Australian television soap opera
Neighbours Company type Television series Industry Television broadcasting Founded March 18, 1985; 41 years ago (1985-03-18 ) Founder Reg Watson Headquarters Australia
Products Television soap opera
Neighbours is a longstanding Australian TV soap opera that first aired on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. Developed by television executive Reg Watson , the series portrays authentic narratives involving both adults and teenagers who engage in open dialogue and collaboratively address their challenges. The storyline revolves around the inhabitants of Ramsay Street , a fictional cul-de-sac located in the suburb of Erinsborough . Initially, the show focused on three households, notably including the Ramsay and Robinson families. To maintain viewer interest when plots grow repetitive, the writers introduce new families to revitalize the cast. Currently, Ramsay Street features a combination of original and recently added characters. Below is an overview of characters and their actors throughout the show's history, with performers listed in order of their first appearance.
Main characters
Recurring characters
Characters exiting
Characters making a comeback
New characters upcoming
A
|- | Josh Anderson || Jeremy Angerson || 1990–1992
|- | Ben Atkins || Brett Cousins || 1997–1998
|- | Caitlin Atkins || Emily Milburn || 1997–1998
|- | Nicholas Atkins || Jason Crewes || 1998
|}
B
Tyler Brennan Phoebe Bright Georgia Brooks Ringo Brown Eddie Buckingham Dorothy Burke
Character
Actor(s)
Time period
Ref(s)
Oliver Barnes
David Hoflin
2007–2008, 2011
[ 11] [ 12]
Sarah Beaumont
Nicola Charles
1996–1999, 2005, 2013, 2016
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Tess Bell
Krista Vendy
1999–2001, 2023, 2025
[ 13]
David Bishop
Kevin Harrington
1988, 2003–2005
[ 14]
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1987–1991, 1996–2009, 2011, 2015, 2022–2025
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Kerry Bishop
Linda Hartley-Clark
1989–1990, 2004, 2006
[ 15]
Liljana Bishop
Marcella Russo
2003–2005
[ 14]
Madge Bishop
Anne Charleston
1986–1992, 1996–2001, 2015, 2022
[ 15] [ 16]
Serena Bishop
Lara Sacher
2003–2005
[ 14]
Dee Bliss
Madeleine West
2000–2003, 2017, 2019–2020
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Bossy
Bossy
2012–2016
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Bouncer
Bouncer
1987–1993
[ 15]
Beth Brennan
Natalie Imbruglia
1992–1994, 2022
[ 15]
Chloe Brennan
April Rose Pengilly
2018–2023
[ 17]
Mark Brennan
Scott McGregor
2010–2011,2013–2020
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Travis Burns
2015–2019
[ 18]
Simone Robertson
1991–1993
[ 19]
Saskia Hampele
2012–2016
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Sam Clark
2007–2010
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Bob La Castra
1990
[ 20]
Maggie Dence
1990–1993
[ 20]
C
Character
Performer(s)
Active Years
Ref(s)
Jack Callahan
Andrew Morley
2016–2018, 2020
[ 21] [ 22]
Carmella Cammeniti
Natalie Blair
2003–2008, 2011
[ 12]
Chloe Cammeniti
Sarah May
2008
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Daisy Zandveld
2011
Rosetta Cammeniti
Natalie Saleeba
2006–2008
[ 11]
Sienna Cammeniti
Erin McNaught
2008
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Gary Canning
Damien Richardson
2014–2020
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Kyle Canning
Chris Milligan
2008–2016, 2019–2022
