List of past characters

The main cast of EastEnders in 2000.

This is a list of past EastEnders regular characters, in order of first appearance, from 1985 to 2025.

Also listed are the actors that most recently 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, are not included here. This list only includes the EastEnders Wiki standards of regular cast members. This list is currently a work in progress.

First appeared in 1985

Character	Actor	Duration
Den Watts	Leslie Grantham	1985-1989, 2003-2005
Ali Osman	Nejdet Salih	1985-1989
Arthur Fowler	Bill Treacher	1985-1996
Ethel Skinner	Gretchen Franklin	1985-1991, 1992, 1993, 1994-1997, 2000
Pauline Fowler	Wendy Richard	1985-2006
Harold Legg	Leonard Fenton	1985-1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2018-2019
Saeed Jeffery	Andrew Johnson	1985
Pete Beale	Peter Dean	1985-1993
Lou Beale	Anna Wing	1985-1988
Naima Jeffery	Shreela Ghosh	1985-1987
Angie Watts	Anita Dobson	1985-1988, 2025
Nick Cotton	John Altman	1985-1991, 1993, 1998, 2000-2001, 2008-2009, 2014-2015
Sue Osman	Sandy Ratcliff	1985-1989
Michelle Fowler	Jenna Russell	1985-1995, 2016-2018
Mark Fowler	Todd Carty	1985-1987, 1990-2003
Lofty Holloway	Tom Watt	1985-1988, 2019, 2022
Tony Carpenter	Oscar James	1985-1987
Mary Smith	Linda Davidson	1985-1988, 2019, 2022
Annie Smith	Marilyn O' Brien	1985-1988, 2019
Kelvin Carpenter	Paul J. Medford	1985-1987
Andy O'Brien	Ross Davidson	1985-1986
Debbie Wilkins	Shirley Cheriton	1985-1987
Chris Smith	Allan O'Keefe	1985, 1987-1988
Mehmet Osman	Haluk Bilginer	1985-1989
Hannah Carpenter	Sally Sagoe	1985-1987
Dot Branning	June Brown	1985-1993, 1997-2020
Martin Fowler	James Bye	1985-2007, 2014-2025
Roy Quick	Douglas Fielding	1985-1986
Simon Wicks	Nick Berry	1985-1990, 2012
Guizin Osman	Ishia Bennison	1985-1989
Cassie Carpenter	Delanie Forbes	1985-1986

First appeared in 1986

Character	Actor	Duration
Jan Hammond	Jane How	1986-1987, 2002, 2003
Brad Williams	Jonathan Stratt	1986-1989
Charlie Cotton	Christopher Hancock	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
James Willmott-Brown	William Boyde	1986-1989, 1992, 2017
Carmel Jackson	Judith Jacob	1986-1989
Pat Evans	Pam St. Clement	1986-2012, 2016
Colin Russell	Michael Cashman	1986-1989, 2016, 2022
Tom Clements	Donald Tandy	1986-1988
Jaggat Singh	Amerjit Deu	1986-1987
Barry Clark	Gary Hailes	1986-1989, 2022
Rezaul Gabir	Tanveer Ghani	1986-1988

First appeared in 1987

Character	Actor	Duration
Tina Hopkins	Eleanor Rhodes	1987
Fi Browning	Lisa Faulkner	1987, 1992, 2017
Luke Browning	Adam Astill	1987, 1992, 2017
Mags Czajkowski	Kathryn Apanowicz	1987-1988
Graham Clark	Gary Webster	1987-1988
Ashraf Karim	Aftab Sachak	1987-1990
Rod Norman	Christopher McHallem	1987-1990
Darren Roberts	Gary McDonald	1987-1988
Junior Roberts	Aaron Carrington	1987-1989
Aisha Roberts	Aisha Jacob	1987-1989
Donna Ludlow	Matilda Ziegler	1987-1989
Frank Butcher	Mike Reid	1987-2000, 2002, 2005
Duncan Boyd	David Gillespie	1987-1988, 1989, 2023

