List of characters from Coronation Street

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This is a list of cast members and characters featured on the soap opera Coronation Street.

Contents

1 Current characters
2 Babies and Children
3 Departing characters
4 Returning characters
5 New characters
6 Past characters
7 See also

Current characters

Ken Barlow - played by William Roache 1960-
Emily Bishop - played by Eileen Derbyshire 1961-
Rita Sullivan - played by Barbara Knox 1964, 1972-
Betty Williams - played by Betty Driver 1969-
Deirdre Barlow - played by Anne Kirkbride 1972-
Vera Duckworth - played by Elizabeth Dawn 1974-
Blanche Hunt - played by Maggie Jones 1974-1976, 1998-1999, 2001-
Gail Platt - played by Helen Worth 1974-
Audrey Roberts - played by Sue Nicholls 1979-
Jack Duckworth - played by William Tarmey 1979, 1981-
Kevin Webster - played by Michael Le Vell 1983-
Sally Webster - played by Sally Whittaker 1986-
Steve McDonald - played by Simon Gregson 1989-
Liz McDonald - played by Beverley Callard 1989-1998, 2000-2001, 2003-
Norris Cole - Played by Malcolm Hebden 1994- 1997, 1999-
Roy Cropper - played by David Neilson 1995-
Ashley Peacock - played by Steven Arnold 1996-
Janice Battersby - played by Vicky Entwistle 1997-
Les Battersby-Brown - played by Bruce Jones 1997-
Hayley Cropper - played by Julie Hesmondhalgh 1998-
Tyrone Dobbs - played by Alan Halsall 1998-
Sarah-Louise Platt - played by Tina O'Brien 1999- (character since 1987)
Dev Alahan - played by Jimmi Harkishin 1999
Eileen Grimshaw - played by Sue Cleaver 2000-
Maria Sutherland - played by Samia Smith 2000
Kirk Sutherland - played by Andrew Whyment 2000-
Jason Grimshaw - played by Ryan Thomas 2000-
Tracy Barlow - played by Kate Ford 2002- (character since 1977)
Fiz Brown - played by Jennie McAlpine 2001
Claire Peacock - played by Julia Haworth 2003-
Sean Tully - played by Antony Cotton 2003-
Cilla Battersby-Brown - played by Wendi Peters 2003-
Jamie Baldwin - played by Rupert Hill 2004-
Kelly Crabtree - played by Tupele Dorgu 2004-
Violet Wilson - played by Jenny Platt 2004-
Adam Barlow - played by Sam Robertson 2004-2005- 2006, 2006- (character since 2000)
Joanne Jackson - played by Zaraah Abrahams 2005-
Lloyd Mullaney - played by Craig Charles 2005- (currently suspended until further notice)
Molly Compton - played by Vicky Binns 2005-
Eric Talford - played by Tony Slattery 2005, 2006-
Brian Tully - played by Tim Healy 2006-
Maureen Tully - played by Susan Brown 2006-
Christopher Pitcher - played by Michael Dixon 2006-

Babies and Children

Rosie Webster- Played By Helen Flanagan2000-(character since 1990)
Sophie Webster -Played by Brooke Vincent 2004 (Character since 1994)
David Platt- Played by Jack P. Shepherd 2000- (character since 1990)
Bethany Platt -Played by Amy and Emily Walton 2000
Joshua Peacock-Played by Benjamin Beresford 2002
Chesney Battersby-Brown - played by Sam Aston 2003-
Amy Barlow- Played By Amber Chadwick 2006 (character since 2004)
Amber Kalirai - played by Nikki Patel 2005-

Departing characters

Fred Elliott - played by John Savident 1994-2006 (August 2006)
Matt Ramsden - played by Stephen Beckett 2000-2002, 2006 (August 2006)
Sylvia Ramsden - played by Emma Cleasby 2006 (August 2006)
Leanne Battersby - played by Jane Danson 1997-2000, 2004-2006, 2007- (end of July 2006 - maternity leave - due back in the new year)
Bev Unwin - played by Susie Blake 2001-2004, 2005-2006 (August 2006)
Craig Harris - played by Richard Fleeshman 2002-2006 (September 2006)
Nathan Harding - played by Ray Fearon 2005-2006 (July 21 2006)
Danny Baldwin - played by Bradley Walsh 2004-2006, 2007- (October 2006 - filming ITV drama, hosting chat show - due back later next year)
Frankie Baldwin - played by Debra Stephenson 2004-2006 (December 2006)
Charlie Stubbs - played by Bill Ward 2003-2007 (January 2007)

Returning characters

Archie Shuttleworth - played by Roy Hudd 2002-2003, 2006
Shelley Unwin - played by Sally Lindsay 2001-2006 (Returning for Bev and Fred's wedding)
Michelle Connor - played by Kym Ryder 2006-
Phil Nail - played by Clive Russell 2005-2006, 2006-
Becky Grainger - played by Katherine Kelly 2006-

New characters

Paul Connor - played by Sean Gallagher
Liam Connor - played by Rob James-Collier
Ryan Connor - played by Ben Thompson
Cameron McIntyre - played by Ryan Cook

