The full list of Eastenders characters is absolutely enormous as the hit show is now an integral part of television life in the UK and attracting more and more viewers. We have been looking at the number of characters who are currently on the show and those who appear on a regular basis and there are a surprising number of characters who you will all know and love.
We hereby list the characters in the groups of current characters in Eastenders and recurring characters in Eastenders and let you choose your favourites. Despite the fact that the show has received some criticism in the press of late it remains one of the most popular soap TV shows in the UK and that is unlikely to change in the short to medium term.
Current Characters
Character Actor
Ian Beale – Adam Woodyatt Dot Branning – June Brown Pat Evans – Pam St. Clement Ricky Butcher – Sid Owen Janine Butcher – Charlie Brooks Phil Mitchell – Steve McFadden Mandy Salter – Nicola Stapleton Carol Jackson – Lindsey Coulson Bianca Jackson – Patsy Palmer Ben Mitchell – Joshua Pascoe Derek Branning – Jamie Foreman Billy Mitchell – Perry Fenwick Liam Butcher – James Forde Kat Moon – Jessie Wallace Mo Harris – Laila Morse Patrick Trueman – Rudolph Walker Alfie Moon – Shane Richie Jane Beale – Laurie Brett Jean Slater – Gillian Wright Denise Fox – Diane Parish Max Branning – Jake Wood Tanya Branning – Jo Joyner Abi Branning – Lorna Fitzgerald Lauren Branning – Jacqueline Jossa Shirley Carter – Linda Henry Jay Brown – Jamie Borthwick Heather Trott – Cheryl Fergison Zainab Khan – Nina Wadia Roxy Mitchell – Rita Simons Rainie Cross – Tanya Franks Tamwar Masood – Himesh Patel Masood Ahmed – Nitin Ganatra Jack Branning – Scott Maslen Christian Clarke – John Partridge Whitney Dean – Shona McGarty Tiffany Dean – Maisie Smith Syed Masood – Marc Elliott Amira Shah – Preeya Kalidas Kim Fox – Tameka Empson Afia Khan – Meryl Fernandes Fatboy – Ricky Norwood Michael Moon – Steve John Shepherd Cora Cross – Ann Mitchell Tyler Moon – Tony Discipline Lola Pearce – Danielle Harold Anthony Moon – Matt Lapinskas Andrew Cotton – Ricky Grover Rose Cotton – Polly Perkins
Recurring characters
Sal Martin – Anna Karen Bobby Beale – Alex Francis Reverend Stevens – Michael Keating Ritchie Scott – Sian Webber William Mitchell – Toby Warpole Oscar Branning – Charlee Hall Mr Lister – Nick Wilton Morgan Jackson-King – Devon Higgs Amy Mitchell – Natalia Lipka-Kozanka Imam Ali – Emilio Doorgasingh Kamil Masood – Arian Chikhlia Tommy Moon – Ralph, Shane Shenice Quinn – Lily Harvey Tariq – Antony Bunsee
If you are a fan of Eastenders you may be interested to know there is a website by the name of the Eastenders blog which will keep you up-to-date with exactly what is happened on the show, trailers for the future and storylines. The website also aims to introduce a number of guest spots from stars of the show where website readers will be able to ask questions of their favourite TV characters.