The following is a list of characters in River City , a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. [1] When more than one actor has played a character, the most recent actor is listed last.
Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
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Bob O'Hara | Stephen Purdon | 2002–present |
Roisin McIntyre | Joyce Falconer | 2002–2008, 2021–present |
Scarlett O'Hara | Sally Howitt | 2003–present |
Kelly-Marie Adams | Carmen Pieraccini | 2003–2008, 2010–2016, 2019, 2024–present |
Lenny Murdoch | Frank Gallagher | 2005–present |
Madonna Mullen | Sienna Glackin | 2006–2020 |
Lauren Grace | 2022–present | |
Lydia Murdoch | Jacqueline Leonard | 2007–2012, 2017–2019, 2022–present |
Amber Murdoch | Lorna Anderson | 2007–2011 |
Jenny Hulse | 2016–present | |
Michael 'Mick' Mulvaney | Laurie Ventry | 2010, 2015, 2018, 2021–present |
Conor Brodie | Rian Gordon | 2010–2013, 2024–present |
Callum Adams | Robbie Neilson | 2010–2016 |
Ty McPhee | 2017–present | |
Alex Murdoch | Jordan Young | 2013–present |
Angus Lindsay | Scott Fletcher | 2014–present |
Caitlin McLean | Gayle Telfer-Stevens | 2015–present |
Drew McLean | Benjamin Nugent | 2015–2017 |
Martin Bell | 2024–present | |
Maggie McLean | Kathryn Howden | 2017–present |
Mackenzie O'Hara | Connor McPhelim | 2017–present |
Sonny Caplan | Jimmy Chisholm | 2018–present |
Tyler Foulkes | Cameron Fulton | 2020–present |
Karen Connolly | Claire Dargo | 2021–present |
Sam Spiller | Grant Stott | 2021–present |
Gillian Gibson | Gail Watson | 2022–present |
Michael 'Mikey' Duffy | Darren Brownlie | 2022–present |
Tommy Chalmers | David McGowan | 2022–present |
Dean Hardy | Michael McCardie | 2023–present |
Jonathon Whitlock | Edward Corrie | 2023–present |
Chloe Qi-Lewis | Frances Mayli McCann | 2023–present |
Seb Spiller | George Drennan | 2024–present |
Eddie Corrigan | Rob Jarvis | 2024–present |
DCI James Douglas | Paul McCole | 2024–present |
Carly McLeish | Abbie Purvis | 2024–present |
Harry Foulkes | Jim Sturgeon | 2024–present |
Joy Easdale | Elysia Welch | 2024–present |
Character | Actor |
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Patrick Adams | Gerard Miller |
Paul Ames | James Allenby-Kirk |
Jodie Banks | Kirsty Mitchell |
Heather Bellshaw | Jenni Keenan Green |
Jules Belmont | Aisha Toussaint |
Shelley Belmont | Adiza Shardow |
Harry Black | Carter Ferguson |
Charlie Bowie | Ryan Smith |
Jen Bowie | Lorna Craig |
Adeeb Brodie | Taryam Boyd |
Gabriel Brodie | Garry Sweeney |
Leyla Brodie | Maryam Hamidi |
Michael Brodie | Andy Clark |
Nicole Brodie | Holly Jack |
Chloe Brodie | Shonagh Price |
Leo Brodie | Nick Rhys |
Archie Buchanan | Gilly Gilchrist |
Douglas Buchanan | Gilly Gilchrist |
Stella Burns | Keira Lucchesi |
Stevie Burns | Paul-James Corrigan |
Andrew Campbell-Baxter | Greg Powrie |
Duncan Campbell-Baxter | John Bett |
Victoria Campbell-Baxter | Emma Currie |
Colin Campbell | Sean Kane |
Hazel Campbell | Annmarie Fulton |
Logan Caplan | Kevin Mains |
Louise 'Lou' Caplan | Lesley Hart |
Andy Carroll | Jamie Michie |
Cameron Christie | Michael Wallace |
Dylan Christie | Sean Connor |
Eve Christie | Victoria Liddelle |
Nicki Cullen | Jayd Johnson |
Zoe Cullen | Laura McMonagle |
Will Cooper | Scott Vickers |
Lewis Cope | Duncan Duff |
Andy Cousins | Simon Webbe |
Charlotte Crozier | Daisy Veldhoven |
Fraser Crozier | Neil McNulty |
Murray Crozier | Brian Cowan |
Billy Davis | Gray O'Brien |
Della Davis | Katie McEwen |
Angel Delaney | Hanna Stanbridge |
Sandra Devlin | Caroline Paterson |
DCI Craig Donald | Robin Laing |
Eileen Donachie | Deirdre Davis |
Ewan Donachie | Alasdair Harvey |
Tommy Donachie | Eric Barlow |
Brian 'Buster' Doyle | Graeme Stevely |
Charlie Drummond | June Brogan |
Jean Drummond | Kate Donnelly |
Lochlan Dunbar | Paul Luebke |
Jac Dunn | Charlene Boyd |
Joe Dunn | Douglas Rankine |
Rebecca Fleming | Jamie Marie Leary |
Darren Foulkes | Sammy Hayman |
Carly Fraser | Michelle O'Brien |
Lily Fraser | Ida Schuster |
Lola Fraser | Suzanne Bonnar |
Robbie Fraser | Gary Lamont |
Suzie Fraser | Bridget McCann |
Juliet Cadzow | |
Pete Galloway | Andy Gray |
Dominic Gibson | Richard Conlon |
Helen Gilmour | Gerda Stevenson |
