This is a list of former characters from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, ordered by the year in which they made their final appearance. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the most recent actor portraying the character is listed last.
: • 1980s: 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 • 1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 • 2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 • 2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 • 2020s: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026• See also • References • External links__NOTOC__
1980s Last appeared in 1985
Character Actor(s) Duration Reg Cox Johnnie Clayton 1985 Hassan Osman Michael Evangelou 1985 Ernie Mears Ken Wynne 1985 Sheena Mennell Dulice Liecier 1985 Saeed Jeffery Andrew Johnson 1985
Last appeared in 1986
Character Actor(s) Duration Ruth Lyons Judy Liebert 1985–1986 John Fisher David Dale 1986 Tessa Parker Josephine Melville 1986 Roy Quick Douglas Fielding 1985–1986 Andy O'Brien Ross Davidson 1985–1986 Harry Reynolds Gareth Potter 1986 Cassie Carpenter Delanie Forbes 1985–1986
Last appeared in 1987
Character Actor(s) Duration Eddie Hunter Simon Henderson 1986–1987 Hannah Carpenter Sally Sagoe 1985–1987 Oxley Colum Gallivan 1987 Terry Rich Gary Whelan 1985, 1987 Debbie Wilkins Shirley Cheriton 1985–1987 Tony Carpenter Oscar James 1985–1987 Auntie Irene Katherine Parr 1986–1987 Kelvin Carpenter Paul J. Medford 1985–1987 Tina Hopkins Eleanor Rhodes 1987 Derek Taylor Ken Sharrok 1987 Martin Hunter Peter Purves 1987 Farrukh Sumar Khan 1987 Naima Jeffery Shreela Ghosh 1985–1987 Jaggat Singh Amerjit Deu 1986–1987
Last appeared in 1988
Character Actor(s) DurationGerry Fairweather Jason Watkins 1987–1988Rezaul Gabir Tanveer Ghani 1986–1988Graham Clark Gary Webster 1987–1988Kenny Beale Michael Attwell 1988Emine Osman Pelim Ahmet 1987–1988Murat Osman Eddie Izzet 1987–1988Rayif Osman Billy Hassan 1987–1988Magda Czajkowski Kathryn Apanowicz 1987–1988Elizabeth Beale Lucy Bayler 1988Tom Clements Donald Tandy 1986–1988Edie Smith Eileen O'Brien 1987–1988Darren Roberts Gary McDonald 1987–1988Lou Beale Anna Wing 1985–1988"Uncle" Leonard Maguire 1986–1988Chris Smith Allan O'Keefe 1985–1988Reg Sparrow Richard Ireson 1987–1988
Last appeared in 1989
Character Actor(s) DurationJoanne Francis Pamela Salem 1988–1989Gillie Hampton Clare James 1988–1989Victor Hampton Michael Brogan 1988–1989Benny Bloom Arnold Yarrow 1988–1989Trevor Kellow Peter Doran 1988–1989Queenie Price John Labanowski 1988–1989Gregory Mantel Pavel Douglas 1988–1989Brad Williams Jonathan Stratt 1986–1989Guido Smith Nicholas Donovan 1988–1989Maxine Roberts Ella Wilder 1989Guizin Osman Ishia Bennison 1985–1989Mehmet Osman Haluk Bilginer 1985–1989DI Bob Ashley Robin Lermitte 1988–1989Donna Ludlow Matilda Ziegler 1987–1989WPC Alison Howard Elaine Donnelly 1985–1987, 1989Brian Wicks Leslie Schofield 1988–1989Sue Osman Sandy Ratcliff 1985–1989Matthew Jackson Steven Hartley 1988–1989Aisha Roberts Aisha Jacob 1987–1989Carmel Jackson Judith Jacob 1986–1989Little Ali Osman Omer Mustafa Salih 1988–1989David Samuels Christopher Reich 1988–1989Alan McIntyre Pip Miller 1987–1989Ali Osman Nejdet Salih 1985–1989Junior Roberts Aaron Carrington 1987–1989Melody Lyanne Compton 1988–1989Marie Davies Vicky Murdock 1989Reggie Thompson John Rutland 1989
