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 durationRef(s)
Ken Barlow William Roache 1960–present
Rita Tanner Barbara Knox 1964, 1972–present
Tracy Barlow Kate Ford [a] 1977–1983, 1985–1997, 1999, 2002–2007, 2010–present
Audrey Roberts Sue Nicholls 1979–1982, 1984–present [1]
Nick Tilsley Ben Price [b] 1981–1999, 2002–2004, 2009–present
Kevin Webster Michael Le Vell 1983–present
Debbie Webster Sue Devaney 1984–1985, 2019–2026
Jenny Bradley Sally Ann Matthews 1986–1991, 1993, 2015–present
Sally Webster Sally Dynevor 1986–present
Sarah Platt Tina O'Brien [c] 1987–2008, 2015–present
Steve McDonald Simon Gregson 1989–present
David Platt Jack P. Shepherd [d] 1990–present
Daniel Osbourne Rob Mallard [e] 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 2000–2025
Maria Connor Samia Longchambon 2000–present
Kirk Sutherland Andy Whyment 2000–present
Bethany Platt Lucy Fallon [f] 2000–2007, 2015–2020, 2023–present
Todd Grimshaw Gareth Pierce [g] 2001–2004, 2007, 2011, 2013–2017, 2020–present
Adam Barlow Sam Robertson [h] 2001–2007, 2016–present
Fiz Brown Jennie McAlpine 2001–present
Sean Tully Antony Cotton 2003–present
Chesney Brown Sam Aston 2003–present
Amy Barlow Elle Mulvaney [i] 2004–present
Aadi Alahan Adam Hussain [j] 2006, 2009–present
Asha Alahan Tanisha Gorey [k] 2006, 2009–present
Ryan Connor Ryan Prescott [l] 2006–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–present
Carla Connor Alison King 2006–present
Dylan Wilson Liam McCheyne [m] 2008, 2011–2012, 2020–present
Gary Windass Mikey North 2008–present
Mary Taylor Patti Clare 2008–present
Liam Connor Jr. Charlie Wrenshall [n] 2009–present
Brian Packham Peter Gunn 2010–2013, 2015–present
Izzy Armstrong Cherylee Houston 2010–present
Max Turner Paddy Bever [o] 2010–2025 [2]
Jack Webster Kyran Bowes [p] 2010–present
Craig Tinker Colson Smith 2011–2025
Rob Donovan Marc Baylis 2012–2017, 2025
Tim Metcalfe Joe Duttine 2013–present
Alya Nazir Sair Khan 2014–present
Yasmeen Nazir Shelley King 2014–2025
Gemma Winter Dolly-Rose Campbell 2014–present
Billy Mayhew Daniel Brocklebank 2014–present
Seb Franklin Harry Visinoni2016–2021, 2025 [3]
Shona Platt Julia Goulding 2016–present
Summer Spellman Harriet Bibby [q] 2017–present
Abi Webster Sally Carman 2017–present
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 2020–2025
Ronnie Bailey Vinta Morgan2021–present
Lisa Swain Vicky Myers 2021–present
Glenda Shuttleworth Jodie Prenger 2022–present
Dee Dee Bailey Channique Sterling-Brown 2022–present
Lauren Bolton Cait Fitton 2022–present
Cassie Plummer Claire Sweeney 2023–present
Bobby Crawford Jack Carroll 2023–present
Kit Green Jacob Roberts 2024–present
Betsy Swain Sydney Martin2024–present

Recurring and guest characters

CharacterCurrent actorCharacter durationRef(s)
Hope Dobbs Isabella Flanagan [r] 2010–present
Joseph Brown William Flanagan [s] 2011–2015, 2017–present
Ruby Dobbs Billie Naylor [t] 2012–present
Jake Windass Bobby Bradshaw [u] 2013–2019, 2021–present
Lily Platt Brooke Malonie [v] 2013–present
Dr. Susan Gaddas Christine Mackie2014–present
Harry Platt Carter-J Murphy [w] 2016–present
Bertie Osbourne Rufus Morgan-Smith [x] 2019–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 Mayia M2021–present
Orla Crawshaw Carla Mendonça 2021–present
Alfie Franklin Carter and Oakley Razak Townsend2022–present
Anthea Deering Carol Royle 2024–present
Gus Deering Chris Garner2024–present
Frankie Bolton Roman Thresh2024–present
Logan Radcliffe Harry Lowbridge2024–present
Brie Benson Jessica Ellis2025 [4]

Cast changes

Departing characters

CharacterActorRef.
Eileen Grimshaw Sue Cleaver [5]
Craig Tinker Colson Smith [6]
Debbie Webster Sue Devaney [7]
Daisy Midgeley Charlotte Jordan [8]
Yasmeen Nazir Shelley King [9]
Max Turner Paddy Bever [10]

Future characters

CharacterActorRef.
Mick TBA [11]
Lou TBA [11]
Carl Webster TBA [12]

Returning characters

CharacterActorRef.
Julie Carp Katy Cavanagh [13]

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. ↑ Elle Mulvaney joined the cast in 2010. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
  10. ↑ Adam Hussain joined the cast in 2020 and is the third actor to play Aadi.
  11. ↑ Tanisha Gorey joined the cast in 2009 and is the second actor to play Asha.
  12. ↑ Ryan Prescott joined the cast in 2018 and is the third actor to play Ryan.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Charlie Wrenshall joined the cast in 2012. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
  15. ↑ Paddy Bever joined the cast in 2021 and is the second actor to play Max.
  16. ↑ Kyran Bowes joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Jack.
  17. ↑ Harriet Bibby joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Summer.
  18. ↑ Isabella Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  19. ↑ William Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  20. ↑ Billie Naylor joined the cast in 2023. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  21. ↑ Bobby Bradshaw joined the cast in 2018. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  22. ↑ Brooke Malonie joined the cast in 2016. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  23. ↑ The character was previously played by others as a child.
  24. ↑ The character was previously played by others as a child.

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