List of EastEnders characters

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 are currently appearing 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

<table><thead><tr><th>Character</th><th>Actor(s)</th><th>Duration</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Kathy Beale</td><td>Gillian Taylforth</td><td>1985–2000, 2015–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sharon Watts</td><td>Letitia Dean</td><td>1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ian Beale</td><td>Adam Woodyatt</td><td>1985–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vicki Fowler</td><td>Emma Herry</td><td>1986–1995, 2003–2004, 2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Samantha Leigh Martin</td></tr><tr><td>Scarlett Alice Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>Alice Haig</td></tr><tr><td>Cindy Beale</td><td>Michelle Collins</td><td>1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phil Mitchell</td><td>Steve McFadden</td><td>1990–2003, 2005–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sam Mitchell</td><td>Danniella Westbrook</td><td>1990–1993, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2002–2005, 2009–2010, 2016, 2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kim Medcalf</td></tr><tr><td>Nigel Bates</td><td>Paul Bradley</td><td>1992–1998, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Peter Beale</td><td>Francis Brittin-Snell</td><td>1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alex Stevens</td></tr><tr><td>Joseph Shade</td></tr><tr><td>James Martin</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Hardy</td></tr><tr><td>Dayle Hudson</td></tr><tr><td>Thomas Law</td></tr><tr><td>Julie Bates</td><td>Karen Henthorn</td><td>1997–1998, 2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billy Mitchell</td><td>Perry Fenwick</td><td>1998–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kat Slater</td><td>Jessie Wallace</td><td>2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zoe Slater</td><td>Michelle Ryan</td><td>2000–2005, 2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mo Harris</td><td>Laila Morse</td><td>2000–2016, 2018–2022, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Patrick Trueman</td><td>Rudolph Walker</td><td>2001–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Alfie Moon</td><td>Shane Richie</td><td>2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yolande Trueman</td><td>Angela Wynter</td><td>2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jean Slater</td><td>Gillian Wright</td><td>2004–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Honey Mitchell</td><td>Emma Barton</td><td>2005–2008, 2014–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea Fox</td><td>Tiana Benjamin</td><td>2006–2010, 2020–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zaraah Abrahams</td></tr><tr><td>Denise Fox</td><td>Diane Parish</td><td>2006–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Max Branning</td><td>Jake Wood</td><td>2006–2021, 2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lauren Branning</td><td>Madeline Duggan</td><td>2006–2018, 2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jacqueline Jossa</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Branning</td><td>Scott Maslen</td><td>2007–2013, 2015–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oscar Branning</td><td>Gabriel Miller-Williams</td><td>2007–2015, 2017, 2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Neo Hall</td></tr><tr><td>Charlee Hall</td></tr><tr><td>Pierre Counihan-Moullier</td></tr><tr><td>Penny Branning</td><td>Mia McKenna-Bruce</td><td>2008, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kitty Castledine</td></tr><tr><td>Amy Mitchell</td><td>Natalia Lipka-Kozanka</td><td>2008–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kamil Lipka-Kozanka</td></tr><tr><td>Amelie Conway</td></tr><tr><td>Abbie Burke</td></tr><tr><td>Ellie Dadd</td></tr><tr><td>Kim Fox</td><td>Tameka Empson</td><td>2009–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lily Slater</td><td>Alfie Duncan</td><td>2010, 2014–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Poppy Crake</td></tr><tr><td>Kennady Lacy-Breckenridge</td></tr><tr><td>Aine Garvey</td></tr><tr><td>Lillia Turner</td></tr><tr><td>Linda Carter</td><td>Kellie Bright</td><td>2013–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Carter</td><td>Sam Strike</td><td>2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ted Reilly</td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Suff</td></tr><tr><td>Elaine Peacock</td><td>Maria Friedman</td><td>2014–2017, 2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harriet Thorpe</td></tr><tr><td>Mark Fowler</td><td>Ned Porteous</td><td>2016, 2026–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stephen Aaron-Sipple</td></tr><tr><td>Callum Highway</td><td>Tony Clay</td><td>2018–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vinny Panesar</td><td>Shiv Jalota</td><td>2019–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Suki Panesar</td><td>Balvinder Sopal</td><td>2020–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zack Hudson</td><td>James Farrar</td><td>2021–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harvey Monroe</td><td>Ross Boatman</td><td>2021–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Howie Danes</td><td>Delroy Atkinson</td><td>2021–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eve Unwin</td><td>Heather Peace</td><td>2021–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ravi Gulati</td><td>Aaron Thiara</td><td>2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denzel Danes</td><td>Jaden Ladega</td><td>2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Davinder "Nugget" Gulati</td><td>Juhaim Rasul Choudhury</td><td>2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Knight</td><td>Colin Salmon</td><td>2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gina Knight</td><td>Francesca Henry</td><td>2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Priya Nandra-Hart</td><td>Sophie Khan Levy</td><td>2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avani Nandra-Hart</td><td>Aaliyah James</td><td>2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Mitchell</td><td>Elijah Holloway</td><td>2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barney Mitchell</td><td>Lewis Bridgeman</td><td>2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kojo Asare</td><td>Dayo Koleosho</td><td>2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nicola Mitchell</td><td>Laura Doddington</td><td>2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ross Marshall</td><td>Alex Walkinshaw</td><td>2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josh Goodwin</td><td>Joshua Vaughan</td><td>2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jasmine Fisher</td><td>Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness</td><td>2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bea Pollard</td><td>Ronni Ancona</td><td>2026–present</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Recurring and guest characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration	Ref.
Janet Mitchell	Grace	2006–2011, 2014–present
Will Mitchell	Toby Walpole	2007–2012, 2014–present
Freddie Phillips
Ricky Branning	Henri Charles	2010, 2016–present
Frankie Day
Tommy Moon	Shane White	2010–2016, 2018–present
Ralfie White
Shay Crotty
Sonny Kendall
Lexi Pearce	Dotti-Beau Cotterill	2012–2015, 2019–present
Isabella Brown
Bert Moon	Freddie Beale	2014–2016, 2018–present
Stanley Beale
Elliot Briffett
Ernie Moon	Freddie Beale	2014–2016, 2018–present
Stanley Beale
Cody Briffett
Pearl Fox	Arayah Harris-Buckle	2015–present
Ollie Carter	Jack Tilley	2015–present
Charlie Harrington
Harry Farr
Louie Beale	Oscar Winehouse	2015–2018, 2023–present
Freddie Harrington
Jake McNally
Raymond Dawkins	Michael Jose Pomares Calixte	2017, 2020–present
Mica Fox	Maylo Miller	2018–present
Albie Watts	Arthur Gentleman	2020–present
Annie Carter	Savannah Keir	2021–present
Lois Hawkins
Jordan Atkins	Uncredited	2021–present
Charli Slater	Uncredited	2023–present
Jimmy Beale	Uncredited	2025–present
Tim Walton	Tom Ratcliffe	2025–present
Mini Mo (cat)	Uncredited	2025–present
Sandra Goodwin	Dawn Steele	2026–present

Named extras

Character	Actor(s)	Duration	Ref.
Tracey	Jane Slaughter	1985–present
Winston	Ulric Browne	1985–present
Marie Evans	Liz Sweet	2000–present
Shrimpy	Ben Champniss	2014–present

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character	Actor(s)	Ref.
Sam Mitchell	Kim Medcalf

Returning characters

Character	Actor(s)	Ref.
Grant Mitchell	Ross Kemp