Biography
Dean Smith is an English actor and comedian from Leeds. He is best known for playing Philip Ryan in the BBC drama Waterloo Road (2009–2011) and its online spin-off Waterloo Road Reunited.
Smith has appeared in a range of British television series. He played William in Last Tango in Halifax (2015–2020), a thief in The Last Kingdom (2017), DS Yates in Hollyoaks (2018–2019), Willis in Still Open All Hours (2019), and DC Price in Emmerdale (2022–2026). Earlier credits include roles in Casualty, Doctors and Coronation Street.
