This is a list of former characters from the BBC soap opera EastEnders , ordered by the year in which they made their final appearance. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the most recent actor portraying the character is listed last.
1980s
Last appeared in 1985
Last appeared in 1986
Last appeared in 1987
Last appeared in 1988
Last appeared in 1989
1990s
Last appeared in 1990
Last appeared in 1991
Last appeared in 1992
Last appeared in 1993
Last appeared in 1994
Last appeared in 1995
Last appeared in 1996
Last appeared in 1997
Last appeared in 1998
Last appeared in 1999
2000s
Last appeared in 2000
Last appeared in 2001
Last appeared in 2002
Last appeared in 2003
Last appeared in 2004
Last appeared in 2005
Last appeared in 2006
Last appeared in 2007
Last appeared in 2008
Last appeared in 2009
2010s
Last appeared in 2010
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Nichola Theobald
Bev
2010
Jamila Inzamam
Sara Aisha Kent
2008, 2010
Ali Inzamam
Omar Kent
2008, 2010
Inzamam Ahmed
Paul Bhattacharjee
2008, 2010
Al Jenkins
Adam Croasdell
2009–2010
Todd Taylor
Ashley Kumar
2009–2010
Manda Best
Josie Lawrence
2009–2010
Wayne Hughes
Jamie Treacher
2007–2010
Bradley Branning
Charlie Clements
2006–2010
Rachel Branning
Sukie Smith
2006–2010
Pooky Quesnel
Kylie
Elarica Gallacher
2010
Andy Henderson
Jem Wall
2007–2010
Tasha
Charlotte Beaumont
2010
Mr Steele
Simon Wilson
2010
Shona Blake
Catherine Bailey
2007–2010
Harvey Freeman
Martin Jarvis
2010
Jade
Niamh Webb
2010
Allen Conlon
Peter Vollebregt
2010
DI Kelly
Ian Burfield
2007–2008, 2010
Adam Best
David Proud
2009–2010
Olive Woodhouse
Sylvia Syms
2007, 2009–2010
Liz Turner
Kate Williams
2006, 2009–2010
Ken Tate
Peter Blake
2010
Mr Allcock
Bill Buckhurst
2010
Tamsin Reilly
Ruth Keeling
2010
Becca Swanson
Simone James
2009–2010
Nurse Denton
Elicia Daly
2010
Zsa Zsa Carter
Emer Kenny
2010
Leon Small
Sam Attwater
2010
Lewis Daley
Deka Walmsley
2010
Billie Jackson
Devon Anderson
1993–1997, 2004, 2010
Bluey Robinson
Mitch Gannon
Theo Barklem-Biggs
2010
Kai Jackson
Shay Spencer
2010
Blossom Jackson
Mona Hammond
1994–1997, 2010
Alan Jackson
Howard Antony
1993–1997, 2010
Ina Foot
Ina Clare
2010
Last appeared in 2011
Last appeared in 2012
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Norman Simmonds
George Layton
2011–2012
Qadim Shah
Ramon Tikaram
2009–2012
Simon Wicks
Nick Berry
1985–1990, 2012
Gethin Williams
Bradley Freegard
2012
Sophie
Jane Cameron
2011–2012
Maria de Costa
Judy Browne
2008–2010, 2012
Lorraine Stevens
Linda Henry
1991–1992, 2012
Victoria Alcock
Mandy Salter
Nicola Stapleton
1992–1994, 2011–2012
Zulekha Abbasi
Lisa Shah
2009–2012
Afia Masood
Meryl Fernandes
2009–2012
Diane Butcher
Sophie Lawrence
