head of Security.
• Adam Fleet (Steven Waddington, series 5), Healthy Schools Co-ordinator and later Rachel's husband.
• Ndale Kayuni (Richie Campbell, series 8), Maintenance Assistant and Audrey's fiancé.
• Esther Fairclough (Daniela Nardini, series 8), Acting Head of Science.
• Princess Windsor (Elizabeth Tan, series 9; guest series 8), Mandarin Teaching Assistant and George's wife.
• Carol Barry (Zöe Lucker, series 9−10; recurring series 8), Canteen Assistant and mother to the Barry children.
• Rolf Higgins (Barrie Greenwood, series 11, 13; guest series 12), caretaker.
• Jamilah Omar (Sonia Ibrahim, series 12–13; recurring series 11), the school’s social worker.^[4]
• Marc Todd (Tom Wells, series 13–), Maths teacher.
• Debs Rafferty (Hollie-Jay Bowes, series 14–; recurring series 11–13), school cleaner, Kelly Jo's mother and Nicky's sister.^[7]
• Jamie Haines (Robert Beck, series 14), caretaker.
• Riley Murphy (Jude Mahon, series 14), Communication Support Worker.

• Clarence Charles (Steve Money, series 1, 4; guest series 3), Donte's father.
• Jimmy Grainger (David Crellin, series 1), Mika and Chlo's father and Izzie's ex-husband.
• Heather Davenport (Anna Wilson-Jones, series 1), LEA inspector.
• Roger Aspinall (Nick Sidi, series 2), Brett's father, who financially invests in the school and sits on its board of governors.
• Nigel Hinchcliffe (Robert Angell, series 2−3; guest series 1), Head of Governors.
• Jerry Preston (Paul Birchard, series 2), a fundamentalist Christian who buys Roger's company.
• Jed and Jemma Seddon (Michael Keogh and Kathryn Hunt, series 2), Lewis' uncle and aunt, burger van propietors and drug dealers.
• Colin Scott (Chris Finch, series 3), Matt's partner.
• Ria Cheetham (Maria Lennon, series 3), LEA advisor.
• Lucy (Emma Hartley-Miller, series 3), a young woman who Chlo meets when she runs away from home.
• Fleur Budgen (Lorraine Cheshire, series 3−4, 6; guest series 7; uncredited, series 1), Grantly's wife.
• Stuart Hordley (Silas Carson, series 3), a developer who blackmails Rachel over her past.
• Ralph Mellor (Malcolm Scates, series 4), Head of Governors and Flick's father.
• Prince Kelly (Charlie and Taylor Sheldrick, series 4; uncredited, series 7), the youngest Kelly sibling.
• Grace Campbell (Meaghan McPherson-Gowe, series 4), Kim's illegally adopted baby daughter.
• Marion James (Louise Delamere, series 5; guest series 7), Lindsay and Emily's mother.
• Georgia Stevenson (Fiona Allen, series 5), Josh's mother.
• John Fry (Ralph Ineson, series 5−6), Ruby's husband.
• Oliver Mead (John McArdle, series 5), Chris' father, who begins a relationship with Steph.
• Ryan Sharkey (Paul Opacic, series 5), Finn's father.
• Cheryl Bryant (Georgia and Holly Dougdale, series 6; Leyla Ogulyaymis, series 8), also known as Poppy Fry, Janeece's daughter.
• Dylan Hodge (Ciarán Griffiths, series 6), Bex's manipulative ex-boyfriend.
• Naomi Scotcher (Debra Stephenson, series 7), Rob's wife and Aiden's mother.
• Richard Whitman (Nicholas Gleaves, series 7), Director of Education.
• Tina Allen (Lisa Riley, series 7−8), Scout's mother.
• Liam Allen (Tristain and Shaun Price, series 7), Scout's younger brother.
• Wayne Johnson (Rob Haythorne, series 7), Michael's attacker.
• Nelson Smith (John Thomson, series 7; guest series 8), Phoenix and Harley's father.
• Rosie Matthews (Jo-Anne Knowles, series 7), an old friend of Matt's and later mother to his daughter, Martha.
• Craig O'Leary (Matt Kennard, series 7), Janeece's fiancé.
• Alex Stoneham (Jonathan Wrather, series 7), a pediatric doctor who cares for Matt's premature daughter.
• Eugene Garvey (Stefan Gumbs, series 7), Ex-pupil and gang leader.
• Alan Dixon (James Gaddas, series 7), Director of Education.
• Gerard Findlay (Alex Norton, series 8), Headteacher of Havelock High.
• Billy Byrne (Ron Donachie, series 8), Michael's terminally ill father.
• Sally Stewart (Jenny Ryan, series 8; guest series 9), Imogen's mother.
• Steve-O Malone (Jody Latham, series 8), Dynasty's boyfriend.
• Robert Bain (Shaun Prendergast, series 8−9), Head of Education and Sue's father.
• Eve Boston (Sophie Skelton, series 9), Nikki's estranged daughter.
• Vix Spark (Kristin Atherton, series 9), Sue's sister, who begins a relationship with Nikki.
• Amelia Wark (Connie Hyde, series 9; guest series 10), Gabriella's mother.
• Cecile Tsibi (Sarah Niles, series 9; Anna-Maria Nabirye, guest series 8), Lula's mother.
• Grace Drummond (Judith Barker, series 10), an elderly woman befriended by Rhiannon and Darren.
• Danny Spencer (Andy Rush, series 10), Dale's cycling coach.
• Ailsa Calhoun (Emma Cunniffe, series 10), Kenzie's mother.
• Hassan Bukhari (Ian Aspinall, series 10), Abdul's father and sponsor of the school's bike loan scheme.
• Colin Bond (David Michaels, series 10), Headteacher of Havelock High.
• Ronnie Fairchild (Robin Laing, series 10), local police officer and Scott's father.
• Steph Norton (Nadine Marshall, series 10), Guy and Carrie's mother.
• Selina Wilson (Nicola Grier, series 10), Head of the Greenock Education Committee.
• Rob Hutchinson (Gareth David-Lloyd, series 10), PR consultant and Lorna's husband.
• Tommy Charles (Teddy Thomas, series 11, 13), Chlo and Donte's seven-year-old son.^[8]
• Erica Thorn (Sue Vincent, series 11), LEA representative.
• Hannah King (Lisa Faulkner, series 11), Lindon's wife.
• Ramesh Choudhry (Paul Bazely, series 12), Samia's father and head of the board of governors.
• Rose Massey (Jenny Platt, series 12), Myles' mother and a school governor.
• Lenny Sampson (Jack Ashton, series 12), a mentor for youth offenders.
• Lisa Jackson (Sia Kiwa, series 12), Dwayne and Zayne's mother.
• Vinny McMullen (Jason Milligan, series 12; guest series 11), a local loan shark and Danny's stepfather.
• Serena Michelle Davies (Kerry Howard, series 13–14), Deputy CEO of the Lowry Community Academies Trust.
• Barb Rafferty (Marie Critchley, series 13; guest series 11–12, 14), mother of Nicky and Debs.
• Pete Weever (William Fox, series 13), Schuey and Portia's father.
• DC McCall (Rosalyn Wright, series 14), a police investigator.

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