List of Coronation Street characters

Here follows a detailed guide to cast members and characters featured on the soap opera Coronation Street.

Current characters

Character	Actor	Duration
Ken Barlow	William Roache	1960-
Emily Bishop	Eileen Derbyshire	1960-
Rita Sullivan	Barbara Knox	1964, 1972-
Betty Williams	Betty Driver	1969-
Deirdre Barlow	Anne Kirkbride	1972-
Blanche Hunt	Maggie Jones	1974-1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999-
Gail Platt	Helen Worth	1974-
Jack Duckworth	William Tarmey	1979, 1981-
Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	1979-
Kevin Webster	Michael Le Vell	1983-
Bill Webster	Peter Armitage	1984-1985, 1995-1997, 2006-
Sally Webster	Sally Whittaker	1986-
Liz Tomlin	Beverley Callard	1989-1998, 2000-2001, 2003, 2004-
Steve McDonald	Simon Gregson	1989-
Rosie Webster	Helen Flanagan	1990-
David Platt	Jack P. Shepherd	1990-
Norris Cole	Malcolm Hebden	1994-1997, 1999-
Sophie Webster	Brooke Vincent	1994-
Roy Cropper	David Neilson	1995-
Ashley Peacock	Steven Arnold	1995, 1996-
Janice Battersby	Vicky Entwistle	1997-
Leanne Battersby	Jane Danson	1997-2000, 2004-2006, 2007-
Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	1998-
Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	1999-
Eileen Grimshaw	Sue Cleaver	2000-
Maria Connor	Samia Smith	2000-
Kirk Sutherland	Andrew Whyment	2000-
Paul Clayton	Tom Hudson	2000, 2001, 2007-2008
Jason Grimshaw	Ryan Thomas	2000-
Fiz Brown	Jennie McAlpine	2001-
Joshua Peacock	Benjamin Beresford	2002-
Claire Peacock	Julia Haworth	2003-
Sean Tully	Antony Cotton	2003, 2004-
Chesney Battersby-Brown	Sam Aston	2003-
Amy Barlow	Amber Chadwick	2004-
Jamie Baldwin	Rupert Hill	2004-2008
Kelly Crabtree	Tupele Dorgu	2004-
Violet Wilson	Jenny Platt	2004-2008
Lloyd Mullaney	Craig Charles	2005-2006, 2007-
Molly Compton	Vicky Binns	2005-
Amber Kalirai	Nikki Patel	2005-
Vernon Tomlin	Ian Reddington	2005-
Becky Granger	Katherine Kelly	2006-
Michelle Connor	Kym Ryder	2006-
Freddie Peacock	Dylan Whitbread Hayden Whitbread	2006-
Ryan Connor	Ben Thompson	2006-
Liam Connor	Rob James-Collier	2006-2008
Carla Connor	Alison King	2006-
Roger Stiles	Andrew Dunn	2007-
Wilfred Morton	Rodney Litchfield	2007-
Doreen Fenwick	Barbara Young	2007-
Wiki Dankowska	Wanda Opalinska	2007-
Jerry Morton	Michael Starke	2007-
Darryl Morton	Jonathan Dixon	2007-
Mel Morton	Emma Edmondson	2007-
Kayleigh Morton	Jessica Barden	2007-
Finlay Bryant	Ramone Quinn	2007-
Tony Gordon	Gray O'Brien	2007-
Marcus Dent	Charlie Condou	2007-
Lauren Wilson	Lucy Evans	2007-2008
Harry Mason	Jack Ellis	2007-
Dan Mason	Matthew Crompton	2007-
Alex Neeson	Dario Coates	2007-
Tina McIntyre	Michelle Keegan	2008-

Recurring characters

Character	Actor	Status
Archie Shuttleworth	Roy Hudd	2002-
Yvonne Casey	Yvonne O'Grady	2004-
Ivor Priestley	Paul Copley	2007-
George Trench	Keith Barron	2007-
Abi Sharpe	Rachael Elizabeth	2007-

Returning characters

Character	Actor	Status	Source
Danny Baldwin	Bradley Walsh	Temp. Returns Summer 2008	[1]
Hayley Cropper	Julie Hesmondhalgh	Returns 2008	[2]
Martin Platt	Sean Wilson	Returns 2008

Arriving characters

Character	Actor	Status	Source
Dylan Wilson	Unknown	February 22nd 2008	[3]

Departing characters

Character	Actor	Status	Source
Jamie Baldwin	Rupert Hill	Departing February 29th 2008	[4]
Violet Wilson	Jenny Platt	Departing February 29th 2008	[5]
Lauren Wilson	Lucy Evans	Departing March 2008	[6]
Paul Clayton	Tom Hudson	Departing May 2008	[7]
Claire Peacock	Julia Haworth	Temp. Departing June 2008	[8]
Liam Connor	Rob James-Collier	Departing October 2008	[9]

Past characters

List of past Coronation Street characters