This Is What The Waterloo Road Cast Look Like Now
From Bolton Smilie to Sambuca Kelly, we all fell in love with the Waterloo Road cast… but since graduating the drama-filled school, what’ve they been up to?
Sambuca Kelly (Holly Kenny) – THEN
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Sambuca Kelly will always be remembered for featuring in one of the most emotional storylines throughout the whole ten series. We couldn’t believe it when we found out that she had a brain tumour and we will always remember her last scenes. I think we’re all probably still mourning now.
Holly Kenny (Sambuca Kelly) – NOW
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Holly Kenny, the actress who played Sambuca (part of the Waterloo Road Cast), was killed off the BBC One drama in 2011. Since getting away from the school drama, she has continued acting, appearing in Shameless and TV mini-series The Mill.
They say that acting can be one of the hardest jobs ever, so Holly decided to give the acting world a break and travel the world – we can’t really blame her!
Looking at Holly’s Twitter, she has recently travelled to Thailand.
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Bolton Smilie (Tachia Newall) – THEN
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Bolton Smilie was a character who was like many of us growing up. Thinking he didn’t need to be at school because he knew everything already. He never really liked the idea of following rules and that’s why we liked him. When Bolton Smilie was in Waterloo Road, this was one of the best eras of the show.
Tachia Newall’s bio on Instagram reads Rapper/Actor and there are a lot of images which feature the Waterloo Road star performing.
Since Waterloo Road, he has been credited for appearing in the likes of Casualty, Scott & Bailey and in the 2015 film Hamlet. His most recent acting work was in Silent Witness where he played PC Josh Bell. He’s also friends with Chelsee Healey (Janeece Bryant in the series).
Tachia Newall (Bolton Smilie) – NOW
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Donte Charles (Adam Thomas) – THEN
The first series of Waterloo road followed the death of student Adam Deardon who dies in a car crash. His classmate, bad boy Donte Charles – played by Adam Thomas – was driving the car under the influence when the crash happened.
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Adam Thomas (Donte Charles) – NOW
You’ll definitely recognise actor Adam Thomas as one of the three Thomas brothers…
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Denzil Kelly (Reece Douglas) – THEN
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Denzil was the second youngest child out of five and half-brother of Sambuca Kelly. He unfortunately had the same fate as his sister when he died at age 15 when he was hit by a drunk driver on his way to Scotland. The Kelly family didn’t have much luck on their side!
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Reece Douglas (Denzil Kelly) – NOW
Reece Douglas is another actor from Waterloo Road who has continued to pursue a successful acting career. He has featured in Casualty, Doctors and in 2018 he was in TV series Moving On.
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Not only does he act, Reece is also signed to Manchester-based modelling agency, PHA Models. He recently walked in the Manchester Fashion Festival runway show.
Philip Ryan (Dean Smith) – THEN
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Philip was the awkward guy who was never really a hit with the ladies. We felt sorry for him a lot of the time because it seemed like no one would ever give him the chance.
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Dean Smith (Philip Ryan) – NOW
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Dean Smith has had quite a successful acting career since leaving Waterloo Road in 2010 and he even came back to appear in Waterloo Road Reunited in 2011. Clearly an all-star!
In 2014, he featured in The Village and in 2017 he was credited for his work in Snatch and The Last Kingdom. Dean takes part in a lot of charity events, including charity football matches and running in charity races.
Jonah Kirby (Lucien Laviscount) – THEN
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Let’s be honest, none of us really remember that many of the storylines that Jonah Kirby was in. We just appreciated him for looking great. It was this very reason why he was so many peoples first celebrity crush.
We can’t say he hasn’t changed that much. If anything he has gotten even more good looking! Putting his appearance to one side, Lucien Laviscount is doing incredibly well and has even cracked America, which is very hard to do.
Lucien Laviscount (Jonah Kirby) – NOW
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Not only has he appeared in Grange Hill and Corrie, in 2015 he had a role on FOX’s Scream Queens, alongside the likes of Ariana Grande, Emma Roberts, Lea Michelle, Keke Palmer, Jamie Lee Curtis and the list goes on! Hats off to him!
