Coronation Street cast 2023 – who plays who?

Coronation Street has nearly three hours' worth of screen time to fill each week, so it's no surprise that the ITV soap's cast has steadily expanded over the years.

The long-running show currently has over 70 regular characters, with the numbers increasing further when guest stars and child artists are considered.

We've now put together a one-stop guide to who plays who on the cobbles, with cast split into the decades they were introduced.

As several current regulars aren't the first to play their characters, we've included these actors in the decades they landed the role, rather than when the character first appeared.

Our article also includes upcoming and recent cast changes for the ITV soap, helping you to keep track of all the comings and goings.

Introduced in 1960s

• Barbara Knox as Rita Tanner

• William Roache as Ken Barlow

Introduced in 1970s

• Sue Nicholls as Audrey Roberts

• Helen Worth as Gail Rodwell

Introduced in 1980s

• Sue Devaney as Debbie Webster

• Sally Dynevor as Sally Metcalfe

• Simon Gregson as Steve McDonald

• Michael Le Vell as Kevin Webster

• Sally Ann Matthews as Jenny Connor

Introduced in 1990s

• Todd Boyce as Stephen Reid

• Jane Danson as Leanne Battersby

• Alan Halsall as Tyrone Dobbs

• Martin Hancock as Spider Nugent

• Jimmi Harkishin as Dev Alahan

• David Neilson as Roy Cropper

• Tina O'Brien as Sarah Barlow

• Georgia Taylor as Toyah Battersby

Introduced in 2000s

• Sam Aston as Chesney Brown

• Alex Bain as Simon Barlow

• Patti Clare as Mary Taylor

• Sue Cleaver as Eileen Grimshaw

• Antony Cotton as Sean Tully

• Kate Ford as Tracy McDonald

• Chris Gascoyne as Peter Barlow

• Tanisha Gorey as Asha Alahan

• Alison King as Carla Barlow

• Samia Longchambon as Maria Connor

• Jennie McAlpine as Fiz Stape

• Mikey North as Gary Windass

• Ben Price as Nick Tilsley

• Samuel Robertson as Adam Barlow

• Jack P Shepherd as David Platt

• Andrew Whyment as Kirk Sutherland

Introduced in 2010s

• Macy Alabi as Ruby Dobbs

• Peter Ash as Paul Foreman

• Liam Bairstow as Alex Warner

• Kyran Bowes as Jack Webster

• Bobby Bradshaw as Jake Windass

• Daniel Brocklebank as Billy Mayhew

• Dolly-Rose Campbell as Gemma Winter

• Sally Carman-Duttine as Abi Webster

• Joe Duttine as Tim Metcalfe

• Isabella Flanagan as Hope Stape

• William Flanagan as Joseph Brown

• Mollie Gallagher as Nina Lucas

• Lisa George as Beth Tinker

• Trevor Michael Georges as Ed Bailey

• Julia Goulding as Shona Platt

• Peter Gunn as Brian Packham

• Jane Hazlegrove as Bernie Winter

• Cherylee Houston as Izzy Armstrong

• Sair Khan as Alya Nazir

• Shelley King as Yasmeen Metcalfe

• Lorna Laidlaw as Aggie Bailey

• Dame Maureen Lipman as Evelyn Plummer

• Rob Mallard as Daniel Osbourne

• Brooke Malonie as Lily Platt

• Liam McCheyne as Dylan Wilson

• Elle Mulvaney as Amy Barlow

• Ryan Prescott as Ryan Connor

• Freddie and Isaac Rhodes as Harry Platt

• Ryan Russell as Michael Bailey

• Colson Smith as Craig Tinker

• Charlie Wrenshall as Liam Connor Jr.

Introduced in 2020s

• Paddy Bever as Max Turner

• Harriet Bibby as Summer Spellman

• Flaminia Cinque as Isabella Benvenuti

• Bill Fellows as Stu Carpenter

• Cait Fitton as Lauren Bolton

• Ben Hull as Owen Longford

• Adam Hussain as Aadi Alahan

• Charlotte Jordan as Daisy Midgeley

• Savannah Kunyo as Eliza Woodrow

• Tony Maudsley as George Shuttleworth

• Vinta Morgan as Ronnie Bailey

• Noah Olaoye as Gav Adetiba

• Gareth Pierce as Todd Grimshaw

• Jodie Prenger as Glenda Shuttleworth

• Jude Riordan as Sam Blakeman

• Luana Santos as Sabrina Adetiba

• Channique Sterling-Brown as Diana 'Dee-Dee' Bailey

• Claire Sweeney as Cassie Plummer

• Paula Wilcox as Elaine Jones

Coronation Street cast changes - upcoming

• Former Hollyoaks star Stephanie Davis and The Archers actor Ryan Early make their first appearances as married couple Courtney and Darren Vance in July.

• George Banks reprises his role as Henry Newton for an upcoming storyline.

• Chris Gascoyne bows out from his role as Peter Barlow in late 2023.

• Peter Ash leaves his role as Paul Foreman at the end of his Motor Neurone Disease (MND) storyline, but the timing of this has not been confirmed.

You can also keep track of upcoming cast changes for all soaps in one place, with our dedicated Soap Movers page.

Additionally, we have dedicated cast lists for EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Home and Away.

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.

Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage

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