DCI Rachel Grant | Therese Bradley |
Marty Green | Daniel Schutzmann |
Erin Gunn | Emma Hartley-Miller |
Gina Hamilton | Libby McArthur |
Liz Hamilton | Eileen McCallum |
Malcolm Hamilton | Johnny Beattie |
Rick Harper | Alex Ferns |
Zinnie Hassoun | Nalini Chetty |
Alice Henderson | Lorraine McIntosh |
Brian Henderson | William Ruane |
Deek Henderson | Gordon McCorkell |
George Henderson | John Murtagh |
Moira Henderson | Jo Cameron Brown |
Raymond Henderson | Paul Samson |
Robert Henderson | Maurice Roëves |
Shirley Henderson | Barbara Rafferty |
Shona Henderson | Julie Duncanson |
Kirsty Henderson | Kari Corbett |
Lee Hope | James Palmer |
Dan Hunter | Adam Robertson |
DCI Eddie Hunter | Derek Munn |
Jamie Hunter | Anthony Martin |
Paul Hunter | Sean Brown |
Tina Hunter | Jenny Ryan |
Amandeep 'AJ' Jandhu | Sanjeev Kohli |
Harry Jandhu | Manpreet Bachu |
Ryaan Ali | |
Leanne Johnstone | Christina Mackinnon |
Terri Johnstone | Julie Coombe |
Sean Kennedy | James Cunningham |
Billy Kennedy | Alexander Morton |
Jon Morrison | |
Martina Kennedy | Ann-Louise Ross |
Farah Khurana | Shobna Gulati |
Ash King | Brian James Leys |
Lena Krausky | Anna Kerth |
Fi Kydd | Monica Gibb |
Mai Lau | Jaclyn Tse |
Michael Learmonth | Seamus Gubbins |
Alan Lindsay | Stephen McCole |
Cassie Lindsay | Sophia Kolinas |
Kirsty Lindsay | Bobby Rainsbury |
Rhona Lindsay | Jo Freer |
Innes Maitland | Sam Robertson |
Graeme 'Mac' Macdonald | Gordon Kennedy |
Finlay Mackay | Sonny Green |
Isobel MacKenzie | Alison Peebles |
Hana Malik | Mamta Kaash |
Jamilah Malik | Laxmi Kathuria |
Karim Malik | Kriss Dosanjh |
Nazir Malik | Riz Abbasi |
Zara Malik | Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh |
Glenn McAllister | John Macauley |
Jamie McAllister | Mark Rowley |
Jessie McAllister | Kirsty Pickering |
Agnes McCabe | Kay Gallie |
Donna McCabe | Paula Sage |
Frances McCabe | Andrea Hart |
Thomas McCabe | Tam Dean Burn |
Hayley McCrone | Pamela Byrne |
Gerry McGrade | John Paul McGilvray |
Daniel McKee | Ewan Stewart |
Marianne McKee | Frances Grey |
Ellie McLean | Leah MacRae |
Jenny McLean | Christine Steel |
John McLean | Frank Gilhooly |
Ruby McLean | Toniann Christie |
Zindzi Hudson | |
Iona McIntyre | Claire Knight |
Sandy McKinnon | Robert Cavanah |
Steph McKenzie | Emma Campbell Webster |
Dr Marcus McKenzie | Stefan Dennis |
Frank McKenna | Jon Morrison |
Greg McManus | George Anton |
Liam McNulty | Patrick Mulvey |
Alanna McVey | Jade Lezar |
Kim Monroe | Frances Thorburn |
Nick Morrison | Colin McCredie |
Russ Minto | Grant Ibbs |
Jake Munro | Russell Barr |
Sonny Munro | Angus MacInnes |
Annie Murdoch | Dawn Steele |
Ewan Murdoch | Chris Brazier |
Rory Murdoch | David Paisley |
Andrew Murray | Sam Heughan |
Jimmy Mullen | Billy McElhaney |
Gareth O'Connor | Paul Brannigan |
Bernadette 'Bernie' O'Hara | Barbara Rafferty |
Robert 'Big Bob' O'Hara | Tom Urie |
Christina O'Hara | Caitlin Gillespie |
Molly O'Hara | Una McLean |
Stevie O'Hara | Cas Harkins |
Iain Robertson | |
Tatiana O'Hara | Magdalena Kaleta |
Theresa O'Hara | Maureen Carr |
Cormac O'Sullivan | Jason Pitt |
Dougie Patterson | Stewart Porter |
Jack Patterson | John Comerford |
Poppy Patterson | Lindsey Campbell |
Kari Corbett | |
Alasdair Quinn | Michael Mackenzie |
Michelle Rafferty | Laura O'Donnell |
Alice Reynolds | Sophie Mercer |
Viv Roberts | Louise Jameson |
Duncan Robertson | Kieron Elliot |
Freya Robertson | Natasha Watson |
Eilidh Rossi | Lily Walker |
Franco Rossi, Jr. | Adam Khan |
Luca Rossi | Juan Pablo Di Pace |
Joanne Rossi | Allison McKenzie |
Lisa Gardner | |
Ruth Rossi | Morag Calder |
Frankie Roth | Louise McMenemy |
Greig Roth | Glen Wallace |
Katie Roth | Libby Dye |
Lorna Roth | Alana Hood |
Michael Royston | David Murray |
Dilip Shah | Aron Sidhu |
Alisha Shah | Meneka Das |
Arun Shah | Ricky Dhillon |
Brooke Shaw | Lisa Livingstone |
Annie Sobacz | Reanne Farley |
Callum Stuart | Donald Pirie |
Miriam Stubbs | Kate Rutter |
Gary Trenton | James Mackenzie |
Danny Turner | Neil Pendleton |
Scott Wallace | Tony Kearney |
JP Walsh | Gary McCormack |
Mark Walker | Finlay MacMillan |
Richard Whiteside | Michael Nardone |
Johnny Wu | Richard Ng |
Susie Wu | Teo-Wa Vuong |
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