document_title: List of longest-serving soap opera actors

question_text: who is the longest serving actor in eastenders

text: Longest serving soap opera actors worldwide[edit]

text:
Country
Rank
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration

 UK
1
Lesley Saweard
Christine Barford
The Archers
1953—
64 years

 UK
2
Patricia Greene
Jill Archer
The Archers
1957—
60 years

 UK
3
Norman Painting
Phil Archer
The Archers
1950–2009
59 years

 UK
4
June Spencer
Peggy Woolley
The Archers
1951–1953, 1962—
57 years

 UK
5
William Roache
Ken Barlow
Coronation Street
1960–
56 years

 UK
6
Eileen Derbyshire
Emily Bishop
Coronation Street
1961–
55 years

 UK
7
Angela Piper
Jennifer Aldridge
The Archers
1963—
54 years

 USA
8
Helen Wagner
Nancy Hughes
As the World Turns
1956, 1957–1981, 1983, 1985–2010
50 years

 USA
9
Don Hastings
Bob Hughes
As the World Turns
1960–2010
50 years

 USA
10
Eileen Fulton
Lisa Grimaldi
As the World Turns
1960–1965, 1965, 1966, 1967-1983, 1984-2010
50 years

text: Longest serving television soap opera actors worldwide by country[edit]

text: Australia[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Ray Meagher
Alf Stewart
Home and Away
1988—
29 years

Tom Oliver
Lou Carpenter
Neighbours
1988, 1992–2016
24 years
[1]

Lynne McGranger
Irene Roberts
Home and Away
1993—
24 years

Alan Fletcher
Karl Kennedy
Neighbours
1994—
23 years

Jackie Woodburne
Susan Kennedy
Neighbours
1994—
23 years
[2]

Ryan Moloney
Jarred "Toadie" Rebecchi
Neighbours
1995, 1996—
21 years

Kate Ritchie
Sally Fletcher
Home and Away
1988–2008, 2013
20 years
[3]

Stefan Dennis
Paul Robinson
Neighbours
1985–1992, 1993, 2004—
20 years
[4]

Ian Smith
Harold Bishop
Neighbours
1987–1991, 1996–2009, 2011, 2015
17 years
[5]

Ada Nicodemou
Leah Patterson-Baker
Home and Away
2000—
17 years

Norman Coburn
Donald Fisher
Home and Away
1988–2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
15 years

Kym Valentine
Libby Kennedy
Neighbours
1994–2004, 2005, 2007–2011, 2014
14 years

Lyn Collingwood
Colleen Smart
Home and Away
1988, 1989, 1997, 1999–2013
14 years

Emily Symons
Marilyn Chambers
Home and Away
1989–1992, 1995–1999, 2001, 2010—
14 years

John Wood
Tom Croydon
Blue Heelers
1993–2006
13 years

Julie Nihill
Chris Riley
Blue Heelers
1993–2006
13 years

Martin Sacks
PJ Hasham
Blue Heelers
1993–2006
13 years

Carla Bonner
Stephanie Scully
Neighbours
1999–2010, 2013, 2015—
13 years
[6]

Judy Nunn
Ailsa Stewart
Home and Away
1988–2000, 2002, 2003
12 years

Anne Haddy
Helen Daniels
Neighbours
1985–1997
12 years
[7]

Brian Wenzel
Frank Gilroy
A Country Practice
1981–1993
12 years

Shane Porteous
Terence Elliott
A Country Practice
1981–1993
12 years

Joyce Jacobs
Esme Watson
A Country Practice
1981–1993
12 years

Anne Charleston
Madge Bishop
Neighbours
1986–1992, 1996–2001, 2015
11 years
[8]

Judith McGrath
Von Ryan
All Saints
1998–2009
11 years

Lorrae Desmond
Shirley Dean-Gilroy
A Country Practice
1981–1992
11 years

Gordon Piper
Bob Hatfield
A Country Practice
1981–1992
11 years

Ryan Clark
Sam Marshall
Home and Away
1991–2001, 2002, 2005
10 years

Syd Heylen
Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
A Country Practice
1982–1992
10 years

text: Belgium[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Jef De Smedt
Jan Van Den Bossche
Familie
1991—
26 years

Annie Geeraerts
Anna Dierckx
Familie
1991—
26 years

Jacky Lafon
Rita Van Den Bossche
Familie
1991–2015
24 years

Ray Verhaeghe
Albert Thielens
Familie
1993—
25 years

Pol Goossen
Frank Bomans
Thuis
1995—
22 years

Janine Bisschops
Jenny Verbeeck
Thuis
1995–2016
21 years

Annick Segal
Rosa Verbeeck
Thuis
1995—
22 years

Marleen Merckx
Simonne Backx
Thuis
1995—
22 years

Leah Thys
Marianne Bastiaens
Thuis
1995—
22 years

Mark Willems
Luc Bomans
Thuis
1996—
21 years

Monica Van Lierde
Ann De Decker
Thuis
1995–1998, 2001—
19 years

Martine Jonckheere
Marie-Rose De Putter
Familie
1991–1997, 2005–2015
16 years

Gunther Levi
Peter Van Den Bossche
Familie
1999—
18 years

Silvia Claes
Trudy Tack De Rixart De Waremme
Familie
1999—
18 years

Marc Coessens
Frank Opdebeeck
Wittekerke
1993–2008
15 years

Greet Rouffaer
Nellie De Donder
Wittekerke
1993–2008
15 years

Arnold Willems
Georges Coppens
Wittekerke
1993–2008
15 years

Guido Horckmans
Walter Dierickx
Familie
1991–2006
15 years

Hilde Van Wesepoel
Linda Desmet
Familie
2001—
16 years

Chris Van Tongelen
Bart Van den Bossche
Familie
2001–2015, 2016—
15 years

Bart Van Avermaet
Waldek Kozinsky
Thuis
2001—
16 years

Anne Somers
Veronique Van den Bossche
Familie
1991–1994, 2001–2012
14 years

Peter Bulckaen
Max Moelands
Wittekerke
1994–2008
14 years

Chris Boni
Yvette De Schrijver
Thuis
2001–2005, 2006–2016
14 years

Vanya Wellens
Femke De Grote
Thuis
2002—
15 years

Caroline Maes
Mieke Van Den Bossche
Familie
2002—
15 years

Vicky Versavel
Brenda Vermeir
Familie
1997–2002, 2003–2011
13 years

Steph Goossens
Cois Pelkmans
Thuis
1997–2010
13 years

Sally-Jane Van Horenbeeck
Peggy Verbeeck
Thuis
1995–2000, 2002, 2006, 2008–2016
13 years

Ann Pira
Nancy De Grote
Thuis
2003—
14 years

Erik Goris
Rob Gerrits
Familie
1999–2011
12 years

Noureddine Farihi
Mo Fawzi
Thuis
1999–2011
12 years

Kristine Perpête
Els D'Hollander
Familie
1998–2010
12 years

Alex Van Haecke
Peter Olivier
Wittekerke
1997–2008
11 years

Riet van Gool
Monique Maeterlinck
Familie
1991–2002
11 years

Barbara Bracke
Elke Baertsoen
Familie
1997–2008
11 years

Chris Deleu
Marthe Vermeir
Familie
1997–2008, 2011
11 years

Dirk Meynendonckx
René D'Hollander
Familie
1997–2007
10 years

Peter Van Asbroeck
Werner van Sevenant
Thuis
1997–2007
10 years

Nathalie Wijnants
Eva Verbist
Thuis
1997–2007
10 years

Patsy Van der Meeren
Marie van Goethem
Thuis
1998–2008
10 years

Hilde Gijsbrechts
Elke Bran
Wittekerke
1998–2008
10 years

Ron Cornet
Jean-Paul Derdeyn
Wittekerke
1998–2008
10 years

text: Finland[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Esko Kovero
Ismo Laitela
Salatut elämät
1999—
18 years

Jukka Puotila
Pertti Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Ville Keskilä
Teemu Luotola
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Lena Meriläinen
Eeva Virtanen
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Anitta Niemi
Karin Luotola
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Misa Nirhamo
Janne Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Tiina Rinne
Maija Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Pirjo Moilanen
Laura Mäkimaa
Kotikatu
1995–2012
17 years

Jarmo Koski
Seppo Taalasmaa
Salatut elämät
1999–2013, 2017—
14 years

Aake Kalliala
Mauri Alho
Kotikatu
1998–2012
14 years

Petteri Jamalainen
Hessu Pennanen
Kotikatu
1996–2009
13 years

Maija-Liisa Peuhu
Ulla Taalasmaa
Salatut elämät
1999–2007, 2010, 2013—
12 years

Anu Palevaara
Jenni Vainio
Salatut elämät
1999–2001, 2002–2011, 2012–2013
12 years

Risto Autio
Hannes Luotola
Kotikatu
1995–2006, 2007, 2012
11 years

Sulevi Peltola
Onni Partanen
Kotikatu
1999–2009, 2011–2012
11 years

Eeva Litmanen
Anja Partanen
Kotikatu
1999–2010
11 years

Timo Jurkka
Lasse Sievinen
Salatut elämät
2004–2012, 2013–2015
10 years

Laura Malmivaara
Tuija Kangasharju
Kotikatu
2002–2012
10 years

text: Germany[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Andrea Spatzek
Gabi Zenker
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Marie-Luise Marjan
Helga Beimer
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Joachim Hermann Luger
Hans Beimer
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Moritz A. Sachs
Klaus Beimer
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Ludwig Haas
Ludwig Dressler
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Hermes Hodolides
Vasily Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Sybille Waury
Tanja Schildknecht
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Amorn Surangkanjanajai
Gung Pham Kien
Lindenstraße
1985—
32 years

Julia Stark
Sarah Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1987–2003, 2004—
29 years

Georg Uecker
Carsten Flöter
Lindenstraße
1986–1992, 1995—
28 years

Irene Fischer
Anna Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1987–2013, 2015—
28 years

Knut Hinz
Hajo Scholz
Lindenstraße
1990–2016
26 years

Jo Bolling
Andy Zenker
Lindenstraße
1990–1992, 1993—
26 years

Sontje Peplow
Lisa Dağdelen
Lindenstraße
1991—
26 years

Rebecca Siemoneit-Barum
Iffi Zenker
Lindenstraße
1990–2012, 2014—
25 years

Bill Mockridge
Erich Schiller
Lindenstraße
1991–2015, 2016
24 years

Marianne Rogée
Isolde Pavarotti
Lindenstraße
1986–2009, 2010, 2011
23 years

Wolfgang Bahro
Jo Gerner
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1993—
24 years

Moritz Zielke
Momo Sperling
Lindenstraße
1992–2001, 2002—
24 years

Johannes Scheit
Tom Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1989–2011, 2012, 2013
22 years

Petra Blossey
Irene Weigel
Unter Uns
1994—
23 years

Ursula Cantieni
Johanna Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Wolfgang Hepp
Hermann Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Peter Schell
Karl Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Horst Hildebrand
Leo Vogt
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Anne von Linstow
Monique Guiton
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Christiane Bachschmidt
Kati Schönfeldt
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Edgar M Marcus
Franz Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Roland Frey
Toni Willmann
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Friedrich Graumann
Schorsch Huber
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Luis Lamprecht
Josef Zimmerman
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994—
23 years

Annemarie Wendl
Else Kling
Lindenstraße
1985–2006
21 years

Adelheid Theil
Claudia Heilert
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–2006, 2007—
22 years

Lisbeth Felder
Lioba Weber
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995—
22 years

Heidi Vogel-Reinsch
Leni Riedlinger
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995—
22 years

Christoph Hagin
Dieter Weiss
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995—
22 years

Thomas Meinhardt
Heinz Faller
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1995—
22 years

Gabriele Metzger
Charlie Schneider
Verbotene Liebe
1995—
22 years

Harry Rowohlt
Harry Rennep
Lindenstraße
1995—
22 years

Isabell Hertel
Ute Weigel
Unter Uns
1995—
22 years

Margret van Munster
Rosi Koch
Lindenstraße
1988–2007
19 years

Viktoria Brams
Inge Busch
Marienhof
1992–2011
19 years

Claus Vinçon
Kathe Eschweiler
Lindenstraße
1996–2006, 2007—
20 years

Frank-Thomas Mende
Clemens Richter
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1992–2010, 2011
18 years

Lisa Riecken
Elisabeth Meinhart-Richter
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1992–2010, 2011
18 years

Ute Mora
Berta Griese
Lindenstraße
1985–2003
18 years

Gert Schaefer
Heinz August Pasulke
Schloss Einstein
1998—
19 years

Thomas Rühmann
Roland Heilmann
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Maren Gilzer
Yvonne Habermann
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Jutta Kammann
Ingrid Rischke
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Dieter Bellmann
Gernot Simoni
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Hendrikje Fitz
Pia Heilmann
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Ursula Karruseit
Charlotte Gauß
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Alexa Maria Surholt
Sarah Marquardt
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Karsten Kühn
Jakob Heilmann
In aller Freundschaft
1998—
19 years

Domna Adamopoulou
Elena Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1985–1996, 1997–2013, 2014–2015
28 years

Anna Nowak
Usch Winicki
Lindenstraße
1990–2007, 2008, 2009
17 years

Hans Christiani
A.R. Daniel
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1992–2009
17 years

Martin Rickelt
Franz Wittich
Lindenstraße
1987–2004
17 years

Sara Turchetto
Marcella Varese
Lindenstraße
1998–2001, 2002—
18 years

Erkan Gündüz
Murat Dağdelen
Lindenstraße
1999—
18 years

Dominique Kusche
Sophie Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1998–2010, 2011–2015
16 years

Wolfgang Seidenberg
Frank Töppers
Marienhof
1995–2011
16 years

Horst D. Scheel
Hans Wilhelm Hülsch
Lindenstraße
1988–2004, 2007, 2009
16 years

Ruth Köppler
Paula Dörflinger
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–2010
16 years

Hermann Ruhr
Ludwig Leiser
Die Fallers - Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
1994–2010
16 years

