List of Emmerdale characters facts for kids
Emmerdale is a popular British TV show that started on ITV on 16 October 1972. It's a soap opera, which means it tells ongoing stories about the lives of many different characters. This page lists the characters who are currently in the show.
Sometimes, a character might be played by a new actor. This is called being recast. If a character has been played by more than one actor, we list the most recent actor at the end.
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Characters in the Show Now
This section shows the characters you can see in Emmerdale right now!
Main Characters
These are the characters who appear regularly in the show. They are listed by when they first appeared.
Character | Actor(s) | How Long They've Been On The Show | Ref(s) |
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Eric Pollard | Chris Chittell | 1986–present | |
Kim Tate | Claire King | 1989–1999, 2018–present | |
Victoria Sugden | Jessica Haywood | 1994–present | |
Hannah Midgley | |||
Isabel Hodgins | |||
Sam Dingle | James Hooton | 1995–1998, 2000–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 | |
Emily Mather | |||
Eden Taylor-Draper | |||
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 | |
Annelise Manojlovic | |||
Rosie Bentham | |||
Laurel Thomas | Charlotte Bellamy | 2002–present | |
Chas Dingle | Lucy Pargeter | 2002–present | |
Aaron Livesy | Danny Webb | 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2012, 2014–present | |
Danny Miller | |||
Jimmy King | Nick Miles | 2004–present | |
Noah Dingle | Alfie Mortimer | 2004–2005, 2009–present | |
Sam Duffy | |||
Jack Downham | |||
Thomas King | Jack Ferguson | 2004–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2023–present | |
Connor Hill | |||
Mark Flanagan | |||
James Chase | |||
Sarah Sugden | Lily-May Bartley | 2005–present | |
Lucy Warren | |||
Amber Child-Cavill | |||
Sophia Amber Moore | |||
Katie Hill | |||
Samson Dingle | Bradley Milnes | 2006−2024 | |
Ben Shooter | |||
Charlie Pell | |||
Sam Hall | |||
Cathy Hope | Ella Whitehouse-Downes | 2007−present | |
Gabrielle Dowling | |||
Brenda Walker | Lesley Dunlop | 2008–present | |
Leyla Harding | Roxy Shahidi | 2008–2011, 2013–present | |
Moira Barton | Natalie J. Robb | 2009–present | |
Matty Barton | Grace Cassidy | 2009–2012, 2018–present | |
Ash Palmisciano | |||
Jai Sharma | Chris Bisson | 2009–present | |
Jacob Gallagher | Joe-Warren Plant | 2010–present | |
Amy Wyatt | Chelsea Halfpenny | 2010–2013, 2019–present | |
Natalie Ann Jamieson | |||
Amelia Spencer | Daisy Campbell | 2011–present | |
Kerry Wyatt | Laura Norton | 2012–present | |
Vanessa Woodfield | Michelle Hardwick | 2012–2022, 2024–present | |
Liam Cavanagh | Jonny McPherson | 2014–present | |
Tracy Shankley | Amy Walsh | 2014–present | |
Lydia Dingle | Karen Blick | 2016–present | |
Dawn Taylor | 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–present | |
Will Taylor | Dean Andrews | 2019–present | |
Nate Robinson | Jurell Carter | 2019–present | |
Wendy Posner | Susan Cookson | 2019–present | |
Mackenzie Boyd | Lawrence Robb | 2020–present | |
Charles Anderson | Kevin Mathurin | 2020–present | |
Ethan Anderson | Emile John | 2021–present | |
Mary Goskirk | Louise Jameson | 2022–present | |
Suzy Merton | Martelle Edinborough | 2022–present | |
Nicky Miligan | Lewis Cope | 2022–present | |
Caleb Miligan | William Ash | 2022–present | |
Claudette Anderson | Flo Wilson | 2023–present | |
Suni Sharma | Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana | 2023–present | |
Ella Forster | Paula Lane | 2024–present | |
Ruby Fox-Miligan | Beth Cordingly | 2024–present | |
Rose Jackson | Christine Tremarco | 2024–present |
Other Characters
These characters appear less often, but they are still part of the Emmerdale world.
Character | Actor(s) | How Long They've Been On The Show | Ref(s) |
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PC Mike Swirling | Andy Moore | 2004−present | |
Arthur Thomas | Billy Harrower | 2007−present | |
Luis Townley | |||
Alfie Clarke | |||
Angelica King | Sophie Firth | 2009−present | |
Rebecca Bakes | |||
Elliot Windsor | Oliver Brooke | 2011−2012, 2016−present | |
Jackson Cummins | |||
Luca Hoyle | |||
Leo Goskirk | Theo Tasker | 2011−present | |
Harry Whittaker | |||
Harvey Rogerson | |||
Kyle Winchester | Molly Ainsworth | 2011, 2013, 2015−present | |
Isaac Ainsworth | |||
Huey Quinn | |||
Archie Breckle | Liyana Shahzad | 2012−2015, 2019−present | |
Aadam Wahab Shahzad | |||
Kai Assi | |||
April Windsor | Amelia Flanagan | 2014−present | |
Carl Holliday | Charlie Munro Joyce | 2014, 2016–present | |
Moses Dingle | Arthur Cockroft | 2015−present | |
Johnny Woodfield | Luca Hepworth | 2015–2020, 2022, 2024–present | |
Jack Jennings | |||
Dotty Thomas | Ellerie Carroll | 2016−present | |
Tilly-Rue Foster | |||
Isaac Dingle | Harvey Brook | 2017−present | |
Elias Walker | |||
Bobby Dunsmoir | |||
Lucas Taylor | Dexter Ansell | 2019−present | |
Noah Ryan Aspinall | |||
Eve Dingle | Billy Clement | 2019−present | |
Bonnie Clement | |||
Bella James | |||
Harry Sugden | Teddy Hall | 2020−present | |
Brody Hall | |||
Adam Pryor | |||
Frankie Robinson | Eden Ratcliffe-Knights | 2021–present | |
Thomas Tate | Bertie Brotherton | 2021–present | |
Clemmie Reed | Mabel Addison | 2022–present | |
Esther Spencer | Florence Mae Dyson | 2022–present | |
Evan Fletcher | Malachi McKenzie | 2023–present |
Cast Changes
This section tells you about characters who have recently left the show.
Characters Who Have Left
Character | Actor | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|
Samson Dingle | Sam Hall |
Past Characters
To learn about characters who used to be in Emmerdale, you can visit the main page for past characters.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Personajes de Emmerdale para niños