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

Regular characters

Character	Current actor	Character duration
Ken Barlow	William Roache	1960–present
Rita Tanner	Barbara Knox	1964, 1972–present
Gail Platt	Helen Worth	1974–2024
Tracy Barlow	Kate Ford^[a]	1977–1983, 1985–1997, 1999, 2002–2007, 2010–present
Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	1979–1982, 1984–present
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–present
Jenny Bradley	Sally Ann Matthews	1986–1991, 1993, 2015–present
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
Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	1998–present
Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	1999–present
Eileen Grimshaw	Sue Cleaver	2000–present
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
Aadi Alahan	Adam Hussain^[j]	2006, 2009–present
Asha Alahan	Tanisha Gorey^[k]	2006, 2009–present
Ryan Connor	Ryan Prescott^[l]	2006–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–present
Carla Connor	Alison King	2006–present
Dylan Wilson	Liam McCheyne^[m]	2008, 2011–2012, 2020–present
Gary Windass	Mikey North	2008–present
Mary Taylor	Patti Clare	2008–present
Jesse Chadwick	John Thomson	2008–2010, 2024–present
Liam Connor Jr.	Charlie Wrenshall^[n]	2009–present
Brian Packham	Peter Gunn	2010–2013, 2015–present
Izzy Armstrong	Cherylee Houston	2010–present
Max Turner	Paddy Bever^[o]	2010–present
Jack Webster	Kyran Bowes^[p]	2010–present
Craig Tinker	Colson Smith	2011–present
Tim Metcalfe	Joe Duttine	2013–present
Alya Nazir	Sair Khan	2014–present
Yasmeen Metcalfe	Shelley King	2014–present
Gemma Winter	Dolly-Rose Campbell	2014–present
Billy Mayhew	Daniel Brocklebank	2014–present
Alex Warner	Liam Bairstow	2015–present
Shona Platt	Julia Goulding	2016–present
Summer Spellman	Harriet Bibby^[q]	2017–present
Abi Webster	Sally Carman	2017–present
Evelyn Plummer	Maureen Lipman	2018–present
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
Daisy Midgeley	Charlotte Jordan	2020–present
Ronnie Bailey	Vinta Morgan	2021–present
Lisa Swain	Vicky Myers	2021–present
Glenda Shuttleworth	Jodie Prenger	2022–present
Dee Dee Bailey	Channique Sterling-Brown	2022–present
Lauren Bolton	Cait Fitton	2022–present
Cassie Plummer	Claire Sweeney	2023–present
Mason Radcliffe	Luca Toolan	2023–present
Bobby Crawford	Jack Carroll	2023–present
Kit Green	Jacob Roberts	2024–present
Betsy Swain	Sydney Martin	2024–present

Recurring and guest characters

Character	Current actor	Character duration
Hope Dobbs	Isabella Flanagan^[r]	2010–present
Joseph Brown	William Flanagan^[s]	2011–2015, 2017–present
Ruby Dobbs	Billie Naylor^[t]	2012–present
Jake Windass	Bobby Bradshaw^[u]	2013–2019, 2021–present
Lily Platt	Brooke Malonie^[v]	2013–present
Dr. Susan Gaddas	Christine Mackie	2014–present
Harry Platt	Freddie and Isaac Rhodes^[w]	2016–present
Bertie Osbourne	Rufus Morgan-Smith^[x]	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	Eleanor Beckles^[1]	2021–present
Orla Crawshaw	Carla Mendonça	2021–present
Alfie Franklin	Carter and Oakley Razak Townsend	2022–present
Frankie Bolton	Uncredited	2024–present

Cast changes

Departing characters

Character	Actor	Ref.
Gail Platt	Helen Worth	^[2]

Returning characters

Character	Actor	Ref.
Clayton Hibbs	Callum Harrison	^[3]

Former characters

Lists of characters by year of introduction

Notes

^ Kate Ford joined the cast in 2002 and is the fourth actor to play Tracy.
^ Ben Price joined the cast in 2009 and is the third actor to play Nick.
^ Tina O'Brien joined the cast in 1999 and is the third actor to play Sarah.
^ Jack P. Shepherd joined the cast in 2000 and is the second actor to play David.
^ Rob Mallard joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Daniel.
^ Lucy Fallon joined the cast in 2015. The character was previously played by others as a child.
^ Gareth Pierce joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Todd.
^ Sam Robertson joined the cast in 2004 and is the second actor to play Adam.
^ Elle Mulvaney joined the cast in 2010. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
^ Adam Hussain joined the cast in 2020 and is the third actor to play Aadi.
^ Tanisha Gorey joined the cast in 2009 and is the second actor to play Asha.
^ Ryan Prescott joined the cast in 2018 and is the third actor to play Ryan.
^ 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.
^ Charlie Wrenshall joined the cast in 2012. The character has been previously played by others as a child.
^ Paddy Bever joined the cast in 2021 and is the second actor to play Max.
^ Kyran Bowes joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Jack.
^ Harriet Bibby joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Summer.
^ Isabella Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
^ William Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.
^ Billie Naylor joined the cast in 2023. The character was previously played by others as a child.
^ Bobby Bradshaw joined the cast in 2018. The character was previously played by others as a child.
^ Brooke Malonie joined the cast in 2016. The character was previously played by others as a child.
^ The character was previously played by others as a child.
^ The character was previously played by others as a child.

References

^ The Drama Mob Management. "Exciting news! Tonight on "Coronation Street" our little baby Eleanor makes her first appearance in her permanent role as baby Glory. Eleanor joins our drama mob family over at corrie where we have a number of children with permenant [sic] roles so she will have been made very welcome. Tune in tonight to see her debut". Facebook. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Helen Worth to Bid Farewell After 50 Years on the Cobbles". ITV. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ Lindsay, Duncan (29 October 2024). "Sick Coronation Street killer who murdered TV legend set for shocking return". Metro. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

External links

Cast and characters at itv.com
Cast and characters at the Internet Movie Database

[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] Adam Hussain joined the cast in 2020 and is the third actor to play Aadi.

[11] Tanisha Gorey joined the cast in 2009 and is the second actor to play Asha.

[12] Ryan Prescott joined the cast in 2018 and is the third actor to play Ryan.

[13] 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.

[14] Charlie Wrenshall joined the cast in 2012. The character has been previously played by others as a child.

[15] Paddy Bever joined the cast in 2021 and is the second actor to play Max.

[16] Kyran Bowes joined the cast in 2016 and is the third actor to play Jack.

[17] Harriet Bibby joined the cast in 2020 and is the second actor to play Summer.

[18] Isabella Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.

[19] William Flanagan joined the cast in 2017. The character was previously played by others as a child.

[20] Billie Naylor joined the cast in 2023. The character was previously played by others as a child.

[21] Bobby Bradshaw joined the cast in 2018. The character was previously played by others as a child.

[22] Brooke Malonie joined the cast in 2016. The character was previously played by others as a child.

[23] The character was previously played by others as a child.

[24] The character was previously played by others as a child.

[25] The Drama Mob Management. "Exciting news! Tonight on "Coronation Street" our little baby Eleanor makes her first appearance in her permanent role as baby Glory. Eleanor joins our drama mob family over at corrie where we have a number of children with permenant [sic] roles so she will have been made very welcome. Tune in tonight to see her debut". Facebook. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[26] "Helen Worth to Bid Farewell After 50 Years on the Cobbles". ITV. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[27] Lindsay, Duncan (29 October 2024). "Sick Coronation Street killer who murdered TV legend set for shocking return". Metro. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

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