Question: who is the longest running character in neighbours
Answer: Actor Character Soap Opera Years Duration Reference Ray Meagher Alf Stewart Home and Away 1988 -- 30 years Lynne McGranger Irene Roberts Home and Away 1993 -- 25 years Alan Fletcher Karl Kennedy Neighbours 1994 -- 24 years Jackie Woodburne Susan Kennedy Neighbours 1994 -- 24 years Tom Oliver Lou Carpenter Neighbours 1988 , 1992 -- 2016 24 years Ryan Moloney Jarrod `` Toadfish '' Rebecchi Neighbours 1995 , 1996 -- 22 years Stefan Dennis Paul Robinson Neighbours 1985 -- 1992 , 1993 , 2004 -- 21 years Kate Ritchie Sally Fletcher Home and Away 1988 -- 2008 , 2013 20 years Ada Nicodemou Leah Patterson Home and Away 2000 -- 2012 , 2013 -- 17 years Ian Smith Harold Bishop Neighbours 1987 -- 1991 , 1996 --