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Degrassi: The Next Generation[]

Regulars[]

  • The following characters have all appeared in the opening sequence of Degrassi: The Next Generation as "regulars".
  • The season(s) they appear as "recurring" means they weren't featured in the credits, yet still star in the season frequently.
  • The season(s) where they made a "guest appearance" means they were starring in no more than two episodes.

Students[]

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A B C D E F H I J K L M O P R S T W Z
Name Actor Seasons featured
Adam Torres Jordan Todosey 10ā€“13
Adam Torres (born Gracie Torres) was a senior at Degrassi who transferred in at the beginning of his sophomore year due to troubles at his old school. His older stepbrother, Drew, looked out for him and they were shown to be close. Trying to keep a low profile when he first started at Degrassi, he was outed by Bianca as being a FTM transgender.  At first this caused some controversy among the students, Adam being bullied by Bianca's group of friends, but he eventually realized he could be himself. He was known for his sharp wit, honesty, and loyalty to his friends. He got in a car accident while texting, then died during surgery.
Alexandra "Alex" Nunez Deanna Casaluce 3ā€“4 (recurring); 5ā€“6 (regular); 7 (guest appearances)
Originally, Alex was the "bad girl" at Degrassi hanging out with Jay Hogart and the "Candy Bandits." She softened as she made friends with Ellie, Marco, and even came out as a lesbian and entered a relationship with Paige. Graduated with the class of 2006, she went back to Degrassi to improve her grades. Becoming a stripper for a short while to make ends meet, she moved in with Paige then eventually moved to Ajax to live with her cousin.
Alliah "Alli" Bhandari Melinda Shankar 8-14
Alli is Sav's younger sister and best friend to Clare Edwards and Jenna Middlton. She rebels against her conservative Muslim upbringing. She is considered "Book smart, boy dumb" as she was a part of the gifted program at Degrassi during her freshmen year, and is offered a chance to go to MIT a year early; but, she makes bad decisions when it comes to guys. 
Anya MacPherson Samantha Munro 7 (recurring); 8-11 (regular)
Anya was Holly J.'s best friend and often complied with whatever Holly J. told her to do. She eventually comes into her own, though becoming her own person as opposed to someone's shadow. Anya had an on-off relationship with Sav Bhandari throughout high school, eventually ending it with him when she realizes that things won't change with him and he'll never stand up for her to his parents. After graduating high school, she goes off to the army.
Ashley Kerwin Melissa McIntyre 1ā€“4 (regular); 5 (guest appearance); 6ā€“7 (recurring)
Stepsister to Toby, she is originally the overachieving popular friend to Paige Michalchuk and Terri MacGregor. But; after taking ecstasy at a party and making out with Sean, she loses her friends and her reputation. Eventually, she makes a new friend in Ellie Nash and changes her look by going goth. Ashley changes her style many times throughout her high school days, seemingly trying to "find herself." While she did eventually regain her friends, she never fully regained her popularity. She gained an interest in music, joining Craig's band for a while and touring with him after high school before going their separate ways. She is last known to be living in Europe.
Rebecca "Becky" Baker Sarah Fisher 12ā€“14
Moved to Toronto with her family from Florida when her brother joined the Ice Hounds, transferring to Degrassi in the middle of her Junior year. Originally clashes with Eli on the play, causing a rivalry between the Ice Hounds and the drama group. Becky is a religious girl, and is learning to be tolerant of things she initially didn't understand. She even dates Adam Torres, though their relationship is strained when she goes to Florida for the summer in between her Junior and Senior year.
Bianca DeSousa Alicia Josipovic 10-12 (regular); 13 (recurring)
Bianca was intoduced as a rebellious girl, who dressed provacitively, skipped class and caused trouble. She has admitted to underage drinking and having a criminal record. Having drug connections; she sells diet pills to Jenna that she got from her aunt, whom she lives with.  Her aunt is shown to not really care about Bianca, not even wanting to attend parent-teacher conferences. It is revealed she has gang connections, her exboyfriend being a gang member, and this gets her and Drew into some trouble. In order to protect Drew, she enters a forced relationship with Vince Bell. During her Senior year, she changes and starts doing well in her classes embracing her intelligence by joining the Bright Sparks and even getting accepted to a really good college. She was engaged to Drew Torres, and considered his mother, Audra, a mentor and authority figure for her. She broke things off when she realized she changed after attending college and returned after saying goodbye.
Blue Chessex Jordan Hudyma 8ā€“9
He is a relaxed, artsy guy who calls himself Blue. Holly J. becomes interested in him and they form a relationship. During season 9, he tries to change Holly J. which results in their ultimate breakup. He doesn't have trouble moving on and is open to other girls. He is last seen getting a girl's phone number at a school carnival.
Bruce the Moose Natty Zavitz 7 (recurring); 8ā€“9 (regular)
A friend of Johnny's, he is a bully often seen picking on other students. His reputation for bullying other students, and hitting on girls made him a unpopular, generally unliked student. He transferred in from Lakehurst when the school burned down.


  • Appears in the opening credits for seasons 8ā€“9, yet had no major storyline.
Campbell Saunders Dylan Everett 12
Transferred to Degrassi in the middle of his Sophomore year to play for the Ice Hounds, Campbell was a strong athlete yet very shy. He got along well with other students, but was awkward when it came to romance. Campbell tried to be himself while also fitting in with his teammates. He was shown to have social anxiety, and was very homesick missing his family while he attended Degrassi. He also stated that he hated playing hockey. Eventually, he committed suicide at the Degrassi Greenhouse.
Chantay Black Jajube Mandiela 4ā€“7 (recurring); 8-11 (regular)
A member of the Power Squad and a friend of Darcy, Leia, and other students. She is the writer of The Anti-Grape Vine Blog, and is known as the gossip queen of Degrassi. In twelfth grade, she was the captain of the Power Squad.


  • She has had a longer timeā€“span of recurring status before becoming a regular than any other character.
Clare Edwards Aislinn Paul 6ā€“7 (guest appearances); 8-14 (regular)
Clare is Darcy's younger sister, and best friends with Alli and Jenna. Originally, she was only at school to learn; but, this changed when she met KC and gained a crush on him eventually dating him. Her parents divorced during her sophomore year, and her mother remarried Jake's father, Glen. She has had on on-again, off again relationship with Eli Goldsworthy although they eventually get back together at Prom before he graduates high school. Clare ran for student council president alongside Drew, though she lost she became vice-pres. She battled cancer, and remained strong during it with the help of her mom and boyfriend, Eli. She eventually won her battle and recovered smoothly.
Connor DeLaurier A.J. Saudin 8-14
Connor is the god-son to Archie "Snake" Simpson and Christine "Spike" Nelson. He has Asperger syndrome, and is highly intelligent. He gained an interest in women's underwear, and stole pairs from the girl's locker room. After being caught, Connor was suspended and sent to a school that dealt with students like Connor that needed help with their hormones. Returning to Degrassi in his Junior year, he joined the football team. He and Jenna start dating during Junior year, and went on the summer Paris trip with the french classes.
Craig Manning Jake Epstein 2ā€“5 (regular); 6ā€“8 (recurring); DNC 2, 4 (guest appearances)
Originally presented as a photographer, Craig came from an abusive home before he eventually moved in with his stepfather, Joey Jeremiah. He is shown to really care for his sister, Angela, even sneaking off to see her against his father's wishes. He has a on/off relationship with Ashley, even proposing to her. Craig finds out he has bipolar disorder, and eventually develops a cocaine addiction but, eventually does agree to go to rehab. He is last known to be living in Los Angeles, living out his dreams of being a musician.
Damian Hayes Mazin Elsadig 6 (recurring); 7 (regular)
Damian was Lakehurst's student council president, transferring to Degrassi after Lakehurst burns down. Briefly dates Manny, then dates Emma, then cheats on Emma with Liberty. He graduates from Degrassi, and goes to Banting.
Daniel "Danny" Van Zandt Dalmar Abuzeid 4ā€“6 (recurring); 7ā€“9 (regular)
Danny was introduced as the annoying little brother to Liberty. He eventually grew up to a handsome young man who becomes the quarterback of the Degrassi Football Team. Graduating from Degrassi with honors, he is accepted to Cornell.
Darcy Edwards Shenae Grimes 4ā€“5 (recurring); 6ā€“7 (regular); 8 (guest appearances)
Darcy first appears as a straight-laced christian girl, who many found stuck up and judgemental. Eventually, she changed when she joined the cheer squad and started becoming popular. However, after being raped at a party she became unstable -unable to cope with the traumatic experience. After being sent to "Brat Camp," she is finally able to admit what happened to her and is on the way to recovery when she departs to Kenya.