Konrad Krauss
Arno Brandner
Verbotene Liebe
1995–2009, 2010–2012
16 years

Daniel Fehlow
Leon Moreno
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
1996–1998, 1999, 2001–2004, 2005—
17 years

Joris Gratwohl
Alex Behrend
Lindenstraße
2000—
17 years

Holger Franke
Wolfgang Weigel
Unter Uns
1994–2009
15 years

Willi Herren
Olli Klatt
Lindenstraße
1992–2007, 2012, 2014
15 years

Imke Brügger
Rebecca Mattern
Unter Uns
1997–2012
15 years

Franz Rampelmann
Olaf Kling
Lindenstraße
1993–2008
15 years

Jan Grünig
Mürfel Ziegler
Lindenstraße
1999–2013, 2015—
16 years

Cosima Viola
Jack Aichinger
Lindenstraße
2001—
16 years

Felix von Jascheroff
John Bachmann
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2001–2014, 2015—
15 years

Anna-Sophia Claus
Lea Starck
Lindenstraße
1999–2013
14 years

Sven Thiemann
Charly Kolbe
Marienhof
1996, 1997–2011
14 years

Philipp Neubauer
Philipp Sperling
Lindenstraße
1993–2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012—
15 years

Ole Dahl
Paul Dağdelen
Lindenstraße
2002—
15 years

Christian Buse
Thorsten Fechner
Marienhof
1998–2011
13 years

Erwin Aljukic
Frederik Neuhaus
Marienhof
1998–2011
13 years

Michaela Geuer
Martina Irrgang
Marienhof
1995–2008
13 years

Susanne Gannott
Beate Flöter
Lindenstraße
1986–1998, 2001–2002
13 years

Jacqueline Svilarov
Nina Zöllig
Lindenstraße
1999–2007, 2008, 2010, 2011—
14 years

Ulrike Frank
Katrin Flemming
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2002–2003, 2004—
14 years

Anne Menden
Emily Badak
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2004—
13 years

Jörn Schlönvoigt
Philip Höfer
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2004—
13 years

Gunnar Solka
Lotti Lottman
Lindenstraße
2004—
13 years

Marcus Off
Phil Seegers
Lindenstraße
1986–1987, 1994–1998, 2002–2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
12 years

Birgitta Weizenegger
Ines Krämer
Lindenstraße
1999–2011
12 years

Nicole Belstler-Boettcher
Sandra Behrens
Marienhof
1995–1997, 1999-2009, 2010
12 years

Gerd Udo Feller
Friedrich Dettmer
Marienhof
1995–2007
12 years

Liz Baffoe
Mary Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1995–2007
12 years

Nadine Spruß
Valerie Zenker
Lindenstraße
1990–2002
12 years

Beatrice Kaps-Zurmahr
Andrea Neumann
Lindenstraße
2004–2009, 2010—
12 years

Katharina Witza
Toni Zeker
Lindenstraße
2005—
12 years

Giselle Vesco
Hilde Scholz
Lindenstraße
2000–2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
11 years

Kostas Papanastasiou
Panaiotis Sarikakis
Lindenstraße
1985–1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2012
11 years

Susanne Steidle
Regina Zirkowski
Marienhof
1996–2007
11 years

Alfonso Losa
Carlos Garcia
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Simon-Paul Wagner
Marlon Berger
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Antonio Putignano
Stefano Maldini
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Heike Ulrich
Tanja Maldini
Marienhof
2000–2011
11 years

Michael Jäger
Matthias Kruse
Marienhof
1995–2006, 2007
11 years

Moritz Hein
Max Zenker
Lindenstraße
1987–1998
11 years

Toni Snétberger
Enzo Buchstab
Lindenstraße
2006–2016
10 years

Giovanni Arvaneh
Sülo Özgentürk
Marienhof
1994–1997, 1998, 2003–2010
10 years

Sigo Lorfeo
Paolo Varese
Lindenstraße
1993–2003, 2006
10 years

Leonore Capell
Andrea Süsskind
Marienhof
1995–2005
10 years

Renate Köhler
Marlene Schmitt
Lindenstraße
1991–2001
10 years

text: Hungary[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Szőke Zoltán
Berényi Miklós
Barátok közt
1998—
19 years

Ábrahám Edit
Berényi Claudia
Barátok közt
1998—
19 years

Varga Izabella
Balogh Nóra
Barátok közt
1998—
19 years

Várkonyi András
Kertész Vilmos
Barátok közt
1998—
19 years

Tihanyi-Tóth Csaba
Novák László
Barátok közt
1998—
19 years

Rékasi Károly
Bartha Zsolt
Barátok közt
1998—
19 years

Csomor Csilla
Berényi Zsuzsa
Barátok közt
1998–2008, 2011—
16 years

R. Kárpáti Péter
Berényi András
Barátok közt
1998–2012
14 years

Németh Kristóf
Kertész Géza
Barátok közt
1999–2012
13 years

Fodor Zsóka
Kertész Vilmosné Magdolna
Barátok közt
1998–2011
13 years

Kővári Tamás
Novák Csaba
Barátok közt
1998–2010
12 years

Kinizsi Ottó
Balassa Imre
Barátok közt
1999–2010
11 years

Kiss Zoltán
Csurgó István
Barátok közt
1998–2009
11 years

text: Ireland[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Tom Jordon
Charlie Kelly
Fair City
1989—
28 years

Tony Tormey
Paul Brennan
Fair City
1989—
28 years

Jim Bartley
Bela Doyle
Fair City
1989—
28 years

Sarah Flood
Suzanne Halpin
Fair City
1989–2013
24 years

Martina Stanley
Dolores Molloy
Fair City
1992—
25 years

Pat Nolan
Barry O'Hanlon
Fair City
1989–2011
22 years
[9]

Ciara O'Callaghan
Yvonne Gleeson
Fair City
1991–2004, 2008—
22 years

Celia Murphy
Niamh Cassidy
Fair City
1995—
22 years

Joan Brosnan Walsh
Mags Kelly
Fair City
1989–2009
20 years

Diarmuid Mac An Adhastair
Séamus O`Catháin
Ros na Rún
1996—
21 years

Dave Duffy
Leo Dowling
Fair City
1996—
21 years

Seamus Power
Dermot Fahey
Fair City
1996—
21 years

Jean Costello
Rita Doyle
Fair City
1989–2008, 2010
19 years

Niamh Quirke
Rachel Brennan
Fair City
1997—
20 years

Mick Lally
Miley Byrne
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Geraldine Plunkett
Mary McDermott Moran
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Emmet Bergin
Dick Moran
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Robert Carrickford
Stephen Brennan
Glenroe
1983–2001
18 years

Maclean Burke
Damien Halpin
Fair City
1998—
19 years

Joe Lynch
Dinny Byrne
Glenroe
1983–2000
17 years

Mary McEvoy
Biddy McDermott Byrne
Glenroe
1983–2000
17 years

David Mitchell
Jimmy Doyle
Fair City
1991–2008
17 years

Aisling O'Neill
Carol Meehan
Fair City
1999—
18 years

Tom Hopkins
Christy Phelan
Fair City
1998–2014
16 years

Maureen Toal
Teasy Byrne
Glenroe
1985–2001
16 years

Alan Stanford
George Manning
Glenroe
1985–2001
16 years

Isobel Mahon
Michelle
Glenroe
1985–2001
16 years

Mick Nolan
Ray O'Connell
Fair City
2000—
17 years

Sorcha Furlong
Orla Kirwan
Fair City
2000—
17 years

Claudia Carroll
Nicola Prendergast
Fair City
1990–2005, 2008
15 years

Una Crawford O'Brien
Renee Phelan
Fair City
1998–2009, 2012—
16 years

Tommy O'Neill
John Deegan
Fair City
2001—
16 years

Rachel Sarah Murray
Jo Fahey
Fair City
2000–2011, 2012–2015
14 years

Shiela McWade
Kay Costello
Fair City
1994–2008
14 years

Paul Raynor
Harry Molloy
Fair City
1992–2005
13 years

Gerard Byrne
Malachy Costello
Fair City
1996–2009
13 years

Joan O'Hara
Eunice Dunstan
Fair City
1994–2007
13 years

Pat Leavy
Hannah Finnegan
Fair City
1990–2003
13 years

Seamus Moran
Mike Gleeson
Fair City
1996–2008
12 years

Rebecca Smith
Annette Daly
Fair City
1997–2009
12 years

Bryan Murray
Bob Charles
Fair City
2005—
12 years

Grace Barry
Mary-Ann Byrne
Glenroe
1990–2001
11 years

Gemma Doorly
Sarah O'Leary
Fair City
2001–2011
10 years

text: Italy[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Patrizio Rispo
Raffaele Giordano
Un posto al sole
1996—
21 years

Luisa Amatucci
Silvia Graziani
Un posto al sole
1996—
21 years

Alberto Rossi
Michele Saviani
Un posto al sole
1996—
21 years

Germano Bellavia
Guido Del Bue
Un posto al sole
1996—
21 years

Marzio Honorato
Renato Poggi
Un posto al sole
1996—
21 years

Carmen Scivittaro
Teresa Diacono
Un posto al sole
1998—
19 years

Peppe Zarbo
Franco Boschi
Un posto al sole
1998—
19 years

Marina Tagliaferri
Giulia Poggi
Un posto al sole
1996–2008, 2011—
18 years

Claudia Ruffo
Angela Poggi
Un posto al sole
1996–2007, 2010—
18 years

Luca Turco
Niko Poggi
Un posto al sole
1999—
18 years

Ilenia Lazzarin
Viola Bruni
Un posto al sole
2001—
16 years

Marina Giulia Cavalli
Ornella Bruni
Un posto al sole
2001—
16 years

Riccardo Polizzy Carbonelli
Roberto Ferri
Un posto al sole
2001—
16 years

Elisabetta Coraini
Laura Beccaria
CentoVetrine
2001-2016
15 years

Sergio Troiano
Valerio Bettini
CentoVetrine
2001-2016
15 years

Nina Soldano
Marina Giordano
Un posto al sole
2003—
14 years

Davide Devenuto
Andrea Pergolesi
Un posto al sole
2003—
14 years

Lucio Allocca
Otello Testa
Un posto al sole
2003—
14 years

Pietro Genuardi
Ivan Bettini
CentoVetrine
2001–2014
13 years

Michelangelo Tommaso
Filippo Sartori
Un posto al sole
2002–2007, 2008-2009; 2010—
13 years

Roberto Alpi
Ettore Ferri
CentoVetrine
2001–2004, 2008-2016
11 years

Delia Boccardo
Tilly Nardi
Incantesimo
1998–2008
10 years

Patrizia La Fonte
Olga Sciarra
Incantesimo
1998–2008
10 years

text: Netherlands[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Jette van der Meij
Laura Selmhorst
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990—
27 years

Caroline De Bruijn
Janine Elschot
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1992—
25 years

Bartho Braat
Jef Alberts
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1991–2016, 2017
25 years

Erik de Vogel
Ludo Sanders
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1996—
21 years

Wilbert Gieske
Robert Alberts
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990–2008, 2015–2016
19 years

Bart Peereboom
Marcel Boeve
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2000—
17 years

Ferri Somogyi
Rik de Jong
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1995–2002, 2003, 2004, 2007–2014, 2015, 2016–
16 years

Pamela Teves
Bettina Wertheimer
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2010
16 years

Frits Jansma
JP
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2010
16 years

Wik Jongsma
Govert Harmsen
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1991–2006
15 years

Inge Schrama
Sjors Langeveld
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2003—
14 years

Sabine Koning
Anita de Jong
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1992–2003, 2004, 2006–2009, 2014
14 years

Everon Jackson Hooi
Bing Mauricius
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2005—
12 years

Marly van der Velden
Nina Sanders
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2005—
12 years

Annemieke Verdoorn
Joyce Couwenberg
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1996–2008
12 years

Babette van Veen
Linda Dekker
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990–1998, 2005–2006, 2015—
11 years

Ruud Feltkamp
Noud Alberts
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2006—
11 years

Bettina Berger
Renée Couwenberg
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2005
11 years

Melline Mollerus
Lisette Krol
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2005
11 years

Charlotte Besijn
Barbara Fischer
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1999–2010, 2011
11 years

Elly de Graaf
Rosa Gonzalez
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
2000–2011
11 years

Ingeborg Wieten
Suzanne Balk
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
1990–2000
10 years

Pauline van Rhenen
Aafke Couwenberg
Onderweg Naar Morgen
1994–2004
10 years

text: Poland[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Tomasz Stockinger
Paweł Lubicz
Klan
1997—
20 years

Barbara Bursztynowicz
Elżbieta Chojnicka
Klan
1997—
20 years

Andrzej Grabarczyk
Jerzy Chojnicki
Klan
1997—
20 years

Izabela Trojanowska
Monika Ross
Klan
1997—
20 years

Małgorzata Ostrowska-Królikowska
Grażyna Lubicz
Klan
1997—
20 years

Paulina Holtz
Agnieszka Lubicz
Klan
1997—
20 years

Kaja Paschalska
Aleksandra Lubicz
Klan
1997—
20 years

Joanna Żółkowska
Anna Surmacz
Klan
1997—
20 years

Tomasz Bednarek
Jacek Borecki
Klan
1997—
20 years

Jacek Borkowski
Piotr Rafalski
Klan
1997—
20 years

Jerzy Kamas
Stefan Ziętecki
Klan
1997—
20 years

Piotr Swend
Maciej Lubicz
Klan
1997—
20 years

Zofia Merle
Stefania Wróbel-Malec
Klan
1998—
19 years

Maria Winiarska
Alicja Marczyńska
Klan
1998—
19 years

Jan Piechociński
Feliks Nowak
Klan
1998—
19 years

Agnieszka Kaczorowska
Bożena Lubicz
Klan
1999—
18 years

Renata Pękul
Renata Zaburzańska
Klan
1999—
18 years

Andrzej Strzelecki
Tadeusz Koziełło
Klan
1999—
18 years

Małgorzata Foremniak
Zofia Stankiewicz-Burska
Na dobre i na złe
1999—
18 years

Dariusz Jakubowski
Dariusz Wójcik
Na dobre i na złe
1999—
18 years

Marian Opania
Tadeusz Zybert
Na dobre i na złe
1999—
18 years

Agnieszka Kotulanka
Krystyna Lubicz
Klan
1997—2014
17 years

Anna Powierza
Czesława Kurzawska
Klan
2000—
17 years

Katarzyna Tlałka
Kinga Kuczyńska
Klan
2000—
17 years

Kazimiera Utrata
Stanisława Dorobczuk
Klan
2000—
17 years

Mirosław Jękot
Antoni Zaburzański
Klan
2000—
17 years

Dariusz Lewandowski
Dariusz Kurzawski
Klan
2000—
17 years

Andrzej Precigs
Julian Deptuła
Klan
2000—
17 years

Teresa Lipowska
Barbara Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2000—
17 years