First appeared in 1988

Character	Actor	Duration
Sufia Karim	Rani Singh	1988-1990
David Samuels	Christopher Reich	1988-1989
Matthew Jackson	Steven Hartley	1988-1989
Ricky Butcher	Sid Owen	1988-2000, 2002-2004, 2008-2012, 2022-2023
Diane Butcher	Sophie Lawrence	1988-1991, 1993-1994, 1997, 2008, 2012
Gregory Mantel	Pavel Douglas	1988-1989
Joanne Francis	Pamela Salem	1988-1989
Shireen Karim	Nisha Kapur	1988-1990
Sohail Karim	Ronny Jhutti	1988-1990
Benny Bloom	Arnold Yarrow	1988-1989
Mo Butcher	Edna Doré	1988-1990
Guido Smith	Nicholas Donovan	1988-1989

First appeared in 1989

Character	Actor	Duration
Paul Priestly	Mark Thrippleton	1989-1990
Marge Green	Pat Coombs	1989-1990
Trevor Short	Phil McDermott	1989-1990
Julie Cooper	Louise Plowright	1989-1990
Janine Carter	Charlie Brooks	1989-1996, 1999-2004, 2008-2014, 2021-2022
Vince Johnson	Hepburn Graham	1989-1990
Danny Whiting	Saul Jephcott	1989-1990
Reggie Thompson	John Rutland	1989
Laurie Bates	Gary Powell	1989-1990
Steven Beale	Aaron Sidwell	1989-1990, 1992-2002, 2007-2008, 2016-2017

First appeared in 1990

Character	Actor	Duration
Grant Mitchell	Ross Kemp	1990-1999, 2005-2006, 2016, 2022
Celestine Tavernier	Leroy Golding	1990-1993
Eddie Royle	Michael Melia	1990-1991
Clyde Tavernier	Steven Woodcock	1990-1993
Etta Tavernier	Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence	1990-1992, 1994
Hattie Tavernier	Michelle Gayle	1990-1994
Jules Tavernier	Tommy Eytle	1990-1997
Lloyd Tavernier	Garey Bridges	1990-1992
Sam Mitchell	Kim Medcalf	1990-1993, 1995-1996, 1999-2000, 2002-2005, 2009-2010, 2016, 2022-2024
Ken Raynor	Ian Redford	1990-1991

First appeared in 1991

Character	Actor	Duration
Rachel Kominski	Jacquetta May	1991-1993
Peggy Mitchell	Barbara Windsor	1991, 1994-2010, 2013-2016, 2022
Gill Fowler	Susanna Dawson	1991-1992
Steve Elliot	Mark Monero	1991-1996

First appeared in 1992

Character	Actor	Duration
Christine Hewitt	Elizabeth Power	1992-1993
Mandy Salter	Nicola Stapleton	1992-1994, 2011-2012
Richard Cole	Ian Reddington	1992-1994
Shelley Lewis	Nicole Arumugam	1992-1994

First appeared in 1993

Character	Actor	Duration
Rose Chapman	Petra Markham	1993
Aidan Brosnan	Sean Maguire	1993
Sanjay Kapoor	Deepak Verma	1993-1998
Gita Kapoor	Shobu Kapoor	1993-1998
Debbie Bates	Nicola Duffett	1993-1995
Nadia Mitchell	Anna Barkan	1993-1994
Clare Bates	Gemma Bissix	1993-1998, 2008
Alan Jackson	Howard Antony	1993-1997, 2010
Bianca Jackson	Patsy Palmer	1993-1999, 2008-2014, 2019, 2024-2025
Carol Jackson	Lindsey Coulson	1993-1997, 1999, 2010-2015
Billie Jackson	Devon Anderson	1993-1997, 2004, 2010
Sonia Fowler	Natalie Cassidy	1993-2007, 2010, 2011, 2014-2025
Lucy Beale	Hetti Bywater	1993-2010, 2012-2015, 2019-2020
Robbie Jackson	Dean Gaffney	1993-2004, 2010, 2015, 2017-2019
Nellie Ellis	Elizabeth Kelly	1993-1998, 2000
David Wicks	Michael French	1993-1996, 2012-2014, 2024

