List of Hollyoaks characters

Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995.[1] The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the current actor portraying the character is listed last.

## Present characters

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### Regular characters

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Tony Hutchinson | Nick Pickard | 1995–present | [2]
Jack Osborne | Jimmy McKenna | 1996–present | [2]
Darren Osborne | Adam Booth | 1996–1997, 1999–2001, 2003–present | [2]
Ashley Taylor Dawson
Nancy Hayton | Jessica Fox | 2005–present | [2]
Clare Devine | Samantha Rowley | 2005–2007, 2009, 2013, 2025-present | [2]
Gemma Bissix
Ste Hay | Kieron Richardson | 2006–present | [2]
Mercedes McQueen | Jennifer Metcalfe | 2006–present | [2]
Myra McQueen | Nicole Barber-Lane | 2006–2019, 2024–present | [3]
John Paul McQueen | James Sutton | 2006–2008, 2012–2017, 2019–present | [4]
Theresa McQueen | Jorgie Porter | 2008–2016, 2020–2022, 2024–present | [5]
Lucas Hay | Jude Hawley | 2009–present | [6][2]
Reuben Thwaites
William Hall
Oscar Curtis
Diane Hutchinson | Alex Fletcher | 2010–present | [2]
Liberty Savage | Abi Phillips | 2010–2013, 2018–2022, 2024–present | [7]
Jessamy Stoddart
Frankie Osborne | Lexi  | 2011, 2024–present | [8][9]
Isabelle Smith
Dodger Savage | Danny Mac | 2011–2015, 2025–present | [10]
Joel Dexter | Andrew Still | 2011–2013, 2016–present | [2]
Rory Douglas-Speed
Marie Fielding | Emma Campbell Jones | 2012, 2024–present | [11][12]
Rita Simons
Sienna Blake | Anna Passey | 2012–present | [2]
Robbie Roscoe | Charlie Wernham | 2013–2016, 2024–present | [13]
Freddie Roscoe | Charlie Clapham | 2013–2017, 2024–2025 | [14]
DI Alistair Banks | Drew Cain | 2013–2014, 2016, 2019, 2022–present | [15]
Peri Lomax | Ruby O'Donnell | 2013–present | [2]
Ro Hutchinson | Mia Rae | 2013–present | [16][17][18][19][20]
Mollie Doherty
Isla Pritchard
Ava Webster
Leela Lomax | Kirsty-Leigh Porter | 2013–present | [2]
Grace Black | Tamara Wall | 2013–present | [2]
Cleo McQueen | Nadine Mulkerrin | 2015–2022, 2024–present | [21]
Goldie McQueen | Chelsee Healey | 2016–present | [2]
Prince McQueen | Malique Thompson-Dwyer | 2016–2019, 2021–present | [22]
Misbah Maalik | Harvey Virdi | 2017–present | [2]
Pearl Anderson | Dawn Hope | 2021–present | [23]
Vicky Grant | Anya Lawrence | 2022–present | [24]
Dillon Ray | Nathaniel Dass | 2023–present | [6]
Donny Clark | Louis Emerick | 2024–present | [25]
Martha Blake | Sherrie Hewson | 2024–present | [26]
Rex Gallagher | Jonny Labey | 2024–present | [27][28]
Jeremy Blake | Jeremy Sheffield | 2024–present | [26]

### Recurring and guest characters

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Kathleen-Angel McQueen | Nieve Grandison | 2010−2016, 2021–2022, 2024–present | [29]
Kiara Mellor
Oscar Osborne | Zack Norman | 2012–present | [30]
Ralph Norman
Noah Holdsworth
Anthony Hutchinson | Maeve  | 2013–present | [31][32][20]
Alby
Caelan Cobbledick-Manning
William Thompson
Dee Dee Hutchinson | Charlotte White | 2013–present | [33][32]
Annabelle White
Lily Harrington
Lacey Findlow
Myra-Pocahontas Savage-McQueen | Naeve Mullen | 2014–2016, 2024–present |
Curtis Royle | Charlie Hughes | 2015–present |
Reuben Shepherd
Lexi Roscoe | Uncredited  | 2016–2017, 2024–present | [34]
Marnie Fletcher
Daniel Lomax | Beau Bell | 2016–2020, 2023–present | [35][36]
Kyzo-dré Murphy
Sophie Blake | Laylie  | 2017, 2019–2020, 2022–present | [37]
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Lottie
Rubie Graham
Phoebe
Daisy Parsonage
Scarlett Kerr
Sebastian Blake | Oakley  | 2017−2020, 2022–present | [38]
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Ocean
Rorie Graham
Eric
Elliott Parsonage
Teddie Williamson
Faith Hudson-Savage | Uncredited  | 2020–present | [42]
Eva Hutchinson | Uncredited  | 2021–present | [43]
Morgan Osborne | Uncredited  | 2022–present | [44]
Arlo Fielding | Dan Hough | 2024–present | [45]
Maria-Carmella McQueen | Uncredited  | 2024–present | [46]
Maria-Gabriella McQueen-Fox | Uncredited  | 2024–present | [46]
James  | Uncredited  | 2024–present |
Clara Dexter | Uncredited  | 2024–present |
Kat Omari | Sonia Ibrahim | 2024–present |
Jacob Omari | Ethaniel Davy | 2024–present |
Tommy Odenkirk | Brandon Fellows | 2025-present | [47]

## Cast changes

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### Departing characters

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Freddie Roscoe | Charlie Clapham | [48]

### Returning characters

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Bobby Costello | Zak Sutcliffe | [49]
Tom Cunningham | Ellis Hollins | [50]
Warren Fox | Jamie Lomas | [51]

## Former characters

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### 2020s

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#### Last appeared in 2025

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration  | Ref(s)