[ 17]
Levi Canning
Richie Morris
2020–2022
[ 17]
Naomi Canning
Morgana O'Reilly
2014–2015, 2020, 2022
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Sheila Canning
Colette Mann
2012–2022
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Xanthe Canning
Lilly Van der Meer
2016–2019
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Guy Carpenter
Andrew Williams
1991–1992, 2015
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Lou Carpenter
Tom Oliver
1988, 1992–2016
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Edith Chubb
Irene Inescort
1988–1989
[ 20]
Daphne Clarke
Elaine Smith
1985–1988
[ 24]
Des Clarke
Paul Keane
1985–1990, 2015, 2020–2022
[ 24] [ 22]
Jamie Clarke
S.J. Dey
1987–1988
[ 24]
Ryder Susman
1989
Nicholas and James Mason
1989–1990
Angus McLaren
2003
Sam Cole
Scott Wealands
1986
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Thomas Hamston
1986–1987
Susan Cole
Gloria Ajenstat
1986–1987
[ 24]
Elly Conway
Kendell Nunn
2001–2002
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Jodi Anasta
2016–2020, 2022–2023
Taj Coppin
Jaime Robbie Reyne
2002–2004
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D
E
Character
Portrayed by
Years Active
References
Lisa Elliot
Kate Straub
1997
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F
G
H
I
J
Character
Performer(s)
Appearance Period
Melissa Jarrett
Jade Amenta
1989–1991, 2023
K
Character
Performer(s)
Appearance Period
Ajay Kapoor
Sachin Joab
2011–2013
Priya Kapoor
Menik Gooneratne
2011–2013
Rani Kapoor
Coco Cherian
2012–2013
Finn Kelly
Rob Mills
2017–2022
Billy Kennedy
Jesse Spencer
1994–2000, 2005, 2022
Libby Kennedy
Kym Valentine
1994–2005, 2007–2011, 2014, 2022
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Michala Banas
2008
Malcolm Kennedy
Benjamin McNair
1994–1997, 2002, 2004–2005, 2011, 2014, 2022–2023
Tom Kennedy
Bob Hornery
1996, 1999, 2006–2007
Katya Kinski
Dichen Lachman
2005–2007
Nate Kinski
Meyne Wyatt
2014–2016
Rachel Kinski
Caitlin Stasey
2005–2009
Zeke Kinski
Matthew Werkmeister
2005–2011, 2014
Ben Kirk
Noah Sutherland
2001–2003
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Sean Berends
2004
Blake O'Leary
2007–2010
Felix Mallard
2014–2019
Drew Kirk
Dan Paris
1998–2002, 2005
Marlene Kratz
Moya O'Sullivan
1994–1997, 2005
L
M
Character
Portrayed by
Years Active
Ref(s)
Joe Mangel
Mark Little
1988–1991, 2005, 2022
[ 49]
Kerry Mangel
Claudine Henningsen
2006–2007
[ 50]
Nell Mangel
Vivean Gray
1986–1988
[ 49]
Sky Mangel
Miranda Fryer
1989–1991
[ 51] [ 22]
Stephanie McIntosh
2003–2007, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2024
Toby Mangel
Finn Greentree-Keane
1988–1990
[ 49]
Ben Geurens
1990–1993
Diana Marshall
Jane Badler
2010
[ 52] [ 53]
Debbie Martin
Mandy Storvik
1985
[ 49]
Katrina McEwan
1985
Marnie Reece-Wilmore
1992–1994, 1996–1997, 2005
Hannah Martin
Rebecca Ritters
1992–1999, 2005
[ 49]
Julie Martin
Vikki Blanche
1985
[ 54]
Julie Mullins
1992–1994
Michael Martin
Samuel Hammington
1985
[ 54]
Troy Beckwith
1992–1998
Philip Martin
Christopher Milne
1985
[ 54]
Ian Rawlings
1992–1999, 2005, 2022–2023
Paul McClain
Jansen Spencer
1997–2001, 2005
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Ryan McLachlan
Richard Norton
1990–1991
[ 54]
Tiffany McLachlan
Amber Kilpatrick
1989–1990
[ 54]
Troy Miller
Dieter Brummer
2011–2012
[ 55] [ 56]
Jade Mitchell
Gemma Pranita
2010–2012, 2019
[ 57]
Chelsea Murphy
Viva Bianca
2024–2025
