List of Casualty characters


Casualty is a British medical drama television series that has been broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom since 6 September 1986. The series was created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin and focuses on the fictional lives, both professional and personal, of the medical and ancillary staff at the Accident and Emergency Department of the fictional Holby City Hospital, currently based in the equally fictitious city of Holby. It is the longest-running primetime and emergency medical drama television series in the world. It was primarily filmed in the city of Bristol until 2011 when it began filming at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, where it has remained since. The show has aired thirty-eight full series with over 1000 episodes and is currently airing the thirty-ninth series. Brock and Unwin devised the serial after being inspired by the "comedy and heroics" of life in the National Health Service and tackled a string of controversial topics through the show. A spin-off series, Holby City, began airing from 1999 and follows patients' stories after they are transferred to the hospital's surgical wards. The show was cancelled in 2022 and concluded the following year. A police procedural spin-off, HolbyBlue, began airing from 8 May 2007, running for two series before being cancelled due to poor viewing figures.
The serial features an ensemble cast of regular and recurring characters, beginning with ten main characters in its first series. Since the show's inception, characters have been written in and out of the series. Having appeared in nearly 900 episodes between the first episode and series 38, the show's longest-serving character is nurse Charlie Fairhead, portrayed by Derek Thompson. Additionally, Casualty features a number of guest artists in each episode as well as recurring characters who appear in story arcs. Many regular cast members in the show have made prior, minor appearances as both patients and staff members in both Casualty and Holby City. In 2004, casting directors hired Susan Cookson for the regular role of Maggie Coldwell after a recurring part as anaesthetist Julie Day between 1998 and 2000. Characters from Casualty have appeared in spin-off series Holby City and HolbyBlue and vice versa. Although most characters only guest star, some have become regular cast members. Jaye Jacobs joined Casualty as Donna Jackson in 2023, following a twelve-year stint in Holby City. Amanda Mealing joined Casualty as Connie Beauchamp in 2014, following a six-year stint in Holby City. Nick Jordan actor Michael French has had stints in the main cast of both Holby City and Casualty, and Clive Mantle reprised his role as Mike Barratt in Holby City in 1999, two years after leaving Casualty.

