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]
Cindy Beale	Michelle Collins	1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present	[4]
Phil Mitchell	Steve McFadden	1990–2003, 2005–present	[5]
Grant Mitchell	Ross Kemp	1990–1999, 2005–2006, 2016, 2022, 2025	[6]
Nigel Bates	Paul Bradley	1992–1998, 2024–present	[7]
Bianca Jackson	Patsy Palmer	1993–1999, 2008–2014, 2019, 2024–present	[8]
Sonia Fowler	Natalie Cassidy	1993–2007, 2010–2011, 2014–2025	[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]
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	[49]
Avani Nandra-Hart	Aaliyah James	2023–present	[49]
Junior Knight	Micah Balfour	2024–present	[50]
Teddy Mitchell	Roland Manookian	2024–present	[51]
Harry Mitchell	Elijah Holloway	2024–present	[51]
Barney Mitchell	Lewis Bridgeman	2024–present	[51]
Kojo Asare	Dayo Koleosho	2024–present	[52]
Nicola Mitchell	Laura Doddington	2024–present	[53]

Recurring and guest characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration	Ref(s)
Janet Mitchell	Grace	2006–2011, 2014–present	[54]
Will Mitchell	Toby Walpole	2007–2012, 2014–present	[55]
	Freddie Phillips
Ricky Branning	Henri Charles	2010, 2016–present	[56]
	Frankie Day
Lexi Pearce	Dotti-Beau Cotterill	2012–2015, 2019–present	[57] [58]
	Isabella Brown
Bert Moon	Freddie Beale	2014–2016, 2018–present	[59]
	Stanley Beale
	Elliot Briffett
Ernie Moon	Freddie Beale	2014–2016, 2018–present	[59]
	Stanley Beale
	Cody Briffett
Pearl Fox	Arayah Harris-Buckle	2015–present	[60]
Louie Beale	Oscar Winehouse	2015–2018, 2023–present	[24]
	Freddie Harrington
	Jake McNally
Ollie Carter	Jack Tilley	2015–present	[61] [62] [63]
	Charlie Harrington
	Harry Farr
Arthur Fowler	Hunter Bell	2015–present	[64]
	Rocco Brenner
Raymond Dawkins	Michael Jose Pomares Calixte	2017, 2020–present	[65] [66]
Hope Fowler	Frankie Brennan	2017–present	[67] [68] [69]
	Noach Persell
	Isabelle Smith
Mica Fox	Maylo Miller	2018–present	[70]
Albie Watts	Arthur Gentleman	2020–present	[71]
Annie Carter	Uncredited	2021–present	[72]
Jordan Atkins	Uncredited	2021–present	[73]
Tyson (dog)	Spud	2023–present	[36]
Charli Slater	Uncredited	2023–present	[74]
Roman Allen	Uncredited	2024–present	[75]
Julia	Uncredited	2025–present	[76]

Named extras

Character	Actor(s)	Duration	Ref(s)
Tracey	Jane Slaughter	1985–present	[77]
Winston	Ulric Browne	1985–present	[78]
Marie Evans	Liz Sweet	2000–present	[79]
Shrimpy	Ben Champniss	2014–present	[80]

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character	Actor(s)	Ref(s)
Grant Mitchell	Ross Kemp	[81]
Sonia Fowler	Natalie Cassidy	[82]

Returning characters

Character	Actor(s)	Ref(s)
Vicki Fowler	Alice Haig	[83]
Bex Fowler	Jasmine Armfield	[84]

Future characters

Character	Actor(s)	Ref(s)
Ross	Alex Walkinshaw	[83]
Joel	Max Murray	[83]

Former characters

Main article: List of former EastEnders characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

• 1985
• 1986
• 1987
• 1988
• 1989
• 1990
• 1991
• 1992
• 1993
• 1994
• 1995
• 1996
• 1997
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• 2025

Spin-off characters

Main article: List of EastEnders spin-off characters

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External links

• Cast and characters of EastEnders on IMDb