Jump to content

List of EastEnders characters

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tbhotch (talk | contribs) at 02:21, 31 May 2021 (Removed template from an unprotected page). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Text reading EastEnders.
EastEnders logo.

EastEnders is a British television soap opera first broadcast on BBC One 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 first.

Present characters

Regular characters

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth 1985–2000, 2015– [1]
Sharon Watts Letitia Dean 1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012– [2]
Martin Fowler James Bye 1985–2007, 2014– [3][4]
James Alexandrou
Jon Peyton Price
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden 1990–2003, 2005– [5]
Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy 1993–2007, 2010–2011, 2014– [6]
Peter Beale Dayle Hudson 1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020– [7]
Ben Hardy
Thomas Law
James Martin
Joseph Shade
Alex Stevens
Francis Brittin-Snell
Ben Mitchell Max Bowden 1996–2001, 2006–2012, 2014– [8]
Harry Reid
Joshua Pascoe
Charlie Jones
Morgan Whittle
Matthew Silver
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick 1998– [9]
Kat Slater Jessie Wallace 2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018– [10]
Mo Harris Laila Morse 2000–2016, 2018–2021 [11]
Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker 2001– [12]
Bobby Beale Clay Milner Russell 2003–2017, 2019– [13]
Eliot Carrington
Rory Stroud
Alex Francis
Kevin Curran
Stacey Slater Lacey Turner 2004–2010, 2014– [14]
Jean Slater Gillian Wright 2004– [15]
Ruby Allen Louisa Lytton 2005–2006, 2018– [16]
Honey Mitchell Emma Barton 2005–2008, 2014– [17]
Chelsea Fox Zaraah Abrahams 2006–2010, 2020– [18]
Tiana Benjamin
Denise Fox Diane Parish 2006– [19]
Shirley Carter Linda Henry 2006– [20]
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick 2006– [21]
Rainie Cross Tanya Franks 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2014–2015, 2018– [22]
Jack Branning Scott Maslen 2007–2013, 2015– [23]
Whitney Dean Shona McGarty 2008– [24]
Tiffany Butcher Maisie Smith 2008–2014, 2016, 2018– [25]
Dotty Cotton Milly Zero 2008–2010, 2019– [26]
Molly Conlin
Kim Fox Tameka Empson 2009– [27]
Lola Pearce Danielle Harold 2011–2015, 2019– [28]
Linda Carter Kellie Bright 2013– [29]
Mick Carter Danny Dyer 2013– [30]
Nancy Carter Maddy Hill 2014–2016, 2021– [31]
Keegan Baker Zack Morris 2017– [32]
Karen Taylor Lorraine Stanley 2017– [33]
Bernadette Taylor Clair Norris 2017– [33]
Callum "Halfway" Highway Tony Clay 2018– [34]
Mitch Baker Roger Griffiths 2018– [35]
Stuart Highway Ricky Champ 2018– [36]
Iqra Ahmed Priya Davdra 2019– [37]
Gray Atkins Toby-Alexander Smith 2019– [38]
Sheree Trueman Suzette Llewellyn 2019− [39]
Ash Kaur Gurlaine Kaur Garcha 2019– [40]
Kheerat Panesar Jaz Deol 2019– [41]
Vinny Panesar Shiv Jalota 2019– [41]
Isaac Baptiste Stevie Basaula 2020– [42]
Suki Panesar Balvinder Sopal 2020– [43]
Frankie Lewis Rose Ayling-Ellis 2020– [44]
Mila Marwa Ruhtxjiaïh Bèllènéa 2020– [45]
Zack Hudson James Farrar 2021– [46]
Vi Highway Gwen Taylor 2021– [47]
Terry Cant Brian Conley 2021– [48]

Recurring and guest characters

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Janet Mitchell Grace 2006–2012, 2014– [49]
Will Mitchell Freddie Phillips 2007–2012, 2014– [50]
Toby Walpole
Amy Mitchell Abbie Burke 2008– [51]
Amelie Conway
Kamil Lipka-Kozanka
Natalia Lipka-Kozanka
Lily Fowler Lilia Turner 2010, 2014– [52]
Aine Garvey
Uncredited
Ricky Mitchell Frankie Day 2010, 2016– [53]
Henri Charles
Uncredited
Tommy Moon Shay Crotty 2010–2016, 2018– [54][55]
Ralfie White
Shane
Lexi Pearce Isabella Brown 2012–2015, 2019– [56][57]
Dotti-Beau Cotterill
Lady Di (dog) Hot Lips 2013– [58]
Bert Moon Elliot Briffett 2014–2016, 2018– [54][59]
Freddie Beale
Stanley Beale
Ernie Moon Cody Briffett 2014–2016, 2018– [54][59]
Freddie Beale
Stanley Beale
Pearl Fox Arayah Harris-Buckles 2015– [60]
Ollie Carter Harry Farr 2015– [61][62][63]
Charlie Harrington
Jack Tilley
Arthur Fowler Hunter Bell 2015– [60]
Raymond Dawkins Uncredited 2017, 2020– [64]
Hope Fowler Uncredited 2017– [65][66]
Noach Persell
Frankie Brennan
Abi Branning Uncredited 2017− [67]
Apostolos Papadopolous Tarrick Benham 2018, 2021– [68]
Mica Fox Uncredited 2018, 2020– [69]
Bailey Baker Kara-Leah Fernandes 2019– [70]
Mia Atkins Mahalia Malcolm 2019– [71]
Mackenzie Atkins Isaac Lemonius 2019– [71]
Albie Watts Uncredited 2020– [72]
Dana Monroe Barbara Smith 2021– [73]
Dwayne Emmanuel Ogunjinmi 2021– [74]