Present characters

Regular characters

Recurring characters

Former characters

Regular characters

CharacterActorFirst appearanceLast appearance
6 9 198627 12 1986
6 9 19863 10 1987
6 9 198617 10 1987
19 9 198714 11 1987
6 9 198619 12 1987
12 9 198719 12 1987
12 9 198719 12 1987
6 9 19867 10 1988
6 9 19864 11 1988
24 10 19874 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
9 9 19884 11 1988
19 9 19871 12 1989
8 9 19891 12 1989
9 9 19881 12 1989
8 9 19891 12 1989
8 9 19891 12 1989
7 9 19909 11 1990
24 10 19877 12 1990
7 9 19907 12 1990
6 9 19911 11 1991
20 9 199127 2 1992
7 9 199027 2 1992
8 9 198927 2 1992
12 9 199231 10 1992
7 9 199019 12 1992
17 10 199227 2 1993
12 9 199227 2 1993
15 11 199127 2 1993
12 9 199227 2 1993
6 9 199123 10 1993
18 9 199330 10 1993
25 9 199320 11 1993
18 9 199315 1 1994
13 11 199322 1 1994
14 9 199026 2 1994
18 9 199326 2 1994
25 9 199326 2 1994
13 11 199326 2 1994
26 12 199326 2 1994
25 9 199326 2 1994
17 9 199425 3 1995
17 9 199425 3 1995
23 9 199527 1 1996
1 1 19943 2 1996
7 10 199524 2 1996
16 9 199524 2 1996
14 9 199622 2 1997
17 9 199422 2 1997
24 9 199422 2 1997
17 9 19948 11 1997
23 11 199615 11 1997
19 11 199422 11 1997
11 9 199728 2 1998
14 9 199628 2 1998
11 9 199726 12 1998
11 9 199713 3 1999
21 9 19969 10 1999
11 9 199723 10 1999
29 11 199730 10 1999
11 9 199725 3 2000
5 9 199815 10 2000
11 9 199710 3 2001
6 11 199928 4 2001
25 11 200028 4 2001
4 1 199728 4 2001
18 9 199928 4 2001
16 9 200028 4 2001
8 9 198928 4 2001
8 9 198928 4 2001
20 11 199928 4 2001
5 9 199819 1 2002
11 12 199916 3 2002
5 9 199818 5 2002
18 12 199929 6 2002
29 9 20019 11 2002
16 9 20007 6 2003
15 9 200121 6 2003
24 3 200121 6 2003
24 11 200121 6 2003
3 3 200120 9 2003
6 9 198610 1 2004
14 9 20021 5 2004
14 9 20021 5 2004
15 9 200117 7 2004
23 3 200228 8 2004
29 9 200128 8 2004
13 4 200218 9 2004
6 11 19992 10 2004
14 9 200326 12 2004
8 2 200330 7 2005
20 9 200320 8 2005
4 12 200424 12 2005
10 9 200511 2 2006
19 4 200327 5 2006
24 7 200426 8 2006
5 9 199818 11 2006
18 9 200424 12 2006
1 3 20034 8 2007
18 3 20074 8 2007
18 9 200615 9 2007
23 10 200429 9 2007
17 12 20056 10 2007
24 2 200730 12 2007
10 6 200626 1 2008
8 6 20028 3 2008
16 2 200828 3 2009
6 8 200528 3 2009
1 3 20081 8 2009
8 9 200719 9 2009
12 1 20088 5 2010
6 9 19867 8 2010
12 9 200914 8 2010
12 9 20092 1 2011
19 3 200930 4 2011
15 5 201030 7 2011
15 9 20076 8 2011
4 9 20106 9 2011
8 9 200710 12 2011
20 8 201122 7 2012
21 11 19982 2 2013
5 1 201327 4 2013
16 1 201011 5 2013
20 8 20118 6 2013
7 1 201214 12 2013
10 2 20074 10 2014
5 1 201311 10 2014
7 9 199013 12 2014
29 1 200528 3 2015
2 10 200415 8 2015
10 8 201316 7 2016
23 1 199327 8 2016
15 9 200127 8 2016
4 10 200327 8 2016
15 4 200627 8 2016
25 10 200827 8 2016
12 9 200927 8 2016
1 3 201417 6 2017
12 3 201626 8 2017
3 8 20134 11 2017
5 10 201313 1 2018
3 2 20184 8 2018
15 10 201111 8 2018
19 9 201519 1 2019
1 10 201116 2 2019
7 5 201625 5 2019
21 1 201710 8 2019
30 9 200621 9 2019
24 8 201928 12 2019
6 9 19861 2 2020
23 3 20197 3 2020
14 7 201818 4 2020
30 3 201916 1 2021
26 12 20043 4 2021
9 1 20211 5 2021
28 9 20197 8 2021
22 2 20207 8 2021
24 11 200714 8 2021
5 1 200814 8 2021
18 1 201421 08 2021
3 11 201818 09 2021
25 7 202009 10 2021
13 9 200311 12 2021
27 7 201919 3 2022
7 7 20122 4 2022
29 5 202124 4 2022
11 1 20144 2 2023
5 1 201318 3 2023
30 4 201618 3 2023
17 11 201818 3 2023
26 12 200416 09 2023
08 04 202306 01 2024
09 10 202113 1 2024
08 01 202224 02 2024
18 02 202302 03 2024
6 9 198616 03 2024
29 12 200716 03 2024
Josh Griffiths08 09 198916 03 2024
23 03 202408 06 2024
15 06 202422 02 2025
24 02 202422 03 2025
06 01 202417 01 2026