1988–1991, 1993–1994, 1997, 2008, 2012
Rob
Thomas Snowdon
2012
Hannah
Leila Crerar
2012
Rose Cotton
Polly Perkins
2011–2012
Shenice Quinn
Lily Harvey
2011–2012
Helen/Hayley Roberts
Martine Brown
2011–2012
John Hewland
Jesse Birdsall
2012
Sasha Dixon
Rebecca Sanneh
2012
DS Luke Crisp
Rufus Wright
2012
Nico Papadopoulos
Aykut Hilmi
2012
Andrew Cotton
Ricky Grover
2011–2012
Anthony Moon
Matt Lapinskas
2011–2012
Pete
Jason Riddington
2012
Jimmy
Ryan
2012
Carly Wicks
Kellie Shirley
2006–2008, 2012
Lisa
Marianne Benedict
2012
Chantelle
Kelsey Hardwick
2012
Amira Masood
Preeya Kalidas
2009–2012
Jackie Bosch
Frances Lima
2012
Syed Masood
Marc Elliott
2009–2012
Tansy Meadow
Daisy Wood-Davis
2012
Derek Branning
Jamie Foreman
1996, 2011–2012
Terence Beesley
Last appeared in 2013
Last appeared in 2014
Last appeared in 2015
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Nurse Beth
Johanne Murdock
2014–2015
Emma Summerhayes
Anna Acton
2014–2015
Dexter Hartman
Khali Best
2013–2015
DS Adrian Bain
Joe Tucker
2011–2015
Anthony Heathcote
Jack Pierce
2010, 2012, 2015
Nick Cotton
John Altman
1985–1991, 1993, 1998, 2000–2001, 2008–2009, 2014–2015
Jake Stone
Jamie Lomas
2013–2015
Tramp (dog)
Duffie
2013–2015
Nurse Annabel
Lisa Greenwood
2012–2013, 2015
Kristopher Hanley
Uncredited
1990, 2015
Jonathan Broadbent
Cyril Bishop
Andrew Sachs
2015
Stan Carter
Timothy West
2014–2015
Ineta Shirovs
Octavia Alexandru
2014–2015
Gledisa Osmani
Marta Shirovs
Noeleen Comiskey
2014–2015
Aleks Shirovs
Kristian Kiehling
2014–2015
Sandra Dinsdale
Donna Combe
2014–2015
Margaret Badini
Kim Vithana
2015
Karin Smart
Denise van Outen
2015
Yvonne Cotton
Pauline McLynn
2014–2015
St. John Redmond
William Gaunt
2015
Adrian Quinlan
Ben Turner
2015
Helen Stritch
Jaye Griffiths
2015
Fat Elvis
Shenton Dixon
2015
Asim Hussain
Nitin Kundra
2015
Beth Williams
Uncredited
2014–2015
Terry Spraggan
Terry Alderton
2013–2015
Jonathan Malnet
James Barriscale
2015
Bushra Abbasi
Pooja Ghai
2009–2011, 2014–2015
Frank Cavendish
Simon Hepworth
2014–2015
Arsim Kelmendi
Tomasz Aleksander
2014–2015
Alan Daniels
Garry Roost
2008, 2015
Cindy Williams
Ella Wortley
1998–1999, 2007, 2013–2015
Cydney Parker
Eva Sayer
Mimi Keene
Adam Wallace
Jamie Maclachlan
2015
Hazel Warren
Clare Higgins
2015
Marcus Christie
Stephen Churchett
1990–1991, 1993, 1996–2004, 2014–2015
Wellard II (dog)
Panther
2015
Carol Jackson
Lindsey Coulson
1993–1997, 1999, 2010–2015
Jason Adams
Scott Neal
2015
Rosemary Kerr
Jessica Guise
2015
Jill Marsden
Sophie Stanton
2001–2003, 2009–2010, 2012, 2015
Fatima Inzamam
Anu Hasan
2010, 2015
Imam Ali
Emilio Doorgasingh
2009–2011, 2015
Craig Pike
Charles De'Ath
2015
Last appeared in 2016
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Sister Judith
