Dean Smith (born 25 January 1990) is an actor and comedian from

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. Dean is best known for playing Philip Ryan in the BBC 1 Drama '' Waterloo Road''. Smith also played Vinnie Dupe, the geek without chic, in STV's comedy ''

Being Victor ''Being Victor'' was a web and television series set in Glasgow, Scotland. It was produced by Shed Media Scotland. Synopsis Vinnie Dupe (Dean Smith) is seventeen years old, and he’s doing his Highers at Queen Mary’s College in Glasgow, Sc ...

'', and William, in BBC1's ''

Last Tango in Halifax ''Last Tango in Halifax'' is a British comedy-drama series that began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 November 2012 until its final episode which was broadcast on 15 March 2020. Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mothe ...

''. 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 ''Still Open All Hours'' is a British sitcom created for the BBC by Roy Clarke, and starring David Jason and James Baxter. It is the sequel to the sitcom ''Open All Hours'', which both Clarke and Jason worked on throughout its 26-episode run ...

''. Dean also takes part in various charity events including charity football matches. In 2011, Dean and fellow Waterloo Road cast members

Jack McMullen Jack Michael McMullen (born 22 February 1991) is an English actor and writer, best known for his roles in '' Waterloo Road'', ''Little Boy Blue'', '' Brookside'' and ''Grange Hill''. Early life Jack Michael McMullen was born in Liverpool on 22 ...

Ben-Ryan Davies Ben-Ryan Davies (born 30 December 1988) is an English actor who played Ronan Burley in '' Waterloo Road'', Ryan in '' From There to Here'' and Nick Savage in ''Hollyoaks''. Career He appeared in the CBBC show Jinx from October 2009 to January ...

, Will Ash and actor Tom Gibbons took on the

National Three Peaks Challenge The National Three Peaks Challenge is an event in which participants attempt to climb the highest mountains of England, Scotland and Wales within 24 hours. It is frequently used to raise money for charitable organisations. Walkers climb each pe ...

. 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 The Great Yorkshire Run is an annual 10K run road race previously held in September in Sheffield City Centre, England, and now held in July in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It is a part of the Great Run series of events, and as such is linked with ...

in 2011 running for

Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Dean 1990 births English male television actors Living people Male actors from Leeds