Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995.[1] The following is a list of characters who currently appear in the programme, listed in order of first appearance. In the case that more than one actor has portrayed a character, the current actor portraying the character is listed last.

Present characters edit

Regular characters edit

Recurring and guest characters edit

Cast changes edit

Departing characters edit

Character Actor Ref(s)
Warren Fox Jamie Lomas [58]
Scott Drinkwell Ross Adams [59]
Sharon Bailey Jamelia [60]

Returning characters edit

Character Actor(s) Ref(s)
Freddie Roscoe Charlie Clapham [61]
Grace Black Tamara Wall [62]

Former characters edit

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