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 ) Parts of this article ( those related to Recurring cast ) need to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( November 2017 ) 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 Previous cast members 3 References and notes 4 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 -- 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 -- Amelia Heinle Victoria Newman 2005 -- 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 -- Thad Luckinbill J.T. Hellstrom 1999 -- 2010, 2017 -- Michael Mealor Kyle Abbott 2018 -- 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 -- Catherine Bach Anita Lawson 2012 -- Jaime Lyn Bauer Lorie Brooks 1973 -- 82, 1984, 2002, 2018 -- Lauralee Bell Christine Blair Williams 1983 -- 2006, 2010 -- Meg Bennett Julia Newman 1980 -- 84, 1986 -- 87, 2002, 2018 -- Tracey E. Bregman Lauren Fenmore Baldwin 1983 -- 95, 2000 -- Sarah Smythe Jason Canela Arturo Rosales 2018 -- Judith Chapman Jill Foster Abbott Gloria Abbott Bardwell 2005 -- Angell Conwell Leslie Michaelson 2010 -- Jerry Douglas John Abbott 1982 -- 2013, 2015 -- Alistair Wallingford 2008 Margarita Franco Mrs. Martinez 2016 -- Robert Gant David Sherman 2013 -- Shanica Knowles Simone 2018 -- Kelly Kruger Mackenzie Browning 2002 -- 03, 2018 -- David Lago Raul Guittierez 1999 -- 2004, 2009, 2018 -- Alyvia Alyn Lind Faith Newman 2011 -- Janice Lynde Leslie Brooks 1973 -- 77, 2018 -- Beth Maitland Traci Abbott 1982 -- 96, 1999, 2001, 2006 -- Greg Rikaart Kevin Fisher 2003 -- Tristan Rogers Colin Atkinson 2010 -- 12, 2014 -- Abhi Sinha Ravi Shapur 2016 -- Jess Walton Jill Atkinson 1987 -- Lauren Woodland Brittany Hodges 2000 -- 05, 2018 -- 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. 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 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 Sam Ashby Lily Winters Colin Atkinson Michael Baldwin Gloria Abbott Bardwell Jeffrey Bardwell Christine Blair Mariah Copeland Hilary Curtis Lauren Fenmore Kevin Fisher Devon Hamilton J.T. Hellstrom Reed Hellstrom Dina Mergeron Leslie Michaelson Abby Newman Christian Newman Faith Newman Katie Newman Nicholas Newman Nikki Newman Sharon 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 Fenmore 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 Scotty Grainger Diego Guittierez Nathan Hastings Jana Hawkes Juliet Helton Brittany Hodges Cole Howard Diane Jenkins Mamie Johnson Anita Lawson Chelsea Lawson Leanna Love Ronan Malloy Dylan McAvoy Tucker McCall Ryan McNeil Tyler Michaelson Chloe Mitchell Amber Moore Adam Newman Cassie Newman Connor Newman Noah Newman Summer 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=834570513 '' Categories : Lists of actors by soap opera television series The Young and the Restless Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from May 2015 All articles needing additional references Wikipedia articles in need of updating from November 2017 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 6 April 2018, at 13 : 07. 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Question: who has been on the show the longest on the young and the restless
Answer: Doug Davidson