GALLERY: Skins - where are they now?

It started in 2007

Nicholas Hoult / Kaya Scodelario / Dev Patel
Published 8th Sep 2017
Last updated 8th Sep 2017

It's been a whole decade since Skins first hit our TV screens and became an instant hit up and down the country. Although following a group of teenagers through their formative years, the series appealed to those of any age who could relate to the care-free nature of a teenager and if you were one of them you might remember the trouble Tony and his friends got into in the first series.

Skins continued for seven series in total, taking the unusual decision to replace the main cast every two years. Some notable stars from the first series are Nicholas Hoult who played the main man Tony, and Dev Patel who played well-behaved Anwar.

Others from the series who have continued to act include Kaya Scodelario who unusually starred in more than two series, having been a minor character in series one and two, before moving to the main cast in series three and four.

Check out our gallery below to find out where some of your favourite characters from Skins series 1 - 4 are now:

Nicholas Hoult

In Skins he played the 'bad boy' Tony Stonem for the first two series.

Since leaving Skins he has continued to be an actor starring in a number of films including many in the X-Men franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road and the upcoming film The Current War due for release in December this year.


Dev Patel

Dev played Anwar in Skins, possibly the best behaved of the group of teens who often found themselves in trouble.

In the years since Skins Dev has had a successful film career starring in Slumdog Millionaire for which he won a number of awards. Most recently he has starred as Saroo in the moving true story Lion.

April Pearson

Michelle Richardson was Tony's long-suffering girlfriend who also ended up having a relationship with Sid and Josh.

April, now 28-years-old, has starred in a number of short films since her stint in Skins.

Jack O'Connell

Big headed James Cook had a hard outer shell, but underneath he had a sensitive side.

Since Skins Jack has continued to appear in a number of films and TV shows including the 2013 film Starred Up which he received a number of awards for. In November this year he will appear in Netflix' series Godless.

Hannah Murray

Hannah played Cassie in the first two series of Skins, returning for a feature-length episode in season seven.
Hannah has starred in a number of films and TV shoes since leaving Skins, her most famous role is Gilly in the hit TV show Game of Thrones which she has starred in since 2012.

Larissa Wilson

Larissa played Jal Fazer in Skins. Jal was a clever girl who was a talented clarinet player who ended up going out with Chris.

Since leaving Skins Larissa has starred in a few TV shows and the film Tormented in 2009 where she was reunited with her former Skins co-star April Pearson.

Mike Bailey

Sid Jenkins was the lovable geek, he was Tony's best mate and had a romance with Cassie that hooked many.

Mike starred in a teen comedy, Birmingham We Are The Freaks which was release in 2013, he has also had some roles in smaller productions.

Mike is pictured with co-star April Pearson.

Joe Dempsie

Joe played party boy Chris Miles in the first two seasons of the series. Chris was a bit of a hedonist, having left college and being unemployed.

Joe has played Gendry in Game of Thrones since 2011 as well as appearing in a number of other TV shows throughout the years.

Kaya Scodelario

Tony's sister Effy, played by Kaya Scodelario, appeared right from the beginning, but became a main character in the third and fourth series.

Most recently Kaya has starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge which was released earlier this year and due to appear as Teresa Agnes in Maze Runner: The Death Cure due for release next year.

Mitch Hewer

Maxxie Oliver, another of the 'original' group from the first two series was best friends Anwar, played by Dev Patel, and used to love showing off his dance moves.

Mitch now has a recurring role in hospital drama Casualty.

Ollie Barbieri

Along with Freddie and Cook, JJ, played by Ollie Barbieri was one of the The Musketeers.
According to reports Ollie has been quiet on the acting front after appearing in the British comedy film Anuvahood (2011) and a few short films.

Ollie is pictured with co-star Kaya Scodelario.

Lily Loveless

Lily Loveless played the character Naomi Campbell who ended up with Emily before things ended sadly as Naomi developed cancer.

Lily has continued to act, both on screen and in the theatre. Last year she made her London stage debut as Miranda Grey in The Collector.

Luke Pasqualino

Known for playing Freddie McClair, his character had a stormy relationship with Effy.

Since leaving Skins he's featured in TV programmes including Snatch a TV adaptation of the film.

Kathryn and Megan Prescott

Real-life twin sisters Kathryn and Megan Prescott played Emily and Katie Fitch.

Since leaving the series Kathryn has continued to act most recently appearing in 24: Legacy a spin-off to the popular TV show starring Kiefer Sutherland.

Megan on the other hand appeared as Jade Podfer in Holby City in 2013, more recently appearing in some short films.

Merveille Lukeba

Merv played lead character Thomas Tomone in series three and four of Skins. Having an on screen romance with Panda he made a mistake when he slept with his pastor's daughter.

Since leaving Skins he appeared in a few other TV shows, after a show break he appeared in A United Kingdom last year playing the part of Joe Appiah, a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and statesman.

Lisa Backwell

Lisa Backwell played Pandora 'Panda' Moon in the hit series appearing in the series two to four. An unlikely friendship was born between Effy and Panda when Effy started at a private school.
Not much is known about Lisa now. According to reports she has given up acting, but her social media profiles don't seem to give much away with her Instagram account just featuring three photos and her Twitter account not updated since 2011.