Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 5)

The fifth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation depicts the 2005-06 school year.

Main Cast
20 actors received star billing, with four new cast members:

Adults Seniors Juniors Sophomores
 * Stefan Brogen as Archie Simpson, a Media Immersion teacher
 * Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos, Degrassi's principal and Peter's mom (New)
 * Mike Lobel as Jay Hogart, a bad boy (New)
 * Pat Mastroianni as Joey Jeremiah, Craig's guardian and car salesman
 * Stacie Mistysyn as Caitlin Ryan, an environmentalist and human rights activist
 * Amanda Stepto as Christine Nelson, Emma's mom and Archie's wife
 * Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez, a rebellious lesbian (New)
 * Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk, a lesbian queen bee
 * Jake Epstein as Craig Manning, a bipolar musician and ladies man
 * Stacey Farber as Ellie Nash, an eccentric musician
 * Aubrey Graham as Jimmy Brooks, a paralyzed artist
 * Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason, a Christian troubled teen
 * Andrea Lewis as Hazel Aden, a cheerleader and Paige's sidekick
 * Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi, a flamboyant homosexual
 * Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt, an overachiever
 * Jake Goldsbie as Toby Isaacs, a nerdy outcast
 * Daniel Clark as Sean Cameron, a bad boy with a dark past
 * Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke, a class clown
 * Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson, an environmentalist and human rights activist
 * Cassie Steele as Manny Santos, Emma's promiscuous best friend
 * Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone, a troublemaker (New)