Witold Pyrkosz
Lucjan Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2000—2017
17 years

Joanna Koroniewska
Małgorzata Chodakowska
M jak miłość
2000—
17 years

Kacper Kuszewski
Marek Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2000—
17 years

Dominika Ostałowska
Marta Budzyńska
M jak miłość
2000—
17 years

Rafał Mroczek
Paweł Zduński
M jak miłość
2000—
17 years

Marcin Mroczek
Piotr Zduński
M jak miłość
2000—
17 years

Katarzyna Cichopek
Kinga Filarska
M jak miłość
2000—
17 years

Piotr Garlicki
Stefan Tretter
Na dobre i na złe
2000—
17 years

Piotr Cyrwus
Ryszard Lubicz
Klan
1997–2012
15 years

Ewa Kania
Zofia Borecka
Klan
1998–2002, 2005—
16 years

Andrzej Precigs
Zbigniew Filarski
M jak miłość
2001—
16 years

Hanna Mikuć
Krystyna Filarska-Marszałek
M jak miłość
2001—
16 years

Sławomir Holland
Aspirant Staszek
M jak miłość
2001—
16 years

Bartosz Opania
Witold Latoszek
Na dobre i na złe
2001—
16 years

Grażyna Zielińska
Maria Zbieć
Na dobre i na złe
2001—
16 years

Agnieszka Wosińska
Dorota Lubicz
Klan
1997–2011
14 years

Dorota Naruszewicz
Beata Borecka
Klan
1997–2011
14 years

Laura Łącz
Gabriela Wilczyńska
Klan
2002—
15 years

Krystian Domagała
Mateusz Mostowiak
M jak miłość
2002—
15 years

Jacek Lenartowicz
Jan Zawadzki
M jak miłość
2002—
15 years

Michalina Robakiewicz
Kamila Chojnicka
Klan
2003—
14 years

Anna Mucha
Magdalena Marszałek
M jak miłość
2003—
14 years

Marcin Troński
Bogdan Sawicki
Klan
1998–2007, 2009–2012
12 years

Włodzimierz Matuszak
Antoni Wójtowicz
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Katarzyna Łaniewska
Józefina Lasek
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Bernadetta Machała-Krzemińska
Krystyna Cieplak
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Janusz Michałowski
Jakub Blumental
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Dariusz Kowalski
Janusz Tracz
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Barbara Zielińska
Zofia Grzyb
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Maciej Wilewski
Franciszek "Osa" Osówka
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Stanisław Górka
Zbigniew Sroka
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Maciej Damięcki
Jan Grzyb
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Wojciech Błach
Jerzy Tosiek
Plebania
2000–2012
12 years

Maja Barełkowska
Barbara
Klan
2000–2011
11 years

Wojciech Dąbrowski
Piotr Wojciechowski
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Sylwia Wysocka
Barbara Wojciechowska
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Jerzy Rogalski
Antoni Tosiek
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Joanna Pietrońska
Hanna Piecuch
Plebania
2000–2011
11 years

Stanisław Banasiuk
Andrzej Kuczyński
Klan
2001–2011
10 years

Stanisław Jaskułka
Zenon Walencik
Plebania
2000–2010
10 years

Radosław Popłonikowski
Józef Piecuch
Plebania
2000–2010
10 years

Jakub Tolak
Daniel Ross
Klan
1998–2008
10 years

Zygmunt Kęstowicz
Władysław Lubicz
Klan
1997–2007
10 years

text: United Kingdom[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

William Roache
Ken Barlow
Coronation Street
1960–
57 years
[10]

Eileen Derbyshire
Emily Bishop
Coronation Street
1961, 1962–1966, 1967–2016
53 years
[11]

Barbara Knox
Rita Tanner
Coronation Street
1964, 1972—
45 years
[12]

Helen Worth
Gail Rodwell
Coronation Street
1974—
43 years
[13]

Betty Driver
Betty Williams
Coronation Street
1969–2011
42 years
[14][15]

Anne Kirkbride
Deirdre Barlow
Coronation Street
1972–2014
42 years
[16]

Gareth Lewis
Meic Pearce
Pobol y Cwm
1975–2015
40 years

Sue Nicholls
Audrey Roberts
Coronation Street
1979, 1980–1981, 1982, 1984, 1985—
33 years
[17]

Michael Le Vell
Kevin Webster
Coronation Street
1983–2013, 2014—
33 years
[18]

Adam Woodyatt
Ian Beale
EastEnders
1985—
32 years
[19]

Liz Dawn
Vera Duckworth
Coronation Street
1974, 1976–2008, 2010
32 years
[20]

Sally Dynevor
Sally Metcalfe
Coronation Street
1986—
31 years
[21]

Christopher Chittell
Eric Pollard
Emmerdale
1986—
31 years
[22]

Richard Thorp
Alan Turner
Emmerdale
1982–2013
31 years
[23]

Derek Thompson
Charlie Fairhead
Casualty
1986—2004, 2005—
30 years

Johnny Briggs
Mike Baldwin
Coronation Street
1976–2006
30 years
[24][25]

Huw Ceredig
Reg Harries
Pobol y Cwm
1974–2003
29 years

Bill Tarmey
Jack Duckworth
Coronation Street
1979, 1981, 1982–2010
28 years
[26][27]

Gwyn Elfyn
Denzil Rees
Pobol y Cwm
1984–2012
28 years
[28]

Clive Hornby
Jack Sugden
Emmerdale
1980–2008
28 years
[29]

Bryan Mosley
Alf Roberts
Coronation Street
1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971–1999
28 years
[30]

Simon Gregson
Steve McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–2015, 2016—
27 years
[31]

June Brown
Dot Branning
EastEnders
1985–1993, 1997–2012, 2013—
27 years
[32]

Andrew Teilo
Hywel Llywelyn
Pobol y Cwm
1990—
27 years

Pam St. Clement
Pat Evans
EastEnders
1986–2012, 2016
26 years
[33]

Steve McFadden
Phil Mitchell
EastEnders
1990–2003, 2005—
25 years

Stan Richards
Seth Armstrong
Emmerdale
1978–2003, 2004
25 years
[34]

Debbie Jones
Rhian Hâf Harries
Pobol y Cwm
1979–2004
25 years

Julie Goodyear
Bet Lynch
Coronation Street
1966, 1970–1995, 2002, 2003
25 years
[35]

Arwyn Davies
Mark Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1993—
24 years

Jeff Stewart
Reg Hollis
The Bill
1984–2008
24 years
[36]

Jane Rossington
Jill Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1988, 2001
24 years
[37]

Yoland Williams
Tegid Morris
Pobol y Cwm
1976–2000
24 years

Thelma Barlow
Mavis Wilton
Coronation Street
1971, 1972, 1973–1997
24 years
[38]

Jack Howarth
Albert Tatlock
Coronation Street
1960–1984
24 years
[39]

Trudie Goodwin
June Ackland
The Bill
1983, 1984–2007
23 years
[40]

Jean Alexander
Hilda Ogden
Coronation Street
1964–1987
23 years
[17]

Doris Speed
Annie Walker
Coronation Street
1960–1983
23 years
[41]

Steve Halliwell
Zak Dingle
Emmerdale
1994–2002, 2003—
22 years

David Neilson
Roy Cropper
Coronation Street
1995—
22 years

Nick Pickard
Tony Hutchinson
Hollyoaks
1995—
22 years

Graham Cole
Tony Stamp
The Bill
1987–2009
22 years
[42]

Sheila Mercier
Annie Sugden
Emmerdale
1972–1994, 1995, 1996, 2009
22 years
[43]

Eileen McCallum
Isabel Blair
Take the High Road
1980–2002, 2003
22 years
[44]

Jeannie Fisher
Morag Kerr
Take the High Road
1981–2003
22 years

Peter Adamson
Len Fairclough
Coronation Street
1961–1983
22 years
[17]

Jane Cox
Lisa Dingle
Emmerdale
1996—
21 years

Mark Charnock
Marlon Dingle
Emmerdale
1996—
21 years

Jimmy McKenna
Jack Osborne
Hollyoaks
1996—
21 years

John Middleton
Ashley Thomas
Emmerdale
1996–2017
21 years

Mark Wingett
Jim Carver
The Bill
1983, 1984–2005, 2007
21 years
[45]

Wendy Richard
Pauline Fowler
EastEnders
1985–2006
21 years
[46]

Gwyneth Guthrie
Mary Mack
Take the High Road
1982–2003
21 years

Susan Hanson
Diane Parker
Crossroads
1966–1987
21 years

Pat Phoenix
Elsie Tanner
Coronation Street
1960–1973, 1976–1984
21 years
[47]

Beverley Callard
Liz McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2004–2010, 2011, 2013—
20 years

Malcolm Hebden
Norris Cole
Coronation Street
1994–1996, 1997, 1999—
20 years

Dominic Brunt
Paddy Kirk
Emmerdale
1997—
20 years

Kelvin Fletcher
Andy Sugden
Emmerdale
1996–2016
20 years

Paula Tilbrook
Betty Eagleton
Emmerdale
1994–2014, 2015
20 years
[48]

Sean Wilson
Martin Platt
Coronation Street
1985–2005
20 years
[49]

Lesley Fitz-Simons
Sheila Ramsay
Take the High Road
1983–2003
20 years

Mary Riggans
Effie McDonald
Take the High Road
1983–2003
20 years

Bernard Youens
Stan Ogden
Coronation Street
1964–1984
20 years
[50]

Violet Carson
Ena Sharples
Coronation Street
1960–1977, 1978–1980
20 years
[51]

James Hooton
Sam Dingle
Emmerdale
1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2000—
19 years

Alan Halsall
Tyrone Dobbs
Coronation Street
1998—
19 years

Victoria Plucknett
Diane Ashurst
Pobol y Cwm
1998—
19 years

Kevin Kennedy
Curly Watts
Coronation Street
1983–1998, 1999–2003
19 years
[51]

Ronald Magill
Amos Brearly
Emmerdale
1972–1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
19 years
[52]

Frazer Hines
Joe Sugden
Emmerdale
1972–1983, 1984, 1986–1994
19 years

Arthur Pentelow
Henry Wilks
Emmerdale
1972–1991
19 years

Perry Fenwick
Billy Mitchell
EastEnders
1998, 1999—
18 years

Elizabeth Estensen
Diane Sugden
Emmerdale
1999—
18 years

Nia Caron
Anita Pierce
Pobol y Cwm
1999—
18 years

Jimmi Harkishin
Dev Alahan
Coronation Street
1999—
18 years

Sid Owen
Ricky Butcher
EastEnders
1988–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012
18 years

Simon Rouse
Jack Meadows
The Bill
1990, 1991, 1992–2010
18 years

Derek Lord
Davie Sneddon
Take the High Road
1984–1989, 1990–2003
18 years

Lynne Perrie
Ivy Brennan
Coronation Street
1971–1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977–1994
18 years

Jack P. Shepherd
David Platt
Coronation Street
2000—
17 years

Sue Cleaver
Eileen Phelan
Coronation Street
2000—
17 years

Tony Audenshaw
Bob Hope
Emmerdale
2000—
17 years

Patrick Mower
Rodney Blackstock
Emmerdale
2000—
17 years

Letitia Dean
Sharon Mitchell
EastEnders
1985–1994, 1995, 2001, 2002–2004, 2005—2006, 2012—
17 years

Deena Payne
Viv Hope
Emmerdale
1993–2008, 2009–2011
17 years

Ian Bleasdale
Josh Griffiths
Casualty
1989–2006, 2007, 2016, 2017–
17 years

Eric Richard
Bob Cryer
The Bill
1984–2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
17 years

Ifan Huw Dafydd
Dic Deryn
Pobol y Cwm
1982–1999
17 years

Frederick Pyne
Matt Skilbeck
Emmerdale
1972–1989
17 years

Noele Gordon
Meg Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1981, 1983
17 years

Gillian Taylforth
Kathy Beale
EastEnders
1985–1998, 1999–2000, 2015—
16 years

Andrew Whyment
Kirk Sutherland
Coronation Street
2000, 2001—
16 years

Rudolph Walker
Patrick Trueman
EastEnders
2001—
16 years

Hugh Quarshie
Ric Griffin
Holby City
2001—
16 years

Ryan Thomas
Jason Grimshaw
Coronation Street
2000–2016
16 years

Billy Hartman
Terry Woods
Emmerdale
1995–2011
16 years

Malandra Burrows
Kathy Brookman
Emmerdale
1985–2001, 2005
16 years

Leah Bracknell
Zoe Tate
Emmerdale
1989–2005
16 years

Hywel Emrys
Derek Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1988–2004
16 years

Natalie Cassidy
Sonia Fowler
EastEnders
1993–1997, 1998–2007, 2010, 2011, 2014–
16 years

Anne Myatt
Mairi McIvor
Take the High Road
1987–2003
16 years

Robin Cameron
Eddie Ramsay
Take the High Road
1982–1986, 1990–2002
16 years

Peter Ellis
Charles Brownlow
The Bill
1984–2000, 2002
16 years

Ronald Allen
David Hunter
Crossroads
1969–1985
16 years

Margot Bryant
Minnie Caldwell
Coronation Street
1960–1976
16 years

Samia Longchambon
Maria Connor
Coronation Street
2000–2009, 2010–2015, 2016—
15 years

