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

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

, England. He is best known for playing Philip Ryan in the BBC 1 Drama '' Waterloo Road''. He 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. The series stars Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as Alan and Celia. The ...

''. Most recently Smith revisited the role of Philip Ryan in the BBC online Drama ''Waterloo Road Reunited''. This series followed seven ex-pupils on life after ''Waterloo Road''. In 2019, Smith took on the role of DS Yates in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'', 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 (2013–2019) created for the BBC by Roy Clarke, and starring David Jason and James Baxter. It is the sequel to the sitcom '' Open All Hours'' (1976–1985), which both Clarke and Jason were invol ...

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

Jack McMullen Jack Michael McMullen is an English actor and writer, best known for his roles in ''Brookside'' (2002-2003), ''Doctors'' (2006), ''Grange Hill'' (2004-2008), '' Waterloo Road'' (2010–2012), ''Common'' (2014), ''Together'' (2015), '' Maigret Se ...

, Ben-Ryan Davies, 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 ...

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