  • It was said in "Fight the Power" she would return for the second semester (season 9), but did not return.
  • Did not appear in the opening credits for seasons 4ā€“5, yet was still a major character.
David "Dave" Turner Jahmil French 9-13
Dave's goal at Degrassi is to become popular and get noticed because he is tired of blending in to the crowd. He is Chantay's cousin and his father is a cop who works security at the school. He plays basketball, and is co-host on the Degrassi Radio show "Mano a Mano" with Adam. Dave appears in the school play, Romeo and Jules, as Romeo.
Declan Coyne Landon Liboiron 9-10
Declan is rich, and usually calm and conceited. He is a self-described child nomad, having traveled to and lived in four different continents.with his diplomat father, his mother and his twin sister, Fiona. He is very protective of his sister, their closeness causing rumors to fly. Declan transfers to Vanderbilt during his senior year, graduating from their and going to Yale.
Derek Haig Marc Donato 5ā€“6 (recurring); 7ā€“8 (regular)
Derek starts off as a prankster with bullying tendencies, before eventually becoming a bully with Bruce. He was put up for adoption when he was young by his mother. He played for the Degrassi football team as a tight end.
Andrew "Drew" Torres Luke Bilyk 10-14
Stepbrother to Adam, Drew is not known for his academc skills; he is however quite skilled athletically. He comes off as an arrogant, pretty boy athlete; but, he showed that he was protective of his brother. He drops out during his Senior year, returns but is held back due to missing so much. Drew is elected student council president, and was engaged to Bianca until she turkey-dumped him. He worked with Miles Hollingsworth II on his mayor campaign.
Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy Munro Chambers 10-14
Always seen wearing all black, and driving a hearse, other Degrassi students believe he has an obsession with death. He develops feelings for Clare after they become partners in their English class. Befriending Adam, he tries to stand up to Fitz's bullying by giving him a fake ID with the name of a wanted arsonist and calling the police, resulting in Fitz getting arrested. After becoming distant with Clare, he tells her how his ex-girlfriend died right after an argument they had. He and Clare have an official relationship shortly after. At an end-of-semester event, Eli taints Fitz's drink, causing him to vomit. Fitz then threatens Eli with a knife, resulting in Fitz being arrested. Clare wants to spend the night with him because her parents are fighting, but he doesn't let her. She then finds out he is a hoarder, and he doesn't want her to give up on him. He becomes overprotective of Clare, when Fitz tries to talk to her. She wants them to take a break, and Eli crashes his hearse, thinking that she would come back. However, she calls him manipulative, and leaves him. He takes anti-anxiety pills, causing him to show no emotion toward he and Clare's breakup. He writes a play falsely based on his relationship with Clare, originally as bad, but then makes her the hero. He realizes he is bipolar soon after. He had a short problem with drug use after discovering fellow classmate, Campbell Saunders' dead body. He now attends NYU and is currently dating Clare again.
Eleanor "Ellie" Nash Stacey Farber 2 (recurring); 3ā€“7 (regular); 8 (guest appearance)
Ellie was originally a Goth whose father goes on an Army tour in Afghanistan, leaving her with her mother who suffers from alcoholism. She starts deliberately cutting herself with the point of a drawing compass. She begins a fake relationship with Marco Del Rossi after he comes out to her to mask his homosexuality from his friends in season 2. She receives help for her self-hurting behavior after Paige Michalchuk tells the counselor in season 3. She starts dating Sean Cameron and eventually moves in with him after her mother accidentally sets their apartment on fire, because of her alcoholism. He moves to Wasaga Beach in season 4, resulting in their breakup. She develops a crush on Craig Manning, however she is ignored when he rekindles his relationship with Manny Santos. She graduates Degrassi in season 5 with the class of 2006. She attends Toronto University and rooms with Paige, Marco, and Griffin, and acts as a journalist at the school newspaper, The Core. She was one of the few who discovered Craig's cocaine addiction in season 6. She starts dating Jesse until she discovers Caitlin Ryan making out with him in season 7. She almost has sex with Marco during a blackout. She and her roommates all decide to move out and go on with their lives. In the film Degrassi Goes Hollywood, she and Marco are invited to visit Paige in Los Angeles, after she scores an acting career. She discovers that her father is back from Afghanistan and suffering with post traumatic stress disorder. She surprisingly runs into Craig in the streets, who has been to rehab and is no longer touring with Ashley. She later discovers that Craig has a new girlfriend, much to her disappointment. However, the two share a passionate kiss at the airport. Marco finally convinces Ellie to visit her father at the end of the film.
  • Did not appear in the opening credits during season 2, was still a major character, along with Marco.
Emma Nelson Miriam McDonald 1ā€“9; DNC 2 (guest appearance)
Daughter of Christine "Spike" Nelson (who gave birth to Emma in between the second and third season of Degrassi Junior High) and is best friends with Manny Santos throughout the show's entire run. Emma is smart, determined, and idealistic, sometimes to a fault. She champions a broad range of causes, such as protecting the environment, boycotting genetically modified food, and she even goes nude for a cause in season 7. Archie "Snake" Simpson marries her mom in season 2, much to the discomfort that she eventually overcomes. She dates Sean Cameron from season 1 to 3. She contracts gonorrhea after performing oral sex on Jay Hogart in season 4. She develops an eating disorder and is diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia in season 5. She rekindles her relationship with Sean and even has a pregnancy scare in season 6. Sean leaves for Afghanistan instead of attending college, resulting in their ultimate breakup. She starts dating Damian in season 7, until he cheats on her with Liberty Van Zandt. She graduates Degrassi in season 7, and attends Smithdale University with Manny and Liberty. She starts dating roommate Kelly after he nullifies the "no dating roommates" rule. She puts her and her roommates' stay at Smithdale University at risk when she bakes weed brownies. Kelly takes the blame and is forced to leave the residence hall. She appears in season 9 on a cycling tour and it is revealed that she has gone from being a vegetarian to being vegan. Kelly breaks up with her after taking a job with his dad, as well as Emma being too controlling. She isn't doing well in school and decides to take a break from university. In the film Degrassi Takes Manhattan, she returns to Toronto for the summer and accidentally sets The Dot on fire while taking Spinner's shift. After discovering his breakup with Jane, she tries to comfort him and takes him to a casino. After winning over $2,000 at a casino, they become inebriated and get married. After multiple tries to get a divorce, they realize that they love each other and have a celebration to recommit their vows.
  • She is one of four original characters to remain on the show until season 9.
  • Although credited as a regular in Season 9, she only appeared on 1 episode and Degrassi Takes Manhattan.
Fiona Coyne Annie Clark 9-12
Declan Coyne's twin sister. She is rich, fashionable, and sometimes rude to other students, such as Holly J. Sinclair. She has a mood disorder, believed to be borderline personality disorder, and exhibits behaviors including a fear of being alone and has unstable personal relationships. She starts dating Riley as an opposition towards Dave, who tries to ask her out. She develops an attraction to him, although she becomes suspicious of his sexuality. They break up after Riley calls her a bitch, because she tells him "he can't cure homosexuality." She and Declan move back to New York City and attend Vanderbilt Prep, where she starts dating Bobby Breckinridge. Bobby becomes abusive and cheats on her with his ex-girlfriend, causing her to fall into a depression, and secretly takes a flight back to Toronto. After Holly J. informs Fiona's mother, her mother decides to let her stay at Degrassi, and she and Holly J. become close friends. Fiona becomes stressed when she must testify against Bobby and self-medicates with champagne. After convincing from Holly J., Fiona takes her prescribed medication and is able to cope with the trial. She later returns to Degrassi and seems to show interest in Adam Torres. She heads to rehab for her alcoholism after an intervention from her mother, Holly J., and Adam. After exiting rehab, she goes to court to face Bobby in trial. She wins the case, and in the heat of the celebratory moment, kisses Holly J. on the lips. Upon returning to Degrassi she attempts to continue dating Adam until he realizes her preference for girls. When Fiona contemplates this, she discovers that she is in love with Holly J., and reveals her discovery to Holly J. and Anya. She begins a friendship with a girl named Charlie, inviting her to live with her, this lasts until they realize the do not know each other. She is elected to direct the school play, written by Eli Goldsworthy. She also started a relationship with Imogen Moreno that lasted 6 months and ended when Fiona had to leave for Italy for a fashion job and Imogen did not want to hold her back. Fiona was the valedictorian for her class.
Francesca "Frankie" Hollingsworth Sara Waisglass 13-14
Frankie is the younger sister of Miles and twin sister of Hunter Hollingsworth. Frankie is sweet and sassy to her friends.
Grace Nikki Gould 13-14
Grace is a rocker chick. She is also spunky and sarcastic but she has talent with computers and other technology.
Hazel Aden Andrea Lewis 1ā€“2 (recurring); 3ā€“5 (regular)
Hazel is a member of the Power Squad and Paige Michalchuk's best friend. She is popular, and occasionally catty towards other girls. She is insecure about her Muslim heritage, which is revealed in season 2. She dates Jimmy Brooks from seasons 3ā€“5. She almost loses her friendship with Paige because of her hatred towards Alex NuƱez. She graduates Degrassi in season 5 with the class of 2006 and attends a college outside of Toronto.


