List of EastEnders characters


EastEnders is a British television soap opera first broadcast on BBC1 on 19 February 1985. The following is a list of characters who are currently appearing 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

CharacterActorDuration
–2000, 2015–present
–1995, 2001–2006, 2012–present
1985–present
1986–1995, 2003–2004, 2025–present
1986–1995, 2003–2004, 2025–present
1986–1995, 2003–2004, 2025–present
1986–1995, 2003–2004, 2025–present
–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present
–2003, 2005–present
–1993, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2002–2005, 2009–2010, 2016, 2022–present
–1993, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2002–2005, 2009–2010, 2016, 2022–present
–1998, 2024–present
1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
1993–2010, 2013–2015, 2020–present
–1998, 2025–present
–present
–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–present
–2005, 2025–present
2000–2016, 2018–2022, 2024–present
–present
–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–present
–2008, 2017, 2023–present
Chrissie WattsTracy-Ann Oberman2004–2005, 2024–present
–present
–2008, 2014–present
–2010, 2020–present
–2010, 2020–present
–present
–2021, 2025–present
–2018, 2022–present
–2018, 2022–present
–2013, 2015–present
–2015, 2017, 2025–present
–2015, 2017, 2025–present
–2015, 2017, 2025–present
–2015, 2017, 2025–present
, 2024–present
, 2024–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
2010, 2014–present
2010, 2014–present
2010, 2014–present
2010, 2014–present
2010, 2014–present
–present
–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present
–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present
–2014, 2016–2018, 2024–present
–2017, 2023–present
–2017, 2023–present
2016, 2026–present
2016, 2026–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–2026
–present

Recurring and guest characters

CharacterActorDuration
–2011, 2014–present
–2012, 2014–present
–2012, 2014–present
, 2016–present
, 2016–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2015, 2019–present
–2015, 2019–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–2016, 2018–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
–2018, 2023–present
–2018, 2023–present
–2018, 2023–present
, 2020–present
–present
–present
2021–present
2021–present
2021–present
–present
–present
–present
–present
Bea PollardRonni Ancona2026–present

Lists of characters by year of introduction