The Young and the Restless cast members - wikipedia The Young and the Restless cast members This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2015 ) The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera, created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It first aired on March 26, 1973. The longest - running current cast member is Doug Davidson, who has portrayed private investigator Paul Williams since May 23, 1978. Jeanne Cooper, who portrayed the soap opera 's matriarch Katherine Chancellor, holds the record for the series ' longest - running cast member, airing from November 1973 until her death in May 2013. Melody Thomas Scott and Eric Braeden, who portray Nikki and Victor Newman, are the second and third longest - running cast members, having joined in February 1979 and February 1980, respectively. Kate Linder has portrayed Esther Valentine since April 1982, and rounds out the series ' top four longest - running cast members. The following list is of cast members who are currently on the show : both main and recurring members, as well as those who are debuting, departing or returning from the series. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main cast 1.2 Recurring cast 2 Cast changes 2.1 Debuting 2.2 Departing 2.3 Returning 3 Previous cast members 4 References and notes 5 External links Cast Main cast Actor Character Duration Peter Bergman Jack Abbott 1989 -- Marco Annicelli 2015 Eric Braeden Victor Newman 1980 -- Sharon Case Sharon Newman 1994 -- Doug Davidson Paul Williams 1978 -- Eileen Davidson Ashley Abbott 1982 -- 88, 1999 -- Melissa Claire Egan Chelsea Newman 2011 -- Cait Fairbanks Tessa Porter 2017 -- Noah Alexander Gerry Charlie Ashby 2017 -- Daniel Goddard Cane Ashby 2007 -- Caleb Atkinson 2011 Camryn Grimes Cassie Newman 1997 -- 2007, 2009 -- 10, 2013 -- 14 Mariah Copeland 2014 -- Daniel Hall Scott Grainger 2017 -- Amelia Heinle Victoria Newman 2005 -- Elizabeth Hendrickson Chloe Mitchell 2008 -- Bryton James Devon Hamilton 2004 -- Christel Khalil Lily Ashby 2002 -- Tristan Lake Leabu Reed Hellstrom 2016 -- Christian LeBlanc Michael Baldwin 1991 -- 93, 1997 -- Kate Linder Esther Valentine 1982 -- Mishael Morgan Hilary Hamilton 2013 -- Joshua Morrow Nicholas Newman 1994 -- Melissa Ordway Abby Newman 2013 -- Melody Thomas Scott Nikki Newman 1979 -- Kristoff St. John Neil Winters 1991 -- Lexie Stevenson Mattie Ashby 2017 -- Jason Thompson Billy Abbott 2016 -- Gina Tognoni Phyllis Summers 2014 -- Recurring cast Actor Character Duration Marla Adams Dina Abbott Mergeron 1983 -- 86, 1991, 1996, 2008, 2017 -- Robert Adamson Noah Newman 2012 -- Laur Allen Juliet 2017 -- Ryan Ashton Zack 2017 -- Catherine Bach Anita Lawson 2012 -- Lauralee Bell Christine Blair Williams 1983 -- 2006, 2010 -- Corbin Bernsen Todd Williams 2004, 2009 -- 10, 2012 -- 14, 2017 -- Jared Breeze Max Rayburn 2016 -- Tracey E. Bregman Lauren Fenmore Baldwin 1983 -- 95, 2000 -- Sarah Smythe Jensen Buchanan Elise Moxley 2015 -- Ryan Caltagirone Winston Mobley 2015 -- Sean Carrigan Stitch Rayburn 2013 -- Judith Chapman Jill Foster Abbott Gloria Abbott Bardwell 2005 -- Tamara Clatterbuck Alice Johnson 1998 -- 2000, 2005, 2017 -- Annalisa Cochrane Zoey 2017 -- Angell Conwell Leslie Michaelson 2010 -- Jerry Douglas John Abbott 1982 -- 2013, 2015 -- Alistair Wallingford 2008 Max Ehrich Fenmore Baldwin 2012 -- Margarita Franco Mrs. Martinez 2016 -- Kelly Frye Michelle Hazelton 2016 -- David Faustino Howard Green 2016 -- Robert Gant David Sherman 2013 -- Alice Greczyn Emma Randall 2015 -- Stacy Haiduk Patty Williams 2009 -- 12, 2015 -- Emily Peterson 2009 -- 12 Hunter King Summer Newman 2012 -- Darnell Kirkwood Jordan Wilde 2017 -- Alyvia Alyn Lind Faith Newman 2011 -- Beth Maitland Traci Abbott 1982 -- 96, 1999, 2001, 2006 -- Mara McCaffray Natalie 2016 -- Nadine Nicole Gwen Randall 2014 -- Morgan Obenreder Crystal 2017 -- Sofia Pernas Marisa Sierras 2015 -- Dax Randall Moses Winters 2016 -- Greg Rikaart Kevin Fisher 2003 -- Marcia Rodd Myrna Bloodworth 2017 -- Tristan Rogers Colin Atkinson 2010 -- 12, 2014 -- Ted Shackelford William Bardwell 2006 -- 07 Jeffrey Bardwell 2007 -- Abhi Sinha Ravi Shapur 2016 -- Max Shippee Graham Bloodworth 2017 -- Chrishell Stause Bethany Bryant 2016 -- Terrell Tilford Barton Shelby 2014 -- Jess Walton Jill Atkinson 1987 -- Ray Wise Ian Ward 2014 -- Cast changes Debuting Actor Character Date Ref. Wayne Knight Irv West September 20, 2017 Departing Actor Character Date Ref. Greg Rikaart