Named extras

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Tracey Jane Slaughter 1985– [75]
Winston Ulric Browne 1985– [76]
Marie Evans Liz Sweet 2003– [77]
Shrimpy Ben Champniss 2014– [78]

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character Actor(s) Ref(s)
Mo Harris Laila Morse [79]

Returning characters

Character Actor(s) Ref(s)
Janine Butcher Charlie Brooks [80]

Former characters

Main article: List of former EastEnders characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

Spin-off characters

Main article: List of EastEnders spin-off characters

References

  1. ^ "Kathy Beale". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Sharon Mitchell". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Martin Fowler". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ Bayley, James (15 January 2021). "Here's what EastEnders actor James Alexandrou who played badboy Martin Fowler is up to now". MyLondon. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Phil Mitchell". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sonia Fowler". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. ^ Milan, Aidan (18 February 2020). "Who is Peter Beale and who plays him on EastEnders?". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ^ Manson, Marianna (8 February 2019). "EastEnders: axed Ben Mitchell actors - where are they now?". Closer. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Billy Mitchell". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Kat Moon". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Mo Harris". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Patrick Trueman". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  13. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (13 June 2019). "Bobby Beale actors in EastEnders – a closer look at the five faces of Ian Beale's son". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Stacey Fowler". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Jean Slater". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  16. ^ Dainty, Sophie (18 September 2018). "Who is EastEnders' Ruby Allen again? 9 things you need to know about Louisa Lytton's character". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Honey Mitchell". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  18. ^ Kitson, Calli (25 December 2020). "Who plays Chelsea Fox in EastEnders and why is it a new actress?". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Denise Fox". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Shirley Carter". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Jay Brown". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Rainie Cross". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Jack Branning". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Whitney Carter". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  25. ^ "How old is EastEnders' Maisie Smith and when did she join the soap as Tiffany Butcher?". Heart. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  26. ^ Corner, Natalie L. (26 August 2020). "Who is Milly Zero? Inside EastEnders Dotty Cotton star's life away from the soap". OK!. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Kim Fox-Hubbard". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  28. ^ Hughes, Johnathon (5 April 2019). "Who is EastEnders' Lola Pearce? Who plays her and when did she leave the soap?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Linda Carter". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Mick Carter". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  31. ^ Craig, David (8 February 2021). "Nancy Carter makes shock return to EastEnders after nearly 5 years away". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  32. ^ Patterson, Stephen (8 August 2020). "EastEnders star Zack Morris reveals Keegan Butcher-Baker has changed and 'grown'". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  33. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (10 May 2017). "EastEnders casts a brand new family as the Taylors arrive with "explosive" storylines". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  34. ^ Lee, Ben (28 March 2018). "EastEnders confirms plans for Halfway to return to Albert Square". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  35. ^ Mitchell, Bea (12 November 2018). "EastEnders confirms a dramatic return for Keegan Baker's father Mitch". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  36. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (28 March 2018). "EastEnders casts Him & Her star Ricky Champ as Halfway's brother Stuart". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  37. ^ Hughes, Johnathon (12 February 2019). "Masood's nieces Iqra and Habiba arrive in EastEnders – with a big secret!". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  38. ^ "HowWho plays Gray Atkins in EastEnders? Everything you need to know about Toby Alexander Smith". Heart. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  39. ^ Hughes, Johnathon (2 August 2019). "Patrick returns to EastEnders with new wife Sheree but it's not the first time we've seen her". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  40. ^ Dainty, Sophie (29 October 2019). "EastEnders star Gurlaine Kaur Garcha reacts to that big Ash reveal – and teases more twists". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  41. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (4 October 2019). "EastEnders – who are the Panesar brothers?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  42. ^ Davies, Megan (1 January 2020). "EastEnders answers Sheree Trueman mystery as Stevie Basaula joins the cast as her son Isaac Baptiste". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  43. ^ Fullerton, Huw (22 December 2019). "EastEnders casts Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  44. ^ Dainty, Sophie (7 September 2020). "EastEnders kicks off Frankie Lewis mystery as she befriends Tina Carter". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  45. ^ Kitson, Calli (17 February 2021). "EastEnders spoilers: Iqra Ahmed's new love interest revealed". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  46. ^ Crick, Claire (31 January 2021). "Silent Witness and Call The Midwife star James Farrar joins the cast of EastEnders". What's on TV. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  47. ^ Harp, Justin (17 March 2021). "EastEnders casts Gwen Taylor as Stuart and Callum's grandmother Violet". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK.