Lauren Andrews (Darcy Isa) – THEN
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You’ve got to admit, Lauren Andrews definitely had a bit of a gob on her. But we’ve got to give credit where credit is due, she definitely tried to look the part and could always stick up for herself.
Darcy Isa (Lauren Andrews) – NOW
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Darcy Isa hasn’t done much acting since Waterloo Road. She appeared in one episode of Shameless and Drifters.
She has recently been filming for an up-and-coming horror movie ‘End of Term’. The film is about a group of students who are tormented by the lingering menace of Garth Stroman, an artist who had a disturbing vision fifty years prior.
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Earl Kelly (Reece Noi) – THEN
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We might have mentioned Earl Kelly a few times already in this article and you must know why. Early Kelly was a household name even though he only appeared in 9 episodes! Can you believe it?
Reece Noi has had a very successful career and some of you may recognise him for appearing in three episodes of Game Of Thrones.
You must be doing pretty well for yourself if you get a chance to feature in such a huge series like Game Of Thrones.
Reece Noi (Earl Kelly) – NOW
Merry Christmas Northern Hemisphere from a bridge in the future. Thank you to Zach at @bridgeclimb for a beautiful climb ❤ pic.twitter.com/7jbCE1UoUo
— Reece Noi (@ReeceNoi) December 24, 2018
Rhona and Shona Mansfield (Millie and Hope Katana) – THEN
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Rhona and Shona were always trying to compete with each other just like most sibling do. But we see why the rivalry must have been harder for these two looking exactly alike. You might not believe their transformation when you see them…
Yes, if you want to know what a glo-up is, just look at these pictures of Rhona and Shona. Waterloo Road is the only production they have been credited for, but these two Manchester-based twins have had an extremely successful music career.
The duo, known as ‘The Katanas’ have numerous performances lined up for the rest of the year and have already been meeting with radio stations for interviews. If you haven’t heard them sing, you’re definitely missing out! Check out their Instagram page where they frequently post videos of them signing.
Millie and Hope Katana (Rhona and Shona Mansfield) – NOW
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Chlo Grainger (Katie Griffiths) – THEN
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Donte’s girlfriend turned wife was played by actress Katie Griffiths from 2006 to 2009.
After leaving the show, she starred in TV film Coming Down The Mountain, TV shows Casualty and Doctors as well as Paradox. She also went on to star in Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips as Glenda.
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Katie Griffiths (Chlo Grainger) – NOW
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The 29-year-old starred in Father Brown last year.
And it seems her career is going from strength to strength. She has recently starred in ITV’s popular drama prime Suspects 1973.
Mika Grainger (Lauren Emma Drummond) – THEN
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Katie’s on-screen sister Mika is still kicking about as well. She starred in the show from 2006 to 2008 but made her first TV appearance in 2005 when she landed a small role in Coronation Street, Doctors and Grange Hill.
During her time on Waterloo Road, she also starred as Jane Black in Heartbeat but left the show in 2006 after being written out.
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Lauren Emma Drummond (Mika Grainger) – NOW
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Since leaving Waterloo Road, Lauren has had roles in shows like Casualty, Doctors and Holby City.
Like many actors and actresses, she’s starred in theatre productions and toured the UK in brand new production Dangerous Corner.
Tom Clarkson (Jason Done) – THEN
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English teacher Tom was a huge hit with the students and went on to become Head of Pastoral Care and Deputy Head in series 7 in the Waterloo Road cast.
He was also Chlo and Mika’s stepdad after he sparked up a romance with fellow teach Izzi. And his own son Josh joined the school in 2009. However, his character died in series 8 after falling from the roof of the school trying to help troubled student Kyle Stack.
Since leaving the show, he’s appeared in travelling production of Macbeth which was held at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester as well as star in TV show Vera.
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Jason Done (Tom Clarkson) – NOW
Please support if you can @TonyFoundation pic.twitter.com/kmy9pLDsFW
— Jason Done (@mr_jasondone) February 22, 2014
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Grantly Budgen (Philip Martin Brown) – THEN
Grantly was a right grump in the show and had a number of emotional and hilarious storylines during his time on the show.
