List of Coronation Street characters

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Coronation Street is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance.

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Present characters

Regular characters

CharacterCurrent actorCharacter duration
Ken Barlow William Roache 1960–present
Rita Sullivan Barbara Knox 1964, 1972–present
Gail Platt Helen Worth 1974–present
Tracy Barlow Kate Ford [lower-alpha 1] 1977–1983, 1985–1997, 1999, 2002–2007, 2010–present
Audrey Roberts Sue Nicholls 1979–1982, 1984–present
Nick Tilsley Ben Price [lower-alpha 2] 1981–1999, 2002–2004, 2009–present
Kevin Webster Michael Le Vell 1983–present
Debbie Webster Sue Devaney 1984–1985, 2019–present
Jenny Bradley Sally Ann Matthews 1986–1991, 1993, 2015–present
Sally Webster Sally Dynevor 1986–present
Sarah Platt Tina O'Brien [lower-alpha 3] 1987–2008, 2015–present
Steve McDonald Simon Gregson 1989–present
David Platt Jack P. Shepherd [lower-alpha 4] 1990–present
Daniel Osbourne Rob Mallard [lower-alpha 5] 1995–1997, 2007, 2016–present
Roy Cropper David Neilson 1995–present
Leanne Battersby Jane Danson 1997–2000, 2004–present
Toyah Battersby Georgia Taylor 1997–2003, 2016–present
Tyrone Dobbs Alan Halsall 1998–present
Dev Alahan Jimmi Harkishin 1999–present
Eileen Grimshaw Sue Cleaver 2000–present
Maria Connor Samia Longchambon 2000–present
Kirk Sutherland Andy Whyment 2000–present
Bethany Platt Lucy Fallon [lower-alpha 6] 2000–2007, 2015–2020, 2023–present
Todd Grimshaw Gareth Pierce [lower-alpha 7] 2001–2004, 2007, 2011, 2013–2017, 2020–present
Adam Barlow Sam Robertson [lower-alpha 8] 2001–2007, 2016–present
Fiz Brown Jennie McAlpine 2001–present
Simon Barlow Alex Bain [lower-alpha 9] 2003, 2008–2024
Sean Tully Antony Cotton 2003–present
Chesney Brown Sam Aston 2003–present
Amy Barlow Elle Mulvaney [lower-alpha 10] 2004–present
Violet Wilson Jenny Platt 2004–2008, 2011, 2024–present
Aadi Alahan Adam Hussain [lower-alpha 11] 2006, 2009–present
Asha Alahan Tanisha Gorey [lower-alpha 12] 2006, 2009–present
Ryan Connor Ryan Prescott [lower-alpha 13] 2006–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–present
Carla Connor Alison King 2006–present
Dylan Wilson Liam McCheyne [lower-alpha 14] 2008, 2011–2012, 2020–present
Gary Windass Mikey North 2008–present
Mary Taylor Patti Clare 2008–present
Liam Connor Jr. Charlie Wrenshall [lower-alpha 15] 2009–present
Brian Packham Peter Gunn 2010–2013, 2015–present
Izzy Armstrong Cherylee Houston 2010–present
Max Turner Paddy Bever [lower-alpha 16] 2010–present
Jack Webster Kyran Bowes [lower-alpha 17] 2010–present
Beth Tinker Lisa George 2011–2024
Craig Tinker Colson Smith 2011–present
Tim Metcalfe Joe Duttine 2013–present
Alya Nazir Sair Khan 2014–present
Yasmeen Nazir Shelley King 2014–present
Gemma Winter Dolly-Rose Campbell 2014–present
Billy Mayhew Daniel Brocklebank 2014–present
Linda Hancock Jacqueline Leonard 2015, 2022–present
Alex Warner Liam Bairstow2015–present
Tommy Orpington Matt Milburn2016, 2018–2021, 2023–present
Shona Platt Julia Goulding 2016–present
Summer Spellman Harriet Bibby [lower-alpha 18] 2017–present
Abi Franklin Sally Carman 2017–present
Paul Foreman Peter Ash 2018–2024
Evelyn Plummer Maureen Lipman 2018–present
Ed Bailey Trevor Michael Georges2019–present
Michael Bailey Ryan Russell2019–present
Bernie Winter Jane Hazlegrove 2019–present
Nina Lucas Mollie Gallagher 2019–present
George Shuttleworth Tony Maudsley 2020–present
Daisy Midgeley Charlotte Jordan 2020–present
Ronnie Bailey Vinta Morgan2021–present
Lisa Swain Vicky Myers2021–present
Stu Carpenter Bill Fellows2021–present
Glenda Shuttleworth Jodie Prenger 2022–present
Dee Dee Bailey Channique Sterling-Brown 2022–present
Lauren Bolton Cait Fitton 2022–present
Christina Boyd Amy Robbins 2023–present
Gav Adetiba Noah Olaoye2023–present
Sabrina Adetiba Luana Santos2023–present
Cassie Plummer Claire Sweeney 2023–present
Joel Deering Calum Lill2023–present
Mason Radcliffe Luca Toolan2023–present
Bobby Crawford Jack Carroll 2023–present
Rowan Cunliffe Emrhys Cooper 2024–present

