Over the years some actors have made small appearances in EastEnders then went on to become famous.
- List by Year of appearance
Peter Purves (1987)[]
Peter played Martin Hunter from 13 October to 20 October 1987.
Emma Bunton (1992)[]
Emma played a mugger and was given the role of "Second girl" in 18 August 1992. Emma also auditioned for the part of Bianca Butcher but was unsuccessful.
Jonny Lee Miller (1993)[]
Jonny played Jonathan Hewitt in two episodes, 28 April to 14 May 1992.
Amanda Holden (1994)[]
Amanda played Carmen in an episode that aired 8 February 1994 to 22 March 1994.
Robbie Williams (1995)[]
Robbie was seen in The Queen Victoria in the background using the telephone in 26 September 1995.
Hugh Bonneville (1995)[]
Hugh played a headmaster 14 December 1995.
Craig Charles (2002)[]
Craig played Vince a character from the spin-off Ricky & Bianca in 13 May 2002 20 May 2002.
Bill Ward (2003)[]
Bill played Mike Parker a from the brewery that gave Alfie Moon an award for the East End Pub of the year award on 13 January 2003.
David Walliams (2003)[]
David played Ray a fake registrar at the wedding of Kat Slater and Alfie Moon on the 25 December 2003 - Part 1 and Part 2 episode.
Andi Osho (2003-2007)[]
Andi play three different roles Nurse (8 September + 9 September 2003-12 August 2005), Midwife (3 November + 15 November 2007) and Helen (14 December 2007).
Dave Lamb (2004)[]
Dave played a Bailiff in two episodes of the show in 1 June+3 June 2004.
Una Stubbs (2006)[]
Una played Caroline Bishop 18 July 2006 to 9 November 2006 in six episodes.
Tom Ellis (2006)[]
Tom played Dr Oliver Cousins for 29 episodes from 30 January 2006 - 26 May 2006.
Rustie Lee (2008)[]
Rustie played Opal Smith for 2 episodes 8 April 2008 and 10 April 2008.