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 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.

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Present characters

Regular characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration	Ref(s)
Kathy Beale	Gillian Taylforth	1985–2000, 2015–present	[1]
Sharon Watts	Letitia Dean	1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present	[2]
Ian Beale	Adam Woodyatt	1985–present	[3]
Vicki Fowler	Emma Herry	1986–1995, 2003–2004, 2025–present	[4]
	Samantha Leigh Martin
	Scarlett Alice Johnson
	Alice Haig
Cindy Beale	Michelle Collins	1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present	[5]
Phil Mitchell	Steve McFadden	1990–2003, 2005–present	[6]
Nigel Bates	Paul Bradley	1992–1998, 2024–present	[7]
Peter Beale	Francis Brittin-Snell	1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present	[8]
	Alex Stevens
	Joseph Shade
	James Martin
	Ben Hardy
	Dayle Hudson
	Thomas Law
Julie Haye	Karen Henthorn	1997–1998, 2025–present	[9]
Billy Mitchell	Perry Fenwick	1998–present	[10]
Kat Slater	Jessie Wallace	2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present	[11]
Zoe Slater	Michelle Ryan	2000–2005, 2025–present	[12]
Mo Harris	Laila Morse	2000–2016, 2018–2022, 2024–present	[13]
Patrick Trueman	Rudolph Walker	2001–present	[14]
Alfie Moon	Shane Richie	2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present	[15]
Yolande Trueman	Angela Wynter	2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present	[16]
Stacey Slater	Lacey Turner	2004–2010, 2014–2025	[17]
Freddie Slater	Alex Kilby	2004–2006, 2022–2025	[18]
	Tom Kilby
	Bobby Brazier
Jean Slater	Gillian Wright	2004–present	[19]
Honey Mitchell	Emma Barton	2005–2008, 2014–present	[20]
Chelsea Fox	Tiana Benjamin	2006–2010, 2020–present	[21]
	Zaraah Abrahams
Denise Fox	Diane Parish	2006–present	[22]
Lauren Branning	Madeline Duggan	2006–2018, 2022–present	[23]
	Jacqueline Jossa
Jay Brown	Jamie Borthwick	2006–present	[24]
Jack Branning	Scott Maslen	2007–2013, 2015–present	[25]
Oscar Branning	Gabriel Miller-Williams	2007–2015, 2017, 2025–present	[26]
	Neo Hall
	Charlee Hall
	Pierre Moullier
Penny Branning	Mia McKenna-Bruce	2008, 2024–present	[27]
	Kitty Castledine
Amy Mitchell	Natalia Lipka-Kozanka	2008–present	[28]
	Kamil Lipka-Kozanka
	Amelie Conway
	Abbie Burke
	Ellie Dadd
Kim Fox	Tameka Empson	2009–present	[29]
Linda Carter	Kellie Bright	2013–present	[30]
Johnny Carter	Sam Strike	2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present	[31]
	Ted Reilly
	Charlie Suff
Elaine Peacock	Maria Friedman	2014–2017, 2023–present	[32]
	Harriet Thorpe
Callum Highway	Tony Clay	2018–present	[33]
Vinny Panesar	Shiv Jalota	2019–present	[34]
Suki Panesar	Balvinder Sopal	2020–present	[35]
Zack Hudson	James Farrar	2021–present	[36]
Harvey Monroe	Ross Boatman	2021–present	[37]
Howie Danes	Delroy Atkinson	2021–present	[38]
Eve Unwin	Heather Peace	2021–present	[39]
Ravi Gulati	Aaron Thiara	2022–present	[40]
Denzel Danes	Jaden Ladega	2022–present	[41]
Davinder "Nugget" Gulati	Juhaim Rasul Choudhury	2022–present	[42]
George Knight	Colin Salmon	2023–present	[32]
Anna Knight	Molly Rainford	2023–2025	[32]
Gina Knight	Francesca Henry	2023–present	[32]
Priya Nandra-Hart	Sophie Khan Levy	2023–present	[43]
Avani Nandra-Hart	Aaliyah James	2023–present	[43]
Junior Knight	Micah Balfour	2024–present	[44]
Teddy Mitchell	Roland Manookian	2024–present	[45]
Harry Mitchell	Elijah Holloway	2024–present	[45]
Barney Mitchell	Lewis Bridgeman	2024–present	[45]
Kojo Asare	Dayo Koleosho	2024–present	[46]
Nicola Mitchell	Laura Doddington	2024–present	[47]
Ross Marshall	Alex Walkinshaw	2025–present	[4]
Joel Marshall	Max Murray	2025–present	[4]

Recurring and guest characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration	Ref(s)
Janet Mitchell	Grace	2006–2011, 2014–present	[48]
Will Mitchell	Toby Walpole	2007–2012, 2014–present	[49]
	Freddie Phillips
Lily Slater	Aine Garvey	2010, 2014–present	[50]
	Lillia Turner
Ricky Branning	Henri Charles	2010, 2016–present	[51]
	Frankie Day
Tommy Moon	Shane White	2010–2016, 2018–present	[52][53][54]
	Ralfie White
	Shay Crotty
	Sonny Kendall
Lexi Pearce	Dotti-Beau Cotterill	2012–2015, 2019–present	[55][56]
	Isabella Brown
Bert Moon	Freddie Beale	2014–2016, 2018–present	[57]
	Stanley Beale
	Elliot Briffett
Ernie Moon	Freddie Beale	2014–2016, 2018–present	[57]
	Stanley Beale
	Cody Briffett
Pearl Fox	Arayah Harris-Buckle	2015–present	[58]
Ollie Carter	Jack Tilley	2015–present	[59][60][61]
	Charlie Harrington
	Harry Farr
Louie Beale	Oscar Winehouse	2015–2018, 2023–present	[23]
	Freddie Harrington
	Jake McNally
Arthur Fowler	Hunter Bell	2015–present	[62]
	Rocco Brenner
Raymond Dawkins	Michael Jose Pomares Calixte	2017, 2020–present	[63][64]
Hope Fowler	Frankie Brennan	2017–present	[65][66][67]
	Noach Persell
	Isabelle Smith
Mica Fox	Maylo Miller	2018–present	[68]
Albie Watts	Arthur Gentleman	2020–present	[69]
Annie Carter	Uncredited	2021–present	[70]
Jordan Atkins	Uncredited	2021–present	[71]
Tyson (dog)	Spud	2023–present	[32]
Charli Slater	Uncredited	2023–present	[72]
Jimmy Beale	Uncredited	2025–present	[73]

Named extras

Character	Actor(s)	Duration	Ref(s)
Tracey	Jane Slaughter	1985–present	[74]
Winston	Ulric Browne	1985–present	[75]
Marie Evans	Liz Sweet	2000–present	[76]
Shrimpy	Ben Champniss	2014–present	[77]

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character	Actor(s)	Ref.
Stacey Slater	Lacey Turner	[78]
Freddie Slater	Bobby Brazier	[79]
Anna Knight	Molly Rainford	[80]

Returning characters

Character	Actor(s)	Ref.
Max Branning	Jake Wood	[81]
Anthony Trueman	Nicholas Bailey	[82]
Stuart Highway	Ricky Champ	[83]
Ben Mitchell	Max Bowden	[84]

Former characters

Main article: List of former EastEnders characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

• 1985
• 1986
• 1987
• 1988
• 1989
• 1990
• 1991
• 1992
• 1993
• 1994
• 1995
• 1996
• 1997
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• 2025

Spin-off characters

Main article: List of EastEnders spin-off characters

Notes