Jane Danson
Leanne Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2000, 2004–2006, 2007—
15 years

Ashley Taylor Dawson
Darren Osborne
Hollyoaks
1999–2000, 2003—
15 years

Jennie McAlpine
Fiz Stape
Coronation Street
2001–2014, 2015—
15 years

Nicola Wheeler
Nicola King
Emmerdale
2001–2006, 2007—
15 years

Stephen Purdon
Bob Adams
River City
2002—
15 years

Shirley Stelfox
Edna Birch
Emmerdale
2000–2015
15 years

Julie Hesmondhalgh
Hayley Cropper
Coronation Street
1998–2014
16 years

Rhys Parry Jones
Llew Matthews
Pobol y Cwm
1990–2005
15 years

Dean Sullivan
Jimmy Corkhill
Brookside
1986, 1987, 1988–2003
15 years

Ben Roberts
Derek Conway
The Bill
1987–2002
15 years

Charley Webb
Debbie Dingle
Emmerdale
2002–
15 years

Warren Jackson
Nick Tilsley
Coronation Street
1981–1996
15 years

Jeff Hordley
Cain Dingle
Emmerdale
2000–2006, 2009—
14 years

Annelise Manojlovic
Gabby Thomas
Emmerdale
2001–2015
14 years

Charlotte Bellamy
Laurel Thomas
Emmerdale
2002—
15 years

Lucy Pargeter
Chas Dingle
Emmerdale
2002, 2003—
14 years

Helen Pearson
Frankie Osborne
Hollyoaks
2002–2015, 2016—2017
14 years

Ellis Hollins
Tom Cunningham
Hollyoaks
2003—
14 years

Meg Johnson
Pearl Ladderbanks
Emmerdale
2003—
14 years

Sally Howitt
Scarlett Mullen
River City
2003—
14 years

Sam Aston
Chesney Brown
Coronation Street
2003—
14 years

Deirdre Davis
Eileen Donachie
River City
2002–2016
14 years

Barbara Windsor
Peggy Mitchell
EastEnders
1994–2003, 2004, 2005–2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
14 years

Siw Hughes
Kath Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1993–2007, 2014, 2017—
14 years

Vicky Entwistle
Janice Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2011
14 years

Steven Arnold
Ashley Peacock
Coronation Street
1995, 1996–2010
14 years

Paul Usher
Barry Grant
Brookside
1982–1995, 1997–1998, 2003
14 years

Diane Burke
Katie Rogers
Brookside
1989–2003
14 years

Peter Amory
Chris Tate
Emmerdale
1989–2003
14 years

Jackie Farrell
Jockie McDonald
Take the High Road
1986, 1989–2003
14 years

Richard Greenwood
Eric Ross Gifford
Take the High Road
1987–2001
14 years

Brian Regan
Terry Sullivan
Brookside
1982–1994, 1995–1997
14 years

Bill Waddington
Percy Sugden
Coronation Street
1983–1997
14 years

Terri Lally
Carol McKay
Take the High Road
1983–1997
14 years

Roger Tonge
Sandy Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1967, 1970–1981
14 years

Jack Haig
Archie Gibbs
Crossroads
1967–1981
14 years

Cathy Shipton
Lisa "Duffy" Duffin
Casualty
1986–1993, 1998–2003, 2006, 2015, 2016—
13 years

Stephanie Waring
Cindy Cunningham
Hollyoaks
1996–2001, 2002, 2004, 2008–2010, 2011—
13 years

Emma Atkins
Charity Dingle
Emmerdale
2000–2005, 2009—
13 years

Antony Cotton
Sean Tully
Coronation Street
2003, 2004—
13 years

Nick Miles
Jimmy King
Emmerdale
2004—
13 years

Laila Morse
Mo Harris
EastEnders
2000–2012, 2013, 2014–2015, 2016
13 years

Johnny Beattie
Malcolm Hamilton
River City
2002–2015
13 years

Sammy Winward
Katie Sugden
Emmerdale
2001–2005, 2006–2015
13 years

Maggie Jones
Blanche Hunt
Coronation Street
1974–1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1997, 1998–2009
13 years

Vince Earl
Ron Dixon
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years

Alexandra Fletcher
Jacqui Farnham
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years

Paul Byatt
Mike Dixon
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years

Todd Carty
Mark Fowler
EastEnders
1990–2003
13 years

Andrew Paul
Dave Quinnan
The Bill
1989–2002
13 years

Tamara Kennedy
Joanna Ross Gifford
Take the High Road
1987–2000, 2002
13 years

Gladys Ambrose
Julia Brogan
Brookside
1985–1998
13 years

Ieuan Rhys
Glyn James
Pobol y Cwm
1983–1996
13 years

Marjorie Thomson
Grace Lachlan
Take the High Road
1980–1993, 1995
13 years

Caroline Ashley
Fiona Cunningham
Take the High Road
1980–1993
13 years

Joy Andrews
Tish Hope
Crossroads
1967–1980
13 years

Kate Ford
Tracy Barlow
Coronation Street
2002–2007, 2010—
12 years

Brooke Vincent
Sophie Webster
Coronation Street
2004–2016, 2017—
12 years

Billy McElhaney
Jimmy Mullen
River City
2005—
12 years

Jessica Fox
Nancy Osborne
Hollyoaks
2005—
12 years

Adrian Lewis Morgan
Jimmi Clay
Doctors
2005—
12 years

Rosie Marcel
Jac Naylor
Holby City
2005—
12 years

Eden Taylor-Draper
Belle Dingle
Emmerdale
2005—
12 years

Helen Flanagan
Rosie Webster
Coronation Street
2000–2012, 2017—
12 years

Darren Jeffries
Sam O'Brien
Hollyoaks
1997–2008, 2016–2017
12 years

Suzanne Packer
Tess Bateman
Casualty
2003–2015, 2016
12 years

Charles Lawson
Jim McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007–2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
12 years

Patsy Palmer
Bianca Butcher
EastEnders
1993–1999, 2002, 2008–2014
12 years

Paul Samson
Raymond Henderson
River City
2002–2014
12 years

Leonard Fenton
Dr. Legg
EastEnders
1985–1997, 2000, 2004, 2007
12 years

Steven Pinder
Max Farnham
Brookside
1990–1998, 1999–2003
12 years

Tony O'Callaghan
Matt Boyden
The Bill
1991–2003
12 years

Colin Tarrant
Andrew Monroe
The Bill
1990–2002
12 years

Louis Emerick
Mick Johnson
Brookside
1989–2001
12 years

Amanda Barrie
Alma Halliwell
Coronation Street
1981, 1982, 1988, 1989–2001
12 years

Christopher Smith
Robert Sugden
Emmerdale
1989–2001
12 years

Gretchen Franklin
Ethel Skinner
EastEnders
1985–1997, 2000
12 years

Michael Starke
Sinbad Sweeney
Brookside
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988–2000
12 years

Diana Davies
Caroline Bates
Emmerdale
1984–1996, 1997, 1999
12 years

Lynsay King
Sarah Platt
Coronation Street
1987–1999
12 years

Jill Summers
Phyllis Pearce
Coronation Street
1982–1983, 1984–1993, 1994–1996
12 years

Alec Monteath
Dougal Lachlan
Take the High Road
1980–1992
12 years

Toke Townley
Sam Pearson
Emmerdale
1972–1984
12 years

John Bentley
Hugh Mortimer
Crossroads
1965–1977
12 years

Jennifer Moss
Lucille Hewitt
Coronation Street
1960–1961, 1962–1969, 1970–1974
12 years

Laurie Brett
Jane Beale
EastEnders
2004–2012, 2014—
11 years

Freddie Jones
Sandy Thomas
Emmerdale
2005–2008, 2009—
11 years

Kym Marsh
Michelle Connor
Coronation Street
2006—
11 years

Diane Parish
Denise Fox
EastEnders
2006—
11 years

Lorna Fitzgerald
Abi Branning
EastEnders
2006–2017
11 years

Isabel Hodgins
Victoria Barton
Emmerdale
2006—
11 years

Eileen McCallum
Liz Hamilton
River City
2006—
11 years

Matthew Wolfenden
David Metcalfe
Emmerdale
2006—
11 years

Linda Henry
Shirley Carter
EastEnders
2006—
11 years

Jamie Borthwick
Jay Brown
EastEnders
2006—
11 years

Derek Martin
Charlie Slater
EastEnders
2000–2011, 2013, 2016
11 years

Charlie Hardwick
Val Pollard
Emmerdale
2004–2015
11 years

Verity Rushworth
Donna Windsor
Emmerdale
1998–2009, 2014
11 years

Tina Hobley
Chrissie Williams
Holby City
2001–2008, 2009–2013
11 years

Libby McArthur
Gina Hamilton
River City
2002–2013
11 years

Sarah Jayne Dunn
Mandy Richardson
Hollyoaks
1996–2006, 2007, 2008, 2010–2011, 2013, 2017–
11 years

Matt Littler
Max Cunningham
Hollyoaks
1997–2008
11 years

James Alexandrou
Martin Fowler
EastEnders
1996–2007
11 years

Lisa Geoghan
Polly Page
The Bill
1992–2002, 2003–2004
11 years

Beth Robert
Lisa Morgan
Pobol y Cwm
1989–2000
11 years

Glenda McKay
Rachel Hughes
Emmerdale
1988–1999
11 years

Jon Peyton Price
Martin Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1996
11 years

Bill Treacher
Arthur Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1996
11 years

Jean Rogers
Dolly Skilbeck
Emmerdale
1980–1991
11 years

Christopher Quinten
Brian Tilsley
Coronation Street
1978–1989
11 years

Ann George
Amy Turtle
Crossroads
1965–1976, 1987
11 years

Pamela Vezey
Kath Brownlow
Crossroads
1976–1987
11 years

Elisabeth Croft
Miss Tatum
Crossroads
1965–1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983
11 years

Tina O'Brien
Sarah Platt
Coronation Street
1999–2007, 2015—
10 years

Chris Gascoyne
Peter Barlow
Coronation Street
2000–2003, 2007, 2008–2014, 2015, 2016—
10 years

Kieron Richardson
Ste Hay
Hollyoaks
2006, 2007—
10 years

Nicole Barber-Lane
Myra McQueen
Hollyoaks
2006–2013, 2014—
10 years

Jennifer Metcalfe
Mercedes McQueen
Hollyoaks
2006–
11 years

Matthew Chambers
Daniel Granger
Doctors
2007—
10 years

Jake Wood
Max Branning
EastEnders
2006–2015, 2016—
10 years

Rita Simons
Roxy Mitchell
EastEnders
2007–2017
10 years

Alison King
Carla Connor
Coronation Street
2006–2016, 2017—
10 years

Jane Hazlegrove
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon
Casualty
2006–2016
10 years

Jessie Wallace
Kat Moon
EastEnders
2000–2005, 2010–2016
11 years

Dean Gaffney
Robbie Jackson
EastEnders
1993–2003, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2017–
10 years

Paul Bradley
Elliot Hope
Holby City
2005–2015
10 years

Philip Lowrie
Dennis Tanner
Coronation Street
1960–1962, 1963–1968, 2011–2014
10 years

Carley Stenson
Steph Roach
Hollyoaks
2000–2010, 2011
10 years

John Bardon
Jim Branning
EastEnders
1996, 1999–2007, 2008, 2009–2011
10 years

Bruce Jones
Les Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2007
10 years

John Savident
Fred Elliott
Coronation Street
1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2006
10 years

Mike Reid
Frank Butcher
EastEnders
1987, 1988–1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2000, 2002, 2005
10 years

Neville Buswell
Ray Langton
Coronation Street
1966, 1968–1978, 2005
10 years

Eirlys Britton
Beth James
Pobol y Cwm
1994–2004
10 years

Shaun Williamson
Barry Evans
EastEnders
1994–2004
10 years

Tiffany Chapman
Rachel Dixon
Brookside
1993–2003
10 years

Sue Jenkins
Jackie Corkhill
Brookside
1991–2001
10 years

Thomas Ormson
David Platt
Coronation Street
1990–2000
10 years

Huw Higginson
George Garfield
The Bill
1989–1999, 2000
10 years

Claire King
Kim Tate
Emmerdale
1989–1999
10 years

Kevin Lloyd
Tosh Lines
The Bill
1988–1998
10 years

Geoff Hinsliff
Don Brennan
Coronation Street
1987–1997
10 years

Susan Tully
Michelle Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1995
10 years

Tony Pitts
Archie Brooks
Emmerdale
1983–1993
10 years

text: United States[edit]

text:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Helen Wagner
Nancy Hughes
As the World Turns
1956, 1957–1981, 1983, 1985–2010
54 years
[55][56][57][58]

Don Hastings
Bob Hughes
As the World Turns
1960–2010
50 years
[59]

Eileen Fulton
Lisa Grimaldi
As the World Turns
1960–1965, 1965, 1966, 1967-1983, 1984-2010
48 years
[60][61]

Suzanne Rogers
Maggie Horton
Days of Our Lives
1973–1984, 1985–2003, 2004—
42 years

Frances Reid
Alice Horton
Days of Our Lives
1965–2007
42 years
[62][63]

Susan Lucci
Erica Kane
All My Children
1970–2011
41 years
[64]

Erika Slezak
Victoria Lord
One Life to Live
1971–2012, 2013
41 years
[65]

Susan Seaforth Hayes
Julie Olson Williams
Days of Our Lives
1968–1984, 1990–1996, 1999—
40 years

Rachel Ames
Audrey Hardy
General Hospital
1964–1965, 1967-1970, 1971-2007, 2009, 2013, 2015
40 years
[66] [67]

Leslie Charleson
Monica Quartermaine
General Hospital
1977—
40 years
[68]

Jeanne Cooper
Katherine Chancellor
The Young and the Restless
1973–2013
40 years
[69]

Ray MacDonnell
Joe Martin
All My Children
1970–2010, 2011, 2013
40 years
[70]

Doug Davidson
Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless
1978—
39 years

John Clarke
Mickey Horton
Days of Our Lives
1965–2004
39 years
[71][72]

