Emmerdale cast 2023 – who plays who?
Emmerdale launched on ITV (as Emmerdale Farm) in 1972, but unlike the other big soaps, it doesn't have any remaining original characters.
Chris Chittell, who plays Eric Pollard, has the honour of being the longest-serving village regular after his debut in 1986. Claire King's first appearance as Kim Tate was also in the late '80s.
The Dingles, arguably the best-known family from the current cast, began to make their mark on screen from the '90s.
We've now put together a one-stop guide to who plays who in the Dales, with cast split into the decades they were introduced.
As some of the current regulars aren't the first to play their characters, we've included these actors in the decades they landed the role, rather than when the character first appeared.
Introduced in 1980s
Chris Chittell as Eric Pollard
Claire King as Kim Tate
Introduced in 1990s
Dominic Brunt as Paddy Dingle
Mark Charnock as Marlon Dingle
Samantha Giles as Bernice Blackstock
Steve Halliwell as Zak Dingle
James Hooton as Sam Dingle
Lisa Riley as Mandy Dingle
Introduced in 2000s
Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle
Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope
Rebecca Bakes as Angelica King
Charlotte Bellamy as Laurel Thomas
Chris Bisson as Jai Sharma
Alfie Clarke as Arthur Thomas
Gabrielle Dowling as Cathy Hope
Sebastian Dowling as Heath Hope
Jack Downham as Noah Dingle
Lesley Dunlop as Brenda Walker
Zoe Henry as Rhona Goskirk
Isabel Hodgins as Victoria Sugden
Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle
Nick Miles as Jimmy King
Andy Moore as PC Mike Swirling
Patrick Mower as Rodney Blackstock
Lucy Pargeter as Chas Dingle
Natalie J. Robb as Moira Dingle
Roxy Shahidi as Leyla Cavanagh
Eden Taylor-Draper as Belle Dingle
Nicola Wheeler as Nicola King
Matthew Wolfenden as David Metcalfe
Introduced in 2010s
Dean Andrews as Will Taylor
Kai Assi as Archie Breckle
Rosie Bentham as Gabby Thomas
Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle
Olivia Bromley as Dawn Fletcher
Daisy Campbell as Amelia Spencer
Jurell Carter as Nate Robinson
Arthur Cockroft as Moses Dingle
Susan Cookson as Wendy Posner
Bobby Dunsmuir as Isaac Dingle
Amelia Flanagan as April Windsor
Tilly-Rue Foster as Dotty Thomas
Liam Fox as Dan Spencer
Rachael Gill-Davis as Gail Loman
Sam Hall as Samson Dingle
Michelle Hardwick as Vanessa Woodfield
Katie Hill as Sarah Sugden
Luca Hoyle as Elliot Windsor
Natalie Ann Jamieson as Amy Wyatt
Bradley Johnson as Vinny Dingle
Charlie Munro Joyce as Carl Holliday
Jay Kontzle as Billy Fletcher
Jonny McPherson as Liam Cavanagh
James Moore as Ryan Stocks
Laura Norton as Kerry Wyatt
Ash Palmisciano as Matty Barton
Bhasker Patel as Rishi Sharma
Joe-Warren Plant as Jacob Gallagher
Huey Quinn as Kyle Winchester
Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf
Harvey Rogerson as Leo Goskirk
Rebecca Sarker as Manpreet Sharma
Amy Walsh as Tracy Robinson
Introduced in 2020s
Mabel Addison as Clemmie Reed
William Ash as Caleb Miligan
Noah Ryan Aspinall as Lucas Taylor
James Chase as Tom King
Lewis Cope as Nicky Miligan
Martelle Edinborough as Suzy Merton
Jessie Elland as Chloe Harris
Max Fletcher as Marshall Hamston
Louise Jameson as Mary Goskirk
Emile John as Ethan Anderson
Kevin Mathurin as Charles Anderson
Eddie Osei as Victor Anderson
Lawrence Robb as Mackenzie Boyd
Flo Wilson as Claudette Anderson
Emmerdale cast changes - upcoming
Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana makes his first appearance as Jai Sharma's cousin Suni in July.
Max Fletcher's character Marshall Hamston leaves the village in July.
Former EastEnders star Lin Blakley takes over the role of Georgia Sharma in July.
You can keep track of upcoming cast changes for all soaps in one place, with our dedicated Soap Movers page.
Additionally, we have dedicated cast lists for Coronation Street, EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Home and Away.
Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV and streams on the ITV Hub.
Read more Emmerdale spoilers on our dedicated homepage
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