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Maxine Minniver | Nikki Sanderson | 2012–2025 | [2]
Minnie Minniver | Ava Rooney | 2014−2020, 2022–2025 | [30][52]
Eva Lorente
Abe Fielding | Tyler Conti | 2024–2025 | [53]
Zoe Anderson | Garcia Brown | 2022–2025 | [54][55]
Theo Anderson | Uncredited  | 2024–2025 | [55]
JJ Osborne | Reuben  | 2011, 2024–2025 | [56][8][9]
Ryan Mulvey
Dilly Harcourt | Emma Johnsey-Smith | 2023–2025 | [57]

#### Last appeared in 2024

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration  | Ref(s)

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Nana McQueen | Diane Langton | 2007–2009, 2012–2024 | [58]
Charlie Dean | Charlie Behan | 2006–2024 | [59]
Joshua McConville
Ethan Williams | Matthew James-Bailey | 2021–2024 | [60]
Leah Barnes | Magic Hurst | 2007–2024 | [2]
Jessica Croft-Lane
Ela-May Demircan
James Nightingale | Gregory Finnegan | 2016–2024 | [61]
Dave Chen-Williams | Dominic Power | 2021–2024 | [62]
Suzanne Ashworth | Suzanne Hall | 2005–2012, 2024 | [63]
Sally St. Claire | Annie Wallace | 2015–2024 | [64]
Andre Clark | David Joshua-Anthony | 2023–2024 | [65]
Steph Cunningham-Lomax | Isabella Hibbert | 2015–2024 | [66]
Hilton Cunningham | Blake Wood | 2014–2024 | [66]
Cindy Cunningham | Stephanie Waring | 1995–2000, 2002, 2004, 2008–2024 | [66]
Laura Crossley
Kitty Draper | Iz Hesketh | 2024 | [67][68]
Beau Ramsey | Jon-Paul Bell | 2022–2024 | [69]
Norma Crow | Glynis Barber | 2022–2024 | [70]
Freya Calder | Ellie Henry | 2022–2024 | [71]
Scott Drinkwell | Ross Adams | 2015–2024
Hannah Ashworth | Emma Rigby | 2005–2010, 2024 | [72][73]
Zain Rizwaan | Jonas Khan | 2022–2024 | [74]
Noah Dexter | Uncredited | 2024 | [75]
Carter Shepherd | David Ames | 2023–2024 | [76]
Declan Hawthorne | Alan Turkington | 2024
Hunter McQueen | Theo Graham | 2016–2018, 2022–2024 | [77]
Mason Chen-Williams | Frank Kauer | 2021–2024
Lizzie Chen-Williams | Lily Best | 2021–2024 | [78]
Sharon Bailey | Jamelia | 2021, 2023–2024 | [79]
Kane | Ben Castle-Gibb | 2024 | [80]
Romeo Nightingale | Owen Warner | 2018–2024 | [81][82]
Yasmine Maalik | Haiesha Mistry | 2017–2024 | [83]
Patrick Blake | Jeremy Sheffield | 2012–2016, 2024 | [84]
Felix Westwood | Richard Blackwood | 2020–2024 | [2]
Shing Lin Leong | Izzie Yip | 2022–2024 | [85]
Phoenix Hathaway | Tylan Grant | 2018–2024 | [86]
Rafe Harcourt | Chris Gordon | 2023−2024 | [87]
Ella Richardson | Erin Palmer | 2008, 2017–2024 | [2]
Nadira Valli | Ashling O'Shea | 2022–2024 | [88]
Lacey Lloyd | Annabelle Davis | 2023–2024 | [89]
Rayne Royce | Jemma Donovan | 2023–2024 | [90]

#### Last appeared in 2023

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration  | Ref(s)

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Jacqui McQueen | Claire Cooper | 2006–2013, 2023 | [91]
Sam Chen-Williams | Matthew McGivern | 2021–2023 | [92]
Faye Fuller | Maddy Smedley | 2023 | [93]
Donna-Marie Quinn | Lucy-Jo Hudson | 2018–2023 | [81]
DeMarcus Westwood | Tomi Ade | 2021–2023 | [94]
Luke Morgan | Gary Lucy | 1999–2002, 2017–2023 | [95]
Oliver Morgan | Gabriel Clark | 2018–2023 | [96]
Aedan Duckworth
Imran Maalik | Ijaz Rana | 2017–2023 | [96]
Zara Morgan | Kelly Condron | 1999–2005, 2021–2023 | [97]
Damon Kinsella | Jacob Roberts | 2017–2023
Juliet Nightingale | Niamh Blackshaw | 2018–2023 | [98]
Eric Foster | Angus Castle-Doughty | 2022–2023 | [99]
Honour Chen-Williams | Vera Chok | 2021–2023 | [100]
Bobby Costello | Jayden Fox | 2011–2013, 2018–2023 | [101]
Jakob Chialton
Matthew McQueen | Matthew Clohessy | 2012–2017, 2020–2023 | [102]
Malachy and Connor Birchall
DS Naomi Cohen | Ariana Fraval | 2019–2023 | [103]
Serena Chen-Williams | Emma Lau | 2021–2023 | [104]
Shaq Qureshi | Omar Malik | 2021–2023 | [105]

#### Last appeared in 2022

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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Olivia Bradshaw | Emily Burnett | 2021–2022
Verity Hutchinson | Eva O'Hara | 2020–2022
Walter Deveraux | Trevor A. Toussaint | 2018–2022
Joseph Holmes | Olly Rhodes | 2022
Sid Sumner | Billy Price | 2019–2022
Silas Blissett | Jeff Rawle | 2010–2012, 2016, 2020–2022
Lexi Calder | Natalie Anderson | 2021–2022
Victor Brothers | Benjamin O'Mahony | 2020–2022
Ripley Lennox | Ki Griffin | 2020–2022
Saul Reeves | Chris Charles | 2021–2022
Scarlett Morgan | Susie Amy | 2018, 2022
Ali Shahzad | Raji James | 2021–2022
Wendy Blissett | Jennifer Armour | 2022
Alex Ramsdan | Matt Lapinskas | 2022
Martine Deveraux | Kéllé Bryan | 2018–2022
Lisa Hunter | Gemma Atkinson | 2001–2005, 2022
Kameela | Anu Hasan | 2018–2019, 2022
Becky Quentin | Katie McGlynn | 2021–2022
Toby Faroe | Bobby Gordon | 2019–2022
Dr Ley | Sabina Cameron | 2020–2022
Cher Winters | Bethannie Hare | 2020–2022
Maya Harkwell | Ky Discala | 2021–2022
Marnie Nightingale | Lysette Anthony | 2016–2022
Sylver McQueen | David Tag | 2018–2022
Celeste Faroe | Andrea Ali | 2019–2022
Trish Minniver | Denise Welch | 2010–2012, 2021–2022
Paula Wolfenden

