List of past characters

This is a list of past EastEnders regular characters, ordered in alphabetical order by first name, from 1985 to the present.

Also listed are the actors that played them, along with how long they were in the show. Please note that past minor characters, such as Reg Cox and Captain Matthew Cox, aren't included here. This list only includes regular cast members.

First appeared in the 1980s

Character	Actor	Duration
Ian Beale	Adam Woodyatt	1985-2021
Saeed Jeffery	Andrew Johnson	1985
Andy O'Brien	Ross Davidson	1985-1986
Cassie Carpenter	Delanie Forbes	1985-1986
Debbie Wilkins	Shirley Cheriton	1985-1987
Hannah Carpenter	Sally Sagoe	1985-1987
Kelvin Carpenter	Paul J. Medford	1985-1987
Naima Jeffery	Shreela Ghosh	1985-1987
Tony Carpenter	Oscar James	1985-1987
Mark Fowler	David Scarboro (1985–1987) Todd Carty (1990–2003)	1985-1987, 1990-2003
Angie Watts	Anita Dobson	1985-1988
Lou Beale	Anna Wing	1985-1988
Lofty Holloway	Tom Watt	1985-1988, 2019
Mary Smith	Linda Davidson	1985-1988, 2019
Ali Osman	Nejdet Salih	1985-1989
Mehmet Osman	Haluk Bilginer	1985-1989
Sue Osman	Sandy Ratcliff	1985-1989
Den Watts	Leslie Grantham	1985-1989, 2003-2005
Simon Wicks	Nick Berry	1985-1990, 2012
Pete Beale	Peter Dean	1985-1993
Dot Branning	June Brown	1985-1993, 1997-2020
Michelle Fowler	Susan Tully (1985–1995) Jenna Russell (2016–2018)	1985-1995, 2016-2018
Arthur Fowler	Bill Treacher	1985-1996
Ethel Skinner	Gretchen Franklin	1985-1997, 2000
Pauline Fowler	Wendy Richard	1985-2006
Nick Cotton	John Altman	1985–1991, 1993, 1998, 2000–2001, 2008–2009, 2014–2015
Harold Legg	Leonard Fenton	1985–1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2018−2019
Pat Evans	Pam St. Clement	1986-2012, 2016
Frank Butcher	Mike Reid	1987-2000, 2002, 2005
Mo Butcher	Edna Doré	1988-1990
Cindy Beale	Michelle Collins	1988-1998
Ricky Butcher	Sid Owen	1988-2000, 2002-2004, 2008-2014

First appeared in the 1990s

Character	Actor	Duration
Eddie Royle	Michael Melia	1990-1991
Grant Mitchell	Ross Kemp	1990-1999, 2006, 2016
Peggy Mitchell	Jo Warne (1991) Barbara Windsor (1994–2016)	1991, 1994-2010, 2013-2016
Rachel Kominski	Jacquetta May	1991-1993
Nigel Bates	Paul Bradley	1992-1998
David Wicks	Michael French	1993-1996, 2012-2014
Bianca Jackson	Patsy Palmer	1993-1999, 2008-2014, 2019
Carol Jackson	Lindsey Coulson	1993–1997, 1999, 2010–2015
Lucy Beale	Eva Brittin-Snell (1993–96) Casey Anne Rothery (1996–2004) Melissa Suffield (2004–10) Hetti Bywater (2012-2015) Uncredited (2019-2020)	1993–2010, 2012–2014, 2015, 2019, 2020
Jim Branning	John Bardon	1996, 1999-2011
Steve Owen	Martin Kemp	1998-2002
Liam Butcher	Sonny Bottomley (1998–1999) Jack & Tom Godolphin (1999–2000) Gavin & Mitchell Vaughan (2002) Nathaniel Gleed (2002–2004) James Forde (2008–2015) Alfie Deegan (2021)	1998–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2015, 2021
Lisa Fowler	Lucy Benjamin	1998–2002, 2003, 2010, 2017, 2019-2020
Mel Owen	Tamzin Outhwaite	1998–2002, 2018–2019

First appeared in the 2000s

Character	Actor	Duration
Trevor Morgan	Alex Ferns	2000-2002
Lynne Slater	Elaine Lordan	2000-2004, 2018
Zoe Slater	Michelle Ryan	2000-2005
Little Mo Slater	Kacey Ainsworth	2000-2006
Mo Harris	Laila Morse	2000-2016, 2018-2021
Garry Hobbs	Ricky Groves	2000-2009
Charlie Slater	Derek Martin	2000-2011, 2013, 2016, 2018
Bex Fowler	Jasmine Armfield	2000–2002, 2005–2007, 2014–2020
Louise Mitchell	Rachel Cox (2001-2003) Danni Bennatar (2008) Brittany Papple (2010) Tilly Keeper (2016-2020)	2001–2003, 2008, 2010, 2016-2020
Nana Moon	Hilda Braid	2002-2005
Alfie Moon	Shane Richie	2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019
Dennis Rickman	Nigel Harman	2003-2005
Johnny Allen	Billy Murray	2005-2006
Ruby Allen	Louisa Lytton	2005-2006, 2018-2021
Abi Branning	Lorna Fitzgerald	2006-2018
Lauren Branning	Madeline Duggan (2006-10) Jacqueline Jossa (2010-17)	2006-2018
Ronnie Branning	Samantha Womack	2007–2011, 2013–2017
Roxy Mitchell	Rita Simons	2007–2017, 2019
Tiffany Butcher-Baker	Maisie Smith	2008-2014, 2016, 2018-2021, 2022
Morgan Butcher	Devon Higgs	2008-2014, 2016
Archie Mitchell	Larry Lamb	2008-2009
Tony King	Chris Coghill	2008-2009

First appeared in the 2010s

Character	Actor	Duration
Arthur Chubb	Ricky Norwood	2010-2015
Dennis Rickman Jr	Harry Hickles (2012-2015) Bleu Landau (2015-2020)	2012-2020
Tina Carter	Luisa Bradshaw-White	2013-2020
Johnny Carter	Sam Strike (2013–14) Ted Reilly (2016–18)	2013-2018
Nancy Carter	Maddy Hill	2014-2016, 2021-2022
Babe Smith	Annette Badland	2014-2017
Lee Carter	Danny Hatchard	2014-2017, 2019-2020
Kush Kazemi	Davood Ghadami	2014-2021
Keegan Butcher-Baker	Zack Morris	2017-2022
Keanu Taylor	Danny Walters	2017-2020
Hunter Owen	Charlie Winter	2018-2019
Cherry Slater	Uncredited	2018-2020
Habiba Ahmed	Rukku Nahar	2019-2020
Iqra Ahmed	Priya Davdra	2019-2022
Chantelle Atkins	Jessica Plummer	2019-2020
Gray Atkins	Toby-Alexander Smith	2019-2022
Daniel Cook	Adrian Edmondson	2019-2020
Sheree Trueman	Suzette Llewellyn	2019-2021
Leo King	Tom Wells	2019-2020
Jags Panesar	Amar Adatia	2019-2020
Peggy Taylor	Uncredited	2019-2020

First appeared in the 2020s

Character	Actor	Duration
Isaac Baptiste	Stevie Basaula	2020-2022
Katy Lewis	Simone Lahbib	2020-2021
Mila Marwa	Ruhtxjiaih Bellenea	2020-2022
Kioni Marwa	Florisa Kamara	2021-2022
Aaron Monroe	Charlie Wernham	2021-2022
Neil Hughes	Thomas Coombes	2021-2022