# List of Coronation Street characters

Coronation Street is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance.

## Present characters
### Regular characters

| Character | Current actor | Character duration |
| Ken Barlow | William Roache | 1960–present |
| Rita Tanner | Barbara Knox | 1964, 1972–present |
| Tracy Barlow | Kate Ford | 1977–1983, 1985–1997, 1999, 2002–2007, 2010–present |
| Audrey Roberts | Sue Nicholls | 1979–1982, 1984–present |
| Nick Tilsley | Ben Price | 1981–1999, 2002–2004, 2009–present |
| Kevin Webster | Michael Le Vell | 1983–present |
| Debbie Webster | Sue Devaney | 1984–1985, 2019–2026 |
| Jenny Bradley | Sally Ann Matthews | 1986–1991, 1993, 2015–present |
| Sally Webster | Sally Dynevor | 1986–present |
| Sarah Platt | Tina O'Brien | 1987–2008, 2015–present |
| Steve McDonald | Simon Gregson | 1989–present |
| David Platt | Jack P. Shepherd | 1990–present |
| Daniel Osbourne | Rob Mallard | 1995–1997, 2007, 2016–present |
| Roy Cropper | David Neilson | 1995–present |
| Leanne Battersby | Jane Danson | 1997–2000, 2004–present |
| Toyah Battersby | Georgia Taylor | 1997–2003, 2016–present |
| Tyrone Dobbs | Alan Halsall | 1998–present |
| Dev Alahan | Jimmi Harkishin | 1999–present |
| Eileen Grimshaw | Sue Cleaver | 2000–2025 |
| Maria Connor | Samia Longchambon | 2000–present |
| Kirk Sutherland | Andy Whyment | 2000–present |
| Bethany Platt | Lucy Fallon | 2000–2007, 2015–2020, 2023–present |
| Todd Grimshaw | Gareth Pierce | 2001–2004, 2007, 2011, 2013–2017, 2020–present |
| Adam Barlow | Sam Robertson | 2001–2007, 2016–present |
| Fiz Brown | Jennie McAlpine | 2001–present |
| Sean Tully | Antony Cotton | 2003–present |
| Chesney Brown | Sam Aston | 2003–present |
| Amy Barlow | Elle Mulvaney | 2004–present |
| Aadi Alahan | Adam Hussain | 2006, 2009–present |
| Asha Alahan | Tanisha Gorey | 2006, 2009–present |
| Ryan Connor | Ryan Prescott | 2006–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–present |
| Carla Connor | Alison King | 2006–present |
| Dylan Wilson | Liam McCheyne | 2008, 2011–2012, 2020–present |
| Julie Carp | Katy Cavanagh | 2008–2015, 2025 |
| Gary Windass | Mikey North | 2008–present |
| Mary Taylor | Patti Clare | 2008–present |
| Liam Connor Jr. | Charlie Wrenshall | 2009–present |
| Brian Packham | Peter Gunn | 2010–2013, 2015–present |
| Izzy Armstrong | Cherylee Houston | 2010–present |
| Jack Webster | Kyran Bowes | 2010–present |
| Craig Tinker | Colson Smith | 2011–2025 |
| Rob Donovan | Marc Baylis | 2012–2017, 2025 |
| Tim Metcalfe | Joe Duttine | 2013–present |
| Alya Nazir | Sair Khan | 2014–present |
| Gemma Winter | Dolly-Rose Campbell | 2014–present |
| Billy Mayhew | Daniel Brocklebank | 2014–present |
| Seb Franklin | Harry Visinoni | 2016–2021, 2025 |
| Shona Platt | Julia Goulding | 2016–present |
| Summer Spellman | Harriet Bibby | 2017–present |
| Abi Webster | Sally Carman | 2017–present |
| Evelyn Plummer | Maureen Lipman | 2018–present |
| James Bailey | Jason Callender | 2019–2022, 2025–present |
| Ed Bailey | Trevor Michael Georges | 2019–present |
| Michael Bailey | Ryan Russell | 2019–present |
| Bernie Winter | Jane Hazlegrove | 2019–present |
| Nina Lucas | Mollie Gallagher | 2019–present |
| George Shuttleworth | Tony Maudsley | 2020–present |
| Daisy Midgeley | Charlotte Jordan | 2020–2025 |
| Ronnie Bailey | Vinta Morgan | 2021–present |
| Lisa Swain | Vicky Myers | 2021–present |
| Glenda Shuttleworth | Jodie Prenger | 2022–present |
| Dee Dee Bailey | Channique Sterling-Brown | 2022–present |
| Lauren Bolton | Cait Fitton | 2022–present |
| Cassie Plummer | Claire Sweeney | 2023–present |
| Bobby Crawford | Jack Carroll | 2023–present |
| Kit Green | Jacob Roberts | 2024–present |
| Betsy Swain | Sydney Martin | 2024–present |
| Lou Michaelis | Farrel Hegarty | 2025–present |
| Mick Michaelis | Joe Layton | 2025–present |

### Recurring and guest characters

| Character | Current actor | Character duration |
| Hope Dobbs | Isabella Flanagan | 2010–present |
| Joseph Brown | William Flanagan | 2011–2015, 2017–present |
| Ruby Dobbs | Billie Naylor | 2012–present |
| Jake Windass | Bobby Bradshaw | 2013–2019, 2021–present |
| Lily Platt | Brooke Malonie | 2013–present |
| Dr. Susan Gaddas | Christine Mackie | 2014–present |
| Harry Platt | Carter-J Murphy | 2016–present |
| Bertie Osbourne | Rufus Morgan-Smith | 2019–present |
| Aled Winter-Brown | Joseph Woods | 2019–present |
| Bryn Winter-Brown | Charlotte and James Holt, Arthur, Lily and Lucy Taylor | 2019–2020, 2022–present |
| Carys Winter-Brown | Charlotte and James Holt, Arthur, Lily and Lucy Taylor | 2019–2020, 2022–present |
| Llio Winter-Brown | Charlotte and James Holt, Arthur, Lily and Lucy Taylor | 2019–2020, 2022–present |
| Sam Blakeman | Jude Riordan | 2020–present |
| Glory Bailey | Mayia M | 2021–present |
| Alfie Franklin | Carter and Oakley Razak Townsend | 2022–present |
| Frankie Bolton | Roman Thresh | 2024–present |
| Andy Garland | Andrew Goth | 2024–present |
| Mandy Waring | Rebecca Atkinson | 2025–present |
| Brody | Ryan Mulvey | 2025–present |

## Cast changes
### Departing characters

| Character | Actor |
| Julie Carp | Katy Cavanagh |
| Eileen Grimshaw | Sue Cleaver |
| Craig Tinker | Colson Smith |
| Debbie Webster | Sue Devaney |
| Daisy Midgeley | Charlotte Jordan |

### Future characters

| Character | Actor | Ref. |
| Carl Webster | Jonathan Howard | |
| Theo Silverton | James Cartwright | |

### Returning characters

| Character | Actor | Ref. |
| Eva Price | Catherine Tyldesley | |
| Jason Grimshaw | Ryan Thomas | |

## Lists of characters by year of introduction

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025