Dean Smith (actor)

English actor and comedian

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Dean Smith

Born|  (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 34)

Leeds, England

Occupations|

* Actor
* comedian

Dean Smith (born 25 January 1990) is an actor and comedian from Leeds, England. Dean is best known for playing Philip Ryan in the BBC 1 Drama Waterloo Road.[1] Smith also played Vinnie Dupe, the geek without chic, in STV's comedy Being Victor, and William, in BBC1's Last Tango in Halifax.[2] Most recently Dean revisited the role of Philip Ryan in the BBC online Drama Waterloo Road Reunited. This series followed 7 ex-pupils on life after Waterloo Road.

In 2019, Dean Smith took on the role of DS Yates in Hollyoaks, becoming a corrupt copper on local gangster Liam Donovans payroll. Also in 2019 he starred as Willis in the BBC 1 comedy Still Open All Hours.

Dean also takes part in various charity events including charity football matches.[3]

In 2011, Dean and fellow Waterloo Road cast members Jack McMullen, Ben-Ryan Davies, Will Ash and actor Tom Gibbons took on the National Three Peaks Challenge.

Dean is patron of 'Once Upon a Smile' charity and takes part in many of their charity football matches.

Dean completed the Great Yorkshire Run in 2011 running for Cancer Research UK.[4]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2009  | Awaydays | Rugger Bugger 2  | Film
2009  | Cotton Stone | Ian  | Short
2009  | Casualty | Tim  | TV series
2010  | The Founding | Unicorn Boy  | Short
2009–2011  | Waterloo Road | Philip Ryan  | TV series
2010  | Doctors | Spanner  | One episode of TV series
2010  | Being Victor | Vinnie Dupe  | TV & Online series
2011  | Waterloo Road Reunited | Philip Ryan  | Online
2013  | The Great Train Robbery | David Whitby  | TV series
2014  | Common | Hugo Davies  | TV movie
2014  | The Village | PC Derbyshire  | 1 episode
2015–2020  | Last Tango in Halifax | William  | 8 episodes
2017  | The Last Kingdom | Thief  | 1 episode
2018–2019  | Hollyoaks | DS Yates  | 26 episodes
2019  | Still Open All Hours | Willis  | Series 6 Regular
2019  | Coronation Street | Andy Wingfield  | 3 episodes
2022  | Emmerdale | Prison Officer Beeker | Guest role[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Character Profiles—Old". Waterloo Road. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
2. ^ "Being Victor cast: Dean Smith aka Vinnie Dupe". stv.tv. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
3. ^ "Celebrity soap stars take on top DJs in charity football match in Bradford". 1 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
4. ^ "A star-studded Bupa Great Yorkshire Run". 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
5. ^ Seddon, Dan (4 April 2022). "Here's where Emmerdale fans recognised Meena's prison guard from". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 8 April 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Dean Smith at IMDb
* @deansmith7 on Twitter