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List of Coronation Street characters

Coronation Street is a British television soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance.

Present characters

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Regular characters

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Character Current actor Character duration Ref(s)
Ken Barlow William Roache 1960–present [1]
Rita Tanner Barbara Knox 1964, 1972–present [2]
Tracy Barlow Kate Ford[a] 1977–1983, 1985–1997, 1999, 2002–2007, 2010–present
Audrey Roberts Sue Nicholls 1979–1982, 1984–present [3]
Nick Tilsley Ben Price[b] 1981–1999, 2002–2004, 2009–present
Kevin Webster Michael Le Vell 1983–present
Debbie Webster Sue Devaney 1984–1985, 2019–2027
Jenny Bradley Sally Ann Matthews 1986–1991, 1993, 2015–2025
Sally Webster Sally Dynevor 1986–present
Sarah Platt Tina O'Brien[c] 1987–2008, 2015–present
Steve McDonald Simon Gregson 1989–present
David Platt Jack P. Shepherd[d] 1990–present
Daniel Osbourne Rob Mallard[e] 1995–1997, 2007, 2016–present
Roy Cropper David Neilson 1995–present
Leanne Battersby Jane Danson 1997–2000, 2004–present
Toyah Battersby Georgia Taylor 1997–2003, 2016–present [4]
Tyrone Dobbs Alan Halsall 1998–present [5]
Dev Alahan Jimmi Harkishin 1999–present [6]
Maria Connor Samia Longchambon 2000–present
Kirk Sutherland Andy Whyment 2000–present
Bethany Platt Lucy Fallon[f] 2000–2007, 2015–2020, 2023–present
Todd Grimshaw Gareth Pierce[g] 2001–2004, 2007, 2011, 2013–2017, 2020–present
Adam Barlow Sam Robertson[h] 2001–2007, 2016–present
Fiz Brown Jennie McAlpine 2001–present
Sean Tully Antony Cotton 2003–present
Chesney Brown Sam Aston 2003–present
Amy Barlow Elle Mulvaney[i] 2004–present
Asha Alahan Tanisha Gorey[j] 2006, 2009–present
Ryan Connor Ryan Prescott[k] 2006–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–present
Carla Connor Alison King 2006–present [7]
Dylan Wilson Liam McCheyne[l] 2008, 2011–2012, 2020–present
Gary Windass Mikey North 2008–present
Mary Taylor Patti Clare 2008–present
Liam Connor Jr. Charlie Wrenshall[m] 2009–present
Brian Packham Peter Gunn 2010–2013, 2015–present
Izzy Armstrong Cherylee Houston 2010–present
Jack Webster Kyran Bowes[n] 2010–present
Tim Metcalfe Joe Duttine 2013–present
Alya Nazir Sair Khan 2014–present
Gemma Winter Dolly-Rose Campbell 2014–present
Billy Mayhew Daniel Brocklebank 2014–2026
Shona Platt Julia Goulding 2016–present [8]
Summer Spellman Harriet Bibby[o] 2017–present [9]
Abi Webster Sally Carman 2017–present
Evelyn Plummer Maureen Lipman 2018–present
James Bailey Jason Callender[p] 2019–2022, 2025–present [10]
Ed Bailey Trevor Michael Georges 2019–present
Michael Bailey Ryan Russell 2019–present
Bernie Winter Jane Hazlegrove 2019–present
Nina Lucas Mollie Gallagher 2019–present
George Shuttleworth Tony Maudsley 2020–present
Ronnie Bailey Vinta Morgan 2021–present
Lisa Swain Vicky Myers 2021–present
Glenda Shuttleworth Jodie Prenger 2022–present [11]
Dee Dee Bailey Channique Sterling-Brown 2022–present
Lauren Bolton Cait Fitton 2022–present
Cassie Plummer Claire Sweeney 2023–present
Kit Green Jacob Roberts 2024–present
Betsy Swain Sydney Martin 2024–present
Brody Michaelis Ryan Mulvey 2025–present [12]
Theo Silverton James Cartwright 2025–present [10]
Carl Webster Jonathan Howard 2025–present [13]

