List of Coronation Street characters explained

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

Regular characters

CharacterCurrent actorCharacter duration
Ken BarlowWilliam Roache1960–present
Rita TannerBarbara Knox1964, 1972–present
Tracy BarlowKate Ford1977–1983, 1985–1997, 1999, 2002–2007, 2010–present
Audrey RobertsSue Nicholls1979–1982, 1984–present[1]
Nick TilsleyBen Price1981–1999, 2002–2004, 2009–present
Kevin WebsterMichael Le Vell1983–present
Debbie WebsterSue Devaney1984–1985, 2019–2026
Jenny BradleySally Ann Matthews1986–1991, 1993, 2015–present
Sally WebsterSally Dynevor1986–present
Sarah PlattTina O'Brien1987–2008, 2015–present
Steve McDonaldSimon Gregson1989–present
David PlattJack P. Shepherd1990–present
Daniel OsbourneRob Mallard1995–1997, 2007, 2016–present
Roy CropperDavid Neilson1995–present
Leanne BattersbyJane Danson1997–2000, 2004–present
Toyah BattersbyGeorgia Taylor1997–2003, 2016–present
Tyrone DobbsAlan Halsall1998–present
Dev AlahanJimmi Harkishin1999–present
Eileen GrimshawSue Cleaver2000–2025
Maria ConnorSamia Longchambon2000–present
Kirk SutherlandAndy Whyment2000–present
Bethany PlattLucy Fallon2000–2007, 2015–2020, 2023–present
Todd GrimshawGareth Pierce2001–2004, 2007, 2011, 2013–2017, 2020–present
Adam BarlowSam Robertson2001–2007, 2016–present
Fiz BrownJennie McAlpine2001–present
Sean TullyAntony Cotton2003–present
Chesney BrownSam Aston2003–present
Amy BarlowElle Mulvaney2004–present
Aadi AlahanAdam Hussain2006, 2009–present
Asha AlahanTanisha Gorey2006, 2009–present
Ryan ConnorRyan Prescott2006–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–present
Carla ConnorAlison King2006–present
Dylan WilsonLiam McCheyne 2008, 2011–2012, 2020–present
Gary WindassMikey North2008–present
Mary TaylorPatti Clare2008–present
Liam Connor Jr.Charlie Wrenshall2009–present
Brian PackhamPeter Gunn2010–2013, 2015–present
Izzy ArmstrongCherylee Houston2010–present
Max TurnerPaddy Bever2010–2025[2]
Jack WebsterKyran Bowes2010–present
Craig TinkerColson Smith2011–2025
Rob DonovanMarc Baylis2012–2017, 2025
Tim MetcalfeJoe Duttine2013–present
Alya NazirSair Khan2014–present
Yasmeen NazirShelley King2014–2025
Gemma WinterDolly-Rose Campbell2014–present
Billy MayhewDaniel Brocklebank2014–present
Seb FranklinHarry Visinoni2016–2021, 2025[3]
Shona PlattJulia Goulding2016–present
Summer SpellmanHarriet Bibby2017–present
Abi WebsterSally Carman2017–present
Evelyn PlummerMaureen Lipman2018–present
Ed BaileyTrevor Michael Georges2019–present
Michael BaileyRyan Russell2019–present
Bernie WinterJane Hazlegrove2019–present
Nina LucasMollie Gallagher2019–present
George ShuttleworthTony Maudsley2020–present
Daisy MidgeleyCharlotte Jordan2020–2025
Ronnie BaileyVinta Morgan2021–present
Lisa SwainVicky Myers2021–present
Glenda ShuttleworthJodie Prenger2022–present
Dee Dee BaileyChannique Sterling-Brown2022–present
Lauren BoltonCait Fitton2022–present
Cassie PlummerClaire Sweeney2023–present
Bobby CrawfordJack Carroll2023–present
Kit Green2024–present
Betsy SwainSydney Martin2024–present

Recurring and guest characters

CharacterCurrent actorCharacter duration
Hope DobbsIsabella Flanagan2010–present
Joseph BrownWilliam Flanagan2011–2015, 2017–present
Ruby DobbsBillie Naylor2012–present
Jake WindassBobby Bradshaw2013–2019, 2021–present
Lily PlattBrooke Malonie2013–present
Dr. Susan GaddasChristine Mackie2014–present
Harry PlattCarter-J Murphy2016–present
Bertie OsbourneRufus Morgan-Smith2019–present
Aled Winter-BrownJoseph Woods2019–present
Bryn Winter-BrownCharlotte and James Holt,
Arthur, Lily and Lucy Taylor
2019–2020, 2022–present
Carys Winter-Brown2019–2020, 2022–present
Llio Winter-Brown2019–2020, 2022–present
Sam BlakemanJude Riordan2020–present
Glory BaileyMayia M2021–present
Orla CrawshawCarla Mendonça2021–present
Alfie FranklinCarter and Oakley Razak Townsend2022–present
Frankie BoltonRoman Thresh2024–present
Logan RadcliffeHarry Lowbridge2024–present

Cast changes

Departing characters

CharacterActor
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Future characters

CharacterActor
Joe Layton [10] [11]
Farrel Hegarty
TBA [12]

Returning characters

Former characters

See main article: List of former Coronation Street characters.

Lists of characters by year of introduction

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quinn . Angie . Coronation Street Audrey star Sue Nicholls's life - secret career to fan who saved her . . . 16 January 2025 . 16 December 2024.
  2. Web site: Knight . Lewis . Coronation Street star confirms exit after nearly four years as major Platt family member to depart . . . 16 January 2025 . 15 January 2025.
  3. Tyler . Laura-Jayne . "I love it when Abi makes bad decisions!". . 11–17 January 2025 . 2. 42–44.
  4. Web site: Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver 'quits after 25 years'-and already has new job. Bird. Daniel. 4 January 2025. Daily Mirror. Reach plc.. 4 January 2025.
  5. Web site: 2025-01-06. Coronation Street's Colson Smith announces Craig Tinker exit . 2025-01-06. Digital Spy. en.
  6. Web site: 2024-11-25 . Corrie legend to exit 40 years after debut in devastating death storyline . 2024-11-25 . Metro . en.
  7. Web site: 2025-01-07. Coronation Street's Charlotte Jordan quits soap as Daisy Midgeley after 4 years. 2025-01-07. Digital Spy. en.
  8. Web site: 2025-01-13. Coronation Street star sensationally quits soap after 11 years. 2025-01-13. Mirror. en.
  9. News: Much-loved Corrie star Paddy Bever, who plays Max Turner, quits Coronation Street . 15 January 2025 . Daily Mirror.
  10. News: Coronation Street announces new characters and surprise exits for 2025 . 27 December 2024 . Digital Spy.
  11. Web site: Coronation Street casts "nightmare neighbours" Mick and Lou. Kilkelly. Daniel. 30 January 2025. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 30 January 2025.
  12. Web site: Coronation Street confirms big Kevin story and new Webster for 2025. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 27 December 2024.
  13. Web site: Quinn . by Angie . Coronation Street icon returns after 10 years for Eileen Grimshaw exit . Plymouth Live . en . 8 January 2025.