

Stacey Farberįarber portrayed Eleanor "Ellie" Nash, a former goth girl who briefly dated Marco to help hide his sexuality. Since Degrassi, she's released music and starred in shows like The L.A. Steele played Manuela "Manny" Santos, a relatively promiscuous student. While her fictional character may have married Spinner, she's made appearances in shows like Orphan Black.

McDonald played lead female character Emma Nelson, a relatively responsible student best known for her devotion to several causes. He reprised his role on Degrassi: Next Class, but he's additionally landed theater roles. Ruggiero portrayed Marco Del Rossi, a student who initially struggled to come to terms with his sexuality. He's returned to Degrassi: Next Class for two episodes to reprise his role, but he also played the drums on Open Your Eyes' debut album. Kippel played Gavin "Spinner" Mason, a school bully in the show's earlier seasons and best friend to Drake's Jimmy. After Degrassi, she appeared in multiple episodes of Kroll Show and landed a recurring role on FX's The Strain.
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Lauren CollinsĬollins portrayed Paige Michalchuk, a popular Spirit Squad member who notably took her sexual assault trial to the court in Season 4. Since Degrassi, the 29-year-old starred on The Vampire Diaries. Here's a list of all the former Degrassi actors who appeared in Drake's "I'm Upset" and a peek at what they've been up to.ĭobrev played Mia Jones, a student who got pregnant at 13 and left Degrassi in eleventh grade to pursue a modeling career in Paris. Kwan alongside Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as Jay and Silent Bob. Yorke (Ryan Cooley) and Sean Cameron (Daniel Clark) weren't present either, but fans did get cameos from Stefan Brogren's Mr. Grimes, who joined the show in Season 4 as a Spirit Squad member named Darcy Edwards, likely wasn't involved in her former co-star's project because she's expecting her first child with husband Josh Beech. Several Degrassi alums made cameos in the "Nice For What" rapper's latest effort, but fans won't see notable stars like 90210 actress Shenae Grimes. The long-running show brought us Drake-then credited as Aubrey Graham-in the form of Jimmy Brooks, a basketball player at Degrassi Community School who found himself wheelchair-bound in Season 4 after classmate Rick Murray (Ephraim Ellis) shot him in the back.
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Grammy-winning rapper Drake released the music video for his song "I'm Upset" Wednesday, but many fans were thrilled to see that he used the opportunity to hold a Degrassi reunion.īefore moving to Netflix in 2016, Degrassi: The Next Generation was a popular Canadian teen series from 2001 to 2015.
