List of Emmerdale characters
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. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the current actor portraying the character is listed first.
Present characters
Regular characters
| Character | Current actor | Duration | No. of episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Pollard | Chris Chittell | 1986– | 3,176 |
| Kim Tate | Claire King | 1989–1999, 2018– | 1,335 |
| Victoria Sugden | Isabel Hodgins | 1994– | 2,202 |
| Zak Dingle | Steve Halliwell | 1994– | 2,795 |
| Sam Dingle | James Hooton | 1995–1998, 2000– | 2,275 |
| Mandy Dingle | Lisa Riley | 1995–2001, 2019– | 893 |
| Marlon Dingle | Mark Charnock | 1996– | 3,495 |
| Paddy Kirk | Dominic Brunt | 1997– | 2,931 |
| Bernice Blackstock | Samantha Giles | 1998–2002, 2004, 2012–2019, 2021–2023 | 1,531 |
| Belle Dingle | Eden Taylor-Draper | 1998– | 1,677 |
| Charity Dingle | Emma Atkins | 2000–2005, 2009– | 2,629 |
| Cain Dingle | Jeff Hordley | 2000–2006, 2009– | 2,797 |
| Bob Hope | Tony Audenshaw | 2000– | 2,761 |
| Rodney Blackstock | Patrick Mower | 2000– | 1,906 |
| Nicola King | Nicola Wheeler | 2001– | 2,486 |
| Rhona Goskirk | Zoe Henry | 2001–2002, 2010– | 1,405 |
| Gabby Thomas | Rosie Bentham | 2001– | 1,154 |
| Laurel Thomas | Charlotte Bellamy | 2002– | 2,354 |
| Chas Dingle | Lucy Pargeter | 2002– | 3,012 |
| Jimmy King | Nick Miles | 2004– | 2,063 |
| Noah Dingle | Jack Downham | 2004–2005, 2009– | 758 |
| Tom King | James Chase | 2004–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2023– | 150 |
| Sarah Sugden | Katie Hill | 2005– | 972 |
| Samson Dingle | Sam Hall | 2006– | 504 |
| David Metcalfe | Matthew Wolfenden | 2006–2024 | 1,845 |
| Cathy Hope | Gabrielle Dowling | 2007– | 312 |
| Heath Hope | Sebastian Dowling | 2007– | 257 |
| Brenda Walker | Lesley Dunlop | 2008– | 1,337 |
| Leyla Harding | Roxy Shahidi | 2008–2011, 2013– | 1,380 |
| Moira Barton | Natalie J. Robb | 2009– | 1,804 |
| Matty Barton | Ash Palmisciano | 2009–2012, 2018– | 571 |
| Jai Sharma | Chris Bisson | 2009– | 1,497 |
| Jacob Gallagher | Joe-Warren Plant | 2010– | 788 |
| Amy Wyatt | Natalie Ann Jamieson | 2010–2013, 2019– | 764 |
| Amelia Spencer | Daisy Campbell | 2011– | 585 |
| Kerry Wyatt | Laura Norton | 2012– | 1,045 |
| Vanessa Woodfield | Michelle Hardwick | 2012– | 999 |
| Liam Cavanagh | Jonny McPherson | 2014– | 474 |
| Tracy Robinson | Amy Walsh | 2014– | 803 |
| Lydia Hart | Karen Blick | 2016− | 558 |
| Dawn Taylor | Olivia Bromley | 2018– | 497 |
| Ryan Stocks | James Moore | 2018– | 237 |
| Manpreet Sharma | Rebecca Sarker | 2018– | 395 |
| Billy Fletcher | Jay Kontzle | 2018– | 405 |
| Vinny Dingle | Bradley Johnson | 2019– | 344 |
| Bear Wolf | Joshua Richards | 2019– | 239 |
| Gail Loman | Rachael Gill-Davis | 2019, 2023– | 35 |
| Will Taylor | Dean Andrews | 2019– | 387 |
| Nate Robinson | Jurell Carter | 2019– | 419 |
| Wendy Posner | Susan Cookson | 2019– | 240 |
| Mackenzie Boyd | Lawrence Robb | 2020– | 327 |
| Charles Anderson | Kevin Mathurin | 2020– | 294 |
| Ethan Anderson | Emile John | 2021– | 192 |
| Chloe Harris | Jessie Elland | 2021– | 161 |
| Mary Goskirk | Louise Jameson | 2022– | 112 |
| Suzy Merton | Martelle Edinborough | 2022– | 87 |
| Nicky Miligan | Lewis Cope | 2022– | 83 |
| Caleb Miligan | William Ash | 2022– | 101 |
| Claudette Anderson | Flo Wilson | 2023– | 42 |
| Suni Sharma | Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana | 2023– | 33 |
Recurring and guest characters
| Character | Current actor | Duration | No. of episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC Mike Swirling | Andy Moore[1] | 2004– | 209 |
| Arthur Thomas | Alfie Clarke | 2007– | 560 |
| Angelica King | Rebecca Bakes | 2009– | 311 |
| Elliot Windsor | Luca Hoyle | 2011–2012, 2016– | 140 |
| Leo Goskirk | Harvey Rogerson | 2011– | 271 |
| Kyle Winchester | Huey Quinn | 2011, 2013, 2015– | 271 |
| Archie Breckle | Kai Assi | 2012–2015, 2019– | 161 |
| April Windsor | Amelia Flanagan | 2014– | 416 |
| Carl Holliday | Charlie Munro Joyce | 2014, 2016– | 113 |
| Moses Dingle | Arthur Cockroft | 2015– | 198 |
| Johnny Woodfield | Jack Jennings | 2015–2020, 2022– | 144 |
| Dotty Thomas | Tilly-Rue Foster | 2016– | 124 |
| Isaac Dingle | Bobby Dunsmuir | 2017– | 163 |
| Lucas Taylor | Noah Ryan Aspinall | 2019– | 75 |
| Eve Dingle | Bella James | 2019– | 67 |
| Theo Metcalfe | Beau Newton | 2019– | 22 |
| Harry Sugden | Brody and Teddy Hall | 2020– | 31 |
| Frankie Robinson | Eden Ratcliffe-Knight | 2021– | 37 |
| Thomas Tate | Bertie Brotherton | 2021– | 35 |
| Colin Hamston | Mark Noble | 2022– | 17 |
| Clemmie Reed | Mabel Addison | 2022– | 34 |
| Esther Spencer | Florence Mae Dyson | 2022– | 36 |
| Reuben Harris | Sebastian Kenneth Downes | 2023– | 24 |
| Corey Sanderson | Kyle Rowe | 2023– | 11 |
| Harry | Robert Beck | 2023– | 4 |
| Craig Reed | Ben Addis | 2023– | 18 |
| Sophie | Martha Cope | 2023– | 3 |
Cast changes
Departing characters
| Character | Actor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Bernice Blackstock | Samantha Giles | [2] |
| David Metcalfe | Matthew Wolfenden | [3] |
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References
- ↑ "Mike Swirling". ITV Online. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ↑ Kitson, Calli (17 July 2023). "Emmerdale icon 'quits role' for the fourth time in 25 years with dramatic exit ahead". Metro. https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/17/samantha-giles-bernice-leaving-emmerdale-19138935/?ico=mosaic_tv-soaps. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ Lewis, George (20 August 2023). "Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden exits soap after 17 years". Digital Spy. https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a44857845/emmerdale-matthew-wolfenden-exits-soap/. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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