1990s Last appeared in 1990
Character Actor(s) DurationMarge Green Pat Coombs 1989–1990Danny Whiting Saul Jephcott 1989–1990Harry Osborne John Boswall 1990Rod Norman Christopher McHallem 1987–1990Trevor Short Phil McDermott 1989–1990Paul Priestly Mark Thrippleton 1989–1990Laurie Bates Gary Powell 1989–1990Julie Cooper Louise Plowright 1989–1990Vince Johnson Hepburn Graham 1989–1990Barnsey Barnes John Hallam 1988–1990Charlie Cotton Christopher Hancock 1986–1990Shireen Karim Nisha Kapur 1988–1990Sohail Karim Ronnie Jhutti 1988–1990Ashraf Karim Tony Wredden 1987–1990 Aftab SachakSufia Karim Rani Singh 1988–1990April McIntosh Helen Pearson 1990Carol Hanley Sheila White 1990Mo Butcher Edna Doré 1988–1990Henry Chadwick Thomas Baptiste 1990Pearl Chadwick Ellen Thomas 1990
Last appeared in 1991
Character Actor(s) DurationJasmine O'Brien Uncredited 1990–1991Ken Raynor Ian Redford 1990–1991Sandra Raynor Rosalind Bailey 1991Lorna Cathy Murphy 1991Jackie Stone Richard Beale 1990–1991Russell Nash Ray Ashcroft 1991Kevin Masters Colin McCormack 1991Dave Carter David Cheeseman 1991Irene Carter Karen Murden 1991George Lawler Edmund Kente 1991Eddie Royle Michael Melia 1990–1991Eibhlin O'Donnell Mary Conlon 1991
Last appeared in 1992
Character Actor(s) DurationChristine Pretis Vivien Heilbron 1989–1992Anne Howes Cassie Stuart 1992Terry Howes Neal Swettenham 1992Jonathan Hewitt Jonny Lee Miller 1992Gary Phillips Scott Lane 1992Willy (dog) Willy 1985–1992Lloyd Tavernier Garey Bridges 1990–1992Keith Steer Tim Dantay 1992Charlie Keating Nicholas Tennant 1992Gill Fowler Susanna Dawson 1991–1992Adrian Bell Joseph Marcell 1992Lilian Kominski Anna Korwin 1992Donald Cameron Robert Wilson 1992
Last appeared in 1993
Character Actor(s) DurationJoe Wallace Jason Rush 1991, 1993John Royle Paddy Joyce 1990–1991, 1993Snip Gibbons Steve Sweeney 1993Audrey Whittingham Shirley Dixon 1993Jack Woodman James Gilbey 1992–1993Rachel Kominski Jacquetta May 1991–1993Pete Beale Peter Dean 1985–1993Rose Chapman Petra Markham 1993Danny Taurus Billy Boyle 1993Celestine Tavernier Leroy Golding 1990–1993Clyde Tavernier Steven Woodcock 1990–1993Kofi Tavernier Marcel Smith 1990–1993Gidea Thompson Sian Martin 1993Christine Hewitt Lizzie Power 1992–1993Roly (dog) Roly 1985–1993Sylvia Weng-Chung Rachel Hiew 1993Aidan Brosnan Sean Maguire 1993
Last appeared in 1994
