Emmerdale logo. Emmerdale 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 Dingle 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
Samson Dingle Bradley Milnes 2006−present
Ben Shooter
Charlie Pell
Sam Hall
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 –present
Liam Cavanagh Jonny McPherson
2014 –present
Tracy Metcalfe Amy Walsh
2014 –present
Lydia Dingle Karen Blick
2016 –present
Dawn Taylor 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 –present
Wendy Posner Susan Cookson
2019 –present
Mackenzie Boyd Lawrence Robb
2020 –present
Charles Anderson Kevin Mathurin
2020 –present
Ethan Anderson Emile John
2021 –present
Mary Goskirk Louise Jameson
2022 –present
Suzy Merton Martelle Edinborough
2022 –present
Nicky Miligan Lewis Cope
2022 –present
Caleb Miligan William Ash
2022 –present
Claudette Anderson Flo Wilson
2023 –present
Suni Sharma Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana 2023–present
Amit Sharma Anil Goutam
2023 –present
Recurring and guest characters
Cast changes
Future characters
Former characters
Lists of characters by year of introduction