  48. ^ Kitson, Calli (15 February 2021). "EastEnders spoilers: Brian Conley cast as Sonia Fowler's long-lost father Terry Cant". Metro. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  49. ^ Patterson, Stephen (1 March 2021). "EastEnders spoilers: Panic as Janet Mitchell goes missing". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  50. ^ Dainty, Sophie (28 November 2020). "EastEnders' Suki Panesar to turn nasty with Billy and Honey's son Will". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  51. ^ "EastEnders confirms Amy Mitchell recast". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  52. ^ Tutton, Charlotte (22 September 2020). "EastEnders: Who is the new actress playing Lily Slater, and who played her before?". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  53. ^ Dainty, Sophie (13 August 2018). "EastEnders introduces new Ricky Mitchell as Frankie Day takes over the role". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  54. ^ a b c Milward, Charlie (10 July 2020). "EastEnders spoilers: Tommy Moon's heartbreaking 'diagnosis' rocks Walford in tragic twist". Daily Express. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  55. ^ "Wallace: EastEnders baby plot was not hard". RTÉ.ie. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  56. ^ "Danielle Harold's EastEnders daughter reminds her of Maisie Smith". Female First. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  57. ^ Pratt, Steve (11 December 2014). "Bad Santa is too merry for Lola". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  58. ^ "Hello Lady!". Inside Soap. No. 47. 23–29 November 2013. p. 15.
  59. ^ a b Campbell, Tina (29 July 2014). "EastEnders reveal first pictures of Kat and Alfie Moon's twin sons, Bert and Ernie". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  60. ^ a b "01/03/2021 - Credits". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  61. ^ Farr, Laura [@lauraziepe] (8 December 2018). "My little Harry on front of @TVChoice and @whatsontvuk magazine #EastEnders #olliecarter #ollieeastenders" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  62. ^ Jadie [@Jdbaby666] (15 April 2016). "@MrDDyer Watching tonight made me MELT my charlie! so cute x" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  63. ^ Farr, Laura [@CarenFraggle] (6 February 2016). "Watched Jacks last episode as Ollie yesterday. Thanx 4 being so kind & lovely 2 us X @MrDDyer @kelliebright76 @maddy_hill90 @danboy @ShonaBM" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  64. ^ Paul, Anna (25 September 2020). "Who is Raymond in EastEnders?". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  65. ^ "Noach Persell". Mandy. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  66. ^ "Frankie Brennan". Mandy. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  67. ^ Quinn, Angie (8 February 2021). "EastEnders viewers are all saying the same brilliant thing about baby Abi Branning". MyLondon. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  68. ^ Executive Consultant: Jon Sen; Director: Lance Kneeshaw, Matthew Evans and Laurence Wilson; Writer: Pete Lawson (12 April 2021). "Episode dated 12/04/2021, Part 2". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One. Retrieved 13 April 2021.{{cite episode}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  69. ^ Palmer, Katie (11 November 2020). "EastEnders Fox family tree explained: How is Kim Fox related to Denise and Raymond?". Daily Express. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  70. ^ Akingbade, Tobi (1 June 2019). "EastEnders' Kara-Leah Fernandes' 'eloquent and confident' acceptance speech basically won British Soap Awards". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  71. ^ a b Harp, Justin (11 March 2019). "EastEnders announces a brand new family as Karen's daughter Chantelle joins Albert Square". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  72. ^ West, Amy (3 September 2020). "EastEnders confirms Sharon Watts changed baby Kayden's name during lockdown". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  73. ^ Patterson, Stephen (28 March 2021). "EastEnders spoilers: Wicked Suki Panesar destroys Bobby Beale's sexual confidence". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  74. ^ "Emmanuel Ogunjinmi is due to begin filming for his featured role in "Eastenders"". International Artists Management. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  75. ^ Hogan, Michael (28 April 2017). "10 things you didn't know about EastEnders' legendary silent barmaid Tracey". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  76. ^ McKinnell, Ellie (10 September 2020). "What the actor who played our favourite extra Winston on EastEnders is doing now". MyLondon. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  77. ^ Tutton, Charlotte (26 September 2016). "EastEnders fans can't deal when cafe waitress Marie speaks for the first time". OK!. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  78. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (9 May 2016). "Everyone's favourite EastEnders extra Shrimpy looks seriously different in real life". Metro. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  79. ^ Dosani, Rishma (6 February 2021). "EastEnders exit for Big Mo Harris as Laila Morse leaves role". Metro. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  80. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (21 April 2021). "EastEnders spoilers: Janine Butcher returns as huge storyline kicks off". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters&oldid=1026046312"