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 listed first and the earliest is at the bottom.

Present characters

Regular characters

Character Actor(s) Duration
Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth 1985–2000, 2015–
Sharon Watts Letitia Dean 1985–95, 2001–06, 2012–
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt 1985–
Dot Cotton June Brown 1985–93, 1997–
Martin Fowler James Bye 1985–2007, 2014–
James Alexandrou
Jon Peyton Price
Steven Beale Aaron Sidwell 1989–90, 1992–2002, 2007–08, 2016–
Edward Savage
Stuart Stevens
Edward Farrell
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden 1990–2003, 2005–
Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy 1993–2007, 2010–11, 2014–
Ben Mitchell Harry Reid 1996–2000, 2006–12, 2014–
Joshua Pascoe
Charlie Jones
Morgan Whittle
Matthew Silver
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick 1998–
Mo Harris Laila Morse 2000–[lower-greek 1]
Bex Fowler Jasmine Armfield 2000, 2002, 2005–07, 2014–
Jade Sharif
Alex and Vicky Gonzalez
Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker 2001–
Louise Mitchell Tilly Keeper 2001–03, 2008, 2010, 2016–
Brittany Papple
Danni Bennatar
Rachel Cox
Derek Harkinson Ian Lavender 2001–05, 2016–
Jane Beale Laurie Brett 2004–12, 2014–
Stacey Slater Lacey Turner 2004–10, 2014–
Jean Slater Gillian Wright 2004–[lower-greek 2]
Honey Mitchell Emma Barton 2005–08, 2014–
Denise Fox Diane Parish 2006–
Libby Fox Belinda Owusu 2006–10, 2014–[lower-greek 3]
Max Branning Jake Wood 2006–
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald 2006–
Lauren Branning Jacqueline Jossa 2006–
Madeline Duggan
Shirley Carter Linda Henry 2006–
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick 2006–
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons 2007–17
Ronnie Mitchell Samantha Womack 2007–11, 2013–17
Jack Branning Scott Maslen 2007–13, 2015–
Whitney Dean Shona McGarty 2008–
Ryan Malloy Neil McDermott 2009–11, 2014, 2016–
Kim Fox Tameka Empson 2009–
Cora Cross Ann Mitchell 2011–
Tina Carter Luisa Bradshaw-White 2013−
Linda Carter Kellie Bright 2013−
Mick Carter Danny Dyer 2013−
Johnny Carter Ted Reilly 2013–14, 2016–
Sam Strike
Babe Smith Annette Badland 2014–16
Lee Carter Danny-Boy Hatchard 2014–17
Donna Yates Lisa Hammond 2014–
Kush Kazemi Davood Ghadami 2014–
Sylvie Carter Linda Marlowe 2014–
Vincent Hubbard Richard Blackwood 2015–
Carmel Kazemi Bonnie Langford 2015–
Shakil Kazemi Shaheen Jafargholi 2016–

Recurring and guest characters

Character Actor(s) Duration
Aunt Sal Anna Karen 1996–98, 2001–04, 2007–11, 2013–
Bobby Beale Eliot Carrington 2003–
Rory Stroud
Alex Francis
Kevin Curran
The Reverend Mr Stevens Michael Keating 2005–13, 2015–
Ritchie Scott Sian Webber 2005–12, 2014–
Janet Mitchell Grace 2006–12, 2014–
Derek Evans Simon Lowe 2007–10, 2015–
Will Mitchell Freddie Phillips 2007–12, 2014–
Toby Walpole
Mr Lister Nick Wilton 2008–13, 2016–
DI Samantha Keeble Alison Newman 2008, 2014–
Amy Mitchell Abbie Knowles 2008–
Amelie Conway
Kamil and Natalia Lipka-Kozanka
Lily Branning Aine Garvey 2010, 2014–
Uncredited
Ricky Mitchell Henri Charles 2010, 2016–
Uncredited
Dennis Rickman Jnr Bleu Landau 2012–
Harry Hickles
Ollie Walters Tony O'Callaghan 2013–
Lady Di (dog) Hot Lips 2013–
DS Cameron Bryant Glen Wallace 2014–
Tom Pepper Tristam Summers 2014–
Elaine Peacock Maria Friedman 2014–
Matthew Mitchell-Cotton Uncredited 2015–
Pearl Fox-Hubbard Aureya 2015–
Ollie Carter Charlie 2015–
Jack T
Dr Natasha Black Rachel Bavidge 2015–
Louie Beale Uncredited 2015–
Arthur Fowler Uncredited 2015−
Dr Sandra Vole Badria Timimi 2016–
DC Angie Rice Martina Laird 2016–
Geraldine Clough Gwyneth Strong 2016–
Osman "Oz" Bolat Noah Maxwell-Clarke 2016–
Haroon Zaman Silas Carson 2016–

Named extras

Character Actor(s) Duration
Tracey Jane Slaughter 1985–
Winston Ulric Browne 1986–
Marie Evans Liz Sweet 2003–
Shrimpy Ben Champniss 2014–

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character Actor Ref(s)
Babe Smith Annette Badland [1]
Lee Carter Danny-Boy Hatchard [2]
Ronnie Mitchell Samantha Womack [3]
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons [4]

Returning characters

Character Actor Ref(s)
Simon Ackroyd Alex Avery [5]

Past characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

Spin-off characters

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mo has made guest appearances since 2012.
  2. ↑ Jean has made guest appearances since 2014.
  3. ↑ Libby has made guest appearances since 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Armstrong, Laura (18 September 2016). "Albert Square's Aunt Babe is the latest EastEnders' star to leave the struggling BBC soap". The Sun. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Sandwell, Ian (21 August 2016). "Nooooo! Lee Carter is following Roxy and Ronnie out of EastEnders". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Cartwright, Helen (13 August 2016). "EastEnders actress Samantha Womack is leaving the Square after almost a decade playing Ronnie Mitchell". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 August 2016). "EastEnders spoilers: Roxy Mitchell is leaving with Ronnie in a huge final storyline". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Executive Producer: Sean O'Connor; Director: David Moor; Writer: Natalie Mitchell (16 December 2016). "Episode dated 16/12/2016". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.

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