First appeared in 1994

Character	Actor	Duration
Natalie Price	Lucy Speed	1994-1995, 1999-2004
Della Alexander	Michelle Joseph	1994-1995
Geoff Barnes	David Roper	1994-1995
Blossom Jackson	Mona Hammond	1994-1997, 2010
Binnie Roberts	Sophie Langham	1994-1995
Ruth Aitken	Caroline Paterson	1994-1999
Roy Evans	Tony Caunter	1994-2003
Barry Evans	Shaun Williamson	1994-2004

First appeared in 1995

Character	Actor	Duration
Tiffany Mitchell	Martine McCutcheon	1995-1999
Willy Roper	Michael Tudor Barnes	1995-1996
Ted Hills	Brian Croucher	1995-1997
Tony Hills	Mark Homer	1995-1999
Sarah Hills	Daniela Denby-Ashe	1995-1999
Felix Kawalski	Harry Landis	1995-1997
April Branning	Debbie Arnold	1995-1996

First appeared in 1996

Character	Actor	Duration
Michael Rose	Russell Floyd	1996-1999
Ben Mitchell	Max Bowden	1996-2000, 2006-2012, 2014-2024
Joe Wicks	Paul Nicholls	1996-1997, 2024
Lorraine Wicks	Jacqueline Leonard	1996-1997
Jim Branning	John Bardon	1996, 1999-2011
Suzy Branning	Maggie O'Neill	1996, 2008
Derek Branning	Jamie Foreman	1996, 2011-2012
Huw Edwards	Richard Elis	1996-1999
Lenny Wallace	Desune Coleman	1996-1999
Simon Raymond	Andrew Lynford	1996-1999
Frankie Pierre	Syan Blake	1996-1997
Mick McFarlane	Sylvester Williams	1996-2002
George Palmer	Paul Moriarty	1996-1998
Terry Raymond	Gavin Richards	1996-2002

First appeared in 1997

Character	Actor	Duration
Neelam Kapoor	Jamila Massey	1997-1998
Polly Becker	Victoria Gould	1997-1998
Alex Healy	Richard Driscoll	1997-1999
Annie Palmer	Nadia Sawalha	1997-1999
Lorna Cartwright	Janet Dibley	1997-1998, 2016
Irene Raymond	Roberta Taylor	1997-2000
Susan Rose	Tilly Vosburgh	1997-1998
Matthew Rose	Joe Absolom	1997-2000
Julie Haye	Karen Henthorn	1997-1998
Conor Flaherty	Seán Gleeson	1997-1999
Mary Flaherty	Melanie Clark Pullen	1997-1999
Nick Holland	Dominic Taylor	1997-1998
Josh Saunders	Jon Lee	1997-1998
Jeff Healy	Leslie Schofield	1997-2000

First appeared in 1998

Character	Actor	Duration
Lola Christie	Diane Parish	1998
Beppe di Marco	Michael Greco	1998-2002
Bruno di Marco	Leon Lissek	1998
Gianni di Marco	Marc Bannerman	1998-2000
Luisa di Marco	Stella Tanner	1998
Nicky di Marco	Carly Hillman	1998-2000
Rosa di Marco	Louise Jameson	1998-2000
Teresa di Marco	Leila Birch	1998-2000
Louise Raymond	Carol Harrison	1998-1999
Josie McFarlane	Joan Hooley	1998-2000
Fred Fonseca	Jimi Mistry	1998-2000
Mel Owen	Tamzin Outhwaite	1998-2002, 2018-2019
Lilly Mattock	Barbara Keogh	1998-1999
Jamie Mitchell	Jack Ryder	1998-2002
Cindy Williams Jr	Mimi Keene	1998-1999, 2007, 2013-2015
Lisa Fowler	Lucy Benjamin	1998-2003, 2010, 2017, 2019-2020, 2023
Liam Butcher	Alfie Deegan	1998-2000, 2002-2004, 2008-2015, 2021
Steve Owen	Martin Kemp	1998-2002
Saskia Duncan	Deborah Sheridan-Taylor	1998-1999

First appeared in 1999

Character	Actor	Duration
Jackie Owen	Race Davies	1999-2000
Nina Harris	Troy Titus-Adams	1999-2001
Dan Sullivan	Craig Fairbrass	1999-2001
Asif Malik	Ashvin Luximon	1999-2003

