List of Emmerdale characters

Emmerdale is a British ITV television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. Some characters have been recast since their first appearance and other characters may have multiple actors sharing the role. In these cases, the most recent actor to portray the role is listed last.

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List of Emmerdale characters

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>Robert Sugden</td><td>Richard Smith</td><td>1986–2005, 2009, 2014–2019, 2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Christopher Smith</td></tr><tr><td>Karl Davies</td></tr><tr><td>Ryan Hawley</td></tr><tr><td>Eric Pollard</td><td>Chris Chittell</td><td>1986–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kim Tate</td><td>Claire King</td><td>1989–1999, 2018–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Victoria Sugden</td><td>Jessica Haywood</td><td>1994–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hannah Midgley</td></tr><tr><td>Isabel Hodgins</td></tr><tr><td>Sam Dingle</td><td>James Hooton</td><td>1995–1998, 2000–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joe Tate</td><td>Oliver Young</td><td>1995–2005, 2017–2018, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ned Porteous</td></tr><tr><td>Mandy Dingle</td><td>Lisa Riley</td><td>1995–2001, 2019–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marlon Dingle</td><td>Mark Charnock</td><td>1996–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paddy Kirk</td><td>Dominic Brunt</td><td>1997–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Belle Dingle</td><td>James Mather</td><td>1998–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Emily Mather</td></tr><tr><td>Eden Taylor-Draper</td></tr><tr><td>Charity Dingle</td><td>Emma Atkins</td><td>2000–2005, 2009–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cain Dingle</td><td>Jeff Hordley</td><td>2000–2006, 2009–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bob Hope</td><td>Tony Audenshaw</td><td>2000–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rodney Blackstock</td><td>Patrick Mower</td><td>2000–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nicola King</td><td>Nicola Wheeler</td><td>2001–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rhona Goskirk</td><td>Zoë Henry</td><td>2001–2002, 2010–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gabby Thomas</td><td>Jemma Giles</td><td>2001–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Annelise Manojlovic</td></tr><tr><td>Rosie Bentham</td></tr><tr><td>Laurel Thomas</td><td>Charlotte Bellamy</td><td>2002–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chas Dingle</td><td>Lucy Pargeter</td><td>2002–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aaron Dingle</td><td>Danny Webb</td><td>2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2012, 2014–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Danny Miller</td></tr><tr><td>Jimmy King</td><td>Nick Miles</td><td>2004–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Noah Dingle</td><td>Alfie Mortimer</td><td>2004–2005, 2009–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sam Duffy</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Downham</td></tr><tr><td>Sarah Sugden</td><td>Lily-May Bartley</td><td>2005–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lucy Warren</td></tr><tr><td>Amber Child-Cavill</td></tr><tr><td>Sophia Amber Moore</td></tr><tr><td>Katie Hill</td></tr><tr><td>Cathy Hope</td><td>Ella Whitehouse-Downes</td><td>2007−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gabrielle Dowling</td></tr><tr><td>Arthur Thomas</td><td>Billy Harrower</td><td>2007−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luis Townley</td></tr><tr><td>Alfie Clarke</td></tr><tr><td>Moira Dingle</td><td>Natalie J. Robb</td><td>2009–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Matty Barton</td><td>Grace Cassidy</td><td>2009–2012, 2018–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ash Palmisciano</td></tr><tr><td>Angelica King</td><td>Sophie Firth</td><td>2009−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rebecca Bakes</td></tr><tr><td>Jai Sharma</td><td>Chris Bisson</td><td>2009–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jacob Gallagher</td><td>Joe-Warren Plant</td><td>2010–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Elliot Windsor</td><td>Oliver Brooke</td><td>2011−2012, 2016−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jackson Cummins</td></tr><tr><td>Luca Hoyle</td></tr><tr><td>Kerry Wyatt</td><td>Laura Norton</td><td>2012–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vanessa Woodfield</td><td>Michelle Hardwick</td><td>2012–2022, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ross Barton</td><td>Michael Parr</td><td>2013–2018, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Liam Cavanagh</td><td>Jonny McPherson</td><td>2014–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April Windsor</td><td>Amelia Flanagan</td><td>2014−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tracy Shankley</td><td>Amy Walsh</td><td>2014–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lydia Dingle</td><td>Karen Blick</td><td>2016–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Graham Foster</td><td>Andrew Scarborough</td><td>2017–2020, 2026–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dawn Fletcher</td><td>Olivia Bromley</td><td>2018–2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ryan Stocks</td><td>James Moore</td><td>2018–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Manpreet Sharma</td><td>Rebecca Sarker</td><td>2018–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Billy Fletcher</td><td>Jay Kontzle</td><td>2018–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vinny Dingle</td><td>Bradley Johnson</td><td>2019–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bear Wolf</td><td>Joshua Richards</td><td>2019–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mackenzie Boyd</td><td>Lawrence Robb</td><td>2020–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charles Anderson</td><td>Kevin Mathurin</td><td>2020–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mary Goskirk</td><td>Louise Jameson</td><td>2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Caleb Miligan</td><td>William Ash</td><td>2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Claudette Anderson</td><td>Flo Wilson</td><td>2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ruby Fox-Miligan</td><td>Beth Cordingly</td><td>2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Steph Miligan</td><td>Georgia Jay</td><td>2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Caitlin Todd</td><td>Caroline Harker</td><td>2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dylan Penders</td><td>Fred Kettle</td><td>2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kammy Hadiq</td><td>Shebz Miah</td><td>2025–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lewis Barton</td><td>Bradley Riches</td><td>2025–present</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Recurring and guest characters

