Hollyoaks is a British television soap opera first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. 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 first.
Present characters
Regular characters Recurring and guest characters ==Cast changes==
Cast changes
Departing characters Returning characters Future characters == Former characters ==
Former characters
1990s Last appeared in 1996 Last appeared in 1997 Last appeared in 1999 2000s Last appeared in 2000 Last appeared in 2001 Last appeared in 2002 Last appeared in 2003 Last appeared in 2004 Last appeared in 2005 Last appeared in 2006 Last appeared in 2007 Last appeared in 2008 Last appeared in 2009 2010s Last appeared in 2010 Last appeared in 2011 Last appeared in 2012 Last appeared in 2013 Last appeared in 2014 Last appeared in 2015 Last appeared in 2016 Last appeared in 2017 Last appeared in 2018 Last appeared in 2019 2020s Last appeared in 2020 Last appeared in 2021 Last appeared in 2022 Last appeared in 2023 Last appeared in 2024 Last appeared in 2025 Last appeared in 2026 == Lists of characters by year of introduction ==
Lists of characters by year of introduction