Character Actor(s) Duration Hattie Tavernier Michelle Gayle 1990–1994 UncreditedEtta Tavernier Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence 1990–1992, 1994Carmen Amanda Holden 1994Elizabeth Willmott-Brown Helena Breck 1994Dougie Briggs Max Gold 1994Richard Cole Ian Reddington 1992–1994Jackie Wallace Ann Lynn 1991, 1994Nadia Mitchell Anna Barkan 1993–1994Stanley Bridge Godfrey Jackman 1994Reg Simpson Philip Manikum 1994Shelley Lewis Nicole Arumugam 1992–1994
Last appeared in 1995
Character Actor(s) DurationDella Alexander Michelle Joseph 1994–1995Binnie Roberts Sophie Langham 1994–1995Stan Dougan Jack Chissick 1994–1995Geoff Barnes David Roper 1994–1995Maxine Palmer Dilys Laye 1994–1995Liam Tyler Francis Magee 1993–1995
Last appeared in 1996
Character Actor(s) DurationMeena McKenzie Sudha Bhuchar 1993–1994, 1996Steve Elliot Mark Monero 1991–1996Lydia Marlaine Gordon 1995–1996Kevin John Pickard 1993–1996Guppy Sharma Lyndam Gregory 1995–1996Reenie Branning Joy Graham 1996Willy Roper Michael Tudor Barnes 1995–1996Arthur Fowler Bill Treacher 1985–1996April Branning Debbie Arnold 1995–1996
Last appeared in 1997
Character Actor(s) DurationDan Zappieri Carl Pizzie 1996–1997Frankie Pierre Syan Blake 1996–1997Alistair Matthews Neil Clark 1996–1997Sue Taylor Charlotte Bellamy 1996–1997Felix Kawalski Harry Landis 1995–1997Ted Hills Brian Croucher 1995–1997Gerry McCrae Simon O'Gorman 1997Maggie Flaherty Olivia Shanley 1997Sean Flaherty Pat Laffin 1997Eamonn Flaherty Maurice O'Donoghue 1997Brenda Flaherty Janet Behan 1997Colette Flaherty Shiona Redmond 1997Eamonn Flaherty Jr. Sean Walsh 1997Vanessa Carlton Adele Salem 1997Lorraine Wicks Jacqueline Leonard 1996–1997Big Ron Ron Tarr 1985–1997Jacques Butcher Jack Snell 1994, 1997Jules Tavernier Tommy Eytle 1990–1997
Last appeared in 1998
Character Actor(s) Duration Johnny Price Mark Kingston 1997–1998 Brian Meade Patrick Cremin 1997–1998 Max Townsend Alan Hunter 1997–1998Hayley Edwards Karin Diamond 1998 Rob Hedges Lee Whitlock 1997–1998Eliot Saunders Lawrence Lambert 1998John Valecue Steve Weston 1996, 1998Nick Holland Dominic Taylor 1997–1998Ros Thorne Clare Grogan 1997–1998Nicole Moore Sara Stephens 1998Jessie Moore Chelsey Paden 1997–1998 Alfie Kane Mark Pegg 1997–1998Lola Christie Diane Parish 1998Neelam Kapoor Jamila Massey 1997–1998 Chris Clarke Matthew Jay Lewis 1997–1998Polly Becker Victoria Gould 1997–1998Sharmilla Kapoor Priya Bilkhu 1993–1998Sanjay Kapoor Deepak Verma 1993–1998Gita Kapoor Shobu Kapoor 1993–1998Luisa di Marco Stella Tanner 1998George Palmer Paul Moriarty 1996–1998Bruno di Marco Leon Lissek 1998
Last appeared in 1999
Character Actor(s) DurationTiffany Mitchell Martine McCutcheon 1995–1999Ruth Fowler Caroline Paterson 1994–1999Susan Rose Tilly Vosburgh 1997–1999Saskia Duncan Deborah Sheridan-Taylor 1998–1999Conor Flaherty Seán Gleeson 1997–1999Mary Flaherty Melanie Clark Pullen 1997–1999Carrie Swann Holly Atkins 1998–1999Simon Raymond Andrew Lynford 1996–1999Tony Hills Mark Homer 1995–1999Huw Edwards Richard Elis 1996–1999Louise Raymond Carol Harrison 