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EastEnders is a British television soap opera first broadcast on BBC One on 19 February 1985. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the current actor portraying the character is listed first.
Present characters
Regular characters
Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
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Robyn Mitchell | Natasha Smith | 1985–present | [1] |
Kathy Beale | Gillian Taylforth | 1985–2000, 2015–present | [2] |
Sharon Watts | Letitia Dean | 1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present | [3] |
Martin Fowler | James Bye | 1985–2007, 2014–present | [4][5] |
James Alexandrou | |||
Jon Peyton Price | |||
Ricky Butcher | Sid Owen | 1988–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012, 2022 | [6] |
Janine Butcher | Charlie Brooks | 1989–1996, 1999–2004, 2008–2014, 2021–2022 | [7] |
Alexia Demetriou | |||
Rebecca Michael | |||
Phil Mitchell | Steve McFadden | 1990–2003, 2005–present | [8] |
Sam Mitchell | Kim Medcalf | 1990–1993, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2002–2005, 2009–2010, 2016, 2022–present | [9] |
Danniella Westbrook | |||
Sonia Fowler | Natalie Cassidy | 1993–2007, 2010–2011, 2014–present | [10] |
Ben Mitchell | Max Bowden | 1996–2001, 2006–2012, 2014–present | [11] |
Harry Reid | |||
Joshua Pascoe | |||
Charlie Jones | |||
Morgan Whittle | |||
Matthew Silver | |||
Billy Mitchell | Perry Fenwick | 1998–present | [12] |
Kat Slater | Jessie Wallace | 2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present | [13] |
Patrick Trueman | Rudolph Walker | 2001–present | [14] |
Alfie Moon | Shane Richie | 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present | [15] |
Bobby Beale | Clay Milner Russell | 2003–2017, 2019–present | [16] |
Eliot Carrington | |||
Rory Stroud | |||
Alex Francis | |||
Kevin Curran | |||
Freddie Slater | Bobby Brazier | 2004–2006, 2022–present | [17] |
Alex Kilby | |||
Tom Kilby | |||
Stacey Slater | Lacey Turner | 2004–2010, 2014–present | [18] |
Jean Slater | Gillian Wright | 2004–present | [19] |
Honey Mitchell | Emma Barton | 2005–2008, 2014–present | [20] |
Chelsea Fox | Zaraah Abrahams | 2006–2010, 2020–present | [21] |
Tiana Benjamin | |||
Lauren Branning | Jacqueline Jossa | 2006–2018, 2022 | [22] |
Madeline Duggan | |||
Denise Fox | Diane Parish | 2006–present | [23] |
Shirley Carter | Linda Henry | 2006–present | [24] |
Jay Brown | Jamie Borthwick | 2006–present | [25] |
Jack Branning | Scott Maslen | 2007–2013, 2015–present | [26] |
Will Mitchell |
Freddie Phillips | 2007–2012, 2014–present | [27] |
Toby Walpole | |||
Whitney Dean | Shona McGarty | 2008–present | [28] |
Amy Mitchell |
Ellie Dadd | 2008–present | [29] |
Abbie Burke | |||
Amelie Conway | |||
Kamil Lipka-Kozanka | |||
Natalia Lipka-Kozanka | |||
Dotty Cotton | Milly Zero | 2008–2010, 2019–2022 | [30] |
Molly Conlin | |||
Kim Fox | Tameka Empson | 2009–present | [31] |
Lola Pearce | Danielle Harold | 2011–2015, 2019–2023 | [32] |
Linda Carter | Kellie Bright | 2013–present | [33] |
Mick Carter | Danny Dyer | 2013–2022 | [34] |
Karen Taylor |
Lorraine Stanley | 2017–present | [35] |
Bernadette Taylor |
Clair Norris | 2017–present | [35] |
Callum "Halfway" Highway |
Tony Clay | 2018–present | [36] |
Mitch Baker |
Roger Griffiths | 2018–present | [37] |
Ash Panesar |