<table><thead><tr><th>Character</th><th>Actor(s)</th><th>Duration</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>PC Mike Swirling</td><td>Andy Moore</td><td>2004−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Leo Goskirk</td><td>Theo Tasker</td><td>2011−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Whittaker</td></tr><tr><td>Harvey Rogerson</td></tr><tr><td>Kyle Winchester</td><td>Molly Ainsworth</td><td>2011, 2013, 2015−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Isaac Ainsworth</td></tr><tr><td>Huey Quinn</td></tr><tr><td>Archie Breckle</td><td>Liyana Shahzad</td><td>2012−2015, 2019−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aadam Wahab Shahzad</td></tr><tr><td>Kai Assi</td></tr><tr><td>Carl Holliday</td><td>Charlie Munro Joyce</td><td>2014, 2016–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Moses Dingle</td><td>Arthur Cockroft</td><td>2015−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Johnny Woodfield</td><td>Luca Hepworth</td><td>2015–2022, 2024–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Jennings</td></tr><tr><td>Dotty Thomas</td><td>Ellerie Carroll</td><td>2016−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tilly-Rue Foster</td></tr><tr><td>Isaac Dingle</td><td>Harvey Brook</td><td>2017−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Elias Walker</td></tr><tr><td>Bobby Dunsmoir</td></tr><tr><td>Lucas Taylor</td><td>Dexter Ansell</td><td>2019−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Noah Ryan Aspinall</td></tr><tr><td>Eve Dingle</td><td>Billy Clement</td><td>2019−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bonnie Clement</td></tr><tr><td>Bella James</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Sugden</td><td>Teddy Hall</td><td>2020−present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brody Hall</td></tr><tr><td>Adam Pryor</td></tr><tr><td>Frankie Robinson</td><td>Eden Ratcliffe-Knights</td><td>2021–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thomas Tate</td><td>Bertie Brotherton</td><td>2021–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clemmie Reed</td><td>Mabel Addison</td><td>2022–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ivy Malcolms</td><td>Alice Mauve</td><td>2023–present</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Evan Fletcher</td><td>Malachi McKenzie</td><td>2023–present</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Cast changes

Departing characters

<table><thead><tr><th>Character</th><th>Actor</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dawn Fletcher</td><td>Olivia Bromley</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>