Dean Smith (born 25 January 1990) is an actor and comedian from Leeds, England.
[1] He 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 Smith revisited the role of Philip Ryan in the BBC online Drama Waterloo Road Reunited.
In 2019, Smith took on the role of DS Yates in Hollyoaks, becoming a corrupt copper on local gangster Liam Donovans payroll.
[3] In 2011, Smith and fellow Waterloo Road cast members Jack McMullen, Ben-Ryan Davies, Will Ash and actor Tom Gibbons took on the National Three Peaks Challenge.