List of EastEnders characters

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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

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Character Actor(s) Duration Ref.
Kathy BealeGillian Taylforth1985–2000, 2015–present[1]
Sharon WattsLetitia Dean1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present[2]
Ian BealeAdam Woodyatt1985–present[3]
Vicki FowlerEmma Herry1986–1995, 2003–2004, 2025–present[4]
Samantha Leigh Martin
Scarlett Alice Johnson
Alice Haig
Cindy BealeMichelle Collins1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present[5]
Phil MitchellSteve McFadden1990–2003, 2005–present[6]
Grant MitchellRoss Kemp1990–1999, 2005–2006, 2016, 2022, 2025–present[7]
Sam MitchellDanniella Westbrook1990–1993, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2002–2005, 2009–2010, 2016, 2022–present[8]
Kim Medcalf
Peter BealeFrancis Brittin-Snell1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present[9]
Alex Stevens
Joseph Shade
James Martin
Ben Hardy
Dayle Hudson
Thomas Law
Julie BatesKaren Henthorn1997–1998, 2025–present[10]
Billy MitchellPerry Fenwick1998–present[11]
Kat SlaterJessie Wallace2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present[12]
Zoe SlaterMichelle Ryan2000–2005, 2025–present[13]
Mo HarrisLaila Morse2000–2016, 2018–2022, 2024–present[14]
Patrick TruemanRudolph Walker2001–present[15]
Alfie MoonShane Richie2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present[16]
Yolande TruemanAngela Wynter2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present[17]
Jean SlaterGillian Wright2004–present[18]
Honey MitchellEmma Barton2005–2008, 2014–present[19]
Chelsea FoxTiana Benjamin2006–2010, 2020–present[20]
Zaraah Abrahams
Denise FoxDiane Parish2006–present[21]
Max BranningJake Wood2006–2021, 2025–present[22]
Lauren BranningMadeline Duggan2006–2018, 2022–present[23]
Jacqueline Jossa
Jack BranningScott Maslen2007–2013, 2015–present[24]
Oscar BranningGabriel Miller-Williams2007–2015, 2017, 2025–present[25]
Neo Hall
Charlee Hall
Pierre Counihan-Moullier
Penny BranningMia McKenna-Bruce2008, 2024–present[26]
Kitty Castledine
Amy MitchellNatalia Lipka-Kozanka2008–present[27]
Kamil Lipka-Kozanka
Amelie Conway
Abbie Burke
Ellie Dadd
Kim FoxTameka Empson2009–present[28]
Lily SlaterAlfie Duncan2010, 2014–present[29]
Poppy Crake
Kennady Lacy-Breckenridge
Aine Garvey
Lillia Turner
Linda CarterKellie Bright2013–present[30]
Johnny CarterSam Strike2013–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present[31]
Ted Reilly
Charlie Suff
Elaine PeacockMaria Friedman2014–2017, 2023–present[32]
Harriet Thorpe
Mark FowlerNed Porteous2016, 2026–present[33]
Stephen Aaron-Sipple
Callum HighwayTony Clay2018–present[34]
Vinny PanesarShiv Jalota2019–present[35]
Suki PanesarBalvinder Sopal2020–present[36]
Zack HudsonJames Farrar2021–present[37]
Harvey MonroeRoss Boatman2021–present[38]
Howie DanesDelroy Atkinson2021–present[39]
Eve UnwinHeather Peace2021–present[40]
Ravi GulatiAaron Thiara2022–present[41]
Denzel DanesJaden Ladega2022–present[42]
Davinder "Nugget" GulatiJuhaim Rasul Choudhury2022–present[43]
George KnightColin Salmon2023–present[32]
Gina KnightFrancesca Henry2023–present[32]
Priya Nandra-HartSophie Khan Levy2023–present[44]
Avani Nandra-HartAaliyah James2023–present[44]
Harry MitchellElijah Holloway2024–present[45]
Barney MitchellLewis Bridgeman2024–present[45]
Kojo AsareDayo Koleosho2024–present[46]
Nicola MitchellLaura Doddington2024–present[47]
Ross MarshallAlex Walkinshaw2025–present[4]
Josh GoodwinJoshua Vaughan2025–present[48]
Jasmine FisherIndeyarna Donaldson-Holness2025–present[49]
Bea PollardRonni Ancona2026–present[50]
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Recurring and guest characters

More information Character, Actor(s) ...
Character Actor(s) Duration Ref.
Janet MitchellGrace 2006–2011, 2014–present[51]
Will MitchellToby Walpole2007–2012, 2014–present[52]
Freddie Phillips
Ricky BranningHenri Charles2010, 2016–present[53]
Frankie Day
Tommy MoonShane White2010–2016, 2018–present[54][55][56]
Ralfie White
Shay Crotty
Sonny Kendall
Lexi PearceDotti-Beau Cotterill2012–2015, 2019–present[57][58]
Isabella Brown
Bert MoonFreddie Beale2014–2016, 2018–present[59]
Stanley Beale
Elliot Briffett
Ernie MoonFreddie Beale2014–2016, 2018–present[59]
Stanley Beale
Cody Briffett
Pearl FoxArayah Harris-Buckle2015–present[60]
Ollie CarterJack Tilley2015–present[61][62][63]
Charlie Harrington
Harry Farr
Louie BealeOscar Winehouse2015–2018, 2023–present[23]
Freddie Harrington
Jake McNally
Raymond DawkinsMichael Jose Pomares Calixte2017, 2020–present[64][65]
Mica FoxMaylo Miller2018–present[66]
Albie WattsArthur Gentleman2020–present[67]
Annie CarterSavannah Keir2021–present[68]
Lois Hawkins
Jordan AtkinsUncredited2021–present[69]
Charli SlaterUncredited2023–present[70]
Jimmy BealeUncredited2025–present[71]
Tim WaltonTom Ratcliffe2025–present[72]
Mini Mo (cat)Uncredited2025–present[73][74]
Sandra GoodwinDawn Steele2026–present[75]
Ivy Uncredited2026–present[76]
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Named extras

More information Character, Actor(s) ...
Character Actor(s) Duration Ref.
Tracey Jane Slaughter1985–present[77]
Winston Ulric Browne1985–present[78]
Marie EvansLiz Sweet2000–present[79]
Shrimpy Ben Champniss2014–present[80]
Beryl Ninette Finch2024–present[81][82]
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Cast changes

Departing characters

More information Character, Actor(s) ...
Character Actor(s) Ref.
Sam Mitchell Kim Medcalf [83]
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Returning characters

More information Character, Actor(s) ...
Character Actor(s) Ref.
Eddie KnightChristopher Fairbank[84]
Clare Bates Gemma Bissix [85]
Josh Saunders Jon Lee
Joel Marshall Max Murray [86]
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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

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