Sandy McDade
2015–2016
Sister Ruth
June Whitfield
2015–2016
Ricksy Hicks
Joel Phillimore
2016
Shabnam Masood
Zahra Ahmadi
2007–2008, 2014–2016
Rakhee Thakrar
Scott Beckley
Richard Hurst
2013–2016
Delia Forde
Carolyn Pickles
2016
Eve Igwe
Emmanuella Cole
2016
Jordan Johnson
Michael-Joel David Stuart
2008–2010, 2016
Joivan Wade
JJ Johnson
Zayden Kareem
2016
Anya Barowski
Jade Williams
2016
Lorna Cartwright
Janet Dibley
1997–1998, 2016
Tamwar Masood
Himesh Patel
2007–2016
PC Vanessa Jenkins
Caroline Faber
2015–2016
Thelma Bragg
Lorraine Stanley
2016
Sophie Dodd
Poppy Rush
2016
Alison Slater
Denise Welch
2016
Hannah Reynolds
Eloise Barnes
2009, 2016
Mia Jenkins
Tim Reynolds
Charlie Baker
2016
Linford Short
Leon Lopez
2016
Christian Clarke
John Partridge
2008–2012, 2014–2016
Linda Clarke
Lynda Baron
2006, 2008–2009, 2016
Neville Peacock
Gary Webster
2016
Cameron Bryant
Glen Wallace
2014–2016
Sandra Vole
Badria Timimi
2016
Nurse Rowan Kennedy
Natasha Williams
2004, 2008–2011, 2016
Margaret Midhurst
Jan Harvey
2015–2016
Gavin Sullivan
Paul Nicholas
2015–2016
Jenny Rawlinson
Amy Marston
2016
Andy Jones
Aneirin Hughes
2009, 2016
Andy Flynn
Jack Derges
2016
Paul Coker
Jonny Labey
2015–2016
Mark Fowler
Ned Porteous
2016
Courtney Mitchell
Carissa and Josephine O'Meara
1997–1999, 2006, 2016
Megan Jossa
Alice Nokes
Michael
Michael Leader
1985–2016
Buster Briggs
Karl Howman
2014–2016
Judge Anthony Abego
Jeffery Kissoon
2015–2016
Tom Eden
Tom Holloway
2016
Neil Crossley
Chris Waller
2016
Frankie Byrne
Leon Tennant
2016
DC Angie Rice
Martina Laird
2016
Les Coker
Roger Sloman
2012, 2014–2016
Claudette Hubbard
Ellen Thomas
2015–2016
Suzanne Parker
Beatrice Curnew
2012, 2014, 2016
Morgan Butcher
Devon Higgs
2008–2014, 2016
Mike Rendon
Bailey Patrick
2016
Kamil Masood
Arian Chikhlia
2010–2013, 2015–2016
Kyle Slater
Riley Carter Millington
2015–2016
Geraldine Clough
Gwyneth Strong
2016
Simon Ackroyd
Alex Avery
2008–2009, 2014, 2016
Derek Evans
Simon Lowe
2007–2010, 2015–2016
Heather Trott
Cheryl Fergison
2007–2012, 2016
Dermot Haynes
Geoffrey Newland
2016
Haroon Zaman
Silas Carson
2016
Karen Beckworth
Sally Rogers
2016
Last appeared in 2017
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Oz Bolat
Noah Maxwell-Clarke
2016–2017
Aunt Sal
Anna Karen
1996–1997, 2001–2004, 2007–2011, 2013–2017
Danny Mitchell
Liam Bergin
2010, 2016–2017
Colin McWerther
Robert Hands
2015, 2017
Tom Pepper
Tristam Summers
2014–2017
Emerald Fox
Doña Croll
2017
Babe Smith
Annette Badland
2014–2017
Trish Barnes
Tessa Churchard
2012–2013, 2017
Harry Beckett
Mark Bagnall
2016–2017
Linzi Bragg
Amy-Leigh Hickman
2016–2017
Tommy
Jordan Coulson
2017
Debbie Frith
Hestor Ruoff
2015–2017
Sylvie Carter
Linda Marlowe
