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Emmerdale is a British 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(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Eric Pollard | Chris Chittell | 1986–present | |
Kim Tate | Claire King | 1989–1999, 2018–present | |
Victoria Sugden | Jessica Haywood | 1994–present | |
Hannah Midgley | |||
Isabel Hodgins | |||
Sam Dingle | James Hooton | 1995–1998, 2000–present | |
Mandy Dingle | Lisa Riley | 1995–2001, 2019–present | |
Marlon Dingle | Mark Charnock | 1996–present | |
Paddy Kirk | Dominic Brunt | 1997–present | |
Belle Dingle | James Mather | 1998–present | |
Emily Mather | |||
Eden Taylor-Draper | |||
Charity Dingle | Emma Atkins | 2000–2005, 2009–present | |
Cain Dingle | Jeff Hordley | 2000–2006, 2009–present | |
Bob Hope | Tony Audenshaw | 2000–present | |
Rodney Blackstock | Patrick Mower | 2000–present | |
Nicola King | Nicola Wheeler | 2001–present | |
Rhona Goskirk | Zoë Henry | 2001–2002, 2010–present | |
Gabby Thomas | Jemma Giles | 2001–present | |
Annelise Manojlovic | |||
Rosie Bentham | |||
Laurel Thomas | Charlotte Bellamy | 2002–present | |
Chas Dingle | Lucy Pargeter | 2002–present | |
Aaron Livesy | Danny Webb | 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2012, 2014–present | |
Danny Miller | |||
Jimmy King | Nick Miles | 2004–present | |
Noah Dingle | Alfie Mortimer | 2004–2005, 2009–present | |
Sam Duffy | |||
Jack Downham | |||
Thomas King | Jack Ferguson | 2004–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2023–present | |
Connor Hill | |||
Mark Flanagan | |||
James Chase | |||
Sarah Sugden | Lily-May Bartley | 2005–present | |
Lucy Warren | |||
Amber Child-Cavill | |||
Sophia Amber Moore | |||
Katie Hill | |||
Cathy Hope | Ella Whitehouse-Downes | 2007−present | |
Gabrielle Dowling | |||
Brenda Walker | Lesley Dunlop | 2008–present | |
Leyla Harding | Roxy Shahidi | 2008–2011, 2013–present | |
Moira Barton | Natalie J. Robb | 2009–present | |
Matty Barton | Grace Cassidy | 2009–2012, 2018–present | |
Ash Palmisciano | |||
Jai Sharma | Chris Bisson | 2009–present | |
Jacob Gallagher | Joe-Warren Plant | 2010–present | |
Amy Wyatt | Chelsea Halfpenny | 2010–2013, 2019–present | |
Natalie Ann Jamieson | |||
Amelia Spencer | Daisy Campbell | 2011–present | |
Kerry Wyatt | Laura Norton | 2012–present | |
Vanessa Woodfield | Michelle Hardwick | 2012–2022, 2024–present | |
Liam Cavanagh | Jonny McPherson | 2014–present | |
Tracy Shankley | Amy Walsh | 2014–present | |
Lydia Dingle | Karen Blick | 2016–present | |
Dawn Fletcher | Olivia Bromley | 2018–present | |
Ryan Stocks | James Moore | 2018–present | |
Manpreet Sharma | Rebecca Sarker | 2018–present | |
Billy Fletcher | Jay Kontzle | 2018–present | |
Vinny Dingle | Bradley Johnson | 2019–present | |
Bear Wolf | Joshua Richards | 2019–present | |
Gail Loman | Rachael Gill-Davis | 2019, 2023–present | |
Will Taylor | Dean Andrews | 2019–present | |
Nate Robinson | Jurell Carter | 2019–2024 | |
Wendy Posner | Susan Cookson | 2019–present | |
Mackenzie Boyd | Lawrence Robb | 2020–present | |
Charles Anderson | Kevin Mathurin | 2020–present | |
Mary Goskirk | Louise Jameson | 2022–present | |
Suzy Merton | Martelle Edinborough | 2022–present | |
Caleb Miligan | William Ash | 2022–present | |
Claudette Anderson | Flo Wilson | 2023–present | |
Ella Forster | Paula Lane | 2024–present | |
Ruby Fox-Miligan | Beth Cordingly | 2024–present | |
Rose Jackson | Christine Tremarco | 2024–present | |
John Sugden | Oliver Farnworth | 2024–present |
Recurring and guest characters
Character | Actor(s) | Duration | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
PC Mike Swirling | Andy Moore | 2004−present | |
Arthur Thomas | Billy Harrower | 2007−present | |
Luis Townley | |||
Alfie Clarke | |||
Angelica King | Sophie Firth | 2009−present | |
Rebecca Bakes | |||
Elliot Windsor | Oliver Brooke | 2011−2012, 2016−present | |
Jackson Cummins | |||
Luca Hoyle | |||
Leo Goskirk | Theo Tasker | 2011−present | |
Harry Whittaker | |||
Harvey Rogerson | |||
Kyle Winchester | Molly Ainsworth | 2011, 2013, 2015−present | |
Isaac Ainsworth | |||
Huey Quinn | |||
Archie Breckle | Liyana Shahzad | 2012−2015, 2019−present | |
Aadam Wahab Shahzad | |||
Kai Assi | |||
April Windsor | Amelia Flanagan | 2014−present | |
Carl Holliday | Charlie Munro Joyce | 2014, 2016–present | |
Moses Dingle | Arthur Cockroft | 2015−present | |
Johnny Woodfield | Luca Hepworth | 2015–2020, 2022, 2024–present | |
Jack Jennings | |||
Dotty Thomas | Ellerie Carroll | 2016−present | |
Tilly-Rue Foster | |||
Isaac Dingle | Harvey Brook | 2017−present | |
Elias Walker | |||
Bobby Dunsmoir | |||
Lucas Taylor | Dexter Ansell | 2019−present | |
Noah Ryan Aspinall | |||
Eve Dingle | Billy Clement | 2019−present | |
Bonnie Clement | |||
Bella James | |||
Harry Sugden | Teddy Hall | 2020−present | |
Brody Hall | |||
Adam Pryor | |||
Frankie Robinson | Eden Ratcliffe-Knights | 2021–present | |
Thomas Tate | Bertie Brotherton | 2021–present | |
Clemmie Reed | Mabel Addison | 2022–present | |
Esther Spencer | Florence Mae Dyson | 2022–present | |
Evan Fletcher | Malachi McKenzie | 2023–present | |
Josh Cope | Osian Morgan | 2024–present |
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