Dean Smith (actor)

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.[2] Most recently Dean revisited the role of Philip Ryan in the BBC online Drama Waterloo Road Reunited. This series followed 7 ex-pupil on life after Waterloo Road.

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

Most recently 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 has recently completed the Great Yorkshire Run running for Cancer Research UK [4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Awaydays Rugger Bugger 2 Film
2009 Cotton Stone Ian Short
2009 Casualty Tim TV series
2010 The Founding Unicorn Boy Short
2009–
2010		 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

References

  1. ^ "Character Profiles—Old". Waterloo Road. http://www.waterlooroad.co.uk/characters/characters-old.html. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Being Victor cast: Dean Smith aka Vinnie Dupe". stv.tv. 23 September 2010. http://programmes.stv.tv/being-victor/cast/199054-being-victor-cast-dean-smith-aka-vinnie-dupe/. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Celebrity soap stars take on top DJs in charity football match in Bradford". 1 June 2011. http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Media-centre/Press-releases/Regional-press-releases/Northern-England/Celebrity-soap-stars-take-on-top-DJs-in-charity-football-match-in-Bradford. Retrieved 28 August 2011. 
  4. ^ "A star-studded Bupa Great Yorkshire Run". 10 September 2011. http://postcodegazette.com/url/news/a-star-studded-bupa-great-yorkshire-run-AT-arundel-gate. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 

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