  • Did not appear in the opening credits during seasons 1ā€“2, but still played a major role.
Holly Jeanette "Holly J." Sinclair Charlotte Arnold 7-11; DNC 2 (guest appearance)
Holly J. Sinclair is portrayed as rude, sarcastic, and sometimes cruel to other students at Degrassi, but she is also insecure and is sometimes hurt by others' opinions towards her. She is unseen character Heather Sinclair's younger sister. She insists on being called Holly J. rather than Holly. She develops a crush on Toby Isaacs, but their relationship is short-lived. She is best friends with Anya MacPherson until Anya realizes how abusive Holly J. is towards her. She starts dating Blue Chessex, but she is rejected after she tries to lose her virginity to him, causing her to feel negative about herself. She becomes best friends with Jane Vaughn, and is the one to reveal to Jane that Spinner did not make it into the police academy. She reveals that she loves Spinner after he is shot by a robber at The Dot, but he nicely rejects her feelings at the hospital. She gets back with Blue after he saves her life at the robbery. She breaks up with him because he tries to change her. She develops a crush on Declan Coyne and finds out that Jane is cheating on Spinner with him, but she convinces Jane to break up with Declan because she will break Spinner's heart. Holly J. eventually starts dating Declan. She tells him she loves him before they have sex for the first time, but he doesn't reply. After his mom tells him and Fiona that they're moving back to New York, Fiona is the one to tell Holly J. in spite of her hatred towards her. Holly J. walks in on Declan trying to convince his mom to let him stay with Holly J., and he finally tells Holly J. he loves her. In Degrassi Takes Manhattan, during her internship in New York during the summer, Fiona tries to take her job and the two feud, but they become best friends after Fiona moves back to Toronto. She loses her spot as student council president to Sav as well. She joined an SAT prep course using $2,000 that she stole from Fiona's bank account after finding out her password. When Fiona finds out about it she is furious with Holly J. but forgives her after she apologizes. Holly J. and Declan's long-distance relationship hits a snag when she believes he is cheating on her. However, he ends up coming to visit her instead. They break up when Holly J. becomes uncomfortable when Declan starts buying and offering to pay for things for her. Sav begins to develop a crush on Holly J., even kissing her, but she tells him that it cannot work out. When she reciprocates the feelings, they begin to secretly date, but the secret does not last long. Later, she becomes very ill, but ignores it, which causes her to experience kidney failure. She is then put on a treatment of dialysis. When she goes to New York with Fiona so she can testify against Bobby, Fiona wins, leading to Fiona kissing Holly J. After deciding she isn't in love with Sav, she breaks up with him. She is diagnosed with a kidney disease, and needs to have a transplant, causing her to find out she is adopted. She later graduates as the valedictorian of her class and is last seen when Fiona's mom sends her to take care of Fiona after she is put under house arrest.
Hunter Hollingsworth Spencer MacPherson 13 (recurring); 14 (regular)
Hunter is Frankie and Miles' flaming brother. Frankie's twin.
Imogen Moreno Cristine Prosperi 11ā€“14
Energetic and obsessive over Eli, she and Eli show some interest in one another. She does whatever it takes to be with Eli although he still has feelings for Clare. After a short-lived relationship with him, they realize they are bad for each other. Imogen soon starts to date his friend, Fiona Coyne, who is a lesbian. They have a rocky relationship at first, but form a close bond. They break up when Fiona leaves for Italy for a fashion job and Imogen doesn't want to hold her back when she must retake her senior year. During the summer, she works for a day camp at Degrassi and forms a bond with Adam Torres, eventually making out in the back of a van. Shortly after, he is in an accident and dies in surgery. Imogen feels extreme guilt for being the last to kiss Adam when his girlfriend Becky was not. She was the director for Degrassi TV and started a campaign to successfully change the school dress code.
Jake Martin Justin Kelly 11ā€“12
A straightforward guy, he is a family friend of Clare. Who begins a relationship with her, when she shows an attraction to him, despite their parents also dating. Eli tries to end their relationship, but soon tries to help save it because he wants Clare to be happy. Once their parents get married, they date for a short time as siblings, but soon break up after not taking sex between them seriously. Jake then creates a garden atop the roof of Degrassi with Katie Matlin who he starts to date. They break up on vacation in Vegas when Katie lies about being sick when she was with a billionaire trying to get money for college. They reconcile and kiss at Prom, but don't officially get back together. He helps Mo get Marisol back at graduation and lock a long-term friendship together.
Anastasia "Jane Vaughn" Valieri Paula Brancati 7ā€“9
Anastasia "Jane Vaughn" Valieri arrives at Degrassi after the Lakehurst fire. Her brother is Lucas Valieri, father of Mia's daughter, although she prefers that people do not know they are siblings. She also becomes best friends with Holly J. Sinclair. Gavin "Spinner" Mason immediately develops an attraction to her, and they eventually start dating. She joins the all boy football team in season 8, and is ridiculed by many of the teammates and the coach. It is revealed that her father molested her when she was a child, after he comes to visit her and her family. She breaks up with Spinner after she finds out that he didn't tell her the truth about not getting into the police academy. She is even more angry with him after he proposes to her in front of an audience. They get back together after she remembers how supportive he is of her playing football, although she tells him no marriage until after college. She joins Clare's protest to get Principal Sheppard fired for calling Clare a bitch. She becomes the lead singer for Spinner's band Studz in season 9 after Peter gets kicked out for using meth. She starts cheating on Spinner with Declan Coyne until Holly J. convinces her to break up with Declan. She breaks up with Declan and never tells Spinner. She graduates Degrassi in season 9. In the film Degrassi Takes Manhattan, Spinner overhears Jane and Holly J. talking about when Jane cheated on Spinner, resulting in their ultimate break up. Holly J. and Declan invite her to travel to New York City with them in order to cheer her up, where she becomes the lead singer of the band Flashin' Midnight, but eventually loses her spot to the band's ex-singer. After discovering that Spinner and Emma are getting married, she travels back to Toronto to try to change his decision, but she decides to let them get married and gets closure. She then leaves to attend Stanford University in California.
Jason "Jay" Hogart Mike Lobel 3ā€“4, 8ā€“9 (recurring); 5ā€“7 (regular)
He is known as a rebel and a bully at Degrassi, often torturing other students such as Toby Isaacs and Rick. He is involved with several illegal and inappropriate activities, such as stealing from Degrassi in season 3. He dates Alex NuƱez from seasons 3ā€“4. Emma contracts gonorrhea after giving him a blow job to get back at Alex. He breaks into a pawn shop in season 7 to retrieve his mother's ring for his ex-fiancĆ©e Manny Santos. They get back together during the film Degrassi Goes Hollywood, and are briefly seen together at Jane's housewarming party in season 9. He appears in "Degrassi Takes Manhattan" by Manny's side, and officiates at Spinner and Emma's renewal of vows at the end of the film.
  • Did not appear in the opening credits during season 3ā€“4, yet still played a major role.
Jenna Middleton Jessica Tyler 9-14
She plays guitar and sings, and is a member of the Power Squad. She becomes close with Clare, making Alli jealous until Jenna informs her she wants to be friends with her too. She tells them that she was known as a boyfriend stealer at her old school. She develops an attraction to K.C., and although she promises Clare she'll stay away from him, K.C. breaks up with Clare for Jenna, ending her friendship with Clare and Alli. She starts taking diet pills in order to lose weight and fit into her Power Squad uniform for the calendar, but ends up suffering from anal leakage, and stops. After taking a pregnancy test, she realizes she is actually pregnant, K.C. being the father, and is too far along to abort. K.C. breaks up with her, leaving only her and her brother to take care of the baby. She enters a talent competition, and despite revealing her secret to the world, she is voted off. She reunites with K.C. Her water breaks during the Spring Dance, and she gives birth to her baby that night. Jenna is tried of taking care of Tyson by herself, and they move in with K.C. and his mother, but this leads to tension, and the breakup of the two. Jenna soon finds new guy Luke attractive and befriends his sister, Becky, to get closer to him. She also becomes a Christian to be with him, but decides to stay religious even after he breaks things off with her. She later forms a relationship with Connor despite his awkwardness. They have a brief breakup in Paris when he doesn't want to think about having sex with her, but they quickly reconcile.
James "Jimmy" Brooks Aubrey Graham 1ā€“7 (regular); 8 (guest appearance)
He comes from a wealthy family, and is often seen with expensive clothes and gear. He is Gavin "Spinner" Mason's best friend, though the two fight frequently. He dates Ashley until she takes ecstasy and cheats on him at a party. She eventually goes Goth and they get back together, but she breaks up with him after she realizes that he prefers the old Ashley. He dates Hazel Aden from seasons 3ā€“5 until he reveals to her that he has feelings for Ellie. Rick shoots him in the back, which causes him to use a wheelchair throughout the rest of the series, who was tricked into thinking Jimmy pulled a prank on him by Spinner and Jay, resulting in Jimmy ending his friendship with Spinner until season 6. His dad tries to put him in handicap basketball, but Ellie helps Jimmy discover his artistic talent. He graduates Degrassi in season 7, a year later then planned because of the time he had to take off due to the shooting, and therapy. He starts to pursue a career in music that blossoms when he rekindles his relationship with Ashley, but they ultimately break up when her musical talent is ignored by a friend of Ellie's, who takes interest into Jimmy's talent. He starts dating Trina in season 7, who is another physically challenged individual. He is briefly seen being there for Spinner after he doesn't make it into a police academy. He also reveals that he is contemplating proposing to Trina, showing Spinner a sign that he needs to move on with his life.
John George "Johnny" DiMarco Scott Paterson 6ā€“7 (recurring); 8ā€“9 (regular); 10 (guest appearance)
He was introduced as one of Nic's thugs from Lakehurst in season 6. He helped beat up Toby, and was present when Drake Lempkey killed J.T., although he was surprised by Drake's action and was not prosecuted, since he was just a witness. He attends Degrassi after the Lakehurst fire. He becomes best friends with Bruce the Moose, and the two are often seen torturing other students at Degrassi. He developed a rivalry with Gavin "Spinner" Mason, and they get into a fight which is taped and posted online. Alli Bhandari develops an attraction to him and asks him out, but he rejects he because she's in the ninth grade. He starts going out with her and eventually takes her virginity, claiming that she took his too. She breaks up with him because of the discomfort, but they get back together when he tells her he wants to wait until she's ready again. Alli starts "sexting" him in season 9 when he doesn't allow her to be affectionate with him in public. He breaks up with her after she reveals a picture of him holding a teddy bear to the entire school. Angry, he sends a nude picture of her to Bruce the Moose. He reveals that he found a genital wart on his penis and that Alli was not the first girl he had sex with. Although he tells her that she is the only girl he's been with that he's liked, she ultimately breaks up with him, saying that she refuses to go out with someone she can't trust. He graduated Degrassi at the end of season 9, and attends the University of Toronto, where Alli confides in him.
James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke Ryan Cooley 1ā€“6
He was Toby Isaac's best friend. He was known as the class clown who got into trouble frequently at Degrassi, but he eventually matures. It is revealed that he thinks he has a small penis in season 4, and is caught using a pump in his bedroom by Manny Santos, his girlfriend at the time. Towards the end of season 4, he starts dating Liberty Van Zandt and gets her pregnant in season 5, after using a king-sized condom that slips off. He breaks up with her because of how controlling and demeaning she becomes, but he gets back with her after he realizes he loves her and wants to have the child. He began stealing and selling oxycodone from the pharmacy he worked at, to make money for Liberty and the baby. He tries to commit suicide by overdosing on the drug, but he survives. Liberty ultimately breaks up with him and puts the baby up for adoption. He starts dating Mia Jones in season 6. After Liberty tells him she still loves him at her birthday party, he rebuffs her and she storms off. He soon tells Toby that even though he thinks Mia is great and he likes her a lot, he still likes Liberty and tries to look for her, but he is stabbed by a student from Lakehurst High School before he can tell her. His aorta is punctured and he dies that night, leaving Manny, Sean, Liberty, Emma, and Toby to find out about his passing first. A school memorial is built in his name, and when his class graduates, Toby, Manny, Liberty, and Emma place a graduation cap on his memorial and flip the tassel, signaling that he has "graduated" along with their class.


