List of Emmerdale characters

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Emmerdale is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1972.[1] 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 first.

Present characters[]

Regular characters[]

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
Eric Pollard Chris Chittell 1986–present [2]
Kim Tate Claire King 1989–1999, 2018–present [3]
Victoria Sugden Isabel Hodgins 1994–present [4][5]
Hannah Midgley
Jessica Haywood
Zak Dingle Steve Halliwell 1994–present [6]
Sam Dingle James Hooton 1995–1998, 2000–present [7]
Mandy Dingle Lisa Riley 1995–2001, 2019–present [8]
Marlon Dingle Mark Charnock 1996–present [9]
Paddy Kirk Dominic Brunt 1997–present [10]
Bernice Blackstock Samantha Giles 1998–2002, 2004, 2012–2019, 2021–present [11]
Belle Dingle Eden Taylor-Draper 1998–present [12]
Emily Mather
James Mather
Charity Dingle Emma Atkins 2000–2005, 2009–present [13]
Cain Dingle Jeff Hordley 2000–2006, 2009–present [14]
Bob Hope Tony Audenshaw 2000–present [15]
Rodney Blackstock Patrick Mower 2000–present [16]
Faith Dingle Sally Dexter 2000, 2004, 2017–2019, 2021–present [17]
Gillian Jephcott
Nicola King Nicola Wheeler 2001–present [18]
Rhona Goskirk Zoë Henry 2001–2002, 2010–present [19]
Gabby Thomas Rosie Bentham 2001–present [20]
Annelise Manojlovic
Jemma Giles
Laurel Thomas Charlotte Bellamy 2002–present [21]
Chas Dingle Lucy Pargeter 2002–present [22]
Jimmy King Nick Miles 2004–present [23]
Noah Dingle Jack Downham 2004–2005, 2009–present [24]
Sam Duffy
Alfie Mortimer
Sarah Sugden Katie Hill 2005–present [25]
Sophia Amber Moore
Amber Child-Cavill
Lucy Warren
Lily-May Bartley
Samson Dingle Sam Hall 2006−present [26][27]
Bradley Milnes
Benjamin Shooter
Charlie Pell
David Metcalfe Matthew Wolfenden 2006–present [28]
Brenda Walker Lesley Dunlop 2008–present [29]
Leyla Harding Roxy Shahidi 2008–2011, 2013–present [30]
Moira Barton Natalie J. Robb 2009–present [31]
Matty Barton Ash Palmisciano 2009–2012, 2018–present [32]
Grace Cassidy
Jai Sharma Chris Bisson 2009–present [33]
Priya Sharma Fiona Wade 2009–present [34]
Effie Woods
Jacob Gallagher Joe-Warren Plant 2010–present [35]
Amy Wyatt Natalie Ann Jamieson 2010–2013, 2019–present [36]
Chelsea Halfpenny
Amelia Spencer Daisy Campbell 2011–present [37]
Rishi Sharma Bhasker Patel 2011–present [38]
Dan Spencer Liam Fox 2011–present [39]
Kerry Wyatt Laura Norton 2012–present [40]
Vanessa Woodfield Michelle Hardwick 2012–present [41]
Harriet Finch Katherine Dow Blyton 2013–present [42]
Liam Cavanagh Jonny McPherson 2014–present [43]
Tracy Metcalfe Amy Walsh 2014–present [44]
Liv Flaherty Isobel Steele 2016–present [45]
Lydia Hart Karen Blick 2016–present [46]
Dawn Taylor Olivia Bromley 2018–present [47]
Ryan Stocks James Moore 2018–present [48]
Manpreet Sharma Rebecca Sarker 2018–present [49]
Ellis Chapman Aaron Anthony 2018–2022 [50]
Asan N'Jie
Billy Fletcher Jay Kontzle 2018–present [51]
Vinny Dingle Bradley Johnson 2019–present [52]
Bear Wolf Joshua Richards 2019–present [53]
Will Taylor Dean Andrews 2019–present [54]
Nate Robinson Jurell Carter 2019–present [55]
Wendy Posner Susan Cookson 2019–present [56]
Al Chapman Michael Wildman 2019–present [57]
Meena Jutla Paige Sandhu 2020–2022 [58]
Mackenzie Boyd Lawrence Robb 2020–present [58]
Charles Anderson Kevin Mathurin 2020–present [59]
Ethan Anderson Emile John 2021–present [59]
Chloe Harris Jessie Elland 2021–present [60]

Recurring and guest characters[]

Character Actor(s) Duration Ref(s)
PC Mike Swirling Andy Moore 2004−present [61]
Cathy Hope Gabrielle Dowling 2007−present [62]
Ella Whitehouse-Downes
Heath Hope Sebastian Dowling 2007−present [62]
Lilith Kitching
Arthur Thomas Alfie Clarke 2007−present [63][64]
Billy Harrower
Luis Townley
Angelica King Rebecca Bakes 2009−present [65][66]
Sophie Firth
Elliot Windsor Luca Hoyle 2011−2012, 2016−present [67][68]
Jackson Charles Cummins
Oliver Brooke
Leo Goskirk Harvey Rogerson 2011−present [69][70]
Harry Whittaker
Theo Tasker
Kyle Winchester Huey Quinn 2011, 2013, 2015−present [71]
Molly Ainsworth
Isaac Ainsworth
Archie Breckle Kai Assi 2012−2015, 2019−present [72][73][74]
Liyana Shahzad
Aadam Wahab Shahzad
April Windsor Amelia Flanagan 2014−present [75]
Amba Metcalfe Ava Jayasinghe 2014−present [76]
Hope
Mika-Rose
Carl Holliday Charlie Munro Joyce 2014, 2016−present [77]
Dexter Ansell
Moses Dingle Arthur Cockroft 2015−present [78]
Johnny Woodfield Jack Jennings 2015−present [79][80]
Luca Hepworth
Dotty Thomas Tilly-Rue Foster 2016−present [81]
Ellerie Carroll
Isaac Dingle Bobby Dunsmoir 2017−present [82]
Elias Walker
Harvey Brook
Lucas Taylor Noah Ryan Aspinall 2019−present [83]
Dexter Ansell
Eve Dingle Bonnie Clement 2019−present [84]
Billy Clement
Theo Metcalfe Beau-Ronnie Newton 2019−present [85][86]
Eve Rowlinski
Talitha Taylor
Harry Sugden Brody Hall 2020−present [87]
Teddy Hall
Frankie Uncredited 2021–present [88]
Thomas Tate Uncredited 2021–present [89]
Gavin Ben Richards 2021–present [90]
Alex Moore Liam Boyle 2021–present [91]

Cast changes[]

Departing characters[]

Character Actor Ref.
Ellis Chapman Aaron Anthony [92]
Meena Jutla Paige Sandhu [93]

Future characters[]

Character Actor Ref.
Marcus Dean Darcy Grey [94]
Mary Louise Jameson [95]

Former characters[]

Main article: List of former Emmerdale characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction[]

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