#### Last appeared in 2021

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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Mandy Richardson | Sarah Jayne Dunn | 1996–2008, 2010–2011, 2017–2021
Sami Maalik | Rishi Nair | 2017–2021
Fergus Collins | Robert Beck | 2021
Summer Ranger | Rhiannon Clements | 2020–2021
Timmy Simons | Sam Tutty | 2021
Brody Hudson | Adam Woodward | 2017–2021
Lydia Smith | Cathy Shipton | 2021
George Kiss | Callum Kerr | 2020–2021
Buster Smith | Nathan Sussex | 2018–2021
Sue Morgan | Marian McLoughlin | 1999–2002, 2021
Eve White
Courtney Campbell | Amy Conachan | 2016–2021
Pete Buchanan | Kai Owen | 2015–2016, 2018, 2021
Marco | AJ Pritchard | 2021
Jacob | Curtis Pritchard | 2021
Brad King | Tom Benedict Knight | 2021
Cormac Ranger | James Gaddas | 2020–2021
Seth Costello | Miles Higson | 2010–2011, 2020–2021
The Doll | Molly Jenkins | 2020–2021

#### Last appeared in 2020

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Jordan Price | Connor Calland | 2019–2020
Edward Hutchinson | Joe McGann | 2019–2020
Nico Blake | Persephone Swales-Dawson | 2014–2016, 2018, 2020
Kurt Benson | Jeremy Edwards | 1995–1999, 2020
Mitchell Deveraux | Imran Adams | 2019–2020
Lisa Loveday | Rachel Adedeji | 2015–2020
Kyle Kelly | Adam Rickitt | 2017–2020
Liam Donovan | Jude Monk McGowan | 2016–2020
Maxim Baldry
Iona | Isla | 2017–2020
Azim Desai | Nav Sidhu | 2019–2020
Jesse Donovan | Luke Jerdy | 2016–2020
Breda McQueen | Moya Brady | 2018–2020

### 2010s

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#### Last appeared in 2019

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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Finn O'Connor | Keith Rice | 2010–2011, 2013–2015, 2017, 2019
Connor Wilkinson
Jonny Baxter | Ray Quinn | 2018–2019
Stuart Sumner | Chris Simmons | 2019
Sinead O'Connor | Stephanie Davis | 2010–2015, 2018–2019
Harry Thompson | Parry Glasspool | 2007–2009, 2015–2019
Harrison George Rhodes
Daniel Seymour
Laurie Shelby | Kyle Pryor | 2018–2019
Levi Rochester | Cerith Flinn | 2019
Max Owen | Gabriel Lawrence | 2008–2009, 2018–2019
Brayden Haynes-Mawdsley
Nicole Owen | Ciara Janson | 2004–2007, 2019
Farrah Maalik | Krupa Pattani | 2017–2019
Lily Drinkwell | Lauren McQueen | 2017–2019
Babs Drinkwell | Samantha Mesagno | 2019
Carmina McQueen | Harlow Mia Jones | 2017–2019
Mac Nightingale | David Easter | 2015–2019
Harley Frater | Mollie Lambert | 2018–2019
Alfie Nightingale | Richard Linnell | 2015–2019
Simone Loveday | Jacqueline Boatswain | 2015–2019
Zack Loveday | Duayne Boachie | 2015–2019
Holly Cunningham | Amanda Clapham | 1997–2000, 2002, 2004, 2008–2010, 2012–2019
Wallis Day
Lydia Waters
Katie Hynes
Karis Sharkey
Louis Loveday | Karl Collins | 2015–2019

#### Last appeared in 2018

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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Russ Owen | Stuart Manning | 2004–2009, 2018
Glenn Donovan | Bob Cryer | 2017–2018
Neil Roberts
Carl Costello | Paul Opacic | 2010–2013, 2018
DS Roxy Cassidy | Lizzie Stavrou | 2016–2018
Kim Butterfield | Daisy Wood-Davis | 2014–2018
Tegan Lomax | Jessica Ellis | 2013–2018
Asha Kaur | Rukku Nahar | 2018
Julie Matthews | Julie Buckfield | 1995–1997, 2002, 2007, 2018
Ellie Nightingale | Sophie Porley | 2015–2018
Milo Entwistle | Nathan Morris | 2017–2018
Dennis Savage | Joe Tracini | 2011–2014, 2018
Granny Campbell | Jenny Lee | 2017–2018
Dirk Savage | David Kennedy | 2011–2018
Fran Hathaway | Donna Henry | 2007, 2018
Kashif Maalik | Nitin Patel | 2018
Josh Bradley | Rupert Hill | 2018
Billy Parker | Daniel Jillings | 2012, 2018
Michael Parr
Adam Donovan | Jimmy Essex | 2016–2018
Theo Jones | Matt Kennard | 2018
Ryan Knight | Duncan James | 2016–2018
Esther Bloom | Jazmine Franks | 2011–2018
Ruby Button | Anna Shaffer | 2011–2014, 2017–2018
Darcy Wilde | Aisling Jarrett-Gavin | 2017–2018
Toby Wilde | Lucas Haywood | 2017–2018
Shane Sweeney | Michael Salami | 2017–2018
Lanre Malaolu
D.S. Geoff Thorpe | James Bradshaw | 2014–2018
Rory "Finn" Finnigan | James Redmond | 1998–2002, 2015, 2017–2018
Maggie Kinsella | Michelle Holmes | 2017–2018

