Degrassi The Next Generation: Where Are They Now?

Curious to know where the original 14 castmembers of the Canadian Teen Soap ended up? I’ve got you covered.

Lauren Collins (Paige Michalchuk)

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Lauren Collins has held several guest roles on the television shows, Murdoch Mysteries: Nightmare on Queen Street, Long Story, Short, and recently appeared on the Kroll show, parodying the infamous Paige. She is currently hosing MTV’s 1 Girl 5 Gays.

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (Liberty Van Zandt)

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Sarah has been off the acting grid since Degrassi Takes Manhattan in 2010. But has held several jobs in Communications, Graphic Design and Media Consulting. She has no twitter or Instagram account that I’ve been able to locate, though twitter did have a frenzy over finding her linkedin account.

Daniel Clark (Sean Cameron)

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Daniel Clark hasn’t been doing much acting since Degrassi, but you may have noticed his cameo appearance in 2007’s Juno. He graduated with Latin Honors from NYU in 2012, and is currently working as an associate producer for the ABC-Univision joint venture, Fusion.

Ryan Cooley (J.T. Yorke)

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Ryan Cooley, another Degrassian who hasn’t acted since JT’s untimely death is probably the most normal of them all. According to his twitter account, he works an office job like the rest of us.

Jake Goldsbie (Toby Isaacs)

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Our favorite school nerd went on to be featured in the film "Being Erica" in 2010 and has recently graduated from Concordia University in Montreal. He currently works at The Score where he writes podcasts about professional sports. Although he has a strong twitter presence, I was unable to find any recent photos of Jake.

Aubrey Graham (Jimmy Brooks)

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In case you are living under a rock, Aubrey, better known as his stage name, Drake, is one of hip-hop’s biggest names. He has released four albums since 2009 and Is also the global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors.

Miriam Mcdonald (Emma Nelson)

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Miriam went on to play Dawn Gensler, in the Lifetime Original Movie, She’s Too Young, and was recently made a small appearance in Orphan Black. According to her Instagram account, she and Cassie Steele (Manny) are still good friends!

Cassie Steele (Manny Santos)

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Cassie Steele has kept busy since her Degrassi days! She starred in My Babysitter’s a Vampire before landing a starring role on the series The L.A Complex. She has released two albums and an EP and has performed solo and in the now disbanded group, Karamel. Cassie is scheduled to appear in the upcoming MTV Horror movie, The Dorm. Her sister, Alex, who you may remember as Angie Jeremiah, was a recently featured cast member on Degrassi, playing freshman Tori Santamaria.

Melissa McIntyre (Ashley Kerwin)

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Melissa had been off the grid up until 2012, when she announced she is now a harmony singer in former INXS vocalist, JD Fortune’s band, aptly named Fortune.

Christina Schmidt (Terri Macgregor)

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Since leaving Degrassi, Christina has achieved a great deal of success working as a model . She appeared in the Fall 2007 ad campaign for MXM and has also modeled for Torrid. She currently appears in campaigns for Nygard and is a runway model for the show, How To Look Good Naked Canada.

Stacey Farber (Ellie Nash)

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Stacey has made small appearances in the tv series, 18 to Life and Flashpoint. We last saw her appear in the series, Cult. She interned for Teen Vogue in 2008 and currently attends The New School university’s Eugene Lang College in New York.

Jake Epstein (Craig Manning)

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While still acting, Jake transitioned from television, to performing in theater, starring in productions such as Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark andGreen Day’s American Idiot the musical.

Adamo Ruggiero (Marco Del Rossi)

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Adamo hosted The Next Star from 2008 to 2012. In 2008, he came out as gay, stating “I come from a traditional Italian family but they aren’t so traditional that me being gay was a deal breaker.” He has also starred in a theater production of The Neverending Story.