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Since his departure following his death in 2013, the actor has gone of to star in a number of TV shows.
He’s also starred in different panto’s around the country before joining the Coronation Street cast to play the role of Steve McDonald’s therapist.
Philip appeared in CBBC series The Worst Witch in 2017, playing the role of Mr Rowan Webb.
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Philip Martin Brown (Grantly Budgen) – NOW
Giving it Large in Little Venice pic.twitter.com/LLeJrLwjzR
— Philip Martin Brown (@PhilipMartinB) April 19, 2019
Steph Haydock (Denise Welch) – THEN
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Denise played fun-loving French teacher Steph Haydock in the Waterloo Road cast from series 1 to series 5. During her time on the show, she was involved in some of the biggest storylines and she even took in troubled student Maxine Barlow.
Denise returned to the show for the final two episodes before landing a role in series 4 of Benidorm as ‘Scary Mary’.
Since then, she has played the role of Catherine Robson in Family Robinson at King Theatre in Kingston.
Denise Welch (Steph Haydock) – NOW
Feel very proud and yet emotional to be handing over the Celia reins to my friend @thelisamaxwell thegirlsmusical.
Pic by @derekelroy 😢❤️🌻 pic.twitter.com/ynPT1vHYlO— Denise Welch (@RealDeniseWelch) April 19, 2019
More recently, she appeared as Valerie in Finding Fatimah and in January this year, she announced she would play Celia in ‘Calendar Girls The Musical’.
Eddie Lawson (Neil Morrissey) – THEN
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Eddie played deputy head Eddie Lawson in series 3 & 4 of Waterloo Road, taking the role to pay off his business problems. Neil revealed that he left the role after 2 seasons because of the poor quality scripts.
Since leaving the show in 2009, he’s starred in a number of theatre productions around Manchester.
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Neil Morrissey (Eddie Lawson) – NOW
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In 2016, he joined the cast of Grantchester for the second series and took part in ITV’s Bear Grylls: Mission Survive.
His most recent role saw him play Greg McConnell in ITV’s The Good Karma Hospital.
Kyle Stack (George Sampson) – THEN
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George Sampson first rose to fame in 2008 after winning Britain’s Got Talent at the age of 14.
He joined the Waterloo Road cast in 2011 as 17-year-old Kyle Stack, a troubled teenager who was constantly getting himself into trouble with the teachers and fellow students. He was eventually expelled after punching Nikki Boston in the face before returning to the school to try and kill Finn Sharkey.
Since leaving the show, Sampson has appeared in theatre productions, pantos and season four of Mount Pleasant.
George Sampson (Kyle Stack) – NOW
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He joined the cast of Emmerdale in 2016.
Danielle Harker (Lucy Dixon) – THEN
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Danielle coasted her way through school and was more bothered about the way she looked than actually studying. Things took a turn for the worst for her when she drank some stolen ethanol from the science classroom and woke up in a hospital bed.
After leaving Waterloo Road, she failed to land a place at her chosen uni..
Since leaving the show, Lucy went on to star in Hollyoaks for 3 years after Tilly Evans before going onto star in Casualty and Birds of a Feather.
Lucy Dixon (Danielle Harker) – NOW
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Marley Kelly (Luke Bailey) – THEN
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Marley appeared in series 4 of Waterloo Road. He got into a relationship with Flick and eventually left school after graduating and went on to go to university where he continued his relationship with Flick.
After leaving the show, he went on to appear in Butterfly Effect, and BBC One drama Moving On.
He’s also appeared on BBC One’s Just the Two of Us and later that year appeared on Cirque de Celebrité.
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Luke Bailey (Marley Kelly) – NOW
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Luke has also toured the UK with a theatre production.
Ros McCain (Sophie Mc’Shera) – THEN
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Sophie played the role of Ros in the Waterloo Road cast a mature, carefree student at the school who formed a relationship with Philip Ryan.
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Sophie Mc’Shera (Ros McCain) – NOW
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After kissing her French teacher, her relationship broke down with Philip and Ros finally admitted she was a lesbian.
Since leaving the show, she landed a role in Downton Abbey as Daisy Mason before starring in 2015 Disney film Cinderella.
