List of EastEnders characters

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EastEnders is a British television soap opera first broadcast on BBC1 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 last.

Present characters

Regular characters

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth 1985–2000, 2015–present [1]
Sharon Watts Letitia Dean 1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present [2]
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt 1985–present [3]
Martin Fowler Jon Peyton Price 1985–2007, 2014–present [4][5]
James Alexandrou
James Bye
Cindy Beale Michelle Collins 1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present [6]
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden 1990–2003, 2005–present [7]
Bianca Jackson Patsy Palmer 1993–1999, 2008–2014, 2019, 2024–present [8]
Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy 1993–2007, 2010–2011, 2014–present [9]
Peter Beale Francis Brittin-Snell 1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present [10]
Alex Stevens
Joseph Shade
James Martin
Ben Hardy
Dayle Hudson
Thomas Law
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick 1998–present [11]
Kat Slater Jessie Wallace 2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present [12]
Mo Harris Laila Morse 2000–2016, 2018–2022, 2024–present [13]
Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker 2001–present [14]
Alfie Moon Shane Richie 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present [15]
Yolande Trueman Angela Wynter 2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present [16]
Stacey Slater Lacey Turner 2004–2010, 2014–present [17]
Freddie Slater Alex Kilby 2004–2006, 2022–present [18]
Tom Kilby
Bobby Brazier
Jean Slater Gillian Wright 2004–present [19]
Ruby Allen Louisa Lytton 2005–2006, 2018–2021, 2024–present [20]
Honey Mitchell Emma Barton 2005–2008, 2014–present [21]
Chelsea Fox Tiana Benjamin 2006–2010, 2020–present [22]
Zaraah Abrahams
Denise Fox Diane Parish 2006–present [23]
Lauren Branning Madeline Duggan 2006–2018, 2022–present [24]
Jacqueline Jossa
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick 2006–present [25]
Jack Branning Scott Maslen 2007–2013, 2015–present [26]
Penny Branning Mia McKenna-Bruce 2008, 2024–present [27]
Kitty Castledine
Amy Mitchell Natalia Lipka-Kozanka 2008–present [28]
Kamil Lipka-Kozanka
Amelie Conway
Abbie Burke
Ellie Dadd
Kim Fox Tameka Empson 2009–present [29]
Lily Slater Aine Garvey 2010, 2014–present [30]
Lillia Turner
Tommy Moon Shane 2010–2016, 2018–present [31][32][33]
Ralfie White
Shay Crotty
Sonny Kendall
Linda Carter Kellie Bright 2013–present [34]
Johnny Carter Sam Strike 2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present [35]
Ted Reilly
Charlie Suff
Elaine Peacock Maria Friedman 2014–2017, 2023–present [36]
Harriet Thorpe
Bernadette Taylor Clair Norris 2017–present [37]
Callum Highway Tony Clay 2018–present [38]
Vinny Panesar Shiv Jalota 2019–present [39]
Suki Panesar Balvinder Sopal 2020–present [40]
Zack Hudson James Farrar 2021–present [41]
Harvey Monroe Ross Boatman 2021–present [42]
Howie Danes Delroy Atkinson 2021–present [43]
Eve Unwin Heather Peace 2021–present [44]
Ravi Gulati Aaron Thiara 2022–present [45]
Felix Baker Matthew James Morrison 2022–present [46]
Denzel Danes Jaden Ladega 2022–present [47]
Davinder "Nugget" Gulati Juhaim Rasul Choudhury 2022–present [48]
Reiss Colwell Jonny Freeman 2022–present [49]
George Knight Colin Salmon 2023–present [36]
Anna Knight Molly Rainford 2023–present [36]
Gina Knight Francesca Henry 2023–present [36]
Priya Nandra-Hart Sophie Khan Levy 2023–present [50]
Avani Nandra-Hart Aaliyah James 2023–present [50]
Junior Knight Micah Balfour 2024–present [51]
Teddy Mitchell Roland Manookian 2024–present [52]
Harry Mitchell Elijah Holloway 2024–present [52]
Barney Mitchell Lewis Bridgeman 2024–present [52]
Kojo Asare Dayo Koleosho 2024–present [53]
Nicola Mitchell Laura Doddington 2024–present [54]

Recurring and guest characters

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Janet Mitchell Grace 2006–2011, 2014–present [55]
Will Mitchell Toby Walpole 2007–2012, 2014–present [56]
Freddie Phillips
Ricky Branning Henri Charles 2010, 2016–present [57]
Frankie Day
Lexi Pearce Dotti-Beau Cotterill 2012–2015, 2019–present [58][59]
Isabella Brown
Bert Moon Freddie Beale 2014–2016, 2018–present [60]
Stanley Beale
Elliot Briffett
Ernie Moon Freddie Beale 2014–2016, 2018–present [60]
Stanley Beale
Cody Briffett
Pearl Fox Arayah Harris-Buckle 2015–present [61]
Louie Beale Oscar Winehouse 2015–2018, 2023–present [24]
Freddie Harrington
Jake McNally
Ollie Carter Jack Tilley 2015–present [62][63][64]
Charlie Harrington
Harry Farr
Arthur Fowler Hunter Bell 2015–present [65]
Rocco Brenner
Raymond Dawkins Michael Jose Pomares Calixte 2017, 2020–present [66][67]
Hope Fowler Frankie Brennan 2017–present [68][69][70]
Noach Persell
Isabelle Smith
Mica Fox Maylo Miller 2018–present [71]
Albie Watts Arthur Gentleman 2020–present [72]
Annie Carter Uncredited 2021–present [73]
Jordan Atkins Uncredited 2021–present [74]
Tyson (dog) Spud 2023–present [36]
Jasper Parrott (parrot) Uncredited 2023–present [75]
Charli Slater Uncredited 2023–present [76]
Brenda Collins Nichola McAuliffe 2024–present [77]
Hugh Collins Michael Bertenshaw 2024–present [77]
Roman Allen Uncredited 2024–present [78]

Named extras

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Tracey Jane Slaughter 1985–present [79]
Winston Ulric Browne 1985–present [80]
Marie Evans Liz Sweet 2000–present [81]
Shrimpy Ben Champniss 2014–present [82]

Cast changes

Returning characters

Character Actor(s) Ref(s)
Nancy Carter Maddy Hill [83]
Lee Carter Danny Hatchard [83]

Former characters

Main article: List of former EastEnders characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

Spin-off characters

Main article: List of EastEnders spin-off characters

Notes

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