List of EastEnders characters

This is a list of characters currently in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, listed in order of first appearance. Where more than one actor has portrayed the same character, the current actor is at the top, and the least recent is at the bottom.

Present characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
Ian Beale	Adam Woodyatt	1985—
Janine Butcher
	Charlie Brooks	1989–96, 1999–2004, 2008—
	Alexia Demetriou
	Rebecca Michael
Phil Mitchell	Steve McFadden	1990–2003, 2005—
Lucy Beale	Hetti Bywater	1993–2010, 2012—
	Melissa Suffield
	Casey Anne Rothery
	Eva Brittin-Snell
Ben Mitchell	Joshua Pascoe	1996–2000, 2006–12
	Charlie Jones
	Morgan Whittle
	Matthew Silver
Derek Branning	Jamie Foreman	1996, 2011—
Derek Branning	Terence Beesley	1996, 2011—
Billy Mitchell	Perry Fenwick	1998—
Kat Slater	Jessie Wallace	2000–05, 2010—
Mo Harris	Laila Morse	2000—
Patrick Trueman	Rudolph Walker	2001—
Alfie Moon	Shane Richie	2002–05, 2010—
Jean Slater	Gillian Wright	2004—
Denise Fox	Diane Parish	2006—
Max Branning	Jake Wood	2006—
Tanya Branning	Jo Joyner	2006—
Abi Branning	Lorna Fitzgerald	2006—
Lauren Branning	Jacqueline Jossa	2006—
Lauren Branning	Madeline Duggan	2006—
Shirley Carter	Linda Henry	2006—
Jay Brown	Jamie Borthwick	2006—
Zainab Masood	Nina Wadia	2007—
Roxy Mitchell	Rita Simons	2007—
Tamwar Masood	Himesh Patel	2007—
Masood Ahmed	Nitin Ganatra	2007—
Jack Branning	Scott Maslen	2007—
Christian Clarke	John Partridge	2008—
Whitney Dean	Shona McGarty	2008—
Syed Masood	Marc Elliott	2009—
Kim Fox	Tameka Empson	2009, 2010—
Fatboy	Ricky Norwood	2010—
Michael Moon	Steve John Shepherd	2010—
Cora Cross	Ann Mitchell	2011—
Tyler Moon	Tony Discipline	2011—
Lola Pearce	Danielle Harold	2011—
Anthony Moon	Matt Lapinskas	2011–12
Andrew Cotton	Ricky Grover	2011—
Rose Cotton	Polly Perkins	2011–12
Ray Dixon	Chucky Venn	2012—
Alice Branning	Jasmyn Banks	2012—
Joey Branning	David Witts	2012—
AJ Ahmed	Phaldut Sharma	2012—

Recurring and guest characters

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
Bobby Beale	Alex Francis	2003—
Bobby Beale	Kevin Curran	2003—
Reverend Stevens	Michael Keating	2005—
Ritchie Scott	Sian Webber	2005—
Oscar Branning	Charlee and Neo Hall	2007—
Oscar Branning	Gabriel Miller-Williams	2007—
Mr Lister	Nick Wilton	2008—
Amy Mitchell	Uncredited	2008—
Amy Mitchell	Natalia and Kamil Lipka-Kozanka	2008—
Kamil Masood	Arian Chikhlia	2010—
Tommy Moon	Ralph, Shane	2010—
Poppy Meadow	Rachel Bright	2011—
Shenice Quinn	Lily Harvey	2011—
Yasmin Masood	Uncredited	2011—
Helen Roberts	Martine Brown	2011, 2012
Les Coker	Roger Sloman	2012—
Sasha Dixon	Rebecca Sanneh	2012—
Nico Papadolpoulos	Aykut Hilmi	2012—
Scarlett Moon	None	2012—

Named extras

Character	Actor(s)	Duration
Tracey	Jane Slaughter	1985—
Winston	Ulric Browne	1985—
Harry	Harry Holland	Unknown
Marie Evans	Elizabeth Sweet	2003—
Gaynor Lucas	Kathleen Fraser	2007—
Waseem	Richard Charles	2008—

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character	Actor	Note	Ref(s)
Rose Cotton	Polly Perkins		^[1]
Anthony Moon	Matt Lapinskas		^[2]
Janine Butcher	Charlie Brooks	Temporary departure	^[3]
Ben Mitchell	Joshua Pascoe		^[4]
Tanya Branning	Jo Joyner	Temporary departure	^[5]

Returning characters

Character	Actor	Ref(s)
Sharon Watts	Letitia Dean	^[6]
Bianca Jackson	Patsy Palmer	^[7]
Carol Jackson	Lindsey Coulson	^[7]
Liam Butcher	James Forde	^[7]
Tiffany Butcher	Maisie Smith	^[7]
Morgan Jackson-King	Devon Higgs	^[7]
Dot Cotton	June Brown	^[8]

Future characters

Character	Actor	Ref(s)
Lexi Pearce	Unknown	^[9]
John	Jesse Birdsall	^[10]
Nina	Juliet Cowan	^[10]^[11]
Dennis Rickman Jnr	TBA	^[11]

Past characters

References

^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2012). "'EastEnders' departure for Rose Cotton confirmed". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (9 May 2012). "'EastEnders' exit for Anthony Moon confirmed". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 February 2010). "'EastEnders' Charlie Brooks to take soap break, tipped for 'Strictly'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (27 May 2012). "'EastEnders' exit for Ben Mitchell confirmed". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ Goodacre, Kate (1 May 2012). "'EastEnders' Jo Joyner 'to take break from soap in 2013'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (2 February 2012). "'EastEnders': Letitia Dean to reprise role as Sharon Watts". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Goodacre, Kate (11 April 2012). "Two 'EastEnders' stars to take break from series". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
^ "Soapland's joiners, movers and leavers". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 July 2012). "Lola names her new baby". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b Hill, Susan (10 June 2012). "EastEnders: Sharon Rickman has a torrid return to Albert Square". Daily Star. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
^ ^a ^b Littlejohn, Georgia (8 June 2012). "Letitia Dean returns to EastEnders as Sharon Watts and calls on old flame Phil Mitchell for help". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

External links

[1] Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2012). "'EastEnders' departure for Rose Cotton confirmed". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[2] Kilkelly, Daniel (9 May 2012). "'EastEnders' exit for Anthony Moon confirmed". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[3] Kilkelly, Daniel (17 February 2010). "'EastEnders' Charlie Brooks to take soap break, tipped for 'Strictly'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[4] Kilkelly, Daniel (27 May 2012). "'EastEnders' exit for Ben Mitchell confirmed". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[5] Goodacre, Kate (1 May 2012). "'EastEnders' Jo Joyner 'to take break from soap in 2013'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

[6] Kilkelly, Daniel (2 February 2012). "'EastEnders': Letitia Dean to reprise role as Sharon Watts". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[Jackson-7] Goodacre, Kate (11 April 2012). "Two 'EastEnders' stars to take break from series". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 11 April 2012.

[DS-8] "Soapland's joiners, movers and leavers". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

[9] Kilkelly, Daniel (17 July 2012). "Lola names her new baby". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[new_additions-10] Hill, Susan (10 June 2012). "EastEnders: Sharon Rickman has a torrid return to Albert Square". Daily Star. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

[sharonreturn-11] Littlejohn, Georgia (8 June 2012). "Letitia Dean returns to EastEnders as Sharon Watts and calls on old flame Phil Mitchell for help". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

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