#### Last appeared in 2017

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DS Gavin Armstrong | Andrew Hayden-Smith | 2016–2017
Mark Gibbs | Colin Parry | 1999–2000, 2017
Frankie Osborne | Helen Pearson | 2002–2017
Neeta Kaur | Amrit Maghera | 2015–2017
Johnno Dean | Colin Wells | 2002–2005, 2017
Mark Powley
Amy Barnes | Ashley Slanina-Davies | 2005–2014, 2016–2017
Tracey Donovan | Lisa Maxwell | 2016–2017
Mike Barnes | Tony Hirst | 2006–2010, 2016–2017
Kathy Barnes | Sarah Jane Buckley | 2005–2008, 2017
Nick Savage | Ben-Ryan Davies | 2016–2017
Bart McQueen | Jonny Clarke | 2010–2013, 2017
Zoe Carpenter | Zoë Lister | 2006–2010, 2017
Lynette Drinkwell | Amy Robbins | 2017
Katy Fox | Hannah Tointon | 2007–2008, 2017
Diego Salvador Martinez Hernandez De La Cruz | Juan Pablo Yepez | 2015–2017
Tabitha Maxwell-Brown | Linda Gray | 2016–2017
Jade Albright | Kassius Nelson | 2015–2017
Nathan Nightingale | Jared Garfield | 2015–2017
Cameron Campbell | Cameron Moore | 2014–2017
Eva Falco | Kerry Bennett | 2016–2017
Sam "O.B." O'Brien | Darren Jeffries | 1997–2008, 2016–2017

#### Last appeared in 2016

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Dr. Barton | Amanda Muggleton | 2016
Celine McQueen | Sarah George | 2014–2016
Joanne Cardsley | Rachel Leskovac | 2015–2016
JJ Roscoe | Jax and Danny Beswick | 2014–2016
Jude Cunningham | Davinia Taylor | 1996–1998, 2016
Joe Roscoe | Ayden Callaghan | 2013–2016
Sonia Albright | Kiza Deen | 2015–2016
Dr. Berrington | Tupele Dorgu | 2015–2016
Juanita Salvador Martinez Hernandez De La Cruz | Jacey Sallés | 2016
Billy Brodie | Clive Russell | 2016
Maria | Fernanda Diniz | 2016
Reenie McQueen | Zöe Lucker | 2015–2016
Ben Bradley | Ben Richards | 2015–2016
Trevor Royle | Greg Wood | 2013–2016
Lindsey Butterfield | Sophie Austin | 2013–2016
Lockie Campbell | Nick Rhys | 2014–2016
Rachel Hardy | Jennifer Brooke | 2015–2016
Jason Roscoe | Alfie Browne-Sykes | 2013–2016
Wayne | Nathan Whitfield | 2015–2016

#### Last appeared in 2015

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Ziggy Roscoe | Fabrizio Santino | 2013–2015
Porsche McQueen | Twinnie-Lee Moore | 2014–2015
Kyle Bigsby | Mitchell Hunt | 2015
Dr. Charles S'avage | Andrew Greenough | 2014–2015
Ashley Davidson | Kierston Wareing | 2015
Sadie Bradley | Kirsty Mitchell | 2015
Angela Brown | Adele Silva | 2015
Derek Clough | Bruce Montague | 2015
Dylan Jenkins | James Fletcher | 2015
Mark Brown | Ben Faulks | 2015
Carly Bradley | Sophie Wise | 2015
Aiden Bigsby | Joseph Cocklin | 2015
Val Jenkins | Tanya Robb | 2015
Phoebe McQueen | Mandip Gill | 2012–2015
Mariam Andrews | Helen Lederer | 2013, 2015
Will Savage | James Atherton | 2011–2015
Sandy Roscoe | Gillian Taylforth | 2013–2015
Rick Spencer | Victor Gardener | 2014–2015

#### Last appeared in 2014

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Blessing Chambers | Modupe Adeyeye | 2014
Tina Reilly | Leah Hackett | 2006–2008, 2014
Carmel McQueen | Gemma Merna | 2006–2014
Sonny Valentine | Aaron Fontaine | 2006–2007, 2014
Devon Anderson
Big Bob | Vincent Ebrahim | 2014
Kathleen McQueen | Alison Burrows | 2009–2011, 2014
George Smith | Steven Roberts | 2011–2014
Vincent Elegba | John Omole | 2013–2014
Amber Sharpe | Lauren Gabrielle-Thomas | 2010, 2014
Lydia Lloyd-Henry
Bella Sharpe | Imaani Byndloss | 2013–2014
Rhys Ashworth | Andrew Moss | 2005–2012, 2014
Sam Lomax | Lizzie Roper | 2013–2014
Danny Lomax | Stephen Billington | 2013–2014
Fraser Black | Jesse Birdsall | 2013–2014
Alex Browning | Ojan Genc | 2014
Superintendent Marlow | Paul Clayton | 2013–2014
Katy O'Connor | Uncredited | 2013–2014
Jim McGinn | Dan Tetsell | 2012–2014
Chloe | Susan Loughnane | 2013–2014
Tilly Evans | Lucy Dixon | 2011–2014