Melody Thomas Scott
Nikki Newman
The Young and the Restless
1979—
38 years
[73]

Kathryn Hays
Kim Hughes
As the World Turns
1972–2010
38 years
[74]

Jacklyn Zeman
Bobbie Spencer
General Hospital
1977–2010, 2013—
37 years

Eric Braeden
Victor Newman
The Young and the Restless
1980—
37 years
[75][76]

Bill Hayes
Doug Williams
Days of Our Lives
1970–1984, 1986–1987, 1993–1996, 1999–
36 years

Deidre Hall
Marlena Evans
Days of Our Lives
1976–1987, 1991–2009, 2011—
35 years

Kate Linder
Esther Valentine
The Young and the Restless
1982—
35 years

Patricia Bruder
Ellen Lowell
As the World Turns
1960–1995, 1998
35 years
[77]

Mary Stuart
Joanne Gardner
Search for Tomorrow
1951–1986
35 years
[78]

Larry Haines
Stu Bergman
Search for Tomorrow
1951–1986
35 years
[79]

Larry Bryggman
John Dixon
As the World Turns
1969–2004, 2010
35 years
[80][81]

Michael Storm
Larry Wolek
One Life to Live
1969–2004
35 years
[82][83][84]

Ruth Warrick
Phoebe Tyler Wallingford
All My Children
1970–2005
35 years
[85]

Marie Masters
Susan Stewart
As the World Turns
1968–1979, 1986–2010
35 years
[86]

James Reynolds
Abe Carver
Days of Our Lives
1981–1990, 1991–2003, 2004—
34 years

Charita Bauer
Bert Bauer
Guiding Light
1950–1984
34 years
[87]

Jerry Douglas
John Abbott
Alistair Wallingford
The Young and the Restless
1982–2013, 2015-
33 years

John Beradino
Steve Hardy
General Hospital
1963–1996
33 years
[88]

Stuart Damon
Alan Quartermaine
General Hospital
1977–2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
33 years
[89]

Peter Hansen
Lee Baldwin
General Hospital
1963, 1965–1976, 1977-1986, 1992–2004
33 years
[90]

Tracey E. Bregman
Lauren Fenmore
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
1983–1999, 2000, 2001—
32 years

Eileen Herlie
Myrtle Fargate
All My Children
1976–2008
32 years
[91]

Colleen Zenk
Barbara Ryan
As the World Turns
1978–2010
32 years
[92]

Peggy McCay
Caroline Brady
Days of Our Lives
1983, 1985–2003, 2004—
31 years

John Aniston
Victor Kiriakis
Days of Our Lives
1985–1997, 1998—
31 years

Robert S. Woods
Bo Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–1986, 1988–2012, 2013
31 years

Jess Walton
Jill Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1987—
30 years

John McCook
Eric Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987—
30 years

Katherine Kelly Lang
Brooke Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987—
30 years

Don MacLaughlin
Chris Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1986
30 years

Henderson Forsythe
David Stewart
As the World Turns
1960–1990
30 years
[93]

Josh Taylor
Chris Kositchek
Roman Brady
Days of Our Lives
1977–1981, 1982–1987, 1997—
29 years

Anthony Geary
Luke Spencer
Bill Eckert
General Hospital
1978–1983, 1984, 1991–1993, 1993–2015, 2017
29 years

Julia Barr
Brooke English
All My Children
1976–1981, 1982–2006, 2010, 2011, 2013
29 years

James Mitchell
Palmer Cortlandt
All My Children
1979–2008, 2010
29 years

Macdonald Carey
Tom Horton
Days of Our Lives
1965–1994
29 years

Peter Bergman
Jack Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1989—
28 years

Philip Carey
Asa Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–2007, 2008
28 years

Emily McLaughlin
Jessie Brewer
General Hospital
1963–1991
28 years

Kristian Alfonso
Hope Brady
Gina Von Amberg
Days of Our Lives
1983–1987, 1990, 1994—
27 years

Lauralee Bell
Christine Blair
The Young and the Restless
1983–2001, 2002–2006, 2010, 2011, 2012—
27 years

Drake Hogestyn
John Black
Days of Our Lives
1986–2007, 2008–2009, 2011–2013, 2014—
27 years

Patty Weaver
Gina Roma
The Young and the Restless
1982–2009, 2013
27 years

Mary Fickett
Ruth Martin
All My Children
1970–1996, 1999–2000
27 years

David Canary
Adam Chandler
Stuart Chandler
All My Children
1983–2010, 2011, 2013
27 years

Victoria Wyndham
Rachel Cory Hutchins
Justine Duvalier
Another World
1972–1999
27 years

Kristina Wagner
Felicia Jones
General Hospital
1984–2003, 2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2012—
26 years

Kimberly McCullough
Robin Scorpio
General Hospital
1985–1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005–
26 years

Kristoff St. John
Neil Winters
The Young and the Restless
1991—
26 years

John J. York
Mac Scorpio
General Hospital
1991—
26 years

Jerry Ver Dorn
Ross Marler
Guiding Light
1979–2005
26 years

Tina Sloan
Lillian Raines
Guiding Light
1983–2009
26 years

Elizabeth Hubbard
Lucinda Walsh
As the World Turns
1984–2010
26 years

Beth Maitland
Traci Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1982–1996, 1999, 2001, 2006–
25 years

Susan Flannery
Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–2012
25 years

Ronn Moss
Ridge Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–2012
25 years

Michael E. Knight
Tad Martin
Ted Orsini
All My Children
1982–1986, 1988–1990, 1992–2011
25 years

Kathleen Widdoes
Emma Snyder
As the World Turns
1985–2010
25 years

Anna Lee
Lila Quartermaine
General Hospital
1978–2003
25 years

Denise Alexander
Lesley Webber
General Hospital
1972–1984, 1996–2009, 2013
25 years

Constance Ford
Ada Hobson
Another World
1967–1992
25 years

Kin Shriner
Scott Baldwin
General Hospital
Port Charles
1977–1983, 1987–1993, 1997–2004, 2007–2008, 2013—
24 years

Patricia Elliott
Renée Buchanan
One Life to Live
1987–2011
24 years

Walt Willey
Jackson Montgomery
All My Children
1987–2011
24 years

Robert Newman
Joshua Lewis
Guiding Light
1981–1984, 1986–1991, 1993–2009
24 years

Frances Heflin
Mona Tyler
All My Children
1970–1994
24 years

Theo Goetz
Papa Bauer
Guiding Light
1948–1972
24 years

Melissa Reeves
Jennifer Horton
Days of Our Lives
1985–1995, 2000–2006, 2010—
23 years

Maurice Benard
Sonny Corinthos
General Hospital
1993–1997, 1998—
23 years

Sharon Case
Sharon Newman
The Young and the Restless
1994—
23 years

Joshua Morrow
Nicholas Newman
The Young and the Restless
1994—
23 years

Peter Reckell
Bo Brady
Days of Our Lives
1983–1987, 1990–1992, 1995–2012, 2015, 2016
23 years

Scott Holmes
Tom Hughes
As the World Turns
1987–2010
23 years

Frank Parker
Shawn Brady
Days of Our Lives
1983–1984, 1985–1989, 1990–2008
23 years

Carolyn Conwell
Mary Williams
The Young and the Restless
1980–2003, 2004
23 years

Robin Strasser
Dorian Lord
One Life to Live
1979–1987, 1993–2000, 2003–2011, 2013
23 years

Shell Kepler
Amy Vining
General Hospital
1979–2002
23 years

William Johnstone
James T Lowell
As the World Turns
1956–1978
22 years

Eileen Davidson
Ashley Abbott
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
1982-1988, 1999–2012, 2013, 2014—
22 years

Christian LeBlanc
Michael Baldwin
The Young and the Restless
1991–1993, 1997—
22 years

Lynn Herring
Lucy Coe
General Hospital
Port Charles
1986–1991, 1992–2004, 2012—
22 years

Jill Larson
Opal Cortlandt
All My Children
1989–2011, 2013
22 years

Don Diamont
Brad Carlton
The Young and the Restless
1985–1996, 1998–2009
22 years

Frank Dicopoulos
Frank Cooper
Guiding Light
1987–2009
22 years

Maureen Garrett
Holly Norris
Guiding Light
1976–1980, 1988–2006, 2009
22 years

Brad Maule
Tony Jones
General Hospital
1984–2006
22 years

Ellen Demming
Meta Bauer
Guiding Light
1952–1974
22 years

Ann Flood
Nancy Pollock
The Edge of Night
1962–1984
22 years

Wally Kurth
Ned Ashton
General Hospital
1991-2007, 2012 -
21 years

Bryan Dattilo
Lucas Roberts
Days of Our Lives
1993–2001, 2002–2010, 2012—
21 years

Nancy Lee Grahn
Alexis Davis
General Hospital
1996—
21 years

Lauren Koslow
Kate Roberts
Days of Our Lives
1996—
21 years

Alison Sweeney
Sami Brady
Colleen Brady
Days of Our Lives
1993–2014, 2015
21 years

Joseph Mascolo
Stefano DiMera
Days of Our Lives
1982–1985, 1988, 1991, 1993–1996, 1997–2001, 2006-2017
21 years

Peter Bartlett
Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe
One Life to Live
1991–2012, 2013
21 years

Jon Hensley
Holden Snyder
As the World Turns
1985–1988, 1990–1995, 1997–2010
21 years

Maeve Kinkead
Vanessa Chamberlain
Guiding Light
1980–1987, 1989–2000, 2002, 2005, 2006–2009
21 years

Kim Zimmer
Reva Shayne
Guiding Light
1983–1990, 1995–2009
21 years

Michael O'Leary
Rick Bauer
Guiding Light
1983–1986, 1987–1991, 1995–2009
21 years

Audrey Peters
Vanessa Sterling
Love of Life
1959–1980
21 years

Ron Tomme
Bruce Sterling
Love of Life
1959–1980
21 years

Rebecca Herbst
Elizabeth Webber
General Hospital
1997—
20 years

Hillary B. Smith
Nora Hanen
One Life to Live
General Hospital
1992–2012, 2013, 2017
20 years

Hunter Tylo
Taylor Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1990–2002, 2004, 2005–2013, 2014
20 years

Renée Jones
Nikki Wade
Lexie Carver
Days of Our Lives
1982–1983, 1993–2012
20 years

Michael Damian
Danny Romalotti
The Young and the Restless
1980–1998, 2002–2004, 2008, 2012, 2013
20 years

Ellen Dolan
Margo Hughes
As the World Turns
1989–1993, 1994–2010
20 years

Benjamin Hendrickson
Hal Munson
As the World Turns
1985–2004, 2005–2006
20 years

Jordan Clarke
Billy Lewis
Guiding Light
1982–1986, 1989–1993, 1996–1998, 1999–2009
20 years

Susan Brown
Gail Baldwin
General Hospital
1977–1985, 1992–2004
20 years

Anne Jeffreys
Amanda Barrington
General Hospital
1984–2004
20 years

Mandel Kramer
Bill Marceau
The Edge of Night
1959–1979
20 years

Santos Ortega
Will Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1976
20 years

Jane Elliot
Tracy Quartermaine
General Hospital
1978–1980, 1989–1993, 1996, 2003–2017
20 years

Genie Francis
Laura Spencer
General Hospital
1976–1984, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015-
19 years

Winsor Harmon
Thorne Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1996–2015, 2016
19 years

Kassie DePaiva
Blair Cramer
One Life to Live
General Hospital
1993–2012, 2013
19 years

Steve Burton
Jason Morgan
General Hospital
1991–2000, 2001, 2002–2012
19 years

Tonya Lee Williams
Olivia Winters
The Young and the Restless
1990–2005, 2007–2011
19 years

Daniel McVicar
Clarke Garrison
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987–1992, 1996–2010
19 years

Martha Byrne
Lily Walsh Snyder
Rose D'Angelo
As the World Turns
1985–1989, 1993–2008
19 years

Clint Ritchie
Clint Buchanan
One Life to Live
1979–1998, 1999, 2003, 2004
19 years

Norma Connolly
Ruby Anderson
General Hospital
1979–1998
19 years

James Pritchett
Matt Powers
The Doctors
1963–1982
19 years

Tricia Cast
Nina Webster
The Young and the Restless
1986–2001, 2008, 2009–2012, 2013, 2014
18 years

Kelley Menighan Hensley
Emily Stewart
As the World Turns
1992–2010
18 years

Marilyn Chris
Wanda Webb Wolek
One Life to Live
1972-1976, 1980-1994
18 years

Schae Harrison
Darla Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
1989–2007, 2014, 2015
18 years

Judi Evans
Adrienne Kiriakis
Bonnie Lockhart
Days of Our Lives
1986–1991, 2003–2008, 2010—
17 years

Arianne Zucker
Nicole Walker
Days of Our Lives
1998–2006, 2008—2017
17 years

John Ingle
Edward Quartermaine
General Hospital
1993–2004, 2006–2012
17 years

Elizabeth Keifer
Blake Marler
Guiding Light
1992–2009
17 years

Beth Ehlers
Harley Cooper
Guiding Light
1987–1993, 1997–2008
17 years

Darlene Conley
Sally Spectra
The Bold and the Beautiful
1989–2006
17 years

Linda Dano
Felicia Gallant
Another World
1982–1999
17 years

Michael Zaslow
Roger Thorpe
Guiding Light
1971–1980, 1989–1997
17 years

William Roerick
Bruce Banning
Henry Chamberlain
Guiding Light
1972–1974, 1980–1995
17 years

Irene Dailey
Liz Matthews
Another World
1975–1986, 1987–1993
17 years

Joseph Gallison
Neil Curtis
Days of Our Lives
1974–1991
17 years

Mary Beth Evans
Kayla Brady
Days of Our Lives
1986–1992, 2006–2009, 2010—
16 years

Tamara Tunie
Jessica Griffin
As the World Turns
1987–1995, 1999–2007, 2009
16 years