Gurlaine Kaur Garcha | 2019–present | [38] |
Vinny Panesar |
Shiv Jalota | 2019–present | [39] |
Suki Panesar | Balvinder Sopal | 2020–present | [40] |
Zack Hudson | James Farrar | 2021–present | [41] |
Vi Highway |
Gwen Taylor | 2021–present | [42] |
Tom "Rocky" Cotton | Brian Conley | 2021–present | [43] |
Harvey Monroe | Ross Boatman | 2021–present | [44] |
Howie Danes |
Delroy Atkinson | 2021–present | [45] |
Eve Unwin |
Heather Peace | 2021–present | [46] |
Ravi Gulati | Aaron Thiara | 2022–present | [47] |
Finlay Baker |
Ashley Byam | 2022–present | [48] |
Felix Baker |
Matthew James Morrison | 2022–present | [48] |
Denzel Danes |
Jaden Ladega | 2022–present | [49] |
Davinder 'Nugget' Gulati |
Juhaim Rasul Choudhury | 2022–present | [50] |
Nish Panesar | Navin Chowdhry | 2022–present | [51] |
Reiss Colwell | Jonny Freeman | 2022–present | [52] |
Recurring and guest characters
Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
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Ritchie Scott |
Sian Webber | 2005–2012, 2014–2016, 2018–2020, 2022–present | [53][54] |
Janet Mitchell | Grace | 2006–2011, 2014–present | [55] |
Samantha Keeble |
Alison Newman | 2008, 2014–2016, 2022–present | [56] |
Lily Slater | Lillia Turner | 2010, 2014–present | [57] |
Aine Garvey | |||
Ricky Mitchell |
Frankie Day | 2010, 2016–present | [58] |
Henri Charles | |||
Tommy Moon |
Sonny Kendall | 2010–2016, 2018–present | [59][60][61] |
Shay Crotty | |||
Ralfie White | |||
Shane | |||
Scarlett Butcher |
Tabitha Byron | 2012–2013, 2021–present | [62][63] |
Amelie | |||
Lexi Pearce |
Isabella Brown | 2012–2015, 2019–present | [64][65] |
Dotti-Beau Cotterill | |||
Lady Di (dog) |
Hot Lips | 2013–present | [66] |
Bert Moon |
Elliot Briffett | 2014–2016, 2018–present | [67] |
Freddie Beale | |||
Stanley Beale | |||
Ernie Moon |
Cody Briffett | 2014–2016, 2018–present | [67] |
Freddie Beale | |||
Stanley Beale | |||
Pearl Fox | Arayah Harris-Buckles | 2015–present | [68] |
Ollie Carter |
Harry Farr | 2015–present | [69][70][71] |
Charlie Harrington | |||
Jack Tilley | |||
Arthur Fowler |
Rocco Brenner | 2015–present | [72] |
Hunter Bell | |||
Raymond Dawkins |
Michael Jose Pomares Calixte | 2017, 2020–present | [73][74] |
Hope Fowler |
Isabelle Smith | 2017–present | [75][76][77] |
Noach Persell | |||
Frankie Brennan | |||
Mica Fox |
Uncredited | 2018–present | [78] |
Bailey Baker |
Kara-Leah Fernandes | 2019–present | [79] |
Mia Atkins |
Mahalia Malcolm | 2019–present | [80] |
Mackenzie Atkins |
Isaac Lemonius | 2019–present | [80] |
Albie Watts |
Uncredited | 2020–present | [81] |
Annie Carter |
Uncredited | 2021–present | [82] |
Jordan Atkins |
Uncredited | 2021–present | [83] |
Named extras
Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Tracey |
Jane Slaughter | 1985–present | [84] |
Winston |
Ulric Browne | 1985–present | [85] |
Marie Evans |
Liz Sweet | 2003–present | [86] |
Shrimpy |
Ben Champniss | 2014–present | [87] |
Cast changes
Departing characters
Future characters
Character | Actor | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|
Emma | Patsy Kensit | [94] |
Returning characters
Character | Actor | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|
Jada Lennox
|
Kelsey Calladine-Smith | [95] |
Former characters
Lists of characters by year of introduction
Spin-off characters
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