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Back in 2007, Skins arrived on British television looking like a small project. Local casting, low expectations, and a group of young actors with little experience. It was not polished. It wasn’t trying to be. And maybe that was the point. By 2013, after seven unpredictable seasons, it had changed the way teen drama felt on screen.
Twelve years later the memory is still here. The show is remembered for its messy honesty, for how it let characters fall apart and start over. Drugs, s*x, friendship, and heartbreak are all placed in front of the camera without filters. And the Skins cast, the real center of attention, moved on in every direction possible. Some ended up in blockbusters, some in the theater, and some decided to stop. That is why the story of Skins does not end with the final episode. It stretches across many careers that keep unfolding.
It might sound strange, but following the cast almost feels like following the show again. Different plots, different turns, the same starting point.
Nicholas Hoult: from Tony to Lex Luthor
Tony Stonem was manipulative, cold, and hard to like, and Nicholas Hoult made him unforgettable. Hoult had acted before, in About a Boy (2002), but Skins gave him something else, something darker. After two seasons he left, and the career turned global. Warm Bodies came, then the X-Men films, where he played Beast. Later, The Menu, Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 in 2024, and soon Superman (2025) as Lex Luthor. Off-screen, he has built a family with Bryana Holly, raising two children since 2017.
Kaya Scodelario: Effy and everything after
Effy Stonem is still the character most people think of when Skins comes up. Kaya Scodelario played her with a kind of quiet intensity, something that stayed in memory long after the show ended. After leaving Bristol behind, she moved into big projects. The Maze Runner films made her a familiar face worldwide, she stepped into Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and later carried the survival thriller Crawl. In 2024 she returned to the spotlight again with Netflix’s The Gentlemen.
Her life outside the screen was followed too. She married Benjamin Walker in 2015; they had two children, and in 2024 the couple announced their separation. British outlets also noted that Daniel Kaluuya, another name from Skins, is the godfather of her son. A small detail, but it shows how some of the connections formed back then never really disappeared.
Joe Dempsie and Larissa Wilson
Joe Dempsie’s Chris Miles was part of the first generation. After leaving the show, he became Gendry in Game of Thrones. Other credits include Deep State, Get Millie Black, and Showtrial, along with films like Dark River and Been So Long. According to People, Dempsie and Larissa Wilson, who played Jal Fazer, share a child. Wilson continued in British productions and directed Shift in 2020, a short film that marked her move behind the camera.
Mike Bailey and Hannah Murray
Mike Bailey, the awkward Sid Jenkins, made a different choice. In 2017, he stepped away from acting, finished his studies, and became a teacher. His students later discovered his past and shared it online. Hannah Murray, known as Cassie, also moved between theater and television. She performed in London’s West End and later joined Game of Thrones as Gilly. Her last credited role came in 2020.
April Pearson and Dev Patel
April Pearson, Michelle Richardson worked on screen, in Tormented (2009) with Larissa Wilson and later in Wars and The Kindred. Her last film role was in 2022. She married in 2017 and is now a mother. Dev Patel, remembered as Anwar, took a different trajectory. Slumdog Millionaire in 2008 turned him into an international figure. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Lion, acted in The Green Knight, and in 2024 directed Monkey Man. That same year, he was listed in Time’s 100 most influential people.
Skins twins Kathryn and Megan Prescott, plus Lily Loveless
Kathryn Prescott. Emily Fitch in Skins. After the show, she did not fade. She kept working. Finding Carter. 24: Legacy. New Amsterdam. Always moving to another role. In 2021, everything stopped. A cement truck in New York. A serious accident. Surgery followed. Recovery, too. She came back, slower but present.
Megan Prescott. The twin. Katie Fitch on screen. Bodybuilding off-screen. Since 2016, she has stayed close to that world. Training, discipline, competitions. She also built the Really Good Exposure podcast. Conversations with artists. Sometimes with names linked to Skins again.
Lily Loveless. Naomi Campbell in the series. Outspoken, direct, and hard to forget. Later, she appeared in The Royals. Also in DCI Banks. Not as visible as others. Still part of the thread. Still connected to Skins.
Daniel Kaluuya and Jack O’Connell
Daniel Kaluuya began in Skins as Posh Kenneth and contributed as a writer. Later in his career, he reached global recognition. Get Out, Black Panther, Nope, and Widows. His performance in Judas and the Black Messiah gave him an Academy Award in 2021. He is set to voice Spider-Punk again in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027) and has been developing a Barney project as producer.
Jack O’Connell, Cook in Skins, continued with the same raw energy. He starred in 300: Rise of an Empire and Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie, which he has called a turning point. His later work includes Godless, The North Water, Ferrari, and Back to Black. On stage, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 2018. In 2025, he appeared in Sinners and 28 Years Later. Reports in the British press highlight his long-term relationship with hairstylist Imogen Coates.
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The Skins cast spread across every possible path. Some names are tied to Oscars and blockbusters. Others found quieter work or chose lives outside acting. That mix is part of why Skins still matters. It launched talents but never forced them to remain in one mold.
Looking back, the series feels both distant and present. Distant because the final episode aired twelve years ago. Present because the careers that started there are still visible. Hoult as Lex Luthor, Patel as director, and Kaluuya as an Oscar winner. All of it was rooted in a series that once looked like a small experiment on Channel 4. The show mattered then, and it matters now. The cast carries it forward, each in a different way.
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