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.
| Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Mitchell | Grace | 2006–2011, 2014–present | [56] |
| Will Mitchell | Toby Walpole | 2007–2012, 2014–present | [57] |
| Freddie Phillips | |||
| Ricky Branning | Henri Charles | 2010, 2016–present | [58] |
| Frankie Day | |||
| Lexi Pearce | Dotti-Beau Cotterill | 2012–2015, 2019–present | [59] [60] |
| Isabella Brown | |||
| Bert Moon | Freddie Beale | 2014–2016, 2018–present | [61] |
| Stanley Beale | |||
| Elliot Briffett | |||
| Ernie Moon | Freddie Beale | 2014–2016, 2018–present | [61] |
| Stanley Beale | |||
| Cody Briffett | |||
| Pearl Fox | Arayah Harris-Buckle | 2015–present | [62] |
| Louie Beale | Oscar Winehouse | 2015–2018, 2023–present | [25] |
| Freddie Harrington | |||
| Jake McNally | |||
| Ollie Carter | Jack Tilley | 2015–present | [63] [64] [65] |
| Charlie Harrington | |||
| Harry Farr | |||
| Arthur Fowler | Hunter Bell | 2015–present | [66] |
| Rocco Brenner | |||
| Raymond Dawkins | Michael Jose Pomares Calixte | 2017, 2020–present | [67] [68] |
| Hope Fowler | Frankie Brennan | 2017–present | [69] [70] [71] |
| Noach Persell | |||
| Isabelle Smith | |||
| Mica Fox | Maylo Miller | 2018–present | [72] |
| Albie Watts | Arthur Gentleman | 2020–present | [73] |
| Annie Carter | Uncredited | 2021–present | [74] |
| Jordan Atkins | Uncredited | 2021–present | [75] |
| Tyson (dog) | Spud | 2023–present | [37] |
| Jasper Parrott (parrot) | Uncredited | 2023–present | [76] |
| Charli Slater | Uncredited | 2023–present | [77] |
| Brenda Collins | Nichola McAuliffe | 2024–present | [78] |
| Hugh Collins | Michael Bertenshaw | 2024–present | [78] |
| Roman Allen | Uncredited | 2024–present | [79] |
| Councillor Barker | Iain Fletcher | 2025–present | [80] |
| Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey | Jane Slaughter | 1985–present | [81] |
| Winston | Ulric Browne | 1985–present | [82] |
| Marie Evans | Liz Sweet | 2000–present | [83] |
| Shrimpy | Ben Champniss | 2014–present | [84] |
| Character | Actor(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Reiss Colwell | Jonny Freeman | [85] |
| Sonia Fowler | Natalie Cassidy | [86] |
| Character | Actor(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Mitchell | Ross Kemp | [87] |
| Teddy Jay | [88] | |
| Peggy Mitchell | Jaime Winstone | |
| Eric Mitchell | George Russo | |
Matthew Wolfenden is an English actor and screenwriter, known for his role as David Metcalfe in the British soap opera Emmerdale.
Dominic Treadwell-Collins is a British television producer, known for his work on the soap operas Family Affairs and EastEnders, creating the EastEnders spin-off series Kat & Alfie: Redwater and Executive Producing the award-winning A Very English Scandal for the BBC and Amazon. In 2019, he set up his own television company, Happy Prince under ITV Studios.
Jacqueline Mary Osborne is an English actress. She is known for portraying Lauren Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2019, Jossa won the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
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The Slater family are a fictional family from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, that have appeared since Episode 1,997, first broadcast in September 2000. The family are introduced as a central family unit, originally consisting of father Charlie Slater, grandmother Mo Harris, Charlie's daughters, Kat Slater, Lynne Slater, Little Mo Morgan and Kat's teenage daughter Zoe Slater, and Lynne's partner Garry Hobbs. A fifth sister, Belinda Peacock, was introduced one year later. The family were the eighth to be introduced in the soap's history, replacing the di Marco family who departed during the previous month. The Slaters were created by Tony Jordan and introduced by John Yorke. The Slater sisters were cast in an improvisation session. In their first years on the show, the family were involved in storylines about child sexual abuse and domestic violence.
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Dayle Hudson is a British actor. He initially did an apprenticeship before attending Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. After graduating, Hudson worked as a bricklayer and would audition. In 2019, Hudson had been cast in the role of Peter Beale on the British soap opera EastEnders, becoming the seventh actor in the role. Hudson's debut aired in February 2020, and he remained in the role as a regular until he was written out in 2022. Hudson has also performed in various theatre productions and in the 2017 short film Sleight.