First appeared in 2000

Character	Actor	Duration
Audrey Trueman	Corinne Skinner Carter	2000-2001
Eddie Skinner	Richard Vanstone	2000-2001
Kerry Skinner	Gemma McCluskie	2000-2001
Sandra di Marco	Clare Wilkie	2000-2001
Trevor Morgan	Alex Ferns	2000-2002
Bex Fowler	Jasmine Armfield	2000-2002, 2005-2007, 2014-2020, 2025
Laura Beale	Hannah Waterman	2000-2004
Lynne Hobbs	Elaine Lordan	2000-2004
Zoe Slater	Michelle Ryan	2000-2005
Anthony Trueman	Nicholas R. Bailey	2000-2005, 2014
Little Mo Mitchell	Kacey Ainsworth	2000-2006
Garry Hobbs	Ricky Groves	2000-2009
Charlie Slater	Derek Martin	2000-2011, 2013, 2016, 2018

First appeared in 2001

Character	Actor	Duration
Belinda Peacock	Carli Norris	2001,2002, 2003, 2016, 2018
Harry Slater	Michael Elphick	2001, 2018
Kelly Taylor	Brooke Kinsella	2001, 2002-2004
Nathan Williams	Doug Allen	2001-2002
Nita Mistry	Bindya Solanki	2001-2003, 2019
Jill Marsden	Sophie Stanton	2001-2003, 2009-2010, 2012, 2015
Louise Mitchell	Tilly Keeper	2001-2003, 2008, 2010, 2016-2020
Paul Trueman	Gary Beadle	2001-2004
Derek Harkinson	Ian Lavender	2001-2005, 2016-2017

First appeared in 2002

Character	Actor	Duration
Tom Banks	Colm Ó Maonlaí	2002
Juley Smith	Joseph Kpobie	2002, 2003, 2004-2006
Jack Evans	Samuel & Joseph Timson	2002-2004
Spencer Moon	Christopher Parker	2002-2005
Nana Moon	Hilda Braid	2002-2005
Kate Mitchell	Jill Halfpenny	2002-2005
Gus Smith	Mohammed George	2002-2008
Minty Peterson	Cliff Parisi	2002-2010

First appeared in 2003

Character	Actor	Duration
Dan Ferreira	Dalip Tahil	2003
Sasha Perkins	Jemma Walker	2003, 2004-2005
Shirley Benson	Robyn Moore	2003-2004
Dennis Rickman	Nigel Harman	2003-2005
Ronny Ferreira	Ray Panthaki	2003-2005
Kareena Ferreira	Pooja Shah	2003-2005
Ash Ferreira	Raji James	2003-2005
Adi Ferreira	Ameet Chana	2003-2005
Tariq Laroussi	Nabil Elouahabi	2003-2005
Andy Hunter	Michael Higgs	2003-2005
Mickey Miller	Joe Swash	2003-2008, 2011, 2024
Bobby Beale	Clay Milner Russell	2003-2012, 2013-2016, 2017, 2019-2024

First appeared in 2004

Character	Actor	Duration
Chrissie Watts	Tracy-Ann Oberman	2004-2005, 2024
Danny Moon	Jake Maskall	2004-2005, 2006
Jake Moon	Joel Beckett	2004-2006, 2024
Rosie Miller	Gerry Cowper	2004-2006
Demi Miller	Shana Swash	2004-2006
Aleesha Miller	Freya & Phoebe Coltman-West	2004-2006
Keith Miller	David Spinx	2004-2008
Darren Miller	Charlie G. Hawkins	2004-2011
Jane Beale	Laurie Brett	2004-2012, 2014-2017, 2024

First appeared in 2005

Character	Actor	Duration
Tina Stewart	Charlotte Avery	2005
Johnny Allen	Billy Murray	2005-2006
Ruby Allen	Louisa Lytton	2005-2006, 2018-2021
Joe Macer	Ray Brooks	2005-2007
Naomi Julien	Petra Letang	2005-2007
Dawn Swann	Kara Tointon	2005-2009