Recurring and guest characters

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Character Current actor Character duration Ref(s)
Hope Stape Isabella Flanagan[q] 2010–present
Joseph Brown William Flanagan[r] 2011–2015, 2017–present
Ruby Dobbs Billie Naylor[s] 2012–present
Jake Windass Bobby Bradshaw[t] 2013–2019, 2021–present
Lily Platt Grace Ashcroft-Gardner[u] 2013–present [14]
Dr. Susan Gaddas Christine Mackie 2014–present
Harry Platt Carter-J Murphy[v] 2016–present
PC Jess Heywood Donnaleigh Bailey 2017–2018, 2021–2023, 2025–present [15]
Bertie Osbourne Rufus Morgan-Smith[w] 2019–present
Aled Winter-Brown Joseph Woods 2019–present
Bryn Winter-Brown Charlotte and James Holt,
Arthur, Lily and Lucy Taylor 		2019–2020, 2022–present
Carys Winter-Brown 2019–2020, 2022–present
Llio Winter-Brown 2019–2020, 2022–present
Sam Blakeman Jude Riordan 2020–present
Glory Bailey Mayia M 2021–present
Orla Crawshaw Carla Mendonca 2021–present
Alfie Franklin Carter and Oakley Razak Townsend 2022–present
Christina Boyd Amy Robbins 2023–present [16]
Frankie Bolton Roman Thresh 2024–present
Dorin Pop Henry Meller 2024–present
Danielle Silverton Natalie Anderson 2025–present
Miles Silverton Lewis William Magee 2025–present
Millie Silverton Kaitlyn Earley 2025–present
Joanie Michaelis Savanna Pennington 2025–present
Shanice Michaelis Molly Kilduff 2025–present
Noah Hedley Richard Winsor 2025–present [17]
Aunty Rani Josephine Lloyd-Welcome 2025–present [18]

Cast changes

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Departing characters

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Character Actor Ref.
Jenny Bradley Sally Ann Matthews [19]
Billy Mayhew Daniel Brocklebank [20]
Debbie Webster Sue Devaney [21]

Future characters

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Character Actor Ref.
Ben Driscoll Aaron McCusker [22]
Maggie Driscoll Pauline McLynn [23]

Returning characters

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Character Actor Ref.
Eva Price Catherine Tyldesley [24]
Susie Price TBA [25]

Former characters

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Main article: List of former Coronation Street characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kate Ford joined the cast in 2002 and is the fourth actor to play Tracy.
  2. ^ Ben Price joined the cast in 2009 and is the third actor to play Nick.
  3. ^ Tina O'Brien joined the cast in 1999 and is the third actor to play Sarah.
  4. ^ Jack P. Shepherd joined the cast in 2000 and is the second actor to play David.
  5. ^ Rob Mallard joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Daniel.
  6. ^ Lucy Fallon joined the cast in 2015. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  7. ^ Gareth Pierce joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Todd.
  8. ^ Sam Robertson joined the cast in 2004 and is the second actor to play Adam.
  9. ^ Elle Mulvaney joined the cast in 2010. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
  10. ^ Tanisha Gorey joined the cast in 2009 and is the second actor to play Asha.
  11. ^ Ryan Prescott joined the cast in 2018 and is the third actor to play Ryan.
  12. ^ Liam McCheyne joined the cast in 2011 and initially shared the role with his brother. He took over the role alone from 2020 onwards. The character was previously played by another child actor as a baby.
  13. ^ Charlie Wrenshall joined the cast in 2012. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
  14. ^ Kyran Bowes joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Jack.
  15. ^ Harriet Bibby joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Summer.
  16. ^ Jason Callender joined the cast in 2025 and is the second actor to play James.
  17. ^ Isabella Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  18. ^ William Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  19. ^ Billie Naylor joined the cast in 2023. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  20. ^ Bobby Bradshaw joined the cast in 2018. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  21. ^ Grace Ashcroft-Gardner joined the cast in 2025. The character was previously played by others as a child.
  22. ^ The character was previously played by others as a child.
  23. ^ The character was previously played by others as a child.

References

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