  • Only appears in the first half of season 6.
Katie Matlin Chloe Rose 11-13; DNC 3-4 (guest appearance)
An athlete who has no clue when it comes to love, she was the editor of the school newspaper and initially refused to let Clare join the writing staff. She started dating Drew, as she taught him to deal with his anger. It is revealed that she is bulimic, a secret only known by her best friend, Marisol. She became student council president. At Fiona's party, the group of seniors decide to break into the school, using Katie's key, to pull a prank. However, when Imogen gets caught, Katie and Marisol put the blame on her and Fiona, hence ending their friendship. Katie later injured her leg which hurt her chances of making it to National Soccer Team. She became addicted to painkillers after trying to get better fast. She went to rehab and returned with her addiction under control. She soon found out Drew cheated on her and had sex with him in an attempt to get him back, but he was drunk and announced it to everyone at the party. For revenge, she played this video in front of the whole school, which got her presidency stripped from her. She changed her look to something much harder and developed an attraction to Jake Martin, who she soon started to date. On a trip to Vegas, she tried to win enough money to attend Stanford University, since her parents didn't have enough. She lost it all in gambling and went off with the owner of Facerange to get it back. He tried to have sex with her, and she rejected, but she lost Jake when he learned this. Later in the year, she got on better terms with him again and started to play soccer again. She left that summer after graduating to go to a soccer camp. Katie returns 2 years later when her sister, Maya, is diagnosed with depression. She's there for her during her recovery process.
K.C. Guthrie Sam Earle 8-12
He's smart, short-tempered, and becomes a member of the basketball team. He befriends Connor and Alli, and develops an attraction to Clare, who crushes on him as well, but she tells him she's not ready for a relationship. It is revealed that he lives in a group home, which makes Clare feel a little uncomfortable, but they start dating. Jenna develops an attraction to K.C., and although she promises Clare she'll stay away from him, he breaks up with Clare for Jenna, leaving her angry at both of them. Coach Carson develops an interest in him, which initiates a friendship between the two, until the coach tries to set K.C. up with a prostitute. K.C. shows Archie and the principal the coach's gun and he is quickly arrested. K.C. joins the football team. His mother is released from prison, and eventually proves to him that she has changed, and he decides to move into her apartment. He is very supportive of Jenna when she tries out for a talent competition, and is seen bragging at school about her. He says that he finally has a "normal" life, but when Jenna tells him that she is pregnant, and that it is too late for an abortion, he ends their relationship. Eventually, he realizes that he's not over Jenna and tells her that he wants to be involved with the baby's life and the two get back together. After Tyson is born, he applies for a job at Little Miss Steaks, and Jenna and the baby move in with him and his mother. He starts a relationship with Marisol, causing his breakup with Jenna. He has a hard time letting go of Ty at first, but soon lets him be with his new family. His father is released from jail and comes back to his family when his mom welcomes him with open arms. KC has initial concerns about this which are later proven to be correct when he drunkenly tries to break in to his house. He and his mother leave to escape from him and is last seen saying goodbye to all of his friends; which included Clare, Alli, Bianca, Connor, and Jenna.
Kelly Ashoona Evan Williams 8 (regular); 9 (guest appearance)
He attends Smithdale University and rooms with Emma, Manny, and Liberty. He starts dating Emma after he nullifies the no dating roommates policy. He takes the blame for Emma when she bakes weed brownies and is forced to leave the residence hall. He breaks up with her on a cycling tour, after his dad offers him a job, and because she becomes too controlling and demeaning.


  • Only appears as a regular in season 8.
Leia Chang Judy Jiao 8ā€“10
She transferred to Degrassi from a ballet school. She becomes friends with Mia until discovering that Mia was performing sexual acts to advance her modeling career, resulting in Leia ending their friendship. She was the ultimate factor in Danny and Mia's breakup, telling Danny what Mia was doing for her job. She eventually develops a relationship with Danny, and lies about knowing the band Fall Out Boy to impress him and his friends. He confronts her and tells her that he loves her for who she is, and they have a fresh start. Leia asks Chantay how to rekindle her romance with Danny, so Chantay advises her to break up with him, and that he'll come crawling back to her. Afterwards, Danny asks Chantay out on a date while Leia is heartbroken. Chantay asks Leia to stop by the date and talk to Danny, but Danny reveals that he has feelings for Chantay, resulting in their ultimate breakup.


  • Although given star billing for 24 episodes in season 10, she only appeared in 2 episodes.
Liberty Van Zandt Sarah Barrable-Tishauer 1ā€“8 (regular); 9 & DNC 2 (guest appearance)
She is a smart and highly ambitious student at Degrassi, and is active in student council and extracurricular activities. After developing a crush on J.T. Yorke since the beginning of the series, they finally start dating in season 4. He gets her pregnant in season 5 after using a king sized condom that slips off, and she plans to place it for adoption. Although he breaks up with her because she becomes too controlling and demeaning, he still tries to help her through her pregnancy, and they eventually get back together and plan to raise the child together. But after J.T. becomes a drug dealer then attempts to commit suicide by overdosing on the drugs he stole, she breaks up with him and decides to put the baby up for adoption. In season 6, J.T. and Manny Santos plan a birthday party for Liberty, which she decides to attend. Although J.T. is already dating Mia, Liberty tells him that she still loves him, but he declines and tells her he loves Mia, and she storms out of the party. After admitting to Toby that he does love her, he tries to find her in an attempt to tell her, but he is stabbed by a student from Lakehurst. His aorta is punctured and he dies that night. Afterwards, she refuses to cry because she is in shock, but she finally cries during his memorial held at Degrassi. She develops feelings for Damian Hayes, who develops feelings for her as well. They share a kiss at prom, initiating Damian's cheating on Emma, who ultimately breaks up with him. Although she continues dating Damian, her friends forgive her and they graduate Degrassi together in season seven. She attends Smithdale University and rooms with Emma, Manny, and Kelly in season 8. She tries to get a sorority, but she rejects the offer when she finds out that she was just their "token black chick." She is now in a new sorority, and briefly appears in the film Degrassi Takes Manhattan.
Lola Pacini Amanda Arcuri 14
Luke Baker Craig Arnold 12-14
Moving to Toronto with his family to play for the Ice Hounds, Luke transfers to Degrassi with his sister, Becky, in the middle of their Junior year. He is athletic, handsome, and a devout christian. Luke is also shown to be a player, though says he tries to "remain pure" he often tempted. He tries to hook up with Jenna, and is often the recipient of constant female attention. Also shown to be very homophobic, and tries to ruin the play because it features a same-sex couple. He disapproves of Becky's relationship with Adam and then tries to get Jenna back when he sees that she is starting something with Connor, but fails. He is arrested in Season 13(C) for sexually assaulting Zoƫ with another boy from the basketball team, Neil.
Manuela "Manny" Santos Cassie Steele 1ā€“9
Born in Manila, Philippines, she is a Filipino girl who struggles to define herself throughout the series, and is often criticized by students at Degrassi and her father for her promiscuity. She is best friends with Emma Nelson and they often fight, but eventually make up. She becomes pregnant with Craig's baby in season 3 and opts for an abortion after deciding that she's not ready to be a mother. At the end of season 3 she begins to date J.T., but they break up in season 4 because Manny believes that J.T. is too immature. She starts dating Spinner for a short time in season 4 until she finds out that he is the reason for Jimmy's confinement to a wheelchair. In season 5, she rekindles her relationship with Craig and continues dating him while he's in Vancouver. She discovers his cocaine addiction when he returns in season 6, and decides to try it to fit in with his friends. She ultimately breaks up with him when he chooses cocaine over her. She forms a fake relationship with Jay Hogart to get freedom from her parents in season 7, resulting in them actually falling for each other, and their fake engagement turns into a real one. She breaks up with him when he calls her a bitch, after he breaks into a jewelry store to steal the engagement ring she pawned off. She graduates Degrassi in season seven, and attends Smithdale University, rooming with Emma, Liberty, and Kelly. She develops feelings for Kelly and battles Emma for him, but eventually lets Emma have him. In the film Degrassi Goes Hollywood, she goes on a road trip with Emma, Kelly, Sav, Danny, Peter, Mia, and ex-boyfriend Jay Hogart to audition for a role in Jason Mewes's directing debut film Mewesical High. Although Paige scores the role first, much to Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith's discomfort, Paige is eventually fired and decides to help Manny score the role instead. She rekindles her relationship with Jay during the film, and appears at Jane's house warming party in season 9. In the film Degrassi Takes Manhattan, she encourages Emma to listen to her heart and eventually supports her decision to marry Spinner.
  • She is one of four original characters to remain on the show until season 9.
  • Although credited as a regular in Season 9, she only appeared on 1 episode and Degrassi Takes Manhattan.
Marco Del Rossi Adamo Ruggiero 2 (recurring); 3ā€“7 (regular); 8ā€“9, DNC 2 (guest appearances)
First appearing as a great dancer in season 2, he becomes the love interest of Ellie until he reveals to her that he is homosexual. They form a fake relationship to mask his homosexuality. After coming out to his friends in season 3, he becomes alienated by Spinner, who cannot get over the discomfort, but he eventually accepts it and remains Marco's friend. He becomes a victim of a hate crime after being gay bashed by a group of men while en route to a hockey game. He develops a crush on Paige's brother, Dylan, and they eventually start dating. He comes out to his mother in season 4, but doesn't come out to his father until season 5. Dylan cheats on him in season 4, but they get back together. They ultimately break up in season 6, after Dylan decides to play hockey in Switzerland. He graduates Degrassi in season 5 with the class of 2006. He attends Toronto University and rooms with Ellie, Paige, and Griffin. He is faced with the idea of male prostitution by a friend in season 7, but he turns it away. He almost has sex with Ellie, which forms a minor feud between the two, but they eventually make up. After rooming together for a year, Marco, Ellie, Paige, and Griffin decide to move out, and go on with their lives. In the film Degrassi Goes Hollywood, Paige invites him and Ellie to visit her in Los Angeles after she scores an acting career. After getting into a fight with Paige for becoming a diva, she smacks him and he storms away, possibly ending their friendship. After discovering that Ellie's father is back from Afghanistan and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, he tries to convince her to see him, but she refuses. He finally convinces her and they both decide to visit him. He briefly appears in season 9 as a student teacher, and struggles with the decision to give Holly J. and Declan more time to complete their essay.
  • Did not appear in the opening credits during season 2, yet was still a major character, along with Ellie.
Marisol Lewis Shanice Banton 10 (guest appearances); 11ā€“12 (regular)
A cheerleader and a waitress at Little Miss Steaks, Marisol shows K.C. how to have fun, but leads to him cheating on Jenna. Marisol and K.C. end up not staying together, but not until after his relationship with Jenna is ruined. She goes back to focusing on her long-time crush on Drew, who ends up with her best friend, Katie. Later, she starts dating Mo Mashkour despite not seeming like the normal guy she would go for. She is there for Katie during her drug problem and takes over role as president after Katie has it taken away from her. At Prom, she pays Jake to attend to make Mo happy, but when Mo hears of this, he gets upset and starts drinking. This results in him puking on Marisol's shoes and missing their song. She forgives him when he has everyone sing "The Time of My Life" at graduation. She is last seen starting the throwing of the graduation hats into the air. 
Maya Matlin Olivia Scriven 11ā€“14
Katie's younger sister, Maya loves music, and wants to start her own band. It is revealed that she has a crush on Zig, but she then unknowingly helps him rekindle his relationship with Tori, whom he broke up with because he wanted to be single for highschool. She later joins the band WhisperHug and starts dating Cam Saunders, the school's new hockey prodigy. After a rocky start, they break up for a short period of time in which she kisses Zig, despite him being with Tori. They keep this a secret and she rekindles her romance with Cam. Her world is turned upside-down when Cam kills himself, much to her surprise. She starts acting like she doesn't care since it was his decision, but also spirals out of control. She starts dressing provacatively, attending parties, and drinking. She also starts a friends with benefits relationship with a new guy, Harry. They are caught taking things to the next level on her couch by Katie and her mom where Maya finally breaks down about Cam and expresses how furious and hurt she was that he never even said goodbye. She starts to heal over the summer, while still acting rebelllious. She makes a new enemy, Zoƫ, who later backstabs her when she convinces her to make a sexy music video for one of her songs, and then starting a webpage that photoshops pictures of her face onto pornographic images. Once this webpage becomes popular, she finds out Zoƫ made it and they have a physical fight, but eventually are forced into a truce by Tristan. She started dating bad boy Miles after havign a flirtatious relationship with him since the summer.
Mia Jones Nina Dobrev 6 (recurring); 7ā€“8 (regular); 9 (guest appearance)
It is revealed in an episode that she had a child with Lucas Valieri when she was thirteen years old. She is a teenage mother who transferred to Degrassi from Lakehurst in season 6. Her daughter is Isabella "Izzy" Jones. She starts dating J.T. Yorke in season 6 until he is stabbed to death by a Lakehurst student. She becomes involved with Lucas, her child's father, in season 7, but they ultimately break up after he refuses to accept the parenting idea. After posing with quarterback Danny at a pep rally in season 8, she is offered a modeling career. She starts dating Danny and becomes friends with new student Leia until Leia discovers that Mia has been performing sexual acts to increase her modeling career, ultimately ending her relationship with Danny and her friendship with Leia. She starts dating Peter, but they break up after discovering that he's not over Darcy. She drops out of school and continues her modeling career because of the stress of maintaining both, but she decides to finish school and cut down on modeling instead. She rekindles her relationship with Peter after she realizes that he truly cares about her. She accepts a modeling contract in Europe in season 9 and has to move. Peter intends on moving with her until he gets involved with crystal meth, resulting in her ultimately breaking up with him and moving to Europe without him, although she confronts him via live video chat and tells him she worries about him.