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O
P
R
Character
Portrayed by
Years Active
Ref(s)
Danny Ramsay
David Clencie
1985–1986, 2005
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Gemma Ramsay
Beth Buchanan
1990–1991, 2019, 2022
[ 70]
Harry Ramsay
Will Moore
2009–2010
[ 71]
Henry Ramsay
Craig McLachlan
1987–1989
[ 72]
Kate Ramsay
Ashleigh Brewer
2009–2014
[ 73]
Maria Ramsay
Dasha Bláhová
1985
[ 72]
Max Ramsay
Francis Bell
1985–1986
[ 72]
Shane Ramsay
Peter O'Brien
1985–1987, 2022, 2024–2025
[ 72]
Sophie Ramsay
Kaiya Jones
2009–2014
[ 74]
Tom Ramsay
Gary Files
1986, 1990–1991, 2015
[ 23] [ 72]
Angie Rebecchi
Lesley Baker
1995–1996, 2002–2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017–2019, 2022–2023
[ 72] [ 75]
Callum Rebecchi
Morgan Baker
2008–2015, 2017, 2019, 2022–2023
[ 76] [ 77]
Dipi Rebecchi
Sharon Johal
2017–2021
[ 78]
Hugo Rebecchi
John Turner
2018–2022
[ 79]
Tanner Ellis-Anderson
2023–2024
Kirsha Rebecchi
Vani Dhir
2017–2020
[ 80]
S
Character
Portrayed by
Years Active
Ref(s)
Joel Samuels
Daniel MacPherson
1998–2002, 2022
[ 81]
Felicity Scully
Holly Valance
1999–2002, 2005, 2022
[ 81]
Jack Scully
Paul Pantano
2001
[ 81]
Jay Bunyan
2002–2005
Joe Scully
Shane Connor
1999–2004
[ 81]
Lyn Scully
Janet Andrewartha
1999–2006, 2008–2011, 2016–2017, 2019
[ 82] [ 83]
Michelle Scully
Kate Keltie
1999–2004, 2023
[ 81]
Oscar Scully
Ingo Dammer-Smith
2003–2006
[ 84]
Stephanie Scully
Carla Bonner
1999–2010, 2013, 2015–2018, 2022
[ 85] [ 86]
Reece Sinclair
Mischa Barton
2023
[ 87]
Zara Selwyn
Freya Van Dyke
2022
[ 88]
Mishti Sharma
Scarlet Vas
2017–2018
[ 89]
Valda Sheergold
Joan Sydney
2002–2005, 2007–2008
[ 27]
Marco Silvani
Jesse Rosenfeld
2007–2008
[ 11]
Paige Smith
Olympia Valance
2014–2018, 2020, 2022
[ 90]
Andrea Somers
Madeleine West
2017–2020
[ 91]
Brett Stark
Brett Blewitt
1993–1996, 2005, 2023
[ 92]
Cheryl Stark
Caroline Gillmer
1993–1995, 1996
[ 92]
Colette Mann
1995–1996
Danni Stark
Eliza Szonert
1993–1996, 2005
[ 92]
Darren Stark
Scott Major
1993
[ 92]
Todd MacDonald
1996–1998, 2004–2005, 2007–2008
T
U
Character
Actor(s)
Years Active
References
Sally Upton
Sally Davis
1998–1999
V
W
Character
Actor(s)
Years Active
References
Sindi Watts
Marisa Warrington
2002–2005, 2017–2018
Sally Wells
Rowena Mohr
1987–1988
Nicola West
Imogen Bailey
2008
Anne Wilkinson
Brooke Satchwell
1996–2000
Lance Wilkinson
Andrew Bibby
1995–2001, 2005, 2018, 2022–2023
Ruth Wilkinson
Ailsa Piper
1996–1999, 2005
Amy Williams
Nicolette Minster
1988
Sheridan Compagnino
1992
Zoe Cramond
2015–2020, 2022
Jimmy Williams
Darcy Tadich
2015–2020
Michael Williams
Sandy Winton
2010–2012
Natasha Williams
Valentina Novakovic
2010–2013
Adam Willis
Ian Williams
1990–1991
Brad Willis
Benjamin Grant Mitchell
1989
Scott Michaelson
1991–1993
Kip Gamblin
2013–2017
Cody Willis
Amelia Frid
1989–1991
Peta Brady
1993–1996
Doug Willis
Terence Donovan
1990–1994, 2005, 2014–2016, 2022
Gaby Willis
Rachel Blakely
1991–1994, 2005
Imogen Willis
Ariel Kaplan
2013–2016, 2019, 2023
Josh Willis
Harley Bonner
2013–2016
Ned Willis
Ben Hall
2016–2022
Pam Willis
Sue Jones
1990–1994, 1996, 2014, 2016
Piper Willis
Mavournee Hazel
2015–2019
Roxy Willis
Zima Anderson
2019–2022, 2025
Zac Willis
Jay Callahan
1994
Freya Wozniak
Phoebe Roberts
2022
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Characters Organized by Year
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
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