List Of EastEnders Characters
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) |
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Kathy Beale | Gillian Taylforth | 1985–2000, 2015–present | |
Sharon Watts | Letitia Dean | 1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present | |
Ian Beale | Adam Woodyatt | 1985–present | |
Martin Fowler | Jon Peyton Price | 1985–2007, 2014–present | |
James Alexandrou | |||
James Bye | |||
Cindy Beale | Michelle Collins | 1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present | |
Phil Mitchell | Steve McFadden | 1990–2003, 2005–present | |
Nigel Bates | Paul Bradley | 1992–1998, 2024–present | |
Bianca Jackson | Patsy Palmer | 1993–1999, 2008–2014, 2019, 2024–present | |
Sonia Fowler | Natalie Cassidy | 1993–2007, 2010–2011, 2014–present | |
Peter Beale | Francis Brittin-Snell | 1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present | |
Alex Stevens | |||
Joseph Shade | |||
James Martin | |||
Ben Hardy | |||
Dayle Hudson | |||
Thomas Law | |||
Billy Mitchell | Perry Fenwick | 1998–present | |
Kat Slater | Jessie Wallace | 2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present | |
Mo Harris | Laila Morse | 2000–2016, 2018–2022, 2024–present | |
Patrick Trueman | Rudolph Walker | 2001–present | |
Alfie Moon | Shane Richie | 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present | |
Yolande Trueman | Angela Wynter | 2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present | |
Stacey Slater | Lacey Turner | 2004–2010, 2014–present | |
Freddie Slater | Alex Kilby | 2004–2006, 2022–present | |
Tom Kilby | |||
Bobby Brazier | |||
Jean Slater | Gillian Wright | 2004–present | |
Ruby Allen | Louisa Lytton | 2005–2006, 2018–2021, 2024–present | |
Honey Mitchell | Emma Barton | 2005–2008, 2014–present | |
Chelsea Fox | Tiana Benjamin | 2006–2010, 2020–present | |
Zaraah Abrahams | |||
Denise Fox | Diane Parish | 2006–present | |
Lauren Branning | Madeline Duggan | 2006–2018, 2022–present | |
Jacqueline Jossa | |||
Jay Brown | Jamie Borthwick | 2006–present | |
Jack Branning | Scott Maslen | 2007–2013, 2015–present | |
Penny Branning | Mia McKenna-Bruce | 2008, 2024–present | |
Kitty Castledine | |||
Amy Mitchell | Natalia Lipka-Kozanka | 2008–present | |
Kamil Lipka-Kozanka | |||
Amelie Conway | |||
Abbie Burke | |||
Ellie Dadd | |||
Kim Fox | Tameka Empson | 2009–present | |
Lily Slater | Aine Garvey | 2010, 2014–present | |
Lillia Turner | |||
Tommy Moon | Shane | 2010–2016, 2018–present | |
Ralfie White | |||
Shay Crotty | |||
Sonny Kendall | |||
Linda Carter | Kellie Bright | 2013–present | |
Johnny Carter | Sam Strike | 2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present | |
Ted Reilly | |||
Charlie Suff | |||
Elaine Peacock | Maria Friedman | 2014–2017, 2023–present | |
Harriet Thorpe | |||
Bernadette Taylor | Clair Norris | 2017–present | |
Callum Highway | Tony Clay | 2018–present | |
Vinny Panesar | Shiv Jalota | 2019–present | |
Suki Panesar | Balvinder Sopal | 2020–present | |
Zack Hudson | James Farrar | 2021–present | |
Harvey Monroe | Ross Boatman | 2021–present | |
Howie Danes | Delroy Atkinson | 2021–present | |
Eve Unwin | Heather Peace | 2021–present | |
Ravi Gulati | Aaron Thiara | 2022–present | |
Felix Baker | Matthew James Morrison | 2022–present | |
Denzel Danes | Jaden Ladega | 2022–present | |
Davinder "Nugget" Gulati | Juhaim Rasul Choudhury | 2022–present | |
Nish Panesar | Navin Chowdhry | 2022–present | |
Reiss Colwell | Jonny Freeman | 2022–present | |
George Knight | Colin Salmon | 2023–present | |
Anna Knight | Molly Rainford | 2023–present | |
Gina Knight | Francesca Henry | 2023–present | |
Priya Nandra-Hart | Sophie Khan Levy | 2023–present | |
Avani Nandra-Hart | Aaliyah James | 2023–present | |
Junior Knight | Micah Balfour | 2024–present | |
Teddy Mitchell | Roland Manookian | 2024–present | |
Harry Mitchell | Elijah Holloway | 2024–present | |
Barney Mitchell | Lewis Bridgeman | 2024–present | |
Kojo Asare | Dayo Koleosho | 2024–present | |
Nicola Mitchell | Laura Doddington | 2024–present |
Recurring and guest characters
Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
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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 | |||
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 | |
Louie Beale | Oscar Winehouse | 2015–2018, 2023–present | |
Freddie Harrington | |||
Jake McNally | |||
Ollie Carter | Jack Tilley | 2015–present | |
Charlie Harrington | |||
Harry Farr | |||
Arthur Fowler | Hunter Bell | 2015–present | |
Rocco Brenner | |||
Raymond Dawkins | Michael Jose Pomares Calixte | 2017, 2020–present | |
Hope Fowler | Frankie Brennan | 2017–present | |
Noach Persell | |||
Isabelle Smith | |||
Mica Fox | Maylo Miller | 2018–present | |
Albie Watts | Arthur Gentleman | 2020–present | |
Annie Carter | Uncredited | 2021–present | |
Jordan Atkins | Uncredited | 2021–present | |
Tyson (dog) | Spud | 2023–present | |
Jasper Parrott (parrot) | Uncredited | 2023–present | |
Charli Slater | Uncredited | 2023–present | |
Brenda Collins | Nichola McAuliffe | 2024–present | |
Hugh Collins | Michael Bertenshaw | 2024–present | |
Roman Allen | Uncredited | 2024–present |
Named extras
Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
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Tracey | Jane Slaughter | 1985–present | |
Winston | Ulric Browne | 1985–present | |
Marie Evans | Liz Sweet | 2000–present | |
Shrimpy | Ben Champniss | 2014–present |
Former characters
Lists of characters by year of introduction
Spin-off characters
Notes
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