  • Did not appear in the opening credits during season 6, yet was still a major character.
Mike Dallas Demetrius Joyette 12-14
More commonly known as Dallas, he is captain of the Ice Hounds and a senior at Degrassi. He has a son, Rocky. Dallas is a fun-loving guy who, in the past, didn't have to face any consequences for his actions. But, he's owning up to his responsibilities as a father. Dallas loves hockey, and also has shown an interest in golf. Once had a rivalry with Clare Edwards, Eli Goldsworthy, Jake Martin, and Katie Matlin they've all made their peace and seem to be on good terms. He is repeating his Senior year, and is spending the summer working at the Degrassi Day Camp and taking care of his son.
Miles Hollingsworth III Eric Osborne 13-14
After getting kicked out of boarding school, Miles transfers to Degrassi before his Sophomore year. He breezes through life, drinking and smoking never really caring about the consequences. His father is running for mayor, and is shown to be atleast verbally abusive towards his son. Miles has a reputation for being a troublemaker, and is ready to stir things up at Degrassi. He goes on the summer Paris trip with a bunch of the Degrassi students and starts dating Zoƫ, but soon dumps her after he sees how she treats Maya. He later starts to date Maya and finds out his father is cheating on his mother. He tells her about this, but she reveals that she already knew. In a way to rebel against his father once again, he throws a crazy party which causes Maya to get very upset and start a fight between them.
Mo Mashkour Jacob Neayem 11, DNC 2 (guest appearances); 11-12 (regular)
Owen Milligan Daniel Kelly 10 (recurring); 10-12 (regular)
Owen is one of Riley and Drew's teammates on the football team, and helped Riley haze Drew. Owen is homophobic when finding out Zane, a kicker on the team, is gay. At a semester-end event he offered to pay Alli $50 to hook up with him, but Drew stops him before anything happens. He then starts having feelings for Anya, but she feels uncomfortable, and accidentally gets Owen kicked out of CPR class. He starts to date Anya after they have a one-night stand. They later break up when she has a cocaine addiction, but he helps her with training for the military. He graduates in Season 12 and isn't seen much for the majority of his senior year.


  • Added to the opening credits in the second half of the tenth season.
Paige Michalchuk Lauren Collins 1ā€“7 (regular); 8, DNC 2 (guest appearances)
She is a popular student at Degrassi who often says harmful things to other students. She is raped by Dean in season 2. She loses her trial against him in season 4 due to lack of evidence. As an act of revenge, she intentionally crashes Spinner's car into Dean's and loses her license. She breaks up with Spinner after dating him from seasons 3ā€“4. She begins a rocky lesbian relationship with Alex in season 5. She graduates Degrassi in season five with the class of 2006. Although she is high on marijuana during an interview with a representative from Banting University, she is accepted. She drops out of Banting University in season 6, because of the stress. She rooms with Ellie, Marco, and Griffin afterwards. She starts a low-level job at a fashion designer company in season 7. After sleeping with roommate Griffin, she discovers that he has treatments for HIV. He confronts her afterwards and tells her that he was born HIV positive. Although they used a condom, she is asked to wait 6 months to hear if she is tested positive or not. Paige, Marco, Ellie, and Griffin decide to move out and go on with their lives. In the film Degrassi Goes Hollywood, she is seen working for a snobby reality television star in Los Angeles. After she scores the main role in Jason Mewes's directing debut film 'Mewesical High', she invites Marco and Ellie to visit her in Los Angeles. After fame starts to get into her head and she becomes a diva, Marco tells her off about her attitude, resulting in her smacking Marco, possibly ultimately ending their friendship. She loses the part because of her behavior, and becomes Jason Mewes's assistant during the movie. Her part is given to Manny Santos.
Peter Stone Jamie Johnston 5ā€“10; DNC 2 (guest appearances)
He is Mrs. Hatzilakos' son. He attends Degrassi after years of homeschooling. In season 5, he takes advantage of Manny after she becomes inebriated and films her baring her breasts. He eventually uses the footage to get revenge on Manny by emailing it to the entire school. He starts secretly dating Emma after the situation, but breaks up after he blackmails Sean by storing drugs in his locker in season 6. He starts dating Darcy, although he almost risks her life by selling risquĆ© photos of her to an Internet stalker. He supports Darcy after she is raped in season 7. He forms the band The StĆ¼dz with Sav and Danny to keep himself occupied after school. After discovering that his mother is moving to Regina, he emancipates himself from his parents and lives on his own to stay with Darcy at Degrassi. In season 8, Darcy reveals that she is moving to Kenya to rebuild her spirit and breaks up with him. He develops feelings for Mia and eventually start dating. He befriends Riley and is the first to discover his homosexuality after he tries to kiss Peter. Mia breaks up with him after discovering that he is still in contact with Darcy, but they get back together after she realizes that he truly cares about her. Mia reveals that she is moving to Paris, France in season 9 after signing a modeling contract in Europe. He intends to move with her until he becomes addicted to crystal meth after being humiliated at Declan and Fiona's party, resulting in their ultimate break up and his separation from The StĆ¼dz. He forms a club called 'Above The Dot' that features live band performances for kids who cannot get into bars, in order to raise money for college. He rejoins the band Janie and the Studz, but the band breaks up during the film Degrassi Takes Manhattan. In the first half of season 10 he appears to have a server position at The Dot.
Riley Stavros Argiris Karras 8-11
He is a member of the football team and is credited for Degrassi's first win. Riley struggles with his sexuality and he unsuccessfully tries to kiss Peter, confirming his homosexual tendencies. However, Peter understands and they eventually become best friends. He starts taking steroids in order to make himself attracted to girls, but he eventually quits. He starts dating Fiona, but she eventually realizes he's struggling with his identity, so she breaks up with him. Riley is attracted to a lifeguard who was also gay. But, still struggling, he punches the lifeguard in anger and is forced to take anger management classes. Riley seemingly becomes comfortable with being gay when he develops feeling for Zane, an openly gay student at Degrassi. After Zane invites him to an LGBT mixer, he decides to go, and they spend the summer together. However, Riley is still uncomfortable with the student body knowing his sexuality. Drew then overhears a conversation and blackmails Riley into giving him the quarterback position on the football team. Riley takes Zane's side later on, and tries to teach the football team to be more sensitive. He struggles with becoming the first openly gay football player, but finally accepts it and kisses Zane in the hallway soon after. His mother walks in on him and Zane kissing, but she refuses to accept it and is in denial even after he tells her that he is gay. He breaks-up with Zane after deciding that he would rather have a "normal" relationship with his parents.
Savtaj "Sav" Bhandari Raymond Ablack 7 (recurring); 8-11 (regular); DNC 2 (guest appearances)
Alli's older brother. He becomes the object of many girls' affection in season 7. He reveals to Mia that he has never kissed a girl. After teaching him "the ropes behind kissing," he mistakes her lessons as affection and eventually discovers that he likes Anya. He forms the band The StĆ¼dz with Peter and Danny. He starts dating Anya despite his Muslim upbringing, and they break up and make up several times. He joins the football team and fights teammate Riley after discovering that he is dating Anya. Anya convinces him to have sex in the limo at spring formal after his arranged wife visits. He breaks up with her after she reveals to him that she lied about taking birth control, claiming that he cannot trust her. After Janie and the Studz break up, he decides to compete against Holly J. for student council president. Holly J. convinces Anya to fake pregnancy in order to drop Sav out of the election, but her plan backfires after they rekindle their relationship and use the fake pregnancy to their advantage, scoring him the role. Anya ultimately breaks up with him after he refuses to tell his mother about their relationship. When he wins four backstage concert passes and his father refuses to let him go, he steals his father's truck, the police catch him on the way back. He begins to secretly date Holly J., but the secret does not last long. Holly J. tells Sav's parents that they are dating in hopes of using them to break up with Sav. Sav tells Holly J. that his parents have encouraged him to date her, but she still breaks up with him because she isn't in love with him. Hoping to get over Holly J., he attends a Keke Palmer concert where she invites him on stage.