#### Last appeared in 2013

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Mel Jackson | Emma Rydal | 2012–2013
Martha Kane | Carli Norris | 2012–2013
Connie Carter | Julia Montgomery-Brown | 2012–2013
Leanne Holiday | Jessica Forrest | 2010–2013
Ash Kane | Holly Weston | 2011–2013
Doug Carter | PJ Brennan | 2010–2013
Doctor Browning | Joseph Thompson | 2012–2013
Dominic Reilly | John Pickard | 2005–2010, 2013
Duncan Button | Dean Aspen | 2009–2011, 2013
Callum Kane | Laurie Duncan | 2011–2013
Kevin Foster | Elliot Balchin | 2013
Jade Hedy | Lucy Gape | 2013
Anna Blake | Saskia Wickham | 2013
Pauline Hay | Jane Hogarth | 2008–2009, 2012–2013
DS Richie Trent | Michael Dixon | 2013
Lynsey Nolan | Karen Hassan | 2010–2013
Frank Symes | Mark Wingett | 2013
Barney Harper-McBride | Tom Scurr | 2011–2013
Texas Longford | Bianca Hendrickse-Spendlove | 2010–2013
Trudy Ryan | Danniella Westbrook | 2013
Rob O'Connor | Gary Cargill | 2010–2011, 2013
Liam Gilmore | James Farrar | 2012–2013
Jen Gilmore | Amy Downham | 2012–2013
Father Des | Patrick Miller | 2012–2013
Nate Tenbury-Newent | Tom Turner | 2013
Cheryl Brady | Bronagh Waugh | 2009–2013
Brendan Brady | Emmett J. Scanlan | 2010–2013
Seamus Brady | Fintan McKeown | 2012–2013
Simon Walker | Neil Newbon | 2012–2013
Dylan Shaw | Mikey Riddington-Smith | 2012–2013
Annalise Appleton | Tamaryn Payne | 2011–2013
Rob Edwards | David Atkins | 2011–2013
Mitzeee Minniver | Rachel Shenton | 2010–2013
Mr Keeler | Carl Cieka | 2012–2013

#### Last appeared in 2012

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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Eileen Brady | Rachel Doherty | 2010–2012
Declan Brady | Jay Duffy | 2011–2012
Elizabeth Morrison | Helen Grace | 2012
Herb Carter | Todd Boyce | 2012
Lacey Kane | Georgia Bourke | 2012
Ally Gorman | Dan O'Connor | 2012
Martin "Jono" Johnson | Dylan Llewellyn | 2011–2012
Maddie Morrison | Scarlett Bowman | 2011–2012
Neil Cooper | Tosin Cole | 2011–2012
Eoghan Nolan | Alan Turkington | 2012
Riley Costello | Rob Norbury | 2010–2012
Ricky Campbell | Ashley Margolis | 2009–2012
Michaela McQueen | Hollie-Jay Bowes | 2006–2012
Josh Ashworth | Sonny Flood | 2005–2010, 2012
Ryan | George Evans | 2012
DI Small | Victoria Pritchard | 2011–2012
Scott Sabeka | Calvin Demba | 2011–2012
Ed Morrison | Dominic Rickhards | 2012
India Longford | Beth Kingston | 2009–2012
Laurence Saywood | As Himself | 2011–2012
Louis Souyave | As Himself | 2011–2012
Danny Lawrence | As Himself | 2011–2012
Sam Fordham | As Himself | 2011–2012
Matt Gill | As Himself | 2011–2012
Wardy | Karl James Wilson | 2012
Jodie Wilde | Montana Manning | 2011–2012
Deena Hardman | Sian Breckin | 2012
Graham Hardman | Steve Marsh | 2012
Margaret Hayton | Darryl Fishwick | 2005–2007, 2012

#### Last appeared in 2011

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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Steph Cunningham | Carley Stenson | 2000–2011
Rebecca "Jenny" Massey | Daisy Turner | 2011
Ethan Scott | Craig Vye | 2010–2011
Jason Costello | Victoria Atkin | 2010–2011
Gilly Roach | Anthony Quinlan | 2005–2011
Gaz Bennett | Joel Goonan | 2008–2011
Kelly Saunders | Danielle Malone | 2011
Heidi Costello | Kim Tiddy | 2010–2011
Lee Hunter | Alex Carter | 2001–2005, 2010–2011
Father Francis | Richard Winsor | 2011
Rae Wilson | Alice Barlow | 2009–2011
Jamil Fadel | Sikander Malik | 2010–2011
Pete Hamill | Peter Mitchell | 2011
Noah Baxter | Law Thompson | 2011
William Alexander | Richard Graham | 2011
Emily Alexander | Elizabeth Henstridge | 2011
Calvin Valentine | Ricky Whittle | 2006–2011
Kyle Ryder | Neil Toon | 2010–2011
Melody Longford | Sandy Hendrickse | 2010–2011
Anita Roy | Saira Choudhry | 2008–2011
Eva Strong | Sheree Murphy | 2010–2011
David "Bombhead" Burke | Lee Otway | 2001–2005, 2011
Fern | Amy Gavin | 2010–2011

#### Last appeared in 2010

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Trev Costello | Scott Neal | 2010
Danny Houston | Darren Day | 2010
Gabby Sharpe | Phina Oruche | 2010
Taylor Sharpe | Shaun Blackstock | 2010
Arlo Davenport | Travis Yates | 2010
Jem Costello | Helen Russell-Clark | 2010
Liam McAllister | Chris Overton | 2010
Ravi Roy | Stephen Uppal | 2008–2010
Phil Sharpe | Andonis Anthony | 2010
Erin Fisher | Gemma Craven | 2009–2010
Malachy Fisher | Glen Wallace | 2007–2010
Kris Fisher | Gerard McCarthy | 2006–2010
Elliot Bevan | Garnon Davies | 2007–2010
Kevin Smith | Cameron Crighton | 2010
Alistair Longford | Terence Harvey | 2010
Charlotte Lau | Amy Yamazaki | 2009–2010
Dave Colburn | Elliot James Langridge | 2009–2010
Sasha Valentine | Nathalie Emmanuel | 2006–2010
Leo Valentine | Brian Bovell | 2006–2010
Lauren Valentine | Dominique Jackson | 2007–2010
Spencer Gray | Darren John Langford | 2008–2010
Valerie Holden | Samantha Giles | 2007–2010
Jacqueline Leonard
Zak Ramsey | Kent Riley | 2004–2010
Jake Dean | Kevin Sacre | 2002–2010
Des Townsend | Kris Deedigan | 2009–2010
Rose Townsend | Libby Davison | 2010
Tariq Mistry | Rudi Dharmalingham | 2010
Meriel Vaughn | Emily Corselli | 2010
Loretta Jones | Melissa Walton | 2009–2010
Neville Ashworth | Jim Millea | 2005–2010
Barry "Newt" Newton | Nico Mirallegro | 2007–2010
Shelly Newton | Beverly Denim | 2008, 2010
Olly Larkin | Oliver Watton | 2010
Archie Carpenter | Stephen Beard | 2008–2010
Eddie Griffiths | Che Watson | 2006, 2008–2010
Sheila Buxton | Jessica Hall | 2009–2010
Jamie | Finn Jones | 2009–2010
Hayley Ramsey | Kelly-Marie Stewart | 2009–2010
Fernando Fernandez | Jeronimo Best | 2009–2010
Leila Roy | Lena Kaur | 2008–2010
D.I. Fletcher | Laura Fletcher | 2009–2010
Lydia Hart | Lydia Kelly | 2009–2010