First appeared in 2006

Character	Actor	Duration
Liz Turner	Kate Williams	2006, 2009-2010
Owen Turner	Lee Ross	2006, 2009
Bert Atkinson	Dave Hill	2006-2007, 2017
May Wright	Amanda Drew	2006-2007, 2008
Rob Minter	Stuart Laing	2006-2007
Stella Crawford	Sophie Thompson	2006-2007
Preeti Choraria	Babita Pohoomull	2006-2008
Kevin Wicks	Phil Daniels	2006-2008
Carly Wicks	Kellie Shirley	2006-2008, 2012
Sean Slater	Robert Kazinsky	2006-2009, 2019, 2021, 2022
Bradley Branning	Charlie Clements	2006-2010
Libby Fox	Belinda Owusu	2006-2010, 2014, 2015, 2016-2017
Tanya Cross	Jo Joyner	2006-2013, 2015, 2017-2018
Abi Branning	Lorna Fitzgerald	2006-2018
Max Branning	Jake Wood	2006-2021
Shirley Carter	Linda Henry	2006-2022

First appeared in 2007

Character	Actor	Duration
Rainie Highway	Tanya Franks	2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018-2022
Jase Dyer	Stephen Lord	2007-2008
Shabnam Kazemi	Rakhee Thakrar	2007-2008, 2014-2016
Vinnie Monks	Bobby Davro	2007-2008
Summer Swann	Isabella & Rebecca Hegarty	2007-2009
Heather Trott	Cheryl Fergison	2007-2012
Zainab Khan	Nina Wadia	2007-2013
Oscar Branning	Charlee Hall	2007-2015, 2017
Tamwar Masood	Himesh Patel	2007-2016
Masood Ahmed	Nitin Ganatra	2007-2016, 2017, 2018-2019
Ronnie Branning	Samantha Womack	2007-2011, 2013-2017, 2022
Roxy Mitchell	Rita Simons	2007-2017, 2022, 2023

First appeared in 2008

Character	Actor	Duration
Samantha Keeble	Alison Newman	2008, 2014–2016, 2022-2023
Tony King	Chris Coghill	2008, 2009
Archie Mitchell	Larry Lamb	2008-2009, 2022
Callum Monks	Elliott Jordan	2008-2009
Danielle Jones	Lauren Crace	2008-2009
Dotty Cotton	Milly Zero	2008-2010, 2019-2022
Jordan Johnson	Joivan Wade	2008-2010, 2016
Lucas Johnson	Don Gilet	2008-2010, 2016, 2020-2021, 2024
Christian Clarke	John Partridge	2008-2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Morgan Butcher	Devon Higgs	2008-2014, 2016
Tiffany Butcher-Baker	Maisie Smith	2008-2014, 2016, 2018-2021, 2022
Whitney Dean	Shona McGarty	2008-2024

First appeared in 2009

Character	Actor	Duration
Syd Chambers	Nina Toussaint-White	2009
Adam Best	David Proud	2009-2010
Manda Best	Josie Lawrence	2009-2010
Al Jenkins	Adam Croasdell	2009-2010
Amira Masood	Preeya Kalidas	2009-2010, 2011-2012
Becca Swanson	Simone James	2009-2010
Ryan Malloy	Neil McDermott	2009-2011, 2014, 2016, 2023
Afia Masood	Meryl Fernandes	2009-2012
Syed Masood	Marc Elliot	2009-2012
George Trott	Harrison Stagg	2009-2012, 2014

First appeared in 2010

Character	Actor	Duration
Leon Small	Sam Attwater	2010
Zsa Zsa Carter	Emer Kenny	2010
Danny Mitchell	Liam Bergin	2010, 2016-2017
Glenda Mitchell	Glynis Barber	2010-2011, 2016-2017, 2022
Greg Jessop	Stefan Booth	2010-2011
Jodie Gold	Kylie Babbington	2010-2011
Mercy Chubb	Bunmi Mojekwu	2010-2011
Julie Perkins	Cathy Murphy	2010-2011
Connor Stanley	Arinze Kene	2010-2011
Kamil Masood	Arian Chikhlia	2010-2013, 2015-2016
Vanessa Gold	Zöe Lucker	2010-2011
Yusef Khan	Ace Bhatti	2010-2011
Michael Moon	Steve John Shepherd	2010-2013
Arthur Chubb	Ricky Norwood	2010-2015, 2023