2014–2017
Preston Cooper
Martin Anzor
2017
Konrad Topolski
Piotr Baumann
2017
Jimmie Broome
Samuel James
2011–2012, 2017
Corrine Mandel
Laura Rogers
2017
Dr Natasha Black
Rachel Bavidge
2015–2017
Madison Drake
Seraphina Beh
2017
Alexandra D'Costa
Sydney Craven
2017
Derek Harkinson
Ian Lavender
2001–2005, 2016–2017
PC Jaz Jones
Charlie De Melo
2017
PC Julian Walsh
Luke Williams
2015–2017
Jørgen Christensen
Christopher Dane
2016–2017
Bert Atkinson
Dave Hill
2006–2007, 2017
PC Teresa Ndiaye
Amelia Donkor
2012, 2015, 2017
Nurse Nina Barrett
Sarah Hoare
2015, 2017
Steven Beale
Edward Farrell
1989–1990, 1992–2002, 2007–2008, 2016–2017
Stuart Stevens
Edward Savage
Aaron Sidwell
Dr Alex Burham
Joanna Bending
2013, 2015, 2017
DC Jim Glover
Justin Pierre
2015, 2017
Dr Webster
Andrew Lewis
2017
The Reverend George Stevens
Michael Keating
2005–2013, 2015–2017
Fiona Payne
Sandra James-Young
2014–2015, 2017
Travis Law-Hughes
Alex James-Phelps
2017
Tom Bailey
Daniel Casey
2017
Gethin Pryce
Cerith Flinn
2017
Moose
Sam Gittins
2016–2017
Luke Browning
Henry Povey
1987, 1992, 2017
Uncredited
Adam Astill
Matthew Mitchell Cotton
Uncredited
2015–2017
Charlie Cotton
Declan Bennett
2014–2015, 2017
Felix Moore
George Maguire
2017
PC Evans
Adam McNamara
2011–2015, 2017
Benjamin Kresge
Matthew Ashforde
2014–2015, 2017
Hugo Browning
Simon Williams
2017
Fi Browning
Lisa Faulkner
1987, 1992, 2017
Natasha Knight
James Willmott-Brown
William Boyde
1986–1989, 1992, 2017
Last appeared in 2018
Last appeared in 2019
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Ray Kelly
Sean Mahon
2018–2019
Bev Slater
Ashley McGuire
2018–2019
Nicola Kelly
Alexandra Gilbreath
2018–2019
Maddie Wright
Robyn Page
2018–2019
Hayley Slater
Katie Jarvis
2018–2019
Harold Legg
Leonard Fenton
1985–1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2018–2019
Masood Ahmed
Nitin Ganatra
2007–2019
Annie Smith
Zara Posener
1985–1988, 2019
Jenna Alembick
Samantha Crown
Marilyn O'Brien
Evie Steele
Sophia Capasso
2018–2019
Matt Clarkson
Mitchell Hunt
2018–2019
Ross Swinden
Ossian Luke
2018–2019
Judge Davies
Robert Benfield
2019
Sarah Jones
Clara Indrani
2019
Gareth Woodington
Timothy Bentinck
2019
Laura
Elinor Lawless
2019
Claire Amartey
Eva Fontaine
2019
Stix Redman
Kasey McKellar
2018–2019
Midge
Tom Colley
2019
Dinah Wilson
Anjela Lauren Smith
2019
Brooke
Ria Lopez
2019
Sami Jackson
Shiven Shankar
2015, 2019
Nita Mistry
Bindya Solanki
2001–2003, 2019
DCI Morgan
Hannah Daniel
2019
Shyanna
Anita Harris
2019
Robbie Jackson
Dean Gaffney
1993–2004, 2010, 2015, 2017–2019
Wanda Baptiste
Anni Domingo
2019
Ted Murray
Christopher Timothy
2017–2019
Freda
Leila Hoffman
2017, 2019
Viv Bates
Dido Miles
2009, 2019
Fred Cole
Victor Gardener
