List of Emmerdale characters

Emmerdale is a British ITV television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. Some characters have been recast since their first appearance and other characters may have multiple actors sharing the role. In these cases, the most recent actor to portray the role is listed last.

Present characters

Regular characters

Character	Actor	Duration
		-2005, 2009, 2014-2019, 2025–present
		-2005, 2009, 2014-2019, 2025–present
		-2005, 2009, 2014-2019, 2025–present
		-2005, 2009, 2014-2019, 2025–present
		–present
		–1999, 2018–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–1998, 2000–present
		–2005, 2017–2018, 2024–present
		–2005, 2017–2018, 2024–present
		–2001, 2019–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–2005, 2009–present
		–2006, 2009–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–2002, 2010–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		-2004, 2006, 2008-2012, 2014–present
		-2004, 2006, 2008-2012, 2014–present
		–present
		–2005, 2009–present
		–2005, 2009–present
		–2005, 2009–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		−present
		−present
		2007−present
		2007−present
		2007−present
		2009–present
		–2012, 2018–present
		–2012, 2018–present
		−present
		−present
		–present
		–present
		−2012, 2016−present
		−2012, 2016−present
		−2012, 2016−present
		–present
		–2022, 2024–present
		–2018, 2024–present
		–present
		−present
		–present
		–present
	Andrew Scarborough	–2020, 2026–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present
		–present

Recurring and guest characters

Character	Actor	Duration
		−present
DCI Vikesh Dasari	Stephen Rahman-Hughes	2006−2007, 2025−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		, 2013, 2015−present
		, 2013, 2015−present
		, 2013, 2015−present
		−2015, 2019−present
		−2015, 2019−present
		−2015, 2019−present
		, 2016–present
		−present
		–2022, 2024–present
		–2022, 2024–present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		−present
		–present
		–present
		-present
		-present
	Malachi McKenzie	–present

Former characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction