List of longest-serving soap opera actors
Australia

List of longest-serving soap opera actors

Section Title: Australia
Table Section Text: None

Actor	Character	Soap Opera	Years	Duration	Reference

Ray Meagher	Alf Stewart	Home and Away	1988–	31 years

Lynne McGranger	Irene Roberts	Home and Away	1993–	26 years

Alan Fletcher	Karl Kennedy	Neighbours	1994–	25 years

Jackie Woodburne	Susan Kennedy	Neighbours	1994–	25 years

Tom Oliver	Lou Carpenter	Neighbours	1988, 1992–2016	24 years

Ryan Moloney	Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi	Neighbours	1995–	23 years

Stefan Dennis	Paul Robinson	Neighbours	1985–1992, 1993, 2004–	22 years

Kate Ritchie	Sally Fletcher	Home and Away	1988–2008, 2013	20 years

Ada Nicodemou	Leah Patterson	Home and Away	2000–	18 years

Ian Smith	Harold Bishop	Neighbours	1987–1991, 1996–2009, 2011, 2015	17 years

Emily Symons	Marilyn Chambers	Home and Away	1989–1992, 1995–1999, 2001, 2010–	15 years

Norman Coburn	Donald Fisher	Home and Away	1988–2003, 2004, 2005, 2007	15 years

Carla Bonner	Stephanie Scully	Neighbours	1999–2010, 2013, 2015–2018	15 years

Kym Valentine	Libby Kennedy	Neighbours	1994–2004, 2005, 2007–2011, 2014	14 years

Lyn Collingwood	Colleen Smart	Home and Away	1988, 1989, 1997, 1999–2013	14 years

John Wood	Tom Croydon	Blue Heelers	1993–2006	13 years

Julie Nihill	Chris Riley	Blue Heelers	1993–2006	13 years

Martin Sacks	PJ Hasham	Blue Heelers	1993–2006	13 years

Judy Nunn	Ailsa Stewart	Home and Away	1988–2000, 2002, 2003	12 years

Anne Haddy	Helen Daniels	Neighbours	1985–1997	12 years

Brian Wenzel	Frank Gilroy	A Country Practice	1981–1993	12 years

Shane Porteous	Terence Elliott	A Country Practice	1981–1993	12 years

Joyce Jacobs	Esme Watson	A Country Practice	1981–1993	12 years

Anne Charleston	Madge Bishop	Neighbours	1986–1992, 1996–2001, 2015	11 years

Judith McGrath	Von Ryan	All Saints	1998–2009	11 years

Lorrae Desmond	Shirley Dean-Gilroy	A Country Practice	1981–1992	11 years

Gordon Piper	Bob Hatfield	A Country Practice	1981–1992	11 years

Shane Withington	John Palmer	Home and Away	2009—	10 years

Eve Morey	Sonya Rebecchi	Neighbours	2009–2019	10 years

Ryan Clark	Sam Marshall	Home and Away	1991–2001, 2002, 2005	10 years

Syd Heylen	Vernon 'Cookie' Locke	A Country Practice	1982–1992	10 years

Sentence(s)

As of 2018, McGranger is one of the longest serving cast member of a soap opera in Australia, and the second longest serving actor in the H&A soap opera.

final_sentence: As of 2018, McGranger is one of the longest serving cast member of a soap opera in Australia, and the second longest serving actor in the H&A soap opera.