The British Soap Award for Best Newcomer was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. The award was voted for by a panel. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. The final accolade was awarded to Hollyoaks actress Isabelle Smith, for her role as Frankie Osborne.

Awards and nominees

Year Actor Role Soap opera 2000 Gary Lucy Luke Morgan Hollyoaks Tina O'Brien Sarah Platt Coronation Street 2001 Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders Martin Delaney Paul Webb Family Affairs 2002 Alex Ferns Trevor Morgan EastEnders Jennie McAlpine Fiz Brown Coronation Street Gemma Atkinson Lisa Hunter Hollyoaks Georgina Walker Jane Harper Night and Day 2003 Jack McMullen Josh McLoughlin Brookside Freema Agyeman Lola Wise Crossroads Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Lee Otway David "Bombhead" Burke Hollyoaks 2004 Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders Gareth Hale Doug MacKenzie Family Affairs Wendi Peters Cilla Brown Coronation Street Luke Tittensor Daz Eden Emmerdale 2005 Andrea Green Sarah Finch Doctors Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Charlie Hardwick Val Lambert Emmerdale Tracy-Ann Oberman Chrissie Watts EastEnders 2006 Charlie Clements Bradley Branning EastEnders Daniel Anthony Lex Keavey Doctors Jenna-Louise Coleman Jasmine Thomas Emmerdale Jessica Fox Nancy Hayton Hollyoaks 2007 Kym Marsh Michelle Connor Coronation Street Martha Howe-Douglas Donna Parmar Doctors Joseph Gilgun Eli Dingle Emmerdale Gerard McCarthy Kris Fisher Hollyoaks 2008 Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street Stephen Lord Jase Dyer EastEnders Rita Simons Roxy Mitchell EastEnders Nico Mirallegro Barry "Newt" Newton Hollyoaks 2009 Craig Gazey Graeme Proctor Coronation Street Selina Chilton Ruth Pearce Doctors Shona McGarty Whitney Dean EastEnders Jorgie Porter Theresa McQueen Hollyoaks 2010 Marc Elliott Syed Masood EastEnders Sophie Abelson Cherry Malone Doctors Lyndon Ogbourne Nathan Wylde Emmerdale Bronagh Waugh Cheryl Brady Hollyoaks 2011 Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks Paula Lane Kylie Turner Coronation Street Ricky Norwood Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb EastEnders Pauline Quirke Hazel Rhodes Emmerdale 2012 Natalie Gumede Kirsty Soames Coronation Street Lu Corfield Freya Wilson Doctors Jamie Foreman Derek Branning EastEnders Gemma Oaten Rachel Breckle Emmerdale 2013 Joseph Thompson Dr. Paul Browning Hollyoaks Marc Baylis Rob Donovan Coronation Street Ian Midlane Al Haskey Doctors Khali Best Dexter Hartman EastEnders Laura Norton Kerry Wyatt Emmerdale 2014 Maddy Hill Nancy Carter EastEnders Amy Kelly Maddie Heath Coronation Street Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale Charlie Clapham Freddie Roscoe Hollyoaks 2015 Jessica Regan Niamh Donoghue Doctors Sean Ward Callum Logan Coronation Street Davood Ghadami Kush Kazemi EastEnders Ryan Hawley Robert Sugden Emmerdale Twinnie-Lee Moore Porsche McQueen Hollyoaks 2016 Bonnie Langford Carmel Kazemi EastEnders Shayne Ward Aidan Connor Coronation Street Bharti Patel Ruhma Hanif Doctors Isobel Steele Liv Flaherty Emmerdale Duayne Boachie Zack Loveday Hollyoaks 2017 Rob Mallard Daniel Osbourne Coronation Street Ritu Arya Megan Sharma Doctors Zack Morris Keegan Baker EastEnders Sally Dexter Faith Dingle Emmerdale Duncan James Ryan Knight Hollyoaks 2018 Lorraine Stanley Karen Taylor EastEnders Nicola Thorp Nicola Rubinstein Coronation Street Reis Bruce Austin Lonsdale Doctors Andrew Scarborough Graham Foster Emmerdale Lauren McQueen Lily McQueen Hollyoaks 2019 Alexandra Mardell Emma Brooker Coronation Street Bethan Moore Izzie Torres Doctors Ricky Champ Stuart Highway EastEnders James Moore Ryan Stocks Emmerdale Tylan Grant Brooke Hathaway Hollyoaks 2022 Ross Boatman Harvey Monroe EastEnders Paddy Bever Max Turner Coronation Street Ross McLaren Luca McIntyre Doctors Darcy Grey Marcus Dean Emmerdale Matthew James-Bailey Ethan Williams Hollyoaks 2023 Channique Sterling-Brown Dee Dee Bailey Coronation Street Kia Pegg Scarlett Kiernan Doctors Aaron Thiara Ravi Gulati Eastenders William Ash Caleb Miligan Emmerdale Anya Lawrence Vicky Grant Hollyoaks 2025 Isabelle Smith Frankie Osborne Hollyoaks Jacob Roberts Kit Green Coronation Street Laura Doddington Nicola Mitchell EastEnders Shebz Miah Kammy Hadiq Emmerdale

Wins and nominations by soap Soap opera Wins Nominations EastEnders 9 13 Coronation Street 7 12 Hollyoaks 4 14 Doctors 2 12 Brookside 1 0 Emmerdale 0 18 Family Affairs 0 2 Crossroads 0 1 Night and Day 0 1

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