2016–2017, 2019
Daisy
Amelie Smith
2018–2019
Ashley
Ashley Cook
2018–2019
Arshad Ahmed
Madhav Sharma
2018–2019
Mariam Ahmed
Indira Joshi
2018–2019
Hunter Owen
Charlie Winter
2018–2019
Mel Owen
Tamzin Outhwaite
1998–2002, 2018–2019
Adam Bateman
Stephen Rahman-Hughes
2018–2019
Charlie "Tubbs" Savage
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
2019
2020s
Last appeared in 2020
Last appeared in 2021
Last appeared in 2022
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Iqra Ahmed
Priya Davdra
2019–2022
Pam Coker
Lin Blakley
2014–2019, 2022
Mila Marwa
Ruhtxjiaïh Bèllènéa
2020–2022
Kioni Marwa
Florisa Kamara
2021–2022
Nurse Lennon
Dystin Johnson
2003–2004, 2006, 2018–2019, 2022
Gray Atkins
Toby-Alexander Smith
2019–2022
Tiffany Butcher
Maisie Smith
2008–2014, 2016, 2018–2022
Keegan Baker
Zack Morris
2017–2022
Isaac Baptiste
Stevie Basaula
2020–2022
Sean Slater
Robert Kazinsky
2006–2009, 2019, 2021–2022
Aaron Monroe
Charlie Wernham
2021–2022
Avery Baker
Omar Lye-Fook
2022
Ranveer Gulati
Anil Goutam
2022
Lewis Butler
Aidan O'Callaghan
2022
Roland Highway
Uncredited
2022
Rainie Cross
Tanya Franks
2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2014–2015, 2018–2022
Dana Monroe
Barbara Smith
2021–2022
Archie Mitchell
Larry Lamb
2008–2010, 2022
Henry Garrett
Ronnie Mitchell
Samantha Womack
2007–2011, 2013–2017, 2022
Lucia De Wan
Glenda Mitchell
Glynis Barber
2010–2011, 2016–2017, 2022
Rose Reynolds
Frankie Lewis
Rose Ayling-Ellis
2020–2022
Nina Gupta
Hersha Verity
2022
Kheerat Panesar
Jaz Deol
2019–2022
Disa O'Brien
Jan Graveson
1990–1991, 2022
Mary Smith
Linda Davidson
1985–1988, 2019, 2022
Lofty Holloway
Tom Watt
1985–1988, 2019, 2022
Barry Clark
Gary Hailes
1986–1989, 2022
Colin Russell
Michael Cashman
1986–1989, 2016, 2022
Dotty Cotton
Molly Conlin
2008–2010, 2019–2022
Milly Zero
Alyssa Lennox
Uncredited
2021–2022
Jada Lennox
Kelsey Calladine-Smith
2021–2022
Mick Carter
Danny Dyer
2013–2022
Janine Butcher
Rebecca Michael
1989–1996, 1999–2004, 2008–2014, 2021–2022
Alexia Demetriou
Charlie Brooks
Shirley Carter
Linda Henry
2006–2022
Last appeared in 2023
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Ref(s)
DCI Samantha Keeble
Alison Newman
2008 , 2014–2016, 2022–2023
[ 1]
Brett Nelson
Fabrizio Santino
2023
[ 2]
Ricky Butcher
Sid Owen
1988 –2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012, 2022–2023
[ 3] [ 4]
Scarlett Butcher
Amelie
2012 –2013, 2021–2023
[ 5]
Tabitha Byron
[ 6] [ 7]
Jed
Bradley Jaden
2023
[ 8]
Ryan Malloy
Neil McDermott
2009 –2011, 2014, 2016, 2023
[ 9] [ 10]
Ash Panesar
Gurlaine Kaur Garcha
2019 –2023
[ 11]
Vi Highway
Gwen Taylor
2021 –2023
[ 12]
Shiv
Peter Caulfield
2023
[ 13]
Troy
Chris Evangelou
2023
[ 14]
Roxy Mitchell
Elodie de Rohan Willner
