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)
- 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)
- Sue Lowsley (Vanessa Hehir, series 9−10)
- Hector Reid (Leon Ockenden, series 9−10)
Introduced in series 10
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Introduced in series 11
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- 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)
Introduced in series 14
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- 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
- 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]
- 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)
Introduced in series 10
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- 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)
Introduced in series 11
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- 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–)
Introduced in series 12
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- Myles Massey (Osian Morgan, series 12)[4]
- Norrulah Ashimi (Sahil Ismailkhil, series 12; guest series 11)[4]
Introduced in series 13
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- 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]
Introduced in series 14
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- 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.