First appeared in 2011

Character	Actor	Duration
Eddie Moon	David Essex	2011
Poppy Meadow	Rachel Bright	2011, 2012-2014
Anthony Moon	Matt Lapinskas	2011-2012
Rose Cotton	Polly Perkins	2011-2012
Shenice Quinn	Lily Harvey	2011-2012
Yasmin Masood	uncredited actress	2011-2012, 2014
Tyler Moon	Tony Discipline	2011-2013
Cora Cross	Ann Mitchell	2011-2015, 2017-2018
Lola Pearce-Brown	Danielle Harold	2011-2015, 2019-2023, 2024

First appeared in 2012

Character	Actor	Duration
Danny Pennant	Gary Lucy	2012, 2013-2014
Les Coker	Roger Sloman	2012, 2014-2016
Ray Dixon	Chucky Venn	2012-2013
Alice Branning	Jasmyn Banks	2012-2013
Joey Branning	David Witts	2012-2013
Ava Hartman	Clare Perkins	2012-2013
Scarlett Butcher	Tabitha Byron	2012-2013, 2021-2023
AJ Ahmed	Phaldut Sharma	2012-2014
Kirsty Branning	Kierston Wareing	2012-2014
Dennis Rickman Jr	Bleu Landau	2012-2020

First appeared in 2013

Character	Actor	Duration
Sam James	Cornell S John	2013
Carl White	Daniel Coonan	2013-2014
Jake Stone	Jamie Lomas	2013-2014, 2015
Terry Spraggan	Terry Alderton	2013-2014, 2015
Nikki Spraggan	Rachel Wilde	2013-2014
TJ Spraggan	George Sargeant	2013-2014, 2018
Sadie Young	Kate Magowan	2013-2024
Dexter Hartman	Khali Best	2013-2015
Tina Carter	Luisa Bradshaw-White	2013-2020, 2021
Mick Carter	Danny Dyer	2013-2022

First appeared in 2014

Character	Actor	Duration
Nancy Carter	Maddy Hill	2014-2016, 2021-2022, 2024
Aleks Shirovs	Kristian Kiehling	2014-2015
Stan Carter	Timothy West	2014-2015
Babe Smith	Annette Badland	2014-2017
Tosh Mackintosh	Rebecca Scroggs	2014
Charlie Cotton	Declan Bennett	2014-2015, 2017
Lee Carter	Danny Hatchard	2014-2017, 2019-2020, 2024
Pam Coker	Lin Blakley	2014-2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Donna Yates	Lisa Hammond	2014-2018
Emma Summerhayes	Anna Acton	2014-2015
Yvonne Cotton	Pauline McLynn	2014-2015
Ineta Shirovs	Gledisa Osmani	2014-2015
Beth Williams	uncredited actress	2014-2015
Kush Kazemi	Davood Ghadami	2014-2021
Buster Briggs	Karl Howman	2014-2016
Sylvie Carter	Linda Marlowe	2014-2017

First appeared in 2015

Character	Actor	Duration
Matthew Cotton	Unknown actor (2015) Zack Karbritz (2015-2017)	2015-2017
Vincent Hubbard	Richard Blackwood	2015-2018
Carmel Kazemi	Bonnie Langford	2015-2018
Paul Coker	Jonny Labey	2015-2016
Jade Masood	Amaya Edward (2015-2016) Elizabeth Green (2023-2024)	2015-2016, 2023-2024
Gavin Sullivan	Paul Nicholls	2015-2016
Sami Jackson	Shiven Shankar	2015, 2019
Kyle Slater	Riley Carter Millington	2015-2016

First appeared in 2016

Character	Actor	Duration
Shakil Kazemi	Shaheen Jafargholi	2016-2018
Andy Flynn	Jack Derges	2016
Jamie Johnson	Zayden Kareem	2016
Mark Fowler Jr	Ned Porteous	2016