2007 –2017, 2019, 2022–2023
[ 15] [ 16]
Rita Simons
Duncan Boyd
David Gillespie
1987 –1989, 2023
[ 17]
Kenny Morris
Ryan Philpott
2007–2009, 2011, 2015, 2023
[ 18]
DS Miles
Samantha Seager
2023
[ 19]
Finlay Baker
Ashley Byam
2022 –2023
[ 20]
Jo Cotton
Vicki Michelle
2023
[ 21]
Peggy Taylor
Uncredited
2019 –2020, 2023
[ 22]
Lisa Fowler
Lucy Benjamin
1998 –2003, 2010, 2017, 2019–2020, 2023
[ 22]
DC Sally Booth
Sanchia McCormack
2013, 2016–2017, 2023
Fatboy
Ricky Norwood
2010 –2015, 2023
[ 23]
Emma Harding
Patsy Kensit
2023
[ 24]
Graham Foster
Alex McSweeney
2003 –2005, 2023
[ 25]
Chatham Taylor
Alfie Jacob
2017 –2020, 2023
[ 26]
Riley Taylor
Tom Jacob
2017 –2020, 2023
[ 26]
Theo Hawthorne
William Ellis
2023
[ 27]
Bailey Baker
Kara-Leah Fernandes
2019 –2023
[ 28]
Mia Atkins
Mahalia Malcolm
2019 –2023
[ 28]
Mackenzie Atkins
Isaac Lemonius
2019 –2023
[ 28]
Mitch Baker
Roger Griffiths
2018 –2023
[ 28]
Last appeared in 2024
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Ref(s)
Ashton
Jensen Clayden
2023 –2024
[ 29]
Harold Martin
David Sterne
2024
[ 30]
Lucas Johnson
Don Gilet
2008–2010, 2016, 2020–2021, 2024
[ 31]
Keanu Taylor
Danny Walters
2017–2020, 2022–2024
Gloria Knight
Elizabeth Counsell
2024
[ 32]
Eddie Knight
Christopher Fairbank
2024
[ 32]
Jasper Parrott (parrot)
Uncredited
2023 –2024
[ 33]
Jade Masood
Elizabeth Green
2015 –2016, 2023–2024
[ 34]
Whitney Dean
Shona McGarty
2008 –2024
[ 35]
Britney Wainwright
Lola Campbell
2024
[ 36]
Dolly Dean-Hudson
Uncredited
2024
[ 37]
Karen Taylor
Lorraine Stanley
2017 –2024
[ 38]
Stevie Mitchell
Dean Roberts
2022 , 2024
[ 39]
Alan Ford
Debbie Colwell
Jenny Meier
2023 –2024
[ 40]
Ayesha Siddhu
Laila Rouass
2024
[ 41]
Maya Houssain
Bharti Patel
2024
[ 42]
Kobina Asare
Jonathan Nyati
2024
[ 43]
Dean Wicks
Matt Di Angelo
2006 –2008, 2014–2016, 2023–2024
[ 44]
Jake Moon
Joel Beckett
2004–2006, 2024
[ 45]
Jane Beale
Laurie Brett
2004–2012, 2014–2017, 2024
[ 46]
Bobby Beale
Clay Milner Russell
2003–2017, 2019–2024
[ 47]
Eliot Carrington
Rory Stroud
Alex Francis
Kevin Curran
Pastor Clayton
Howard Saddler
2023 –2024
[ 48]
Hugh Collins
Michael Bertenshaw
2024
[ 49]
David Wicks
Michael French
1993 –1996, 2012–2014, 2024
[ 50]
Joe Wicks
Paul Nicholls
1996 –1997, 2024
[ 51]
Holly
Chloe Marshall
2024
[ 51]
Mickey Miller
Joe Swash
2003 –2008, 2011, 2024
[ 52]
Nancy Carter
Maddy Hill
2014 –2016, 2021–2022, 2024
[ 53]
Lee Carter
Danny Hatchard
2014 –2017, 2019–2020, 2024
[ 53]
Tyson (dog)
Spud
2023 –2024
[ 54]
Last appeared in 2025
Character
Actor(s)
Duration
Ref(s)
Mr Lister
Nick Wilton
2008 –2013, 2016–2018, 2020–2022, 2024–2025
[ 55]
Councillor Barker
Iain Fletcher
2025
[ 56]
Garry Hobbs
Ricky Groves
2000 –2009, 2025
[ 57]
Minty Peterson