1998–1999Annie Palmer Nadia Sawalha 1997–1999Lenny Wallace Desune Coleman 1996–1999Richard Crowe Simon Thomson 1997, 1999Bev Williams Diane Langton 1989–1990, 1998–1999Alex Healy Richard Driscoll 1997–1999Lilly Mattock Barbara Keogh 1998–1999Claudia Fielding Romla Walker 1999Charlie Mason Campbell Morrison 1996, 1998–1999Sarah Hills Daniela Denby-Ashe 1995–1999Enrico di Clemente Francois Pandolfo 1999Michael Rose Russell Floyd 1996–1999Troy Harvey Jamie Jarvis 1999Andrea Price Cindy O'Callaghan 1994–1995, 1999Susie Price Viva Duce 1999
2000s Last appeared in 2000
Character Actor(s) DurationJosie McFarlane Joan Hooley 1998–2000Matthew Rose Joe Absolom 1997–2000Fred Fonseca Jimi Mistry 1998–2000Maureen Carter Diana Coupland 2000Jackie Owen Race Davies 1999–2000Nina Harris Troy Titus-Adams 1999–2000Fiona Morris Ashley Jensen 2000Sophie Braddock Hayley Angel Wardle 2000Rod Morris Forbes Masson 2000Rosa di Marco Louise Jameson 1998–2000Gianni di Marco Marc Bannerman 1998–2000Teresa di Marco Leila Birch 1998–2000Nicky di Marco Carly Hillman 1998–2000Irene Raymond Roberta Taylor 1997–2000Jeff Healy Leslie Schofield 1997–2000Ethel Skinner Gretchen Franklin 1985–1997, 2000Nellie Ellis Elizabeth Kelly 1993–1998, 2000Kevin Daniel Mays 2000Danny Harrison Eddie Osei 2000Ameena Badawi Shobna Gulati 2000John Charrington Jeremy Gittins 2000
Last appeared in 2001
Character Actor(s) DurationEddie Skinner Richard Vanstone 2000–2001Kerry Skinner Gemma McCluskie 2000–2001Jack Robbins Chook Sibtain 2000–2001Sandra di Marco Clare Wilkie 2000–2001Ritchie Stringer Gareth Hunt 2001Diane Irving Sheila Whitfield 2001 Ashley Cotton Rossi Higgins 1993, 2000–2001 Frankie Fitzgerald Zoe Newton Elizabeth Chadwick 1993, 2000–2001 Tara EllisRoss Fletcher Che Walker 2001Gary Bolton Bruce Byron 2001Dan Sullivan Craig Fairbrass 1999–2001Margaret Walker Susan George 2001Audrey Trueman Corinne Skinner-Carter 2000–2001John Davis Huw Higginson 2001Roxy Drake Tracy Brabin 2001
Last appeared in 2002
Character Actor(s) DurationJane Williams Ann Mitchell 2001–2002Mick McFarlane Sylvester Williams 1996–2002Kim McFarlane Krystle Williams 1998–2002Ernie Johnson John Junkin 2001–2002Steve Owen Martin Kemp 1998–2002Terry Raymond Gavin Richards 1996–2002Joe di Marco Jake Kyprianou 1998–2002Sue Miller Victoria Willing 2001–2002Neil Miller Robin Sneller 2002Nathan Williams Doug Allen 2001–2002 Clare Butcher Lucy Foxall 1989, 2002 Caroline O'NeillBeppe di Marco Michael Greco 1998–2002Angel Hudson Clifford Price 2001–2002Precious Hudson Judi Shekoni 2002Jason James Joseph Millson 2002Rebecca Hibbert Paulette Williams 2002Milton Hibbert Jeffrey Kissoon 2002Trevor Morgan Alex Ferns 2000–2002Tom Banks Colm O'Maonlai 2002Dave Roberts David Kennedy 2002 Donna Andrews Alison Senior 2001–2002 Paula Jennings Sean Andrews Victor and Harry Hunter 2001–2002 Oliver BradleyChris Wright Tom Roberts 2002Jamie Mitchell Jack Ryder 1998–2002
Last appeared in 2003