### 2000s

[edit]

#### Last appeared in 2009

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Lily | Meryl Hampton | 2009
Graham Carpenter | Paul Clarkson | 2007–2009
Christine Carpenter | Race Davies | 2009
Natty | Danny Tennant | 2009
Sarah Barnes | Loui Batley | 2005–2009
DS Murtaugh | Ray MacAllan | 2009
Eli | Marc Silcock | 2008–2009
Bel Roy | Nila Aalia | 2008–2009
Govinda Roy | Antony Bunsee | 2008–2009
Ash Roy | Junade Khan | 2008–2009
Daniel Raven | Chris Hargreaves | 2009
Abi Raven | Elaine Glover | 2009
Bonnie Bevan | Melanie Walters | 2007–2009
Gareth Bevan | Phil Howe | 2009
Adrian Kennedy | Richard Lawrence | 2009
Caleb Ramsey | Michael Ryan | 2009
Mark Gascoyne | Craig Russell | 2008–2009
Justin Burton | Chris Fountain | 2003–2009
Yvonne Summers | Lysette Anthony | 2008–2009
Nige Foster | Sam Townend | 2007–2009
Matt Crosby | Chris Hall | 2008–2009

#### Last appeared in 2008

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Louise Summers | Roxanne McKee | 2005–2008
Craig Dean | Guy Burnet | 2002–2008
Spike | Tom Vaughan | 2007–2008
Niall Rafferty | Barry Sloane | 2007–2008
Father Raymond | Colin Connor | 2007, 2008
Danny Valentine | David Judge | 2007–2008
Kieron Hobbs | Jake Hendriks | 2008
Jamie "Fletch" Fletcher | Sam Darbyshire | 2005–2008
Ruth Osborne | Terri Dwyer | 1996–2001, 2003–2004, 2008
Eamon Fisher | Derek Halligan | 2008
Max Cunningham | Matt Littler | 1995–2008
Ben Sheriff
Angela Cunningham | Liz Stooke | 1995–1999, 2004, 2006, 2008
Aleksander Malota | Jon Lolis | 2007–2008
DI Tyler | Natasha Williams | 2008
Tristan Burgess | William Rushton | 2007, 2008
Yasmin Burgess | Lauren Varnfield | 2007, 2008
Roger Kiddle | Quentin Tibble | 2008
Beth Clement | Sinéad Moynihan | 2007–2008
Summer Shaw | Summer Strallen | 2007–2008
Mrs. Webster | Christine Macki | 2006–2008

#### Last appeared in 2007

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Jessica Harris | Jennifer Biddall | 2005–2007
Simon Crosby | Simon Lawson | 2007
Gemma Crosby | Gemma Langford | 2007
Pete Webster | Richard Cambridge | 2007
Tessie Thompson | Sian Foulkes | 1998–1999, 2007
Izzy Davies | Elize du Toit | 2000–2004, 2007
Wayne Tunnicliffe | Joe Marsden | 2005–2007
Melissa Hurst | Carla Chases | 2007
Clive Harris | Andrew Forbes | 2007
Noel Ashworth | Craig Cheetham | 2007
Dannii Carbone | Christina Baily | 2004–2007
Will Hackett | Oliver Farnworth | 2006–2007
Sean Kennedy | Matthew Jay Lewis | 2006–2007
Davey Thomas | Alex Preston | 2006–2007
Becca Hayton | Ali Bastian | 2001–2007
Bill Ashworth | John Jardine | 2005–2007
Foz | Benjamin Hart | 2006–2007

#### Last appeared in 2006

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Ricky Bowen | Simon Cassidy | 2006
Ben Davies | Marcus Patric | 2000–2005, 2006
Debbie Dean | Jodi Albert | 2002–2006
Carrie Owen | Jaq Croft | 2004–2006
Rob Owen | David Prosho | 2004–2006
Sophie Burton | Connie Powney | 2003–2006
Olivia Johnson | Rochelle Gadd | 2005–2006
Joe Spencer | Matt Milburn | 2003–2006
Sam Owen | Louis Tamone | 2004–2006
Mel Burton | Cassie Powney | 2003–2006
Diane Valentine | Pauline Black | 2006
Jeremy Peterson | Simon Cole | 2005–2006
Liz Burton | Andrée Bernard | 2003–2006
Tommy MacIntyre | Ash Tandon | 2006
DI Vicky Green | Rosie Fellner | 1998, 2005, 2006
Francesca Ryan
Grace Hutchinson | Unknown | 2005–2006
Mark Jury | Ash Newman | 2005–2006
Cameron Clark | Ben Gerrard | 2002–2006
Darlene Taylor | Sarah Lawrence | 2003–2006
Andy Holt | Warren Brown | 2005–2006