Justin Deas
Buzz Cooper
Guiding Light
1993–2009
16 years

Laura Bryan Birn
Lynne Bassett
The Young and the Restless
1988–2004
16 years

James DePaiva
Max Holden
One Life to Live
1987–1990, 1991–2003, 2007
16 years

Stephen Schnetzer
Cass Winthrop
Another World
1982–1986, 1987–1999
16 years

Don Stewart
Mike Bauer
Guiding Light
1968–1984, 1997
16 years

Michelle Stafford
Phyllis Summers
Sheila Carter
The Young and the Restless
1994–1997, 2000–2013
16 years

Finola Hughes
Anna Devane
Liesl Obrecht
General Hospital
All My Children
1985–1991, 1995, 2001-2003 2006–2008, 2012—
15 years

Ingo Rademacher
Jasper Jacks
General Hospital
1996–2000, 2001–2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
15 years

Ron Hale
Mike Corbin
General Hospital
1995–2010
15 years

Peter Simon
Ed Bauer
Guiding Light
1981–1984, 1986–1996, 2002–2004, 2009
15 years

Grant Aleksander
Phillip Spaulding
Guiding Light
1982–1984, 1986–1991, 1996–2004, 2009
15 years

Ron Raines
Alan Spaulding
Guiding Light
1994–2009
15 years

Beth Chamberlin
Beth Raines
Guiding Light
1989-1991, 1994, 1997–2009
15 years

John Castellanos
John Silva
The Young and the Restless
1989–2004
15 years

Al Freeman Jr.
Ed Hall
One Life to Live
1972–1987, 1988, 2000
15 years

Edward Mallory
Bill Horton
Days of Our Lives
1966–1980, 1991, 1992–1993
15 years

Douglass Watson
Mac Cory
Another World
1974–1989
15 years

Beverly Penberthy
Pat Matthews
Another World
1967–1982
15 years

Millette Alexander
Sara McIntyre
Guiding Light
1968–1983
15 years

David O'Brien
Steve Aldrich
The Doctors
1967–1982
15 years

Stefan Schnabel
Stephen Jackson
Guiding Light
1966–1981
15 years

Walter Greazel
Winston Grimsley
The Edge of Night
1956–1971
15 years

Christel Khalil
Lily Winters
The Young and the Restless
2002–2005, 2006—
14 years

Greg Rikaart
Kevin Fisher
The Young and the Restless
2003—
14 years

Kelly Monaco
Sam Morgan
Alicia Montenegro
General Hospital
2003—
14 years

Tyler Christopher
Nikolas Cassadine
Connor Bishop
General Hospital
1996–1999, 2003–2011, 2013-2016
14 years

Beau Kazer
Brock Reynolds
The Young and the Restless
1974–1980, 1984–1986, 1990–1992, 1999–2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
14 years

Cady McClain
Dixie Cooney
All My Children
1988–1996, 1998–2002, 2005–2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
14 years

Christie Clark
Carrie Brady Reed
Days of Our Lives
1986–1991, 1992–1999, 2005–2006, 2010, 2011–2012, 2017
14 years

Maura West
Carly Snyder
As the World Turns
1995–1996, 1997–2010
14 years

Helen Gallagher
Maeve Ryan
Ryan's Hope
1975-1989
14 years

Barbara Tarbuck
Jane Jacks
General Hospital
1996–2010
14 years

Jay Hammer
Fletcher Reade
Guiding Light
1984–1998, 1999, 2009
14 years

Timothy D. Stickney
R. J. Gannon
One Life to Live
1994-2008
14 years

Bobbie Eakes
Macy Alexander
The Bold and the Beautiful
1989–2003
14 years

Ellen Holly
Carla Gray
One Life to Live
1968–1980, 1983–1985
14 years

Jed Allan
Don Craig
Days of Our Lives
1971–1985
14 years

Kristen Alderson
Starr Manning
One Life to Live
1998–2012
14 years

Lydia Bruce
Maggie Powers
The Doctors
1968–1982
14 years

Elizabeth Hubbard
Althea Davis
The Doctors
1964–1969, 1970–1978, 1981–1982
14 years

Adrienne Frantz
Amber Moore
April Knight
The Young and the Restless
The Bold and the Beautiful
1997–2005, 2006–2012
14 years

Thaao Penghlis
Tony DiMera
André DiMera
Days of Our Lives
1981–1985, 1993–1995, 2002–2005, 2007–2009, 2015-
13 years

Bryton James
Devon Hamilton
The Young and the Restless
2004—
13 years

Tristan Rogers
Robert Scorpio
General Hospital
1980–1992, 1995, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013–2014, 2016
13 years

Michael Park
Jack Snyder
As the World Turns
1997–2010
13 years

Victoria Rowell
Drucilla Winters
The Young and the Restless
1990–1998, 2000, 2002–2007
13 years

Rosemary Prinz
Penny Hughes
As the World Turns
1956–1968, 1985, 1986–1987, 1993, 1998, 2000
13 years

Scott DeFreitas
Andy Dixon
As the World Turns
1985–1995, 1997–2000
13 years

Anna Stuart
Donna Hudson
Another World
1983–1986, 1989–1999
13 years

Michael Evans
Douglas Austin
The Young and the Restless
1980–1985, 1987–1995
13 years

David Lewis
Edward Quartermaine
General Hospital
1978–1989, 1991–1993
13 years

Forrest Compton
Mike Karr
The Edge of Night
1971–1984
13 years

Lucille Wall
Lucille Weeks
General Hospital
1963–1976, 1982
13 years

Erin Torpey
Jessica Buchanan
One Life to Live
1990-2003
13 years

Wally Kurth
Justin Kiriakis
Days of Our Lives
1987-1991, 2009-
12 years

Laura Wright
Carly Corinthos
General Hospital
2005—
12 years

Amelia Heinle
Victoria Newman
The Young and the Restless
2005—
12 years

Vincent Irizarry
David Hayward
All My Children
1997–2006, 2008–2011, 2013
12 years

Richard Fancy
Bennie Abrahms
Bernie Abrahms
General Hospital
1997–2003, 2006–2012
12 years

Lauren-Marie Taylor
Stacey Donovan Forbes
Loving
1983-1995
12 years

Terri Conn
Katie Snyder
As the World Turns
1998–2010
12 years

Teri Keane
Martha Marceau
The Edge of Night
1963–1975
12 years

Julianna McCarthy
Liz Foster
The Young and the Restless
1973–1982, 1984–1986, 1993, 2003–2004, 2008, 2010
12 years

Marj Dusay
Alexandra Spaulding
Guiding Light
1993–1997, 1998–1999, 2002–2009
12 years

Sharon Wyatt
Tiffany Donely
General Hospital
1981–1984, 1986–1995, 2008
12 years

Tanya Boyd
Celeste Perrault
Days of Our Lives
1994–2001, 2002–2007
12 years

Stephen Kay
Reginald Jennings
General Hospital
1992–2004
12 years

Heather Tom
Victoria Newman
The Young and the Restless
1991–2003
12 years

Tom Eplin
Jake McKinnon
Another World
1985–1986, 1988–1999
12 years

Frank Maxwell
Dan Rooney
General Hospital
1978–1990
12 years

Jacqueline Courtney
Alice Matthews
Another World
1964–1975, 1984–1985, 1989
12 years

Lois Kibbee
Geraldine Weldon
The Edge of Night
1970–1971, 1973–1984
12 years

Mart Hulswit
Ed Bauer
Guiding Light
1969–1981
12 years

Nadia Bjorlin
Chloe Lane
Days of Our Lives
1999–2005, 2007–2011, 2013, 2015, 2016—
11 years

Kirsten Storms
Maxie Jones
General Hospital
2005-2011, 2012—
11 years

Alley Mills
Pamela Douglas
The Bold and the Beautiful
2006—
11 years

Jason Thompson
Patrick Drake
General Hospital
2005—2016
11 years

Debbi Morgan
Angie Hubbard
All My Children
1982–1990, 2008–2011, 2013
11 years

John Reilly
Sean Donely
General Hospital
1984–1995, 2008, 2013
11 years

Matthew Ashford
Jack Deveraux
Days of Our Lives
1987–1993, 2001–2003, 2004–2006, 2007, 2011–2012, 2016
11 years

William Wintersole
Mitchell Sherman
The Young and the Restless
1986–1996, 1998, 2003, 2008–2009, 2011
11 years

Trent Dawson
Henry Coleman
As the World Turns
1999–2010
11 years

Ken Meeker
Rafe Garretson
One Life to Live
1980-1991
11 years

Eddie Alderson
Matthew Buchanan
One Life to Live
2001-2012
11 years

Melissa Archer
Natalie Buchanan
One Life to Live
2001-2012, 2013
11 years

Nathan Purdee
Hank Gannon
One Life to Live
1992-2003, 2009
11 years

James Kiberd
Trevor Dillon
All My Children
1989-2000
11 years

Barbara Crampton
Leanna Love
The Young and the Restless
1987–1993, 1998–2002, 2006–2007
11 years

Barbara Berjer
Barbara Norris Thorpe
Guiding Light
1971–1981, 1989, 1995–1996
11 years

Barbara Berjer
Bridget Connell
Another World
1985–1996
11 years

Brenda Dickson
Jill Foster Abbott
The Young and the Restless
1973–1980, 1983–1987
11 years

Virginia Dwyer
Mary Matthews
Another World
1964–1975
11 years

George Petrie
Peter Quinn
The Edge of Night
1963–1974
11 years

Nat Polen
Douglas Cassen
As the World Turns
1956–1967
11 years

Stephen Nichols
Steve Johnson
Days of Our Lives
1985-1990, 2006-2009, 2015-
10 years

Judith Chapman
Jill Foster Abbott
Gloria Bardwell
The Young and the Restless
1994
2005-2014, 2016—
10 years

Heather Tom
Katie Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful
2007-
10 years

Daniel Goddard
Cane Ashby
The Young and the Restless
2007-
10 years

Louise Sorel
Vivian Alamain
Days of Our Lives
1992–2000, 2009–2011
10 years

Crystal Chappell
Olivia Spencer
Guiding Light
1999–2009
10 years

Orlagh Cassidy
Doris Wolfe
Guiding Light
1999–2009
10 years

Catherine Hickland
Lindsay Rappaport
One Life to Live
1998-2008, 2009, 2012
10 years

Matt Crane
Matt Cory
Another World
1988-1997, 1998–1999
10 years

Patrick Tovatt
Cal Stricklyn
As the World Turns
1988–1998
10 years

Tom Wiggin
Kirk Anderson
As the World Turns
1988–1998
10 years

David Forsyth
John Hudson
Another World
1987–1997
10 years

John Lupton
Tommy Horton
Days of Our Lives
1967–1972, 1975–1980
10 years

Craig Huebring
Phil Brewer
Peter Taylor
General Hospital
1967, 1969–1979
10 years

Donald May
Adam Drake
The Edge of Night
1967–1977
10 years

Scott Reeves
Ryan McNeil
The Young and the Restless
1991-2001
10 years

Lillian Hayman
Sadie Gray
One Life to Live
1968–1970, 1973, 1978-1986
10 years

Noelle Beck
Trisha Alden
Loving
1984-1993, 1995
10 years

Peggy Allenby
Mattie Lane Grimsley
The Edge of Night
1956-1966
10 years

Joanna Roos
Sarah Dale
Love of Life
1968–1978
10 years

Alberta Grant
Liz Hillyer Prentiss Fields
The Edge of Night
1965-1974
9 years

Mary K. Wells
Louise Grimsley Capice
The Edge of Night
1961-1970
9 years

Ray MacDonnell
Phillip Capice
The Edge of Night
1961-1970
9 years

Gerald Gordon
Nick Bellini
The Doctors
1966-1974, 1976
9 years

Fran Sharon
Cookie Pollock
The Edge of Night
1964–1972
8 years

text: New Zealand, South Africa, Greece and Scandinavia[edit]

text:
Country
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

 New Zealand
Michael Galvin
Chris Warner
Shortland Street
1992–1996, 2000—
21 years

 South Africa
Christine Basson
Nora Roelofse Naude
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 South Africa
Shaleen Surtie-Richards
Ester Willemse
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 South Africa
Brümilda van Rensburg
Louwna Roelofse Vorster Edwards Von Badenburg Edwards
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 South Africa
Hennie Smit
Bertie Roelofse
Egoli: Place of Gold
1992–2010
18 years

 Norway
Anette Hoff
Juni Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
1998–2005, 2006—
19 years

 Greece
Christos Politis
Yagos Drakos
The Shine
1991–2005
14 years

 New Zealand
Angela Bloomfield
Rachel McKenna
Shortland Street
1993–1999, 2001–2003, 2007, 2009—
16 years

 New Zealand
Karl Burnett
Nick Harrison
Shortland Street
1992–2005
13 years

 Norway
Kim Kolstad
Jens August Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
1998–2000, 2001–2005, 2007—2013
12 years

 South Africa
Michelle Botes
Cherel de Villiers
Isidingo
1998–2007, 2010–2013
12 years

 Norway
Sossen Krogh
Astrid Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
1998–2010
12 years

 Norway
Elin Sogn
Julie Anker-Hansen
Hotel Cæsar
2000–2004, 2005—2012
11 years

 Norway
Tom Eddie Brudvik
Svein Krogstad
Hotel Cæsar
1999–2010
11 years

 Norway
Rudy Claes
Eva Rosenkrantz
Hotel Cæsar
2004–
13 years

 South Africa
Lesego Motsepe
Letti Matabane
Isidingo
1998–2008
10 years

text: Longest serving radio soap opera actors worldwide[edit]

text:
Country
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

 UK
Lesley Saweard
Christine Archer
The Archers
1953—
64 years
[94]

 UK
Patricia Greene
Jill Archer
The Archers
1957—
60 years

 UK
Norman Painting
Phil Archer
The Archers
1950–2009
59 years
[95]

 UK
June Spencer
Peggy Woolley
The Archers
1951–1953, 1962—
57 years

 UK
Angela Piper
Jennifer Aldridge
The Archers
1963—
54 years

 UK
Arnold Peters
Len Thomas
Harold Gadsby
David Latimer
Jack Woolley
The Archers
1953–1966, 1967, 1968–1973, 1980–2011
51 years
[96]

