Emmerdale cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the cast?

Emmerdale cast 2025

The full present regular cast for Emmerdale can be found below.

Chris Chittell as Eric Pollard
Claire King as Kim Tate
Isabel Hodgins as Victoria Sugden
James Hooton as Sam Dingle
Ned Porteous as Joe Tate
Lisa Riley as Mandy Dingle
Mark Charnock as Marlon Dingle
Dominic Brunt as Paddy Kirk
Eden Taylor-Draper as Belle Dingle
Emma Atkins as Charity Dingle
Jeff Hordley as Cain Dingle
Tony Audenshaw as Bob Hope
Patrick Mower as Rodney Blackstock
Nicola Wheeler as Nicola King
Zoe Henry as Rhona Goskirk
Rosie Bentham as Gabby Thomas
Charlotte Bellamy as Laurel Thomas
Lucy Pargeter as Chastity “Chas” Dingle
Danny Miller as Aaron Dingle
Nick Miles as Jimmy King
Jack Downham as Noah Dingle
Katie Hill as Sarah Sugden
Gabrielle Dowling as Cathy Hope
Alfie Clarke as Arthur Thomas
Natalie J. Robb as Moira Dingle
Ash Palmisciano as Matty Barton
Rebecca Bakes as Angelica King
Chris Bisson as Jai Sharma
Joe-Warren Plant as Jacob Gallagher
Luca Hoyle as Elliot Windsor
Harvey Rogerson as Leo Goskirk
Huey Quinn as Kyle Winchester
Kai Assi as Archie Breckle
Laura Norton as Kerry Wyatt
Michelle Hardwick as Vanessa Woodfield
Mike Parr as Ross Barton
Jonny McPherson as Dr Liam Cavanagh
Amelia Flanagan as April Windsor
Amy Walsh as Tracy Robinson
Charlie Munro Joyce as Carl Holliday
Arthur Cockroft as Moses Dingle
Jack Jennings as Johnny Woodfield
Tilly-Rue Foster as Dotty Thomas
Karen Blick as Lydia Dingle
Bobby Dunsmoir as Isaac Dingle
Olivia Bromley as Dawn Fletcher
James Moore as Ryan Stocks
Rebecca Sarker as Dr Manpreet Sharma
Jay Kontzle as Billy Fletcher
Bradley Johnson as Vinnie Dingle
Joshua Richards as Bear Wolf
Noah Ryan Aspinall as Lucas Taylor
Bella James as Eve Dingle
Lawrence Robb as Mackenzie Boyd
Kevin Mathurin as Charles Anderson
Louise Jameson as Mary Goskirk
William Ash as Caleb Miligan
Flo Wilson as Claudette Anderson
Beth Cordingly as Ruby Miligan
Oliver Farnworth as John Sugden
Georgia Jay as Steph Miligan
Fred Kettle as Dylan Penders
Shebz Miah as Kammy Hadiq
Bradley Riches as Lewis Barton

Here are the following changes ahead of the regular cast.

Who is leaving Emmerdale?

At present, we have no further confirmed or reported departures for Emmerdale.

However, with the likes of killer John Sugden and scheming Joe Tate on the loose, this could very well change!

REPORTED RETURNING

Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley)

Ryan Hawley as Robert Sugden and Danny Miller as Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale. — Ryan Hawley as Robert Sugden (left) and Danny Miller as Aaron Dingle in Emmerdale. ITV

When is Robert Sugden reportedly returning? Mid-2025.

Robert Sugden is reportedly set to make a guest return to Emmerdale, and actor Ryan Hawley has already filmed his return scenes, according to The Sun.

A source told the paper: “Ryan has a lot of respect for the show and its fans and he really wanted to give them a treat so he agreed to come back for a brief stint.”

They added: “Nothing was seen as being too extreme to keep the secret with fake names on scripts, smuggling him in and out of the studios and keeping everything very tight.”

ITV declined to comment when approached by RadioTimes.com.

Who is joining the cast of Emmerdale?

At present, we have no confirmed new cast members for Emmerdale.

However, producer Laura Shaw has teased that when Dylan Penders is back in the village, his past will arrive with him and he will bring some new characters with him for the story.

Digital Spy reports that Shaw said: He’s going to be bringing his past back to the village with him. And that’s going to cause huge problems for April and the wider family there. We’ve got a couple of exciting new castings that are joining us for that story, but I’m not allowed to tell you who they are. Watch this space, because it’s very exciting.”