  • Did not appear in the opening credits for season 7, but was still a major character along with Anya.
Sean Cameron Daniel Clark 1ā€“4, 6 (regular); 7 (guest appearance)
He has a violent past and is sent to Toronto by his parents to keep him out of trouble. He develops feelings for Emma and they date through seasons 1ā€“3. She breaks up with him in season 1 after he pushes her while he's in a fight with Jimmy. He kisses Ashley the night she takes ecstasy. He gets back together with Emma in season 2 after realizing that he needs her. He breaks up with her in season 3 after he befriends Jay Hogart and Alex NuƱez. He starts dating Ellie after spending time together in Saturday detention. He emancipates himself after his brother moves to Alberta. Ellie moves in with him after her mother catches their apartment on fire because of her alcoholism in season 4. He saves Emma's life after he tries to wrestle a gun out of Rick's hand, causing the gun to go off and shoot Rick, killing him. He visits his parents in Wasaga Beach with Ellie, Jay, and Emma, and decides to stay after his parents explain to him why they sent him to Toronto, resulting in his and Ellie's break up. He returns to Degrassi in season 6, but is put in jail after a drag racing accident. He rekindles his relationship with Emma and decides to move in with her. After discovering that Emma gave Jay a blow job while he was gone, he freaks out and leaves, but decides to stay after wanting to work it out. He decides to join the army instead of attending college, and leaves for training, resulting in his and Emma's ultimate breakup. He visits Emma in season 7 and reveals that he is being sent to Afghanistan for the war.


  • Only appears in the first half of season 4.
Gavin "Spinner" Mason Shane Kippel 1ā€“9 (regular); 14, DNC 2 (guest appearance)
Nicknamed 'Spinner' because of his ADHD, Gavin is a hyperactive student and is known as the school bully in season 1. He is the adoptive brother of Kendra Mason. He alienates Marco after discovering his homosexuality, but eventually accepts Marco's sexuality and even helps him hook up with Dylan. He dates Paige from seasons 3ā€“4. She breaks up with him after he gets into a fight with Craig over Manny, and causes her to lose her job as well. He starts dating Manny Santos until she breaks up him after he reveals that he is the cause of Jimmy's confinement to a wheelchair. He is expelled from Degrassi after he confesses to the principal that he bullied Rick before the school shooting. He returns to Degrassi in season 5 and starts dating Darcy, who helps him become a born-again Christian. He breaks up with her because of her hypocritical behaviour. He is diagnosed with testicular cancer in season 7 and goes through a period of reckless behaviour because of his fear of dying. He rebuilds his spirit after he starts dating Jane and pursues operation. He graduates Degrassi in season 7. He is shot during a burglary at The Dot in season 8, but he quickly recovers afterwards. In the film Degrassi Takes Manhattan, he overhears Jane and Holly J. talking about when Jane cheated on Spinner, resulting in him ultimately breaking up with her. After Emma accidentally catches The Dot on fire, causing him to fall into an even deeper depression, she takes him to a casino. After they win over $2,000 at a casino, they get drunk and get married. After several attempts to get a divorce, they realize that they do love each other and have a celebration to recommit their vows.


  • He is one of four original characters to remain on the show until season 9.
Theresa "Terri" McGreggor Christina Schmidt 1ā€“3
Daughter of a widowed father, she is insecure about her overweight appearance, but her career as a plus-size model improves her self-image. She starts dating Rick Murray in season 3, who becomes abusive and eventually pushes her down, causing her head to hit a cinder block. She goes into a coma and eventually recovers, but she is transferred to a private school in Toronto.


  • Although she is credited as a regular in season 3, she only appears in 7 episodes out of 22.
  • She is the first original character to leave the show.
Tiny Morpheus Richards 13 (recurring); 14 (regular)
Tiny is a fellow rebel who hangs out with Zig, Grace and Maya.
Tobias "Toby" Isaacs Jake Goldsbie 1ā€“5 (regular); 6ā€“7 (recurring); 8 (guest appearance)
The stepbrother of Ashley, and J.T.'s best friend. He is an intelligent student and known as a geek because of his interest in computers and anime. He suffers from bulimia when he joins the wrestling team in season 2. He starts dating Kendra Mason, the younger sister of Spinner, but they break up over the summer before season 4. He befriends Rick Murray before the school shooting, and decides to attend his funeral. He is deeply affected by J.T.'s death in season 6, and grows a disliking to all Lakehurst students in season 7. He is Jewish, and it is revealed that his grandparents died in The Holocaust. He develops a crush on Holly J. while tutoring her, but rejects her after she asks him out because of her insecure reputation. He graduates in season 7 and makes a guest appearance as a host of a robot war in season 8.


  • Did not appear in the opening credits during seasons 6ā€“7, yet was still was a major character.
Tori Santamaria Alex Steele 11ā€“12 (regular)
From a spoiled back ground, Tori has a positive attitude, and has entered in beauty pageants.
Tristan Milligan Lyle Lettau 11 (guest appearance); 11ā€“14 (regular)
The flamboyant younger brother of Owen, Tristan is interested in musicals, and the Power Squad.
Wesley "Wes" Betenkamp Spencer Van Wyck 9 (guest appearance); 10-11 (regular)
Best friend of Connor and Dave. He appears in season 9 after Clare bites him on the neck while playing Seven minutes in heaven. He becomes a flautist in "The Three Tenners", with Connor and Dave. He turns to Drew for advice on how to be cool and win a date with Anya MacPherson, his secret crush. Dave tases him after he tells his new "friends" that Dave's dad is a cop as payback for being ditched. He then tries to break a world record, but fails and breaks his hand, but gets a girlfriend, Hannah, in the process.
Winston Chu Andre Kim 13-14
A graduate of Degrassi, he is the smart and witty friend of Miles. Masking his insecurity with a funny, pessimistic attitude. Often the voice of reason, and co-conspirator in Miles' hijinks.
Zane Park Shannon Kook-Chun 9ā€“10 (recurring); 10-11 (regular)
Zane Park is an openly gay student at Degrassi Community School who is first introduced in season 9. It is shown he is attracted to closeted student Riley Stavros, throughout his first appearance he breaks Riley out of his shell, and dances with him at an LGBT mixer. After a summer together, Zane signs up to be the kicker on the football team in hopes of making football something he and Riley can do together, angering Riley, who is worried his teammates will find out about his sexuality. Zane continues to convince Riley to control his anger, and to be totally open, resulting in him accepting a football scholarship, and openly kissing Zane at school.


  • Added to the opening credits in the second half of the tenth season.
Zig Novak Ricardo Hoyos 11-14
With a sad home life, Zig is a bad boy, and often in detention for pulling pranks.
Zoƫ Rivas Ana Golja 13-14
Zoƫ is a fierce and fashion-forward actress, best known for her role as Gatsby Garcia on West Drive. After her character is killed off the show, she decides on a fresh start at Degrassi. Zoƫ's excited to make friends and meet cute boys, and even starts a fling with Miles while on the Summer Paris trip. She uses her looks to get what she wants, a trick she learned from her over-bearing stage mom.

Teachers and other adults[]

Name Actor Seasons Featured
Archibald "Archie" "Snake" Simpson Stefan Brogren 1-present (regular)
A student in the previous series and has become a teacher and eventually the principal at Degrassi. He marries Christine "Spike" Nelson in season 2 and becomes Emma Nelson's stepfather. Spike gives birth to their son Jack in season 3. He was diagnosed with cancer, but eventually goes into remission. He was seen kissing Mrs. Hatzilakos by Emma in season 5, and briefly separated from Spike until they make up. He is falsely accused of inappropriate behaviour in season 7 by Darcy Edwards, and is briefly suspended from Degrassi. He becomes the principal in season 10 after Mrs. Hatzilakos leaves Degrassi.


  • He has been a regular in every season of the Degrassi franchise.
Caitlin Ryan Stacie Mistysyn 1ā€“2 (recurring); 3ā€“5 (regular); 7 (guest appearance)
A prominent TV journalist, she had a long on-and-off relationship with Joey in the previous series. She dates Joey from seasons 3ā€“4 until she breaks up with him to accept a position at a nationally syndicated news magazine. She is caught kissing Ellie's boyfriend in season 7, but did not know about their relationship and apologizes.


  • Although she is credited as a regular in season 5, she only appears in 1 episode out of 19.
Daniel "Dan" Raditch Dan Woods 1ā€“4 (regular)
An English teacher in Degrassi Junior High and assistant principal in Degrassi High, he is the principal from seasons 1ā€“4 until he transferred out of Degrassi because authorities felt he mishandled Rick's bullying situation before the school shooting.
Daphne Hatzilakos Melissa DiMarco 2ā€“4, 9 (recurring); 5ā€“7 (regular); 8 (guest appearance)
The old Science Teacher at Degrassi from seasons 2ā€“4, she becomes the principal of Degrassi from seasons 5ā€“7 after Daniel Raditch is transferred out of Degrassi, until she moves to Regina. She is the divorced mother of Peter Stone. She returns in season 9 as acting principal after The Shep is fired. She is no longer principal in season 10, and the reason is unknown.


  • Did not appear in the opening credits for seasons 2ā€“4 and 9, yet was still a major character.
Joseph "Joey" Jeremiah Pat Mastroianni 1 (guest appearance); 2ā€“5 (regular)
A student of Degrassi in the previous series. He is the father of Angela and stepfather of Craig Manning, and the owner of a used car dealership. He starts dating Sydney in season 3, but eventually breaks up with her for Caitlin Ryan. He dates Caitlin from seasons 3ā€“4 until Caitlin accepts a position at a nationally syndicated news magazine.


  • He does not appear in season 6, although he is mentioned.
Christine "Spike" Nelson Amanda Stepto 1ā€“2 (recurring); 3ā€“7 (regular); 8ā€“9 (guest appearances)
A student at Degrassi who gave birth to Emma Nelson in the previous series, she is a hairdresser and marries Archie "Snake" Simpson. She gives birth to their son in season 3. She briefly separates from Snake in season 5 after Emma catches him kissing Mrs. Hatzilakos, but they eventually make up.