Kevin Fisher October 2017 Laur Allen Juliet Helton November 10, 2017 Returning Actor Character Date Ref. Thad Luckinbill J.T. Hellstrom December 12, 2017 Previous cast members Main article : List of previous The Young and the Restless cast members References and notes ^ Jump up to : The Young and the Restless Weekdays. `` The Young and the Restless Cast : Doug Davidson ''. Cbs.com. Retrieved September 23, 2012. Jump up ^ The Young and the Restless Weekdays. `` The Young and the Restless Cast : Jeanne Cooper ''. Cbs.com. Retrieved September 23, 2012. Jump up ^ The Young and the Restless Weekdays ( July 20, 2007 ). `` The Young and the Restless Cast : Eric Braeden ''. Cbs.com. Retrieved September 23, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Show Guide : Cast Bio : Kate Linder ''. Sony. Retrieved January 6, 2012. Jump up ^ SOD ( August 11, 2017 ). `` Seinfeld Alum To Y&R ''. Soap Opera Digest. United States : American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ SOD ( August 3, 2017 ). `` Greg Rikaart Returns To Y&R ! ''. Soap Opera Digest. United States : American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved August 3, 2017. Jump up ^ Soaps SheKnows ( September 13, 2017 ). `` Greg Rikaart to make Y&R return, first air date revealed ''. Soaps.com. United States : SheKnows Media. Retrieved September 13, 2017. Jump up ^ SOD ( November 10, 2017 ). `` Y&R : Laur Allen Says Good - bye ''. Soap Opera Digest. United States : American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved November 10, 2017. Jump up ^ SOD ( November 3, 2017 ). `` Thad Luckinbill Back To Y&R ! ''. Soap Opera Digest. United States : American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Archived from the original on November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017. External links Soaps.com -- Young and Restless The Young and the Restless Cast Present cast members Past cast members Crew William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell Mal Young Sally Sussman Families Newman Abbott Chancellor Barber / Winters Related articles Genoa City Storylines The Bold and the Beautiful Victor and Nikki Nick and Sharon J.T. and Colleen Daniel and Lily Devon and Hilary `` Nadia 's Theme '' The Young and the Restless characters Present and future characters Ashley Abbott Billy Abbott Jack Abbott Jill Abbott John Abbott Johnny Abbott Traci Abbott Cane Ashby Charlie Ashby Mattie Ashby Lily Winters Colin Atkinson Fenmore Baldwin Michael Baldwin Gloria Abbott Bardwell Jeffrey Bardwell Christine Blair Mariah Copeland Hilary Curtis Lauren Fenmore Kevin Fisher Scotty Grainger Devon Hamilton Reed Hellstrom Anita Lawson Dina Mergeron Chloe Mitchell Leslie Michaelson Abby Newman Chelsea Lawson Christian Newman Connor Newman Faith Newman Katie Newman Nicholas Newman Nikki Newman Noah Newman Sharon Newman Summer Newman Victor Newman Victoria Newman Stitch Rayburn Barton Shelby Phyllis Summers Esther Valentine Paul Williams Neil Winters Past characters Kyle Abbott Kelly Andrews Genevieve Atkinson Avery Bailey Clark Eden Baldwin Isabella Braña Mackenzie Browning Brad Carlton Colleen Carlton Daisy Carter Sheila Carter Chance Chancellor Katherine Chancellor Joe Clark Matt Clark Greg Foster Dr. Snapper Foster Sam Gibson Diego Guittierez Nathan Hastings Jana Hawkes J.T. Hellstrom Brittany Hodges Cole Howard Diane Jenkins Mamie Johnson Leanna Love Ronan Malloy Dylan McAvoy Tucker McCall Ryan McNeil Tyler Michaelson Amber Moore Adam Newman Cassie Newman Cassandra Rawlins Gina Roma Daniel Romalotti Danny Romalotti Luca Santori Deacon Sharpe Marisa Sierras Rex Sterling Heather Stevens Grace Turner Angelina Veneziano Ian Ward Sage Warner Nina Webster Patty Williams Ricky Williams Hope Wilson Drucilla Winters Malcolm Winters Olivia Winters Character lists 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Newman family Abbott family Chancellor family Barber / Winters family Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Young_and_the_Restless_cast_members&oldid=809921314 '' Categories : Lists of actors by soap opera television series The Young and the Restless Hidden categories : Wikipedia semi-protected pages Articles needing additional references from May 2015 All articles needing additional references Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 12 November 2017, at 09 : 51. 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Question: who plays natalie on the young and the restless
Answer: Mara McCaffray