Past characters

Diggory Compton - played by Eric Potts 2005-2006
Simon - played by Ian Kirkby 2006
Keith Appleyard - played by Ian Redford 2005-2006
Ronnie Clayton - played by Emma Stansfield 2005-2006
Penny King - played by Pauline Fleming 2002-2006
Mark Redman - played by Paul Fox 1999-2000, 2001, 2006 (character since 1992)
Mike Baldwin - played by Johnny Briggs 1976-2006
Ed Jackson (Chris Walker) 2005-2006
Jessie Jackson (Naila Cumberbatch) 2005-2006
Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) 2001-2006
Carol Baldwin - (Lynne Pearson) 2005-2006
Martin Platt (Sean Wilson) 1985-2005
Scooter (Sushil Chudasama) - 2005
Candice Stowe (Nikki Sanderson) 1999-2005
Warren Baldwin (Danny Young) - 2004-2005
Ray Langton (Neville Buswell) 1966-1978, 2005
Tommy Harris (Thomas Craig) 2002-2005
Katy Harris (Lucy-Jo Hudson) 2002-2005
Angela Harris (Kathryn Hunt) 2002-2005
Sonia Marshall (Tina Gambe) 2003-2005
Patrick Tussell (Trevor Dwyer-Lynch)) 2002-2005
Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) 1989-2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
Karen Phillips/McDonald (Suranne Jones) 1999-2004
Maya Sharma (Sasha Behar) 2003-2004
Harry Flagg (Iain Rogerson) 2002-2004
Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) 2000-2004
Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt) (character since 1980) 1997-1999, 2002, 2003-2004
Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy) 1983-2003
Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) 1966, 1970-1995, 2002, 2003
Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) 2000-2003
Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) 2001-2003
Maxine Peacock (Tracy Shaw) 1995-2003
Vikram Desai (Chris Bisson) 1999-2002
Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) 1997-2003
Andy McDonald (Nicholas Cochrane) 1989-1997, 2000, 2004
Spider Nugent (Martin Hancock) 1997-2001, 2002, 2003
Bobbi Lewis (Naomi Ryan) 2000-2002
Duggie Ferguson (John Bowe) 1999-2002
Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro) 1983-1987, 1992,1993, 1996,1997, 1999, 2000, 2001-2002
Geena Gregory (Jennifer James) 2000-2002
Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie) 1981-2001
Susan Barlow (Joanna Foster) 1965-1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1986-1988, 2001
Linda Baldwin (Jaqcueline Pirie) 1998-2000
Natalie Barnes (Denise Welch) 1997-2000
Gary Mallett (Ian Mercer) 1995-2000
Judy Mallett (Gaynor Faye) 1995-1999
Maud Grimes (Elizabeth Bradley) 1993-1999
Tony Horrocks (Lee Warburton) 1998-1999
Sharon Gaskell (Tracie Bennett) 1982-1984, 1999
Renee Bradshaw (Madge Hindle) 1976-1980
Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley) 1961-1963, 1971-1999
Raquel Watts (Sarah Lancashire) 1990-1998, 2000-2001
Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss) 1990-1998
Fiona Middleton (Angela Griffin) 1993-1998
Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) 1972, 1986-1992, 1996-1998
Vicki McDonald (Chloe Newsome) 1990-1996
Maureen Holdsworth (Sherrie Hewson) 1993-1997
Mavis Wilton (Thelma Barlow) 1971-1997
Derek Wilton (Peter Baldwin) 1976-1997
Don Brennan (Geoff Hinsliff) 1987-1997
Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington) 1983-1997
Ivy Tilsley/Brennan (Lynne Perrie) 1971-1997
Phyllis Pearce (Jill Summers) 1982-1996
Denise Osbourne (Denise Black) 1992-1996
Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley) 1989-1995,1999
Bill Webster (Peter Armitage) 1984-1985, 1995-1997
Gordon Clegg (Bill Kenright) 1968-1969, 1974-1975, 1982, 1995
Tanya Pooley (Eva Pope) 1993-1994
Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews) 1986-1993
Gloria Todd (Sue Jenkins) 1985-1988
Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten) 1978-1989
Tracy Barlow (Dawn Acton) 1988-1996, 1997, 1999
Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) 1986-1989
Hilda Ogden (Jean Alexander) 1964-1987
Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth) 1960-1984
Elsie Tanner (Patricia Phoenix) 1960-1984
Fred Gee (Fred Feast) 1975-1984
Stan Ogden (Bernard Youens) 1964-1984
Annie Walker (Doris Speed) 1960-1984
Eddie Yeats (Geoffrey Hughes) 1974-1983
Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson) 1961-1983
Ena Sharples (Violet Carson) 1960-1980
Ernest Bishop (Stephen Hancock) 1969-1978
Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant) 1960-1976
Lucille Hewitt (Jennifer Moss) 1960-1975
Jerry Booth (Graham Haberfield) 1962-1975
Concepta Riley/Hewitt/Regan (Doreen Keogh) 1960-1964, 1968, 1975
Christopher Hewitt Unknown 1962-1964, 1968, 1975
Irma Barlow (Sandra Gough) 1964-1971
Valerie Tatlock/Barlow (Anne Reid) 1961-1971
Jack Walker (Arthur Leslie) 1960-1970
Maggie Clegg (Irene Sutcliffe) 1968-1974, 1975
Doreen Lostock (Angela Crow) 1961-1963
Sheila Birtles/Crossley (Eileen Mayers) 1961-1974
Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie) 1960-1968
Harry Hewitt (Ivan Beavis) 1960-1967
Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe) 1960-1965
Martha Longhurst (Lynne Carol) 1960-1964
Ida Barlow (Noel Dyson) 1960-1961
Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge) 1960-1965

* dates represent years in which the character appeared.