  • Although she is credited as a regular in season 7, she only appears in 3 episodes out of 24.
Winnie Oh Cory Lee 10-13 (regular)
The media immersions teacher, many students at Degrassi find her attractive. Dave tries to win her attention, but is unsuccessful. Sav meets her after school, and they get to be on a first name basis.

Minor characters[]

Students[]

  • List of characters that had major roles, yet never appeared in the opening credits (recurring).
Name Actor Seasons Featured
Christopher "Chris" Sharpe Daniel Morrison 3ā€“4
An aspiring DJ introduced in season 3, he starts dating Emma Nelson after Sean breaks up with her, but they break up after she tries to get Sean in trouble. Liberty Van Zandt develops a crush on him, but they do not date.


  • Seen in the opening credits from seasons 3ā€“5, but was not credited.
Dean Walton Shawn Roberts 2, 4 (guest appearances)
A student at Bardell, he rapes Paige Michalchuk in season 2. He returns to Degrassi for a sports competition and is threatened by J.T. and Spinner after hearing about the incident. After Paige loses her court trial against him, she smashes Spinner's car into his. He threatens to tell authorities, but she stands up to him and tells him that she's going to confess.
Dylan Michalchuk John Bregar 3ā€“6
The older brother of Paige Michalchuk. He was an openly gay student at Degrassi who starts dating Marco Del Rossi in season 3. He graduates in season 3 as well. He cheats on Marco and breaks up with him in season 4, because he wants an 'open relationship', but they get back together in season 5 after he returns from college. He leaves to play hockey in Switzerland in season 6, and tries to keep in contact with Marco, but Marco breaks up with him.


  • Did not appear in the opening credits at all, but was 'starring' in over 20 episodes throughout his four season run.
Eric Dwain Murphy 6ā€“7
He works at The Core with Ellie and Jesse. He goes on a date with Marco Del Rossi in season 6, but Marco is not interested. They eventually start dating after Marco breaks up with Dylan. Marco asks him to move in after Paige plans to move out, but he denies. After Marco and Ellie almost have sex, he does not find out, but it is unrevealed whether they continue dating.
Griffin Pierce-Taylor Nathan Stephenson 7
The new roommate of Paige, Ellie, and Marco introduced in "Love is a Battlefield." He is very involved with music, and tried to help Jimmy Brooks make it big in the music industry, but is unsuccessful because Griffin is just trying to make a name for himself. Marco begins to crush on him, but he tells Marco to leave him alone because he is not gay. In the episode "Talking in Your Sleep," Griffin has sex with Paige, after which Paige discovers that Griffin was born with HIV.
Heather Sinclair N/A 1ā€“11
Heather Sinclair is the nemesis of myriad characters, primarily her female classmates, and most significantly Paige Michalchuk. She follows in the long tradition of unseen characters on television series characters who are repeatedly mentioned, eventually becoming too exaggerated to ever be accurately portrayed. Heather is the elder sister of Holly J. Sinclair.
Jesse Stefanovic Steve Belford 6ā€“7
The former editor at The Core, the campus newspaper where Ellie Nash works. The two eventually begin to date, which sees tension when Ellie admits to kissing Craig Manning and Jesse admits to having an affair with a woman at a bar. After a short breakup, the couple reunite, only to break up once more after Ellie catches Jesse kissing Caitlin Ryan in season 7.
Kendra Mason Katie Lai 2ā€“3
Gavin "Spinner" Mason's younger, adopted sister. She dated Toby for a time until he became too clingy. She is an anime fan and a fund raiser organizer. She was introduced in season 2 and remained a recurring character in season 3. Toby wanted to be prepared if he ever wanted to have sex with her so he brought the "stuff" to school. He got in trouble with Spinner, but was then approved by Spinner. Toby and Kendra broke up over the summer; no reason was given. She is not seen at Spinner's wedding to Emma.


  • Seen in the opening credits from seasons 3ā€“5, but was not credited.
Linus Ishan DavƩ 5 (guest appearances)
Linus is the leader of the Degrassi Friendship Club in season five. He is a Christian who believes in abstinence and the Bible. He befriends Spinner only to brainwash him into following him in his beliefs after confronting Spinner on his past. At a safe sex seminar, Linus verbally bashes Marco and turns the situation violent when Marco argues back because of his homophobia.
Lucas Valieri Marc Minardi 7ā€“8 (guest appearances)
Lucas is a former Lakehurst student, introduced in season 7 and is good friends with Johnny DiMarco. He is also Jane Valieri's brother and is Mia Jones's former boyfriend and father to her daughter, Isabella. Returns in "Jane Says" and learns what his sister went through as a child.
Mark "Fitz" Fitzgerald James Edward Campbell 9ā€“10
"Mark Fitzgerald" redirects here. For the former U.S. Navy Admiral, see Mark P. Fitzgerald.Fitz is the school bully. In season 9 he starts calling Riley gay while he is questioning his sexuality. In season 10 he starts to bully Adam after he found out from Bianca he had a girl's body. Even though Fitz starts to understand Adam, he still treats him like he would a girl, causing Adam to punch him and try to pick a fight. Fitz ends up only fighting Eli, and the fight gets interrupted by Clare's stink bomb evacuating the school. Eli then convinces Principal Simpson that it was Fitz who released the stink bomb, and gets Fitz in trouble. Then, Fitz threatens Eli with a knife, causing him to be arrested, and Principal Simpson promising sweeping changes for Degrassi Community School. He returns, trying to make amends with Clare and Eli, and revealing he has become a Christian.
Richard "Rick" Murray Ephraim Ellis 3ā€“4
Rick starts a relationship with Terri, but goes on to abuse her, leaving her in a coma. He leaves the school, only to come back in season 4. Throughout Degrassi, he is harassed and hated. Paige and Emma start a "yellow ribbon campaign" in order to get back at him, aiming to drive him out of the school. After Rick wins a trivia game show with Emma, Jimmy, and Toby, he is drenched in yellow paint and feathers. Later, he returns to school armed with a Colt 1911 handgun. He kisses Emma, claiming that she loved him, but she rebuffs him and coldly says that she only pitied him. He then approaches Paige with the intent of shooting her, but refrains after she expresses sympathy for him. After overhearing Spinner and Jay, who were behind the prank, deliberately say that Jimmy was responsible, Rick shoots Jimmy in the back with his eyes closed. He almost shoots Emma, but Sean stops him and the gun ends up firing, killing Rick by accident.


  • Didn't appear in the credits at all, but was 'starring' in 10 episodes throughout his 2 season run.
Trina Terra Vnesa 7ā€“8 (guest appearances)
Trina is a young woman whom Jimmy meets in physical therapy, she is introduced in season 7. Like Jimmy she is physically disabled although she has learned to accept that she is, she also helps Jimmy do this throughout the season. Later on in the season the two begin dating, she also convinces Jimmy to get stem cell surgery with her over the summer. Along with Jimmy, Trina returns in season 8 during Spinner's congratulations party. In a deleted scene, Jimmy proposes to Trina and she accepts.

Parents, teachers, and other minor characters[]

Name Actor Seasons Featured
Angela Elizabeth "Angie" Jeremiah Alex Steele 1ā€“5
Daughter of Joey and the late Julia Jeremiah; half-sister of Craig Manning through their mother Julia. She appears in episodes involving Joey or Craig, and was the one who revealed Craig's injuries to Joey, which were caused by Craig's father. Emma Nelson is her babysitter in season 2 and, by implication, season 1.
Audra Torres Ramona Milano 10-14
Mother of Drew and Adam Torres, she is mostly seen in episodes centering on Drew or Adam. Throughout the first half of season 10 she continually shows her disproval of Principal Simpson, particularly after her sons are harassed at school. It is revealed that she is on the school board, and after the events of the semester end event, Mr. Simpson promised sweeping changes to Degrassi Community School.
Coach Armstrong Michael Kinney 1-present
Coach Armstrong is the mathematics teacher for all grades at Degrassi, and shows he's dedicated to his job by taking time out to tutor students who are having trouble in the course. This dedication started to spawn rumors that he and Liberty Van Zandt were having an inappropriate relationship, when the real reason behind Liberty's tutoring is that she had the learning disability, dyscalculia. Coach Armstrong coaches the boys' sports teams and takes an active part in Degrassi's sports program.
Mrs. Bhandari Mishu Vellani 8-13
The traditional mother to Sav and Alli. Appeared in episodes centering on Sav or Alli.
Coach Carson Damon Runyan 9
Coach Carson was a new basketball coach in season 9. He was last seen being taken into police custody after K.C. told teachers Carson was in possession of a gun.
Chantel SauvƩ Jennifer Podemski 2-10
The guidance counselor at Degrassi. She helped Paige through her rape, students following the school shooting, Liberty during her pregnancy, Darcy overcome her rape, Ellie with her cutting, and Riley with his anger issues.
Dom Perino Tom Melissis 2-present
A Social Studies teacher at Degrassi Community School, who is very strict. He can be viewed as being more strict than Ms. Kwan, and has a resemblance to Craig's deceased father. He believes some students damaged his car and blamed and threatened Derek. Derek feels uncomfortable and unwelcome and is driven out of the classroom. He walks away and informs Mr. Simpson which causes an investigation against Mr. Perino.
Jeff Isaacs Nigel Hamer 1ā€“2
Jeff Isaacs is the father of Toby Isaacs, stepfather of Ashley Kerwin, husband of Kate Kerwin, and ex-husband of Anne Marie Isaacs. He is seen throughout seasons 1 and 2, arguing with his ex-wife or appearing in episodes centering on Toby or Ashley.
Kate Kerwin Maria Ricossa 1ā€“4
The mother of Ashley Kerwin and wife of Jeff Isaacs, she divorces from her husband after learning of his homosexuality and had cheated on her. She's shown in episodes, scolding or disciplining Ashley or Toby Isaacs, her stepson.
Mrs. Kwan Linlyn Lue 1ā€“9
Mrs. Kwan is the English and night school teacher at Degrassi and is known to be strict. She briefly left Degrassi to take care of her sick husband, but eventually returned. She breaks down when Spinner and Jimmy throw eggs at her car.
Laura Coyne Joy Tanner 9-12
The wealthy mother of Declan and Fiona. Has appeared in episodes centering on Declan or Fiona.
Matt Oleander Christopher Jacot 4ā€“5
A teacher's assistant to Mr. Simpson, as well as a yoga instructor at the school. A relationship began between Paige Michalchuk and him, and after attempting to keep the relationship a secret, the couple was found out by the school board, and Matt was consequently fired from his position. He was last seen before moving to Vancouver to become a house painter.
Miles Hollingsworth II John Ralston 13-present
Miles II is the father of Miles, Frankie, and Hunter Hollingsworth, and she is the husband of Mrs. Hollingsworth. Miles II is running for Mayor in Season 13. Miles II and his son, Miles III, do not have a strong father-son relationship.
Principal "The Shep" Sheppard Kevin Jubinville 8ā€“9
Principal Sheppard (a.k.a. "The Shep") was the principal of Lakehurst. When Ms. Hatzilakos leaves Degrassi to tend to her sick mother, Principal Sheppard becomes the principal of Degrassi. He cares only for the jocks and cheerleaders. This is evident by the fact that he does not want Jane Vaughn to play on the football team because she is a girl, and when she does, he ignores the abuse the other teammates give her. Clare Edwards exposes what a terrible principal he is at assembly by showing a tape of "The Shep, Principal of the Year" displaying his disregard of children who are different and he is sent to sensitivity training. He returns to Degrassi, and doesn't seem to cause anymore controversy. When Ms. Hatzilakos returns she assumes the role of principal, and The Shep loses his job.
Scott "Tracker" Cameron Kris Holden-Ried 1ā€“3
Sean Cameron's older brother. Sean and Tracker used to share an apartment together in Toronto, but after accepting a job offer in Alberta, left Sean alone in the apartment to pay for and take care of himself.