#### Last appeared in 2005

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Freddy Watson | Greg Kelly | 2005
Chris Fenwick | Chris Grierson | 2005
Alex Harrison | Alistair Southey | 2005
Ally Harrison | Louise Howell | 2005
Richard Taylor | Richard Calkin | 2003–2005
Andrea Mason | Claire King | 2005
Sally Hunter | Katherine Dow Blyton | 2001–2005
Les Hunter | John Graham Davies | 2001–2005
Victoria Hutchinson | Fiona Mollison | 2000–2001, 2005
Connor | Danann Breathnach | 2005
Rory | Alex McGettigan | 2005
Karen Taylor | Suzette Llewellyn | 2005
Callum | Steven Fletcher | 2004–2005
Ali Taylor | Luti Fagbenle | 2003–2005
Stephen Mackintosh | Paul Holowaty | 2005
Charles Hayton | Kevin McGowan | 2005
Stacey Foxx | Jemma Keys | 2004–2005
Will Davies | Billy Geraghty | 2000–2005
Barny Clevely
Ellie Mills | Sarah Baxendale | 2002–2005
Stuart Harding | Dan Cryer | 2004–2005
Paula Fitzpatrick | Beth MacDonald | 2005
Candy Browne | Laura Handley | 2004–2005
Scott Anderson | Daniel Hyde | 2001–2005
Abby Davies | Helen Noble | 2000–2005
Bella Manning | Kim Bourelle | 2004–2005

#### Last appeared in 2004

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Dan Hunter | Andrew McNair | 2001–2004
Jambo Bolton | Will Mellor | 1995–1998, 2004
James Walker | O. T. Fagbenle | 2004
Gordon Cunningham | Bernard Latham | 1996–2004
Nick O'Connor | Darren Bransford | 2001–2004
Bethany Cunningham | Danielle Calvert | 1996–1997, 2004
Alison Davies | Natalie Forbes | 2003–2004
Norman Sankofa | Jamie Luke | 2001–2004
Natalie Osborne | Tiffany Mulheron | 2003–2004
Rachel Osborne | Lucy Evans | 2004
Chloe Bruce | Mikyla Dodd | 2000–2004
Matt Musgrove | Kristian Ealey | 2000–2004
Kristian Hargreaves | Max Brown | 2002–2004
Emma Chambers | Georgina Redhead | 2003–2004
Patty Cornwell | Tracey Childs | 2003–2004
Robbie Flynn | Andy Newton-Lee | 2003–2004
Helen Cunningham | Kathryn George | 1997–2004

#### Last appeared in 2003

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Lillian Hunter | Judith Barker | 2002–2003
Roger Cornwell | Anthony Smee | 2002, 2003
Jodie Nash | Kate McEnery | 2001–2003
Toby Mills | Henry Luxemburg | 2001–2003
D.I. Dale Jackson | Laila Rouass | 2003
Adam Morgan | David Brown | 1999–2003
Linda Mills | Wendy Roe | 2003
Dennis Richardson | David McAllister | 1997–1998, 2002–2003
Roxy Maguire | Harriet Green | 2003
Brian Drake | Jonathan Le Billon | 2001–2003

#### Last appeared in 2002

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Laura Burns | Lesley Crawford | 2000–2002
Anna Green | Lisa M. Kay | 1999–2002
Jamie Nash | Stefan Booth | 2001–2002
Theo Sankofa | Andrew Somerville | 2001–2002
Beth Morgan | Kate Baines | 1999–2002
Elizabeth O'Grady
Andy Morgan | Ross Davidson | 1999–2002
Eve Crawford | Natasha Lund | 2001–2002
Alex Bell | Martino Lazzeri | 1999–2002
Reverend Green | Bernard Holley | 2000, 2002
Alyson | Sarah Jayne Steed | 2001–2002
Dion | Gary Webster | 2001–2002

#### Last appeared in 2001

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Jason Cunliffe | Alex Thorne | 2001
Geri Hudson | Joanna Taylor | 1999–2001
Jacqui Hudson | Julie Peasgood | 1999–2001
Bob Bridges | Peter Faulkner | 2001
Lewis Richardson | Ben Hull | 1995–2001
Mrs. Green | Hazel McBride | 2000–2001
Emily Taylor | Lorna Pegler | 1998–2001
Gina Patrick | Dannielle Brent | 1997–2001
Taylor James | Michael Price | 2000–2001
Sol Patrick | Paul Danan | 1997–2001
Jess Holt | Frankie Hough | 2000–2001
Abbie Pethullis

#### Last appeared in 2000

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Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

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|

Lorraine Wilson | Jo-Anne Knowles | 2000
Kate Patrick | Natasha Symms | 1997–2000
Eric Finnigan | Philip Bretherton | 1998, 2000
Peter Alexander
Carol Groves | Natalie Casey | 1996–2000
Jill Osborne | Lynda Rooke | 1997–2000
Sam Smallwood | Tim Downie | 1999–2000
Nikki Sullivan | Wendy Glenn | 1999–2000
Sean Tate | Daniel Pape | 1997–2000
Dan Sanders | Joseph May | 1999–2000
Lucy Benson | Kerrie Taylor | 1995–2000

### 1990s

[edit]

#### Last appeared in 1999

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

|
|

Rob Hawthorne | Warren DeRosa | 1996–1999
Kerri | Sarah Vandenbergh | 1999
Joe Johnson | James McKenzie Robinson | 1999
Jasmine Bates | Elly Fairman | 1998–1999
Wayne Clark | James Corden | 1998–1999
Juliette Benson | Martine Brown | 1995–1999
Kirk Benson | James Quinn | 1995–1999
Ty | Garry Grant | 1999
Kevin Daniels | Robert Weatherby | 1995–1999
Sash Marwan | Mark Arends | 1997–1998
Janice Bolton | Debbie Arnold | 1996–1998

#### Last appeared in 1997

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

|
|

Dawn Cunningham | Lisa Williamson | 1995–1997
Bazil McCourtey | Toby Sawyer | 1995–1997
Spike | Jack Deam | 1997
Ollie Benson | Paul Leyshon | 1995–1997
Lee Stanley | Nathan Valente | 1996–1997
Jeff Bolton | Stephen MacKenna | 1996–1997
Maddie Parker | Yasmin Bannerman | 1995–1997
Lisa Bolton | Isabel Murphy | 1997
Emily Bolton | Beth MacDonald | 1996–1997
Jake Bolton | Luke Henwood | 1996–1997
Anita Groves | Tara Moran | 1997
Celia Osborne | Carol Noakes | 1996–1997
Susi Harrison | Deborah Chad | 1996–1997
Michael St John Thomas | Tom Hudson | 1996–1997