Cliff Parisi
2002 –2010, 2025
[ 57]
Peggy Mitchell
Jo Warne
1991 , 1994–2010, 2013–2016, 2022, 2025
[ 58]
Barbara Windsor
Jaime Winstone
Eric Mitchell
George Russo
2022 , 2025
[ 59]
Angie Watts
Anita Dobson
1985 –1988, 2025
[ 60]
Martin Fowler
Jon Peyton-Price
1985 –2007, 2014–2025
[ 61] [ 62]
James Alexandrou
James Bye
Reiss Colwell
Jonny Freeman
2022 –2025
[ 63]
Brenda Collins
Nichola McAuliffe
2024 –2025
[ 49]
Gaz
Keith Allen
2025
[ 64]
Andy
Jake Rory
2025
[ 65]
Ruby Allen
Louisa Lytton
2005–2006, 2018–2021, 2024–2025
[ 66]
Roman Allen
Leo
2024–2025
[ 67]
Tom "Rocky" Cotton
Brian Conley
2021–2023, 2025
[ 68]
Terry Cant
Glen Davies
2025
[ 69]
Julia Fowler
Uncredited
2025
[ 70]
Bex Fowler
Alex and Vicky Gonzalez
2000–2002, 2005–2007, 2014–2020, 2025
[ 71]
Jade Sharif
Jasmine Armfield
Sonia Fowler
Natalie Cassidy
1993–2007, 2010–2011, 2014–2025
[ 72]
Bianca Jackson
Patsy Palmer
1993–1999, 2008–2014, 2019, 2024–2025
[ 73]
Felix Baker
Matthew James Morrison
2022–2025
[ 74]
Bernadette Taylor
Clair Norris
2017–2025
[ 75]
Lola Pearce
Danielle Harold
2011–2015, 2019–2025
[ 76]
Jay Brown
Jamie Borthwick
2006–2025
[ 77]
Jonno Highway
Richard Graham
2019, 2025
[ 78]
Arthur Fowler
Hunter Bell
2015 –2025
[ 79]
Rocco Brenner
Hope Fowler
Frankie Brennan
2017 –2025
[ 79]
Noach Persell
Isabelle Smith
Stacey Slater
Lacey Turner
2004–2010, 2014–2025
[ 80]
Stuart Highway
Ricky Champ
2018–2022, 2025
[ 81]
Ben Mitchell
Matthew Silver
1996–2001, 2006–2012, 2014–2025
[ 82]
Morgan Whittle
Charlie Jones
Joshua Pascoe
Harry Reid
Max Bowden
Belinda Peacock
Leanne Lakey
2001–2003, 2016, 2018, 2025
[ 83]
Carli Norris
Uncredited
Cerys Wing
Little Mo Mitchell
Kacey Ainsworth
2000–2006, 2018, 2025
[ 83]
Layla Ingleby
Lynne Hobbs
Elaine Lordan
2000–2004, 2018, 2025
[ 83]
Isabelle Jones
Libby Brake
Viv Slater
Debi Gibson
2001, 2004, 2018, 2025
[ 83]
Natasya Rush
Laura Curnick
Scarlett Brookes
Charlie Slater
Derek Martin
2000–2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2025
[ 83]
Richie Daysh
Martin Maynard
Harry Slater
Michael Elphick
2001, 2018, 2025
[ 83]
Dale Hayes
Stephen Leask
Tobias "Okie" Okyere
Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu
2025
[ 84]
Junior Knight
Micah Balfour
2024–2025
[ 85]
Freddie Slater
Alex and Tom Kilby
2004–2006, 2022–2025
[ 86]
Bobby Brazier
Anna Knight
Molly Rainford
2023–2025
[ 87]
Teddy Mitchell
Roland Manookian
2024–2025
[ 88]
Grant Mitchell
Ross Kemp
1990–1999, 2005–2006, 2016, 2022, 2025
[ 89]
Teddy Jay
Pat Butcher
Pam St Clement
1986–2012, 2016, 2025
[ 90]
Barry Evans
Shaun Williamson
1994–2004, 2025
[ 91]
Debbie Bates
Nicola Duffett
1993–1995, 2025
[ 92]
Last appeared in 2026
See also
References
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