 UK
Alan Devereux
Sid Perks
The Archers
1963–2010
47 years

 UK
Bob Arnold
Tom Forrest
The Archers
1951–1998
47 years

 UK
Colin Skipp
Tony Archer
The Archers
1967–2013
46 years
[97]

 UK
Judy Bennett
Shula Hebden-Lloyd
The Archers
1971—
46 years

 UK
Brian Hewlett
Neil Carter
The Archers
1973—
44 years

 UK
Patricia Gallimore
Pat Archer
The Archers
1974—
43 years

 UK
Charles Collingwood
Brian Aldridge
The Archers
1975—
42 years

 UK
Pauline Seville
Mrs Perkins
The Archers
1951–1990
39 years

 UK
Trevor Harrison
Eddie Grundy
The Archers
1979—
38 years

 UK
Sara Coward
Caroline Sterling
The Archers
1979–2016
37 years

 UK
Hedli Niklaus
Betty Jones
Eva Lenz
Kathy Perks
The Archers
1977, 1978-1981, 1983—
36 years

 UK
George Hart
Jethro Larkin
The Archers
1951–1987
36 years

 UK
Jack May
Nelson Gabriel
The Archers
1951–1997
46 years

 UK
Chris Gittins
Walter Gabriel
The Archers
1953–1988
35 years

 UK
Timothy Bentinck
David Archer
The Archers
1982—
35 years

 UK
Terry Molloy
Mike Tucker
The Archers
1974-77, 1986-
34 years

 UK
Charlotte Martin
Susan Carter
The Archers
1983—
34 years

 UK
Alison Dowling
Elizabeth Pargetter
The Archers
1984—
33 years

 UK
Edward Kelsey
Joe Grundy
The Archers
1985—
32 years

 UK
Carole Boyd
Lynda Snell
The Archers
1986—
31 years

 UK
Graham Blockey
Robert Snell
The Archers
1986—
31 years

 UK
Graham Roberts
George Barford
The Archers
1973–2004
31 years

 UK
Elizabeth Marlowe
Lilian Archer
The Archers
1961–1991
30 years

 UK
Felicity Finch
Ruth Archer
The Archers
1987—
30 years

 UK
Gwen Berryman
Doris Archer
The Archers
1951–1980
29 years

 UK
Philip Molloy
Will Grundy
The Archers
1989—
28 years

 UK
Pamela Craig
Betty Tucker
The Archers
1975-03
28 years

 USA
J. Anthony Smythe
Henry Barbour
One Man's Family
1932–1959
27 years

 USA
Virginia Payne
Ma Perkins
Ma Perkins
1933–1960
27 years

 UK
Anne Cullen
Carol Tregorran
The Archers
1954–1980
26 years

 UK
Gwenda Wilson
Aunt Laura Wilson
The Archers
1951–1977
26 years

 USA
Bernice Berwin
Hazel Barbour
One Man's Family
1932–1958
26 years

 UK
Tamsin Grieg
Debbie Aldridge
The Archers
1991—
26 years

 UK
William Gaminara
Richard Locke
The Archers
1992—
25 years

 UK
Mollie Harris
Martha Woodford
The Archers
1970–1995
25 years

 USA
Charles Egelston
Shuffle Shober
Ma Perkins
1933–1958
25 years

 UK
Rosalind Adams
Clarrie Grundy
The Archers
1988–2012
24 years

 UK
Leslie Dunn
Paul Johnson
The Archers
1954–1978
24 years

 UK
Souad Faress
Usha Franks
The Archers
1994—
23 years

 USA
Minetta Ellen
Fanny Barbour
One Man's Family
1932–1955
23 years

 UK
Ian Pepperell
Roy Tucker
The Archers
1995—
22 years

 UK
Graham Seed
Nigel Pargetter
The Archers
1983–1986, 1992–2011
22 years
[98]

 UK
Buffy Davis
Jolene Archer
The Archers
1996—
21 years

 UK
Jamilla Massey
Aunty Satya Khanna
The Archers
1996—
21 years

 UK
Denis Folwell
Jack Archer
The Archers
1951–1972
21 years

 UK
Eric Allan
Bert Fry
The Archers
1997—
20 years

 UK
Kim Durham
Matt Crawford
The Archers
1997—
20 years

 UK
Margot Boyd
Marjorie Antrobus
The Archers
1984–2004
20 years

 UK
Michael Lumsden
Alistair Lloyd
The Archers
1998—
19 years

 UK
Philip Garston-Jones
Jack Woolley
The Archers
1962–1979
17 years

 UK
Tom Graham
Tom Archer
The Archers
1997–2014
17 years

 UK
Annabelle Dowler
Kirsty Miller
The Archers
1999—
18 years

 UK
Amy Shindler
Brenda Tucker
The Archers
1999–2014
-15 years

 UK
Richard Attlee
Kenton Archer
The Archers
2000—
17 years

 UK
Barry Farrimond
Ed Grundy
The Archers
2000—
17 years

 UK
Robert Lister
Lewis Carmichael
The Archers
2000—
17 years

 UK
Joanna Van Kampen
Fallon Rogers
The Archers
2000—
17 years

 UK
Louiza Patikas
Helen Archer
The Archers
2000—
17 years

 UK
Michael Cochrane
Oliver Sterling
The Archers
2000—
17 years

 UK
Sunny Ormonde
Lilian Bellamy
The Archers
2001—
16 years

 UK
Ryan Kelly
Jack McCreay
The Archers
2001—
16 years

 UK
Hollie Chapman
Alice Carter
The Archers
2001—
16 years

 UK
Andrew Wincott
Adam Macy
The Archers
2003—
14 years

 UK
John Telfer
Rev Alan Franks
The Archers
2003—
14 years

 UK
Stephen Kennedy
Ian Craig
The Archers
2003—
14 years

 UK
Mona Hammond
Mabel Thompson
The Archers
2003—
14 years

 UK
Richard Derrington
Mark Hebden
The Archers
1980-94
14 years

 UK
Will Sanderson Thwaite
Christopher Carter
The Archers
2004—
13 years

 UK
Edgar Harrison
Dan Archer
The Archers
1969-82
13 years

 UK
Mary Wimbush
Julia Pargetter
The Archers
1992-05
13 years

 UK
Ysanne Churchman
Mary Pound
The Archers
1971-83
12 years

 UK
Lorraine Coady
Hayley Tucker
The Archers
2006—
11 years

 UK
Harry Oakes
Dan Archer
The Archers
1950-61
11 years

 UK
Ralph Lawton
Joe Allard
The Archers
1951-62
11 years

 UK
Basil Jones
John Tregorran
The Archers
1953-64
11 years

 UK
Kay Hudson
Mabel Larkin
The Archers
1957-68
11 years

 UK
Heather Bell
Clarrie Grundy
The Archers
1979—86, 2013-
11 years
[99]

 UK
Becky Wright
Nic Grundy
The Archers
2007—
10 years

 UK
John Rowe
Prof Jim Lloyd
The Archers
2007—
10 years

 UK
Julia Hills
Annabelle Schrivener
The Archers
2007—
10 years


document_title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19)

question_text: when does new episodes of law and order svu come on

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text: Production[edit]

text: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was renewed for a nineteenth season on May 12, 2017.[1] Michael S. Chernuchin, who had previously worked on Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Chicago Justice took over from Rick Eid as showrunner, after Eid left to be showrunner for the fifth season of Chicago P.D. after only one season as showrunner.[2] Production on the season started on July 20, 2017.[3] On January 9, 2018, NBC ordered an extra two episodes for season nineteen, as confirmed in a tweet by Robert Brooks Cohen.[4]

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text: Storylines[edit]

text: Showrunner/executive producer Michael Chernuchin told The Hollywood Reporter that this season of SVU would be 'ripping the headlines' of more current and political events such as the Charlottesville riots. Chernuchin noting, "Conflict. It's just the state of the world today with everybody. Everybody's political now and everything is political now and we want to deal with that." Kate Stanhope at THR also mentioned to Chernuchin about the pulled episode ("Unstoppable") from last season, asking him if he was hesitant about diving into politics this season. Chernuchin replied, "I'm not going to choose a side. I won't choose a side. I'm going to present both political views and let the audience decide which one is right. My goal, and I told the writers on this on the first day of our writers' room, is at the end of every episode, I want half the audience to throw their shoes at the television and the other half to stand up and cheer."[5]

text: Another episode Chernuchin told THR would be based on the Charlie Gard case, an infant in England who was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive brain damage and muscle failure. "That's a life and death story," Chernuchin explained. "Cat-fishing," cyberbullying — which he described to THR as "[SVU's] answer to 13 Reasons Why — and an airplane episode covering "all the turmoil on airplanes these days." Chernuchin concluded, "We are ripping things from the headlines. Some of them are big, famous headlines and some of them are smaller headlines."[5]

text: On September 8, 2017, Chernuchin gave an overview of the season premiere and outlook on the season as a whole to TV Line; noting that A.D.A. Barba (Raúl Esparza) would start having other problems than court battles when Peter Stone (Philip Winchester) shows up, Stone pushing Barba into "a huge moral decision." Chernuchin also teased that Lieutenant Benson's life would be getting worse before it gets any better, "What I told Mariska [Hargitay] when I came aboard is, 'You're a broken woman, because of your past, and I'm going to drag you through the woods and you're gonna come out the other side a better person," he previewed. "So we're gonna throw the kitchen sink at her [Benson]." He also mentioned there's a possibility of romance for Benson: "There might be, she's not looking for it, but it might happen."[6] In an interview with E! News, Kelli Giddish (Det. Amanda Rollins) says a change in Benson and Rollins' relationship dynamic is coming. "I'm so looking forward to developing a friendship with Benson, the Rollins and Benson relationship, because they have so much in common." Benson and Rollins' relationship being rocky, most notably between seasons fifteen and eighteen as Benson began 'moving up the ranks' to Sergeant and then Lieutenant. "They have been at odds, it's just nice to come into that office and know that we're not going to fight and kind of support each other as I think these two characters would in real life," Giddish continued.[7]

text: An episode based on the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations aired on January 17, 2018.[8] "We are hitting Harvey Weinstein head-on, but it's not in the realm of the entertainment business," Michael Chernuchin said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "It's a real important episode about the rape culture in an industry, and we wanted to try [to] stretch the law to criminalize that sort of environment."

text: Cast[edit]

text: The entire main cast from the previous season returned. In August 2017, it was announced that Philip Winchester would reprise his role as Assistant State's Attorney Peter Stone from Chicago Justice, appearing around the midpoint of the season.[9][10] New show runner/executive producer Michael Chernuchin told Entertainment Weekly that Stone's character would be coming in as an antagonist and that he will be a foil for A.D.A. Barba (Raúl Esparza) this season; Stone's character isn't necessarily taking his [Barba's] job. "There's more than one A.D.A. in New York [...] Philip will come in and he won't be the nicest person our characters have ever met. What he's going to be doing, too, is basically bringing all of the franchises into one. He's connecting Law & Order, the Chicago franchises and now SVU."[11] His character debuted in the thirteenth episode of the season.[12][13] In the thirteenth episode, Raúl Esparza departed the cast after six seasons on the show.[14] He told Natalie Abrams of Entertainment Weekly that it was his decision to leave, adding "I've done six seasons, I felt like it was time to go. I had explored a lot of what I thought Barba was about. I just felt it was time to move on."[14] Philip Winchester took his place as the show's permanent A.D.A, guest starring in Esparza's final episode before being promoted to main cast in the fourteenth episode.

text: Main cast[edit]

text:
Mariska Hargitay as Lieutenant Olivia Benson
Kelli Giddish as Detective Amanda Rollins
Ice-T as Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola
Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick "Sonny" Carisi, Jr.
Raúl Esparza as A.D.A. Rafael Barba (episodes 1–13)
Philip Winchester as A.D.A. Peter Stone (episode 14 onwards; guest star: episode 13)

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text: Special guest star[edit]

text: Sam Waterston as DA Jack McCoy

text: Recurring cast[edit]

text:
Dean Winters as DA Investigator Brian Cassidy
Ryan Buggle as Noah Porter-Benson
Barbara Miluski as Judge Lisa Peck
Peter Jacobson as Defence Attorney Randy Dworkin
Vincent Curatola as Judge Al Burtuccio
Brooke Shields as Sheila Porter
Ami Brabson as Judge Karyn Blake
Peter Hermann as Defence Attorney Trevor Langan
Steve Rosen as Defence Attorney Michael Guthrie
Helmar Augustus Cooper as Judge Reginald Flowers
Jayne Houdyshell as Judge Ruth Linden
Peter Gallagher as Deputy Chief William Dodds
Maureen Mueller as Counselor Susan Janet
Jenna Stern as Judge Elana Barth
Tamara Tunie as Medical Examiner Melinda Warner
Carolyn McCormick as Psychologist Elizabeth Olivet
Ned Eisenberg as Defence Attorney Roger Kressler
Sonia Manzano as Judge Gloria Pepitone
Joe Grifasi as Judge Hashi Horowitz

text: Guest stars[edit]

text: It was announced on August 11, 2017 by The Hollywood Reporter that actress Brooke Shields would play a 'major' recurring role throughout the course of the season. "I play a very different character from any I have ever played," Shields commented. "I'm excited to stir the SVU pot a bit." THR noted that details of her role are being kept under wraps, although it's been teased that Shields' role will "shake up Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) world."[10] At the New York Fashion Week event on September 7, 2017, Shields talked about her "complicated" character; "We're discovering the character," she said of her at the time, mysterious recurring role, "it's pretty complicated and it's gut wrenching. What's so amazing about the show is that the characters are so rich and layered, and they're just filtering me through it." Shields also noted that her character was set to begin appearing in the third episode ("Contrapasso") of the season.[15] In that episode's last scene, Shields' character was revealed to be Noah's previously unknown grandmother, Sheila Porter, who challenged Benson for custody before becoming friends. Her story arc finished in 2018 when Sheila abducted Noah in a cliffhanger episode, before being caught by Benson and the squad and arrested.