Recurring and guest characters

CharacterCurrent actorCharacter duration
Hope Stape Isabella Flanagan [lower-alpha 19] 2010–present
Joseph Brown William Flanagan [lower-alpha 20] 2011–2015, 2017–present
Ruby Dobbs Billie Naylor [lower-alpha 21] 2012–present
Jake Windass Bobby Bradshaw [lower-alpha 22] 2013–2019, 2021–present
Lily Platt Brooke Malonie [lower-alpha 23] 2013–present
Dr. Susan Gaddas Christine Mackie2014–present
Harry Platt Freddie and Isaac Rhodes [lower-alpha 24] 2016–present
Bertie Osbourne Rufus Morgan-Smith [lower-alpha 25] 2019–present
Suki Waters Laura Littlewood2019–present
Aled Winter-Brown Joseph Woods2019–present
Bryn Winter-Brown Charlotte and James Holt,
Arthur, Lily and Lucy Taylor		2019–2020, 2022–present
Carys Winter-Brown 2019–2020, 2022–present
Llio Winter-Brown 2019–2020, 2022–present
Sam Blakeman Jude Riordan2020–present
Glory Bailey Eleanor Beckles [1] 2021–present
Orla Crawshaw Carla Mendonça 2021–present
Alfie Franklin Carter and Oakley Razak Townsend2022–present
Eliza Woodrow Savannah Kunyo2022–present
Dom Everett Darren Morfitt 2023–present
Emily Wilkinson Ellena Vincent2024–present
Hannah Lois Pearson2024–present

Cast changes

Departing characters

CharacterActorRef.
Paul Foreman Peter Ash [2]
Simon Barlow Alex Bain [3]
Beth Tinker Lisa George [4]
Harvey Gaskell Will Mellor [5]

Returning characters

CharacterActorRef.
Nicky Wheatley Kimberly Hart-Simpson [6]
Nathan Curtis Christopher Harper [7]

Future characters

CharacterActorRef.
Mr. Deering TBA [8]
Mrs. Deering TBA [8]

Former characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

Notes

  1. ↑ Kate Ford joined the cast in 2002 and is the fourth actor to play Tracy.
  2. ↑ Ben Price joined the cast in 2009 and is the third actor to play Nick.
  3. ↑ Tina O'Brien joined the cast in 1999 and is the third actor to play Sarah.
  4. ↑ Jack P. Shepherd joined the cast in 2000 and is the second actor to play David.
  5. ↑ Rob Mallard joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Daniel.
  6. ↑ Lucy Fallon joined the cast in 2015. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  7. ↑ Gareth Pierce joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Todd.
  8. ↑ Sam Robertson joined the cast in 2004 and is the second actor to play Adam.
  9. ↑ Alex Bain joined the cast in 2008 and is the second actor to play Simon.
  10. ↑ Elle Mulvaney joined the cast in 2010. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
  11. ↑ Adam Hussain joined the cast in 2020 and is the third actor to play Aadi.
  12. ↑ Tanisha Gorey joined the cast in 2009 and is the second actor to play Asha.
  13. ↑ Ryan Prescott joined the cast in 2018 and is the third actor to play Ryan.
  14. ↑ Liam McCheyne joined the cast in 2011 and initially shared the role with his brother. He took over the role alone from 2020 onwards. The character was previously played by another child actor as a baby.
  15. ↑ Charlie Wrenshall joined the cast in 2012. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
  16. ↑ Paddy Bever joined the cast in 2021 and is the second actor to play Max.
  17. ↑ Kyran Bowes joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Jack.
  18. ↑ Harriet Bibby joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Summer.
  19. ↑ Isabella Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  20. ↑ William Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  21. ↑ Billie Naylor joined the cast in 2023. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  22. ↑ Bobby Bradshaw joined the cast in 2018. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  23. ↑ Brooke Malonie joined the cast in 2016. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  24. ↑ The character was previously played by others as a child.
  25. ↑ The character was previously played by others as a child.

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