# British Soap Award for Best Young Performer

The British Soap Award for Best Young Performer is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. It has also been presented as Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress, Best Young Actor and Best Young Performance. First awarded in 2004, the accolade was originally voted for by a panel. However, from 2023, the public have been able to vote for the winner. EastEnders actress Lillia Turner is the current holder of the award.

## Awards and nominees

| Year | Performer | Role | Soap opera |
| 2004 | Natalie Cassidy | Sonia Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Sam Aston | Chesney Brown | Coronation Street |
| 2004 | Luke Tittensor | Daz Eden | Emmerdale |
| 2004 | Gemma Atkinson | Lisa Hunter | Hollyoaks |
| 2005 | Sam Aston | Chesney Brown | Coronation Street |
| 2005 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Slater | EastEnders |
| 2005 | Charley Webb | Debbie Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2005 | Chris Fountain | Justin Burton | Hollyoaks |
| 2006 | Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2006 | Helen Flanagan | Rosie Webster | Coronation Street |
| 2006 | Richard Fleeshman | Craig Harris | Coronation Street |
| 2006 | Luke Tittensor | Daz Eden | Emmerdale |
| 2007 | Eden Taylor-Draper | Belle Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2007 | Sam Aston | Chesney Battersby-Brown | Coronation Street |
| 2007 | Charlie G. Hawkins | Darren Miller | EastEnders |
| 2007 | Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2008 | Jamie Borthwick | Jay Brown | EastEnders |
| 2008 | Brooke Vincent | Sophie Webster | Coronation Street |
| 2008 | Eden Taylor-Draper | Belle Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2008 | Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2009 | Maisie Smith | Tiffany Dean | EastEnders |
| 2009 | Alex Bain | Simon Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2009 | Isabel Hodgins | Victoria Sugden | Emmerdale |
| 2009 | Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2010 | Ami Metcalf | Sapphire Cox | Doctors |
| 2010 | Alex Bain | Simon Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2010 | Maisie Smith | Tiffany Butcher | EastEnders |
| 2010 | Oscar Lloyd | Will Wylde | Emmerdale |
| 2011 | Alex Bain | Simon Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2011 | Maisie Smith | Tiffany Butcher | EastEnders |
| 2011 | Eden Taylor-Draper | Belle Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2011 | Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2012 | Lorna Fitzgerald | Abi Branning | EastEnders |
| 2012 | Alex Bain | Simon Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2012 | Charlie Kenyon | Cameron Waterhouse | Doctors |
| 2012 | Eden Taylor-Draper | Belle Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2013 | Eden Taylor-Draper | Belle Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2013 | Ellie Leach | Faye Windass | Coronation Street |
| 2013 | Maisie Smith | Tiffany Butcher | EastEnders |
| 2013 | Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2014 | Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2014 | Alex Bain | Simon Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2014 | Oliver Woollford | Tom Finlayson | Doctors |
| 2014 | Mimi Keene | Cindy Williams | EastEnders |
| 2014 | Joe-Warren Plant | Jacob Gallagher | Emmerdale |
| 2015 | Amelia Flanagan | April Windsor | Emmerdale |
| 2015 | Ellie Leach | Faye Windass | Coronation Street |
| 2015 | Jack Carroll | Peter Harker | Doctors |
| 2015 | Eliot Carrington | Bobby Beale | EastEnders |
| 2015 | Ruby O'Donnell | Peri Lomax | Hollyoaks |
| 2016 | Ruby O'Donnell | Peri Lomax | Hollyoaks |
| 2016 | Elle Mulvaney | Amy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2016 | Grace | Janet Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2016 | Amelia Flanagan | April Windsor | Emmerdale |
| 2017 | Elle Mulvaney | Amy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2017 | Bleu Landau | Dennis Rickman Jnr | EastEnders |
| 2017 | Isobel Steele | Liv Flaherty | Emmerdale |
| 2017 | Elà-May Demircan | Leah Barnes | Hollyoaks |
| 2018 | Isobel Steele | Liv Flaherty | Emmerdale |
| 2018 | Matilda Freeman | Summer Spellman | Coronation Street) |
| 2018 | Maisie Smith | Tiffany Butcher | EastEnders |
| 2018 | Elà-May Demircan | Leah Barnes | Hollyoaks |
| 2019 | Kara-Leah Fernandes | Bailey Baker | EastEnders |
| 2019 | Elle Mulvaney | Amy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2019 | Oliver Falconer | Joe Granger Carmichael | Doctors |
| 2019 | Joe-Warren Plant | Jacob Gallagher | Emmerdale |
| 2019 | Lacey Findlow | Dee Dee Hutchinson | Hollyoaks |
| 2022 | Millie Gibson | Kelly Neelan | Coronation Street |
| 2022 | Sonny Kendall | Tommy Moon | EastEnders |
| 2022 | Amelia Flanagan | April Windsor | Emmerdale |
| 2022 | Jayden Fox | Bobby Costello | Hollyoaks |
| 2023 | Lillia Turner | Lily Slater | EastEnders |
| 2023 | Jude Riordan | Sam Blakeman | Coronation Street |
| 2023 | Huey Quinn | Kyle Winchester | Emmerdale |
| 2023 | Jayden Fox | Bobby Costello | Hollyoaks |

## Achievements
### Performers with multiple wins

| Performer | Role | Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
| Ellis Hollins | Tom Cunningham | Hollyoaks | 2 | 5 |
| Eden Taylor-Draper | Belle Dingle | Emmerdale | 2 | 3 |

### Wins by soap

| Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
| EastEnders | 6 | 11 |
| Coronation Street | 4 | 15 |
| Emmerdale | 4 | 14 |
| Hollyoaks | 3 | 13 |
| Doctors | 1 | 4 |