#### Last appeared in 1996

[edit]

Character  | Actor(s)  | Duration

|
|

Tom Jenkins | Charles Youlten | 1995–1996
Dermot Ashton | Lauren Beales | 1996
Terry Williams | Ian Puleston-Davies | 1995–1996
Vinnie Williams | Tim Dantay | 1996
Louise Taylor | Brett O'Brien | 1995–1996
Jane Andersen | Sally Faulkner | 1995–1996
Natasha Andersen | Shebah Ronay | 1995–1996
Sarah Andersen | Anna Martland | 1995–1996
Greg Andersen | Alvin Stardust | 1995–1996

## Lists of characters by year of introduction

[edit]

* 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

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Characters|

* Present characters
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Families|

* Osborne
* Cunningham
* McQueen

Locations|

* The Dog in the Pond

Storylines and episodes|

* John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean
* Enjoy the Ride
* "Episode 4429"
* "Episode 5569"
* "Episode 5675"
* "Episode 6465"

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* Hollyoaks: In the City
* Hollyoaks Later
* Episodes
* Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Before
* Hollyoaks Favourites
* Drama Queens

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* Brookside
* History
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Hollyoaks characters

Present characters

* Tony Hutchinson
* Jack Osborne
* Darren Osborne
* Nancy Hayton
* Clare Devine
* Ste Hay
* Mercedes McQueen
* Myra McQueen
* John Paul McQueen
* Theresa McQueen
* Lucas Hay
* Diane Hutchinson
* Liberty Savage
* Dodger Savage
* Joel Dexter
* Sienna Blake
* Robbie Roscoe
* Freddie Roscoe
* Peri Lomax
* Grace Black
* Cleo McQueen
* Pearl Anderson

Former characters

* Natasha Andersen
* Scott Anderson
* Zoe Anderson
* Annalise Appleton
* Hannah Ashworth
* Josh Ashworth
* Neville Ashworth
* Rhys Ashworth
* Suzanne Ashworth
* Sharon Bailey
* Amy Barnes
* Kathy Barnes
* Mike Barnes
* Sarah Barnes
* Gaz Bennett
* Kurt Benson
* Lucy Benson
* Elliot Bevan
* Nico Blake
* Patrick Blake
* Silas Blissett
* Esther Bloom
* Jambo Bolton
* Bombhead
* Ben Bradley
* Brendan Brady
* Cheryl Brady
* Doctor Browning
* Chloe Bruce
* Pete Buchanan
* Laura Burns
* Justin Burton
* Mel Burton
* Kim Butterfield
* Lindsey Butterfield
* Duncan Button
* Ruby Button
* Courtney Campbell
* Ricky Campbell
* Dannii Carbone
* Joanne Cardsley
* Archie Carpenter
* Zoe Carpenter
* Doug Carter
* Blessing Chambers
* Honour Chen-Williams
* Chloe
* Beth Clement
* Dave Colburn
* Carl Costello
* Heidi Costello
* Jason Costello
* Jem Costello
* Riley Costello
* Seth Costello
* Diego Salvador Martinez Hernandez De La Cruz
* Cindy Cunningham
* Dawn Cunningham
* Gordon Cunningham
* Helen Cunningham
* Holly Cunningham
* Max Cunningham
* Steph Cunningham
* Tom Cunningham
* Abby Davies
* Ben Davies
* Izzy Davies
* Craig Dean
* Debbie Dean
* Jake Dean
* Johnno Dean
* Scott Drinkwell
* Vincent Elegba
* Tilly Evans
* Rory Finnigan
* Kris Fisher
* Malachy Fisher
* Fletch
* Katy Fox
* Warren Fox
* Ally Gorman
* Spencer Gray
* Anna Green
* Carol Groves
* Will Hackett
* Dilly Harcourt
* Rachel Hardy
* Kristian Hargreaves
* Jessica Harris
* Lydia Hart
* Phoenix Hathaway
* Rob Hawthorne
* Becca Hayton
* Leanne Holiday
* Andy Holt
* Geri Hudson
* Dan Hunter
* Lee Hunter
* Les Hunter
* Lisa Hunter
* Sally Hunter
* Loretta Jones
* Ash Kane
* Callum Kane
* Martha Kane
* Sean Kennedy
* Charlotte Lau
* Lacey Lloyd
* Danny Lomax
* India Longford
* Texas Longford
* Zack Loveday
* Julie Matthews
* Bart McQueen
* Carmel McQueen
* Jacqui McQueen
* Kathleen McQueen
* Michaela McQueen
* Phoebe McQueen
* Ellie Mills
* Toby Mills
* Maxine Minniver
* Mitzeee Minniver
* Luke Morgan
* Zara Morgan
* Maddie Morrison
* Matt Musgrove
* Newt
* James Nightingale
* Juliet Nightingale
* Lynsey Nolan
* O.B.
* Finn O'Connor
* Nick O'Connor
* Sinead O'Connor
* Frankie Osborne
* Natalie Osborne
* Ruth Osborne
* Nicole Owen
* Russ Owen
* Sam Owen
* Maddie Parker
* Gina Patrick
* Kate Patrick
* Sol Patrick
* Niall Rafferty
* Beau Ramsey
* Hayley Ramsey
* Zak Ramsey
* Summer Ranger
* Dominic Reilly
* Tina Reilly
* Lewis Richardson
* Mandy Richardson
* Gilly Roach
* Anita Roy
* Leila Roy
* Ravi Roy
* Amber Sharpe
* Gabby Sharpe
* Summer Shaw
* George Smith
* Sally St. Claire
* Eva Strong
* Louise Summers
* Sid Sumner
* Darlene Taylor
* Louise Taylor
* Calvin Valentine
* Danny Valentine
* Lauren Valentine
* Leo Valentine
* Sasha Valentine
* Sonny Valentine
* Darcy Wilde
* Rae Wilson
* Cher Winters

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