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EastEnders is a British television soap opera first broadcast on BBC One on 19 February 1985. The following is a list of characters who currently appear 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.

Present characters

Regular characters

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Kathy Beale Gillian Taylforth 1985–2000, 2015–present
Sharon Watts Letitia Dean 1985–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt 1985–present
Martin Fowler Jon Peyton Price 1985–2007, 2014–present
James Alexandrou
James Bye
Cindy Beale Michelle Collins 1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden 1990–2003, 2005–present
Sam Mitchell Danniella Westbrook 1990–1993, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2002–2005, 2009–2010, 2016, 2022–present
Kim Medcalf
Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy 1993–2007, 2010–2011, 2014–present
Peter Beale Francis Brittin-Snell 1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
Alex Stevens
Joseph Shade
James Martin
Ben Hardy
Dayle Hudson
Thomas Law
Ben Mitchell Matthew Silver 1996–2001, 2006–2012, 2014–present
Morgan Whittle
Charlie Jones
Joshua Pascoe
Harry Reid
Max Bowden
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick 1998–present
Kat Slater Jessie Wallace 2000–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present
Patrick Trueman Rudolph Walker 2001–present
Alfie Moon Shane Richie 2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present
Bobby Beale Kevin Curran 2003–2017, 2019–present
Alex Francis
Rory Stroud
Eliot Carrington
Clay Milner Russell
Yolande Trueman Angela Wynter 2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present
Stacey Slater Lacey Turner 2004–2010, 2014–present
Freddie Slater Alex Kilby 2004–2006, 2022–present
Tom Kilby
Bobby Brazier
Jean Slater Gillian Wright 2004–present
Honey Mitchell Emma Barton 2005–2008, 2014–present
Chelsea Fox Tiana Benjamin 2006–2010, 2020–present
Zaraah Abrahams
Denise Fox Diane Parish 2006–present
Shirley Carter Linda Henry 2006–present
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick 2006–present
Jack Branning Scott Maslen 2007–2013, 2015–present
Whitney Dean Shona McGarty 2008–2023
Amy Mitchell Natalia Lipka-Kozanka 2008–present
Kamil Lipka-Kozanka
Amelie Conway
Abbie Burke
Ellie Dadd
Kim Fox Tameka Empson 2009–present
Lily Slater Aine Garvey 2010, 2014–present
Lillia Turner
Linda Carter Kellie Bright 2013–present
Elaine Peacock Maria Friedman 2014–2017, 2023–present
Harriet Thorpe
Keanu Taylor Danny Walters 2017–2020, 2022–present
Karen Taylor Lorraine Stanley 2017–2023
Bernadette Taylor Clair Norris 2017–present
Callum "Halfway" Highway Tony Clay 2018–present
Mitch Baker Roger Griffiths 2018–present
Vinny Panesar Shiv Jalota 2019–present
Suki Panesar Balvinder Sopal 2020–present
Zack Hudson James Farrar 2021–present
Tom "Rocky" Cotton Brian Conley 2021–2023
Harvey Monroe Ross Boatman 2021–present
Howie Danes Delroy Atkinson 2021–present
Eve Unwin Heather Peace 2021–present
Ravi Gulati Aaron Thiara 2022–present
Felix Baker Matthew James Morrison 2022–present
Denzel Danes Jaden Ladega 2022–present
Davinder "Nugget" Gulati Juhaim Rasul Choudhury 2022–present
Nish Panesar Navin Chowdhry 2022–present
Reiss Colwell Jonny Freeman 2022–present
Theo Hawthorne William Ellis 2023–present
George Knight Colin Salmon 2023–present
Anna Knight Molly Rainford 2023–present
Gina Knight Francesca Henry 2023–present

Recurring and guest characters

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Janet Mitchell Grace 2006–2011, 2014–present
Will Mitchell Toby Walpole 2007–2012, 2014–present
Freddie Phillips
Ricky Branning Henri Charles 2010, 2016–present
Frankie Day
Tommy Moon Shane 2010–2016, 2018–present
Ralfie White
Shay Crotty
Sonny Kendall
Lexi Pearce Dotti-Beau Cotterill 2012–2015, 2019–present
Isabella Brown
Lady Di (dog) Hot Lips 2013–present
Uncredited
Bert Moon Freddie Beale 2014–2016, 2018–present
Stanley Beale
Elliot Briffett
Ernie Moon Freddie Beale 2014–2016, 2018–present
Stanley Beale
Cody Briffett
Pearl Fox Arayah Harris-Buckle 2015–present
Ollie Carter Jack Tilley 2015–present
Charlie Harrington
Harry Farr
Arthur Fowler Hunter Bell 2015–present
Rocco Brenner
Raymond Dawkins Michael Jose Pomares Calixte 2017, 2020–present
Hope Fowler Frankie Brennan 2017–present
Noach Persell
Isabelle Smith
Mica Fox Uncredited 2018–present
Bailey Baker Kara-Leah Fernandes 2019–present
Mia Atkins Mahalia Malcolm 2019–present
Mackenzie Atkins Isaac Lemonius 2019–present
Albie Watts Arthur Gentleman 2020–present
Annie Carter Uncredited 2021–present
Jordan Atkins Uncredited 2021–present
Emma Harding Patsy Kensit 2023–present
Jo Cotton Vicki Michelle 2023–present
Tyson (dog) Uncredited 2023–present
Jasper Parrott (parrot) Uncredited 2023–present
Charli Slater Uncredited 2023–present

Named extras

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Tracey Jane Slaughter 1985–present
Winston Ulric Browne 1985–present
Marie Evans Liz Sweet 2000–present
Shrimpy Ben Champniss 2014–present

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character Actor(s) Ref(s)
Karen Taylor Lorraine Stanley
Tom "Rocky" Cotton Brian Conley
Whitney Dean Shona McGarty

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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