List of The Young and the Restless cast members

List of The Young and the Restless cast members

The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera, created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It debuted on March 26, 1973. The longest-running cast members are Melody Thomas Scott and Eric Braeden, who portray Nikki and Victor Newman, having joined in February 1979 and February 1980, respectively, making them two of the longest-tenured actors in American soap operas. Jeanne Cooper, who portrayed the soap opera's matriarch Katherine Chancellor, previously held the record for the series' longest-running cast member, airing from November 1973 until her death in May 2013. Kate Linder, who has portrayed Esther Valentine since April 1982, serves as the third longest-running cast member. Lauralee Bell (Christine Blair) and Jess Walton (Jill Abbott) share the title of fourth and fifth longest-tenured actors on the soap. The following list is of cast members who are currently on the show: both main and recurring members, as well as those who are debuting, departing or returning to the series.

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Lucas Adams	Wesley	2012
Noah Newman	2025–present
Peter Bergman	Jack Abbott	1989–present
Marco Annicelli	2015
Eric Braeden	Victor Newman	1980–present
Sharon Case	Sharon Newman	1994–present
Sean Dominic	Nate Hastings	2019–present
Melissa Claire Egan	Chelsea Lawson	2011–present
Hayley Erin	Abby Newman	2008–2010
Claire Newman	2023–present
Billy Flynn	Cane Ashby	2025–present
Michael Graziadei	Daniel Romalotti	2004–2013, 2016, 2022–present
Camryn Grimes	Cassie Newman	1997–2007, 2009–2010, 2013–2014, 2020–2021, 2024
Mariah Copeland	2014–present
Mark Grossman	Adam Newman	2019–present
Amelia Heinle	Victoria Newman	2005–present
Courtney Hope	Sally Spectra	2020–present
Bryton James	Devon Winters	2004–present
Christel Khalil	Lily Winters	2002–present
Christian LeBlanc	Michael Baldwin	1991–1993, 1997–present
Kate Linder	Esther Valentine	1982–present
Michael Mealor	Kyle Abbott	2018–present
Joshua Morrow	Nicholas Newman	1994–present
Nathan Owens	Holden Novak	2025–present
Melody Thomas Scott	Nikki Newman	1979–present
Zuleyka Silver	Audra Charles	2022–present
Michelle Stafford	Phyllis Summers	1994–1997, 2000–2013, 2019–present
Sheila Carter	2006–2007
Jason Thompson	Billy Abbott	2016–present
John Abbott	2017
Susan Walters	Diane Jenkins Abbott	2001–2004, 2010, 2022–present

Recurring and guest cast

<table><thead><tr><th>Actor</th><th>Character</th><th>Duration</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Lauralee Bell</td><td>Christine Blair</td><td>1983–2006, 2010–present</td></tr><tr><td>Tamara Braun</td><td>Sienna Bacall</td><td>2025–present</td></tr><tr><td>Tracey E. Bregman</td><td>Lauren Fenmore Baldwin</td><td>1983–1995, 2000–present</td></tr><tr><td>Sarah Smythe</td><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>Tina Casciani</td><td>Riza Thomson</td><td>2019–2020, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Reylynn Caster</td><td>Faith Newman</td><td>2021–present</td></tr><tr><td>Ethan Ray Clark</td><td>Dominic Winters</td><td>2026</td></tr><tr><td>Matt Cohen</td><td>Detective Burrows</td><td>2025–present</td></tr><tr><td>Christopher Cousins</td><td>Alan Laurent</td><td>2024–present</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Damian</td><td>Danny Romalotti</td><td>1981–1998, 2002–2004, 2008, 2012–2013, 2022–present</td></tr><tr><td>Eileen Davidson</td><td>Ashley Abbott</td><td>1982–1988, 1999–present</td></tr><tr><td>Cait Fairbanks</td><td>Tessa Porter</td><td>2017–present</td></tr><tr><td>Stacy Haiduk</td><td>Patty Williams</td><td>2009–2012, 2015–2016, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Elizabeth Hendrickson</td><td>Chloe Mitchell</td><td>2008–2017, 2019–present</td></tr><tr><td>Roger Howarth</td><td>Matt Clark</td><td>2025–present</td></tr><tr><td>Loren Lott</td><td>Ana Hamilton</td><td>2018–2019, 2024–present</td></tr><tr><td>Judah Mackey</td><td>Connor Newman</td><td>2019–present</td></tr><tr><td>Beth Maitland</td><td>Traci Abbott</td><td>1982–1996, 1999, 2001–2002, 2006–present</td></tr><tr><td>Sienna Mercuri</td><td>Katie Abbott</td><td>2016–present</td></tr><tr><td>Paxton Mishkind</td><td>Johnny Abbott</td><td>2022–present</td></tr><tr><td>Mishael Morgan</td><td>Hilary Curtis</td><td>2013–2019</td></tr><tr><td>Amanda Sinclair</td><td>2019–present</td></tr><tr><td>Redding Munsell</td><td>Harrison Locke</td><td>2024–present</td></tr><tr><td>Lily Brooks O'Briant</td><td>Lucy Romalotti</td><td>2023–present</td></tr><tr><td>Melissa Ordway</td><td>Abby Winters</td><td>2013–present</td></tr><tr><td>Valarie Pettiford</td><td>Amy Lewis</td><td>2024–present</td></tr><tr><td>Catherine Kresge</td><td>Annie Stewart</td><td>2025–present</td></tr><tr><td>Veronica Redd</td><td>Mamie Johnson</td><td>1990–1995, 1999–2004, 2023–present</td></tr><tr><td>Greg Rikaart</td><td>Kevin Fisher</td><td>2003–present</td></tr><tr><td>Leigh-Ann Rose</td><td>Imani Benedict</td><td>2020–present</td></tr><tr><td>Brytni Sarpy</td><td>Elena Dawson</td><td>2019–present</td></tr><tr><td>Jess Walton</td><td>Jill Abbott</td><td>1987–present</td></tr><tr><td>Alex Wilson</td><td>Christian Newman</td><td>2019–present</td></tr></tbody></table>

Cast changes

Returning cast

Actor	Character	Date	Ref.
Shemar Moore	Malcolm Winters	April 2026
Vivica A. Fox	Stephanie Simmons