Degrass: Next Class[]

Regulars[]

Students[]

Character name Portrayed by Seasons featured
Baaz Nahir Amir Bageria 1ā€“present (regular)[1]
Grade 12 (Senior)

Baaz is an entrepreneurial millionaire trapped in the body of an 11th grade nerd. Baaz is a wunderkind who's always on the lookout for new business ventures. He's calculating and methodical, and hypothesizes all outcomes before throwing himself into situations. Because of this, he often lets logic get in the way of emotional connections and is only able to find and reconnect with his heart through his friends.

  • Baaz has appeared in 24 episodes.
Esme Song Chelsea Clark 1ā€“present (regular)[1]
Grade 12 (Senior - REPEAT)

Prim and proper, a button-down keener on the outside, an erratic thrill-seeker on the inside, Esme's a student who lives in the moment. She's confident, knows what she wants, and isnā€™t afraid to manipulate others in order to get it. These antics are rooted in her desperate need for attention, so when things don't go according to her plan, Esme lashes out in manic, psychopathic ways.

  • Was supposed to graduate in season 4 with the Class of 2017 but was held back due to her skipping school for a month.
  • Esme has appeared in 28 episodes.
Francesca "Frankie" Hollingsworth Sara Waisglass 1ā€“present (regular)
Grade 12 (Senior)

Frankie is the complete opposite of her older brother Miles and twin brother Hunter. She's always trying to be the perfect daughter and friend. Grounded, positive and intelligent, Frankie is the perfect image of what a politician's daughter should be. But while trying to put of the faƧade of perfection, she also suffers from the normal teen angst of being misunderstood.

  • Has appeared since the 13th season of the first incarnation.
  • Frankie has appeared in 37 episodes.
Goldi Nahir Soma Bhatia 1ā€“4 (regular)[1]
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Goldi is an activist and feminist who considers ways in which she can improve Degrassi. She is high achieving and wanted to win the student council presidency her Junior and Senior years. Sheā€™s passionate yet somewhat reserved, leading others to believe that sheā€™s standoffish, when in reality sheā€™s just being respectful of others and her own beliefs.

  • Goldi has appeared in 27 episodes including credit only appearances.
Grace Cardinal Nikki Gould 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Grace is always giving off a counterculture vibe. Even though she is as plugged in as it gets, she is rebellious in her stance and straight up about everything. She's a dichotomy -- blunt and unapologetic, but cares and comes through for her friends.

  • Has appeared since the 13th season of the first incarnation.
  • Grace has appeared in 39 episodes.
Hunter Hollingsworth Spencer MacPherson 1ā€“present (regular)
Grade 12 (Senior)

Miles' younger brother and Frankie's twin, Hunter is a computer gamer and comic book lover that you'll often see all dressed in black. In comparison to his twin sister, Hunter seems to be a glass half empty kinda guy. With all the drama going on in his family, Hunter uses his gaming hobby to hold in all the anger and frustration that has built.

  • Has appeared since the 13th season of the first incarnation.
  • Hunter has appeared in 29 episodes.
Jonah Haak Ehren Kassam 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)[2]

While he used to be a bit of a troublemaker, Jonah has seen the light and is ready to make new friends who share his strong faith. While he may have given up all his vices, Jonah's kept the rock 'n' roll.

  • Has appeared since the 14th season of the first incarnation.
  • Jonah has appeared in 35 episodes.
Lola Pacini Amanda Arcuri 1ā€“present (regular)
Grade 12 (Senior)

Bubbly and excitable, Lola is boy-crazy with colorful hair and a vibrant personality that is hard to miss in the halls of Degrassi. She may not be the brightest of students, but she is eager for almost anything.

  • Has appeared since the 14th season of the first incarnation.
  • Lola has appeared in 36 episodes.
Maya Matlin Olivia Scriven 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Maya is an avid lover of music. She used to play the cello but now wants to start a singing career. She's always up for a new adventure or challenge and is always determined to do the best she can. Unafraid to speak her mind and not interested in gaining popularity or what people think of her, she often finds herself in trouble. She is empathetic towards her friends and is always there for them for advice, but...are they there for her?

  • Has appeared since the 11th season of the first incarnation.
  • Maya has appeared in 33 episodes.
Miles Hollingsworth III Eric Osborne 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Miles used to be viewed as the "bisexual rich bad-boy" but deep down Miles is just a teenager looking for love and acceptance, especially from his father, Miles Hollingsworth II. With the verbal (and rare physical) abuse, Miles turns down a dark path in his life to find peace. After becoming clean and sober, Miles turns a new leaf in his life.

  • Has appeared since the 13th season of the first incarnation.
  • Miles has appeared in 35 episodes.
Rasha Zuabi Dalia Yegavian 3ā€“present (regular)
Grade 12 (Senior)

Quick-witted and sarcastic, Rasha comes to Degrassi after having relocated from the Middle East, ready to take any and every high school experience. From crushes, to cameos in the school play, she is constantly pushing boundaries and willing to try anything once.

  • Rasha has appeared in 16 episodes.
Saad Al'Maliki Parham Rownaghi 3ā€“present (regular)
Grade 12 (Senior)

Brooding and intense, Saad keeps his distance from bubbly, babbling teens in Degrassi's halls. To some, his self-imposed isolation reads as anger, and no one would blame him as he came to Canada and left his childhood home in the Middle East. Truly though, he's just a thoughtful artistic kid trying to find his play in a new country.

  • Saad has appeared in 12 episodes.
Shaylynn "Shay" Powers Reiya Downs 1ā€“present (regular)
Grade 12 (Senior)

Shay loves playing sports and is determined to be the best athlete and daughter. She aims high in school and wants to make her parents proud. But although she wants to be the best in academics and sports, she wants a guy who can meet her standards.

  • Has appeared since the 14th season of the first incarnation.
  • Shay has appeared in 30 episodes.
Deon "Tiny" Bell Richard Walters 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Tiny has big dreams for himself, but he also had big troubles in the past. Turning his life around after being in a gang with Zig, he is smart and has huge standards for himself.

  • Has appeared since the 13th season of the first incarnation.
  • Tiny has appeared in 33 episodes.
Tristan Milligan Lyle Lettau 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Tristan is out, proud, and has his eyes set on running the school. From school related activities and being student council President, he wants it all. Like his personality, his heart is big, which often finds himself searching for "Mr. Right." He believes he's found this in Miles Hollingsworth III.

  • Has appeared since the 11th season of the first incarnation.
  • Tristan has appeared in 31 episodes.
Vijay Maraj Dante Scott 1ā€“present (regular)[3]
Grade 12 (Senior)

Vijay is a hopeless romantic with a flair for the dramatic. He believes in happy endings, and spends his time vlogging and sharing his covers on YouTube. He's an idealist who's honest, emotional, and who always follows his heart, even though it usually leads him towards heartbreak.

  • Vijay has appeared in 25 episodes.
Winston "Chewy" Chu Andre Kim 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Winston is smart and sarcastic and best friends with Miles Hollingsworth III. Winston masks his insecurity with a cynical attitude and self-deprecating sense of humor, which protect him from moving too far out of his comfort zone. He's often the voice of reason and a reluctant co-conspirator in hijinks.

  • Has appeared since the 13th season of the first incarnation.
  • Winston has appeared in 31 episodes.
Yael Baron Jamie Bloch 1ā€“present (regular)[4]
Grade 12 (Senior)

Strong and dominant, Yael is the one who always takes the lead. Whether itā€™s directing the school play or fighting against world hunger, they want their voice to be heard. They're a go-getter, and sometimes abuses their leadership powers by going further than they can get. Itā€™s only when they're able to listen and follow others that they truly achieves their goals.

In season 4, Yael comes out as non-binary and begins using they/them pronouns, the first on the show.

  • Yael has appeared in 25 episodes.
Zigmund "Zig" Novak Ricardo Hoyos 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

He's handsome, charming, and obsessed with getting the right girl. Zig's home life wasn't ideal, so he made the most of his time at Degrassi flirting with the girls and making his guy friends laugh. Trouble follows Zig, whether it's talking to girls or even doing nothing, he always finds himself in a tight situation. Zig even feels that he hurts the ones he cares about the most.

  • Has appeared since the 11th season of the first incarnation.
  • Zig has appeared in 35 episodes.
ZoĆ« Rivas Ana Golja 1ā€“4 (regular)
Graduate (Class of 2016)

Zoƫ is fierce and fashion-forward. Intent on a fresh start after her assault, Zoƫ's nervous on learning to be a normal teenage girl, using her looks, body and money to get what she wants (a trick she learned from her overbearing stage-mom). Zoƫ's also beginning to accept that she is a lesbian and likes girls and tries to get her mother to do the same.

  • Has appeared since the 13th season of the first incarnation.
  • ZoĆ« has appeared in 32 episodes.
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