# List of Emmerdale characters

Emmerdale is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. Some characters have been recast since their first appearance and other characters may have multiple actors sharing the role. In these cases, the most recent actor to portray the role is listed last.

## Present characters
### Regular characters

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Eric Pollard | Chris Chittell | 1986–present |
| Kim Tate | Claire King | 1989–1999, 2018–present |
| Victoria Sugden | Jessica Haywood | 1994–present |
| Victoria Sugden | Hannah Midgley | 1994–present |
| Victoria Sugden | Isabel Hodgins | 1994–present |
| Sam Dingle | James Hooton | 1995–1998, 2000–present |
| Joe Tate | Oliver Young | 1995–2005, 2017–2018, 2024–present |
| Joe Tate | Ned Porteous | 1995–2005, 2017–2018, 2024–present |
| Mandy Dingle | Lisa Riley | 1995–2001, 2019–present |
| Marlon Dingle | Mark Charnock | 1996–present |
| Paddy Kirk | Dominic Brunt | 1997–present |
| Belle Dingle | James Mather | 1998–present |
| Belle Dingle | Emily Mather | 1998–present |
| Belle Dingle | Eden Taylor-Draper | 1998–present |
| Charity Dingle | Emma Atkins | 2000–2005, 2009–present |
| Cain Dingle | Jeff Hordley | 2000–2006, 2009–present |
| Bob Hope | Tony Audenshaw | 2000–present |
| Rodney Blackstock | Patrick Mower | 2000–present |
| Nicola King | Nicola Wheeler | 2001–present |
| Rhona Goskirk | Zoë Henry | 2001–2002, 2010–present |
| Gabby Thomas | Jemma Giles | 2001–present |
| Gabby Thomas | Annelise Manojlovic | 2001–present |
| Gabby Thomas | Rosie Bentham | 2001–present |
| Laurel Thomas | Charlotte Bellamy | 2002–present |
| Chas Dingle | Lucy Pargeter | 2002–present |
| Aaron Dingle | Danny Webb | 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2012, 2014–present |
| Aaron Dingle | Danny Miller | 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2012, 2014–present |
| Jimmy King | Nick Miles | 2004–present |
| Noah Dingle | Alfie Mortimer | 2004–2005, 2009–present |
| Noah Dingle | Sam Duffy | 2004–2005, 2009–present |
| Noah Dingle | Jack Downham | 2004–2005, 2009–present |
| Sarah Sugden | Lily-May Bartley | 2005–present |
| Sarah Sugden | Lucy Warren | 2005–present |
| Sarah Sugden | Amber Child-Cavill | 2005–present |
| Sarah Sugden | Sophia Amber Moore | 2005–present |
| Sarah Sugden | Katie Hill | 2005–present |
| Cathy Hope | Ella Whitehouse-Downes | 2007−present |
| Cathy Hope | Gabrielle Dowling | 2007−present |
| Arthur Thomas | Billy Harrower | 2007−present |
| Arthur Thomas | Luis Townley | 2007−present |
| Arthur Thomas | Alfie Clarke | 2007−present |
| Brenda Walker | Lesley Dunlop | 2008–2025 |
| Moira Dingle | Natalie J. Robb | 2009–present |
| Matty Barton | Grace Cassidy | 2009–2012, 2018–present |
| Matty Barton | Ash Palmisciano | 2009–2012, 2018–present |
| Angelica King | Sophie Firth | 2009−present |
| Angelica King | Rebecca Bakes | 2009−present |
| Jai Sharma | Chris Bisson | 2009–present |
| Jacob Gallagher | Joe-Warren Plant | 2010–present |
| Elliot Windsor | Oliver Brooke | 2011−2012, 2016−present |
| Elliot Windsor | Jackson Cummins | 2011−2012, 2016−present |
| Elliot Windsor | Luca Hoyle | 2011−2012, 2016−present |
| Kerry Wyatt | Laura Norton | 2012–present |
| Vanessa Woodfield | Michelle Hardwick | 2012–2022, 2024–present |
| Ross Barton | Michael Parr | 2013–2018, 2024–present |
| Liam Cavanagh | Jonny McPherson | 2014–present |
| April Windsor | Amelia Flanagan | 2014−present |
| Tracy Shankley | Amy Walsh | 2014–present |
| Lydia Dingle | Karen Blick | 2016–present |
| Dawn Fletcher | Olivia Bromley | 2018–present |
| Ryan Stocks | James Moore | 2018–present |
| Manpreet Sharma | Rebecca Sarker | 2018–present |
| Billy Fletcher | Jay Kontzle | 2018–present |
| Vinny Dingle | Bradley Johnson | 2019–present |
| Bear Wolf | Joshua Richards | 2019–present |
| Gail Loman | Rachael Gill-Davis | 2019, 2023–2025 |
| Mackenzie Boyd | Lawrence Robb | 2020–present |
| Charles Anderson | Kevin Mathurin | 2020–present |
| Mary Goskirk | Louise Jameson | 2022–present |
| Caleb Miligan | William Ash | 2022–present |
| Claudette Anderson | Flo Wilson | 2023–present |
| Ella Forster | Paula Lane | 2024–2025 |
| Ruby Fox-Miligan | Beth Cordingly | 2024–present |
| John Sugden | Oliver Farnworth | 2024–present |
| Steph Miligan | Georgia Jay | 2024–present |
| Kammy Hadiq | Shebz Miah | 2025–present |