text: On August 18, Entertainment Weekly released a sneak-peak of the script of SVU's season 19 premiere episode and announced that Will Chase would be guest starring as Byron Marks, an accused rapist who turned fugitive when he fled to Cuba six years prior, he is caught by Fin (Ice T) in the premiere's opening scenes. Amy Smart guest starred as one of Marks' victims, and Peter Jacobson – who previously guest starred in the thirteenth-season finale and recurred in season fourteen as a pimp named Bart Ganzel – guest starred in the premiere as his recurring mothership Law & Order character, Defense Attorney Randy Dworkin, a character created by Michael Chernuchin during his tenure on L&O.[16] Annabeth Gish guest starred in the third episode of the season. She portrayed a defense attorney in a case where a man is castrated and left for dead; leading the SVU squad to three female suspects with possible motives.[17] Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas, made a cameo appearance as himself in an October episode ("Complicated") of SVU. Thomas' cameo appearance occurs in the midst of a missing persons investigation.[18]

text: Mike Faist, a Tony Award-nominated actor starring as Connor Murphy in Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, guest starred as a young man struggling with the long-ago disappearance of his sister in "Complicated".[19] The Walking Dead alum, Brighton Sharbino guest starred as a teenager who disappears when her classmates make her the subject of a cyberbullying attack. Madison Pettis also guest starred in the episode, titled "No Good Reason", which aired on NBC, October 18th 2017.[20] Another Broadway star, Christiane Noll, guest starred in the episode "Unintended Consquences" as Sarah Curtis "After 19 years on the air, I will finally be appearing as a guest star on episode #19006 of Law & Order: SVU! I am really excited because this is my first big guest starring role," Noll told Playbill.[21] Peter Scolari guest starred along with Noll in "Unintended Consequences" as Dr. Dennis Barkley.[22] In October 2017, THR announced Melora Walters and Joanna Going would guest star in a special episode of SVU ("Something Happened"). Walters played the rape victim, Laurel Linwood, who knows she was raped but can't remember what happened. Going played Laurel's sister, Leah, who is brought in to help fill in the blanks.[23]

text: On September 20, 2017, it was announced Sam Waterston will guest star in an upcoming episode of SVU as his Law & Order character, Jack McCoy. Waterston will be re-united with show runner/EP Michael S. Chernuchin, who also held the same position at the time Waterston joined the original series in 1994; Chernuchin is credited as the creator of the McCoy character. This will also mark Waterston's fourth guest appearance on SVU.[24] In the episode "Pathological", Tamara Tunie (M.E. Melinda Warner), Carolyn McCormick (Dr. Elizabeth Olivet), and Jenna Stern (Judge Elana Barth) returned as their respective characters.[25] The episode aired on January 10, 2018.

text: On December 14, 2017, Martin Donovan and Yasmine Al Massri were confirmed to guest star in an episode titled "Flight Risk" based on the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations.[26] The episode was about sexual harassment in the airline industry and aired on January 17, 2018.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

411
1
"Gone Fishin'"
Alex Chapple
Michael Chernuchin
September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)
1901
5.67[27]

The Special Victims Unit is notified about a fugitive rapist (Will Chase) on the loose in Havana, Cuba. Fin crosses international borders to capture him, which soon causes political controversy when Fin is accused of kidnapping the perp. When all of his victims are reluctant to testify, Benson must count on one victim (Amy Smart) to help put the perp away. Meanwhile, Benson discovers shocking allegations made about her, which eventually leads to her ex-boyfriend and former SVU detective Brian Cassidy returning to her life to investigate her actions and the allegation made against her.

412
2
"Mood"
Michael Pressman
Allison Intrieri
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)
1902
5.82[28]

A woman (Saxon Sharbino) reports to SVU that she was raped. At first, the detectives believe her but, after several misleading reports, the detectives soon find themselves in a complicated position, with Rollins and Carisi fighting about whether her story is true and whether the case should be taken to trial. Meanwhile, Cassidy continues his investigation into Benson's personal life regarding the shocking allegations made about her and Benson decides to take action, leading to an extremely shocking discovery and the loss of an old friendship in Benson's life.

413
3
"Contrapasso"
Jean de Segonzac
Richard Sweren
October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)
1903
5.79[29]

A man (Paul Fitzgerald) is brutally castrated and left for dead in a hotel, but survives the ordeal and the Special Victims Unit soon discover there were three witnesses to the scene, who immediately become suspects in the case. However, the case quickly takes a bizarre twist when the three witnesses make a claim that they are victims from something he did in the past and they were getting revenge. Barba must decide whether to prosecute the women or defend them in the complicated case. Meanwhile, Olivia gets shocking news from Trevor Langan regarding Noah's biological family, revealing that Noah's mother Ellie Porter had been lying about something all this time during the past investigation.

414
4
"No Good Reason"
Martha Mitchell
Julie Martin & Brianna Yellen
October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)
1904
5.58[31]

The Special Victims Unit is called in to investigate the sudden disappearance of a high school student (Brighton Sharbino). They soon discover that she was the victim of a nasty cyberbullying attack from her fellow peers and best friend (Madison Pettis). When she is finally found, she claims that she was raped by three boys from her school at a party, one being one of her best friends. The case goes well, until the victim becomes reluctant to testify, due to hatred and bullying from her peers, and Benson must convince her to testify. Meanwhile, Sheila Porter attempts to challenge Benson's parenting skills as a mother, which infuriates Benson.

Episode inspired by the events in the Netflix web series 13 Reasons Why.[30]

415
5
"Complicated"
Tricia Brock
Céline C. Robinson
October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
1905
5.81[32]

A young woman (Ily Ray) who has been missing for ten years is suddenly found and the cold case into her disappearance is reopened by the Special Victims Unit. However, the detectives become suspicious of her story when several things don't match up and the detectives soon discover a disturbing cold secret kept in the family. Meanwhile, Benson and Sheila both fight against each other for custody of Noah, with Sheila claiming she fears for Noah's safety due to Benson's recent allegations, infuriating Benson and putting them both in an intense and conflicted relationship.

416
6
"Unintended Consequences"
Jonathan Herron
Elizabeth Rinehart
November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)
1906
4.97[33]

The Special Victims Unit are called to a high end rehab center to investigate the death of a teenage girl, after she was last seen there. Suspicious of the activity going on and the concerning behaviour and reports from some of the clients, Rollins goes undercover in the rehab center as a worker, joining the manager (Anne Corley) in her duties, hoping to get evidence of criminal activity in order to get justice for the murder victim's family. Meanwhile, Benson tries to overcome her doubts about Sheila, after letting her visit Noah for the first time and befriending her.

417
7
"Something Happened"
Alex Chapple
Michael Chernuchin
November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
1907
7.07[34]

A rape victim (Melora Walters) who can't remember the details or what happened when she was sexually assaulted visits the Special Victims Unit, distraught and desperate to remember exactly what happened. Benson brings her into an interrogation room to help her remember the details of what happened. However, it quickly becomes intense when the rape victim starts to break down in fear, stress and desperation. In order to help the victim remember what happened, Benson finally decides to tell her a long kept secret from her past that she hasn't told anyone before, in the hopes that the victim will remember what happened and who assaulted her so justice can be served. The case soon takes a shocking twist which reveals a secret long kept from both the victim and her sister (Joanna Going).

418
8
"Intent"
Adam Bernstein
Robert Brooks Cohen & Lawrence Kaplow
December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
1908
6.18[35]

The Special Victims Unit are called in after a popular social media star (Gage Golightly) is raped, following a romantic date gone wrong. The detectives discover she posted a hint of who she was dating online for her followers, but the victim's reputation is soon questioned after a text threat is discovered that was subsequently sent to her suspected rapist which could ruin the case. Meanwhile, Benson sets firm ground rules with Sheila about what she can and cannot tell Noah about his past and family background, but eventually, Olivia's worst nightmare comes true when she gets some horrifying news about Noah.

419
9
"Gone Baby Gone"
Jean de Segonzac
Lawrence Kaplow & Elizabeth Rinehart
January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)
1909
6.23[36]

The Special Victims Unit, along with Deputy Chief William Dodds, start a top priority frantic search for Noah after he is kidnapped while clothes shopping with Sheila at the mall. Benson, frantic, starts to panic, which sends emotions running high amongst the team members. Desperate to have her son safe and back with her, Benson decides to take matters into her own hands and tries to attempt to track down Noah's kidnapper, despite Dodds' orders. However, things eventually become extremely dangerous and Benson's life is soon put in serious danger as things take a shocking twist.

420
10
"Pathological"
Jono Oliver
Brianna Yellen
January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)
1910
6.06[38]

The Special Victims Unit are called to investigate a sexual assault case involving two disabled children (Conor Tague & Erin Wilhelmi) who attend a special needs school. Through further investigation, the case takes a surprising twist after Rollins discovers a shocking truth when one of the students' medical exam shows that the child's medical disability stems from a surprising source and the case soon turns into one of child abuse in the hands of her mother (Dendrie Taylor). The case soon goes from bad to worse when the abuse case soon turns to murder. Meanwhile, Benson tries to help Noah cope with nightmares after the previous traumatizing events involving himself, Benson and Sheila Porter.

Episode inspired by the Murder of Dee Dee Blancharde[37]

421
11
"Flight Risk"
Michael Pressman
Julie Martin & Allison Intrieri
January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
1911
6.21[40]

When a Muslim female pilot (Yasmine Al Massri) locks herself in the cockpit and attempts to return the plane to JFK Airport (nearly causing a crash), she finds herself arrested on suspicion of terrorism. However, when she makes a claim that the captain of the plane (Martin Donovan) was sexually assaulting her and she diverted the plane to avoid contact with him, the Special Victims Unit is called to investigate. Barba eventually convenes with a grand jury to determine the suspected rapists complicity in the crime. Meanwhile, Tutuola takes several steps to ensure that Benson is safe at work, after the previous incident with Sheila Porter.

Episode inspired by the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations.[39]

422
12
"Info Wars"
Michael Slovis
Richard Sweren & Robert Brooks Cohen
January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)
1912
5.48[43]

The Special Victims Unit are called to a brutal crime scene after a violent protest in the city results in a controversial female pundit (Rhea Seehorn) getting viciously sexually assaulted. However, with many people in the crowd during the protest, the squad has a hard time catching the victim's assailants. When the case is taken to trial, Barba and Benson both fight with each other after struggling to keep their political opinions about the case quiet and both disagreeing with each other, which leaves the squad clashing over sides in the controversial, violent case and sets tensions rising between the detectives and Barba.

Episode and episode title inspired by actual website InfoWars, with specific main character reference to InfoWars' reporter Millie Weaver.[41][42]

423
13
"The Undiscovered Country"
Alex Chapple
Michael Chernuchin
February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)
1913
6.64[45]

The Special Victims Unit are called in to investigate after a father (Joe Tapper) kidnaps his mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome-affected infant. When the father is found, he says he wants his son alive, whereas his wife (Abigail Hawk) wants him put out of his misery, which sends the SVU detectives taking sides in the family's right-to-die case. Barba's interference in the case leads to the entire DA's office being in jeopardy, which results in DA Jack McCoy getting involved and sending Barba to trial for murder, however is found not guilty. Traumatized by the case, Barba quits his job as an ADA and is replaced by former Chicago ADA Peter Stone, who has recently lost his father Benjamin Stone, who was a former ADA previously assigned to the NYPD's Homicide Unit.

Episode inspired by the Charlie Gard case.[44]

424
14
"Chasing Demons"
Fred Berner
Richard Sweren & Allison Intrieri
February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)
1914
TBD

The Special Victims Unit take a doctor to trial who has been accused of molesting little boys. As the trial is going good, Brian Cassidy testifies but when the doctor’s lawyer suspects Cassidy of being racist, Cassidy loses it, which causes a mistrial. However, when Cassidy turns up to Benson’s apartment with blood on him and Dr. West is found dead after Cassidy visited him, Benson must decide whether Cassidy is guilty of murder or if Cassidy is innocent which he claims, which complicates Rollins’ and Benson’s relationship and sends Stone and Benson’s friendship to a rocky start, all while a Homicide detective investigates Cassidy.

425
15
"In Loco Parentis"[46]
TBA
TBA
March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)
1915
TBD

426
16
"Dare"[47]
TBA
TBA
March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)
1916
TBD

427
17
"Send in the Clowns"[48]
TBA
TBA
March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)
1917
TBD

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text: Ratings[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"Gone Fishin'"
September 27, 2017
1.4/5
5.67[27]
1.0
3.19
2.4
8.83[49]

2
"Mood"
October 4, 2017
1.3/5
5.82[28]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

3
"Contrapasso"
October 11, 2017
1.2/5
5.79[29]
1.0
2.82
2.2
8.61[50]

4
"No Good Reason"
October 18, 2017
1.2/4
5.58[31]
1.0
2.85
2.2
8.45[51]

5
"Complicated"
October 25, 2017
1.2/4
5.81[32]
0.9
2.77
2.1
8.59[52]

6
"Unintended Consequences"
November 8, 2017
1.1/4
4.97[33]
0.9
3.04
2.0
8.01[53]

7
"Something Happened"
November 29, 2017
1.5/5
7.07[34]
1.0
3.08
2.5
10.15[54]

8
"Intent"
December 6, 2017
1.3/5
6.18[35]
0.9
2.68
2.2
8.86[55]

9
"Gone Baby Gone"
January 3, 2018
1.4/5
6.23[36]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

10
"Pathological"
January 10, 2018
1.3/5
6.06[38]
1.0
3.09
2.3
9.15[56]

11
"Flight Risk"
January 17, 2018
1.4/5
6.21[40]
1.0
2.98
2.4
9.17[57]

12
"Info Wars"
January 31, 2018
1.2/5
5.48[43]
1.0
3.01
2.2
8.48[58]

13
"The Undiscovered Country"
February 7, 2018
1.3/5
6.64[45]
1.0
3.17
2.3
9.81[59]

14
"Chasing Demons"
February 28, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

15
"In Loco Parentis"
March 7, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

16
"Dare"
March 14, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

17
"Send In The Clowns"
March 21, 2018
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD