Kacey Barnfield

Grange Hill is Kacey's first major acting role, but she's been acting since the age of 9 when she joined a drama school in Enfield. Prior to Grange Hill she did extra work in "Hope and Glory". The actress is the oldest of three children and lives in London with her parents, Malcolm and Karen. She is second cousin to the actress Victoria Shalet, best known for her role as Harmony in the BBC series The Queen's Nose. Brother Kye (12) has also acted professionally. A keen netball fan, Kacey is something of a cat lover and owns four persians. Favourite films include The Shawshank Redemption and… More Braveheart.

On playing a bad girl, Kacey insists she couldn't be more different than Maddie but enjoys the role. "I love playing her," she told Mizz in 2002; "I enjoy the thrill of being nasty and playing the bully. I have never bullied anyone in real life so it's different behaviour for me." In 2003 Kacey was one of several Grange Hill cast members who visited schools in the Liverpool area as part of an anti-bullying campaign. Kacey hopes she will become a famous actress, producer or director. Well if the fan's reaction is anything to go by, she might do just that!