### Recurring and guest characters

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| PC Mike Swirling | Andy Moore | 2004−present |
| Leo Goskirk | Theo Tasker | 2011−present |
| Leo Goskirk | Harry Whittaker | 2011−present |
| Leo Goskirk | Harvey Rogerson | 2011−present |
| Kyle Winchester | Molly Ainsworth | 2011, 2013, 2015−present |
| Kyle Winchester | Isaac Ainsworth | 2011, 2013, 2015−present |
| Kyle Winchester | Huey Quinn | 2011, 2013, 2015−present |
| Archie Breckle | Liyana Shahzad | 2012−2015, 2019−present |
| Archie Breckle | Aadam Wahab Shahzad | 2012−2015, 2019−present |
| Archie Breckle | Kai Assi | 2012−2015, 2019−present |
| Carl Holliday | Charlie Munro Joyce | 2014, 2016–present |
| Moses Dingle | Arthur Cockroft | 2015−present |
| Johnny Woodfield | Luca Hepworth | 2015–2022, 2024–present |
| Johnny Woodfield | Jack Jennings | 2015–2022, 2024–present |
| Dotty Thomas | Ellerie Carroll | 2016−present |
| Dotty Thomas | Tilly-Rue Foster | 2016−present |
| Isaac Dingle | Harvey Brook | 2017−present |
| Isaac Dingle | Elias Walker | 2017−present |
| Isaac Dingle | Bobby Dunsmoir | 2017−present |
| Lucas Taylor | Dexter Ansell | 2019−present |
| Lucas Taylor | Noah Ryan Aspinall | 2019−present |
| Eve Dingle | Billy Clement | 2019−present |
| Eve Dingle | Bonnie Clement | 2019−present |
| Eve Dingle | Bella James | 2019−present |
| Harry Sugden | Teddy Hall | 2020−present |
| Harry Sugden | Brody Hall | 2020−present |
| Harry Sugden | Adam Pryor | 2020−present |
| Frankie Robinson | Eden Ratcliffe-Knights | 2021–present |
| Thomas Tate | Bertie Brotherton | 2021–present |
| Clemmie Reed | Mabel Addison | 2022–present |
| Ivy Malcolms | Alice Mauve | 2023–present |
| Evan Fletcher | Malachi McKenzie | 2023–present |
| Caitlin Todd | Caroline Harker | 2025–present |

## Cast changes
### Departing characters

| Character | Actor |
| Brenda Walker | Lesley Dunlop |
| Ella Forster | Paula Lane |
| Gail Loman | Rachael Gill-Davis |

## Lists of characters by year of introduction

* 1972–1973
* 1974
* 1977
* 1978–1979
* 1982–1983
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 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