A villain

Villain

A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...

 is an "evil

Evil

Evil is the violation of, or intent to violate, some moral code. Evil is usually seen as the dualistic opposite of good. Definitions of evil vary along with analysis of its root motive causes, however general actions commonly considered evil include: conscious and deliberate wrongdoing,...

" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction

Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...

. In soap operas, the villain, sometimes called a "bad guy", is an antagonist

Antagonist

An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...

, tending to have a negative effect on other characters. A female villain is sometimes called a villainness or "bad girl". Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines villain as "a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel; or a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot". The first use the term soap villain was made in 1975 by Joan Hanauer in the Lodi News-Sentinel

Lodi News-Sentinel

The Lodi News-Sentinel is a daily newspaper based in Lodi, California and serving northern San Joaquin and southern Sacramento counties. It is owned by Fred Weybret, Marty Weybret and Jim Weybret.- History :...

, referring to Lisa Grimaldi

Lisa Grimaldi

Lisa Grimaldi is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. The daughter of Henry and Alma Miller, Lisa grew up in Rockford, Illinois, USA before moving to Oakdale...

 in As The World Turns

As the World Turns

As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...

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Tom Conroy from Media Life Magazine

Media Life Magazine

Media Life Magazine is an online daily magazine/newspaper that started in May 1999 by Gene Ely. The publication covers all aspects of the media.-External links:* at LinkedIn...

noted that "On soap operas, sometimes a perfectly nice regular character will suddenly turn into a villain. Viewers are rarely alerted to the change beforehand." Shelley Fralic of the Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press

The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....

described the "first-class villain" of soap as: "Ruthless magnate. Serial groom. Charming rogue. Unrepentant schemer. Demanding paterfamilias. Defier of death. Tough, impatient, decisive, magnetic and infuriating. The blackest of blackguards." Debra Hale, writing about the fate of villains for the Associated Press

Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...

, said that "Sometimes, a villain becomes so evil he's beyond redemption and must be killed or imprisoned" but noted that "some villains are just too delectable to kill."

All My Children

All My Children

All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...

• Les Baxter
• Vanessa Bennett
• Alexander Cambias, Sr.
  Alexander Cambias, Sr.
  Alexander Cambias, Sr. is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Ronald Guttman, from July 23, 2003 until August 2003. Guttman returned to the role on February 23, 2007 and left April 27, 2007...
  
  
• Michael Cambias
  Michael Cambias
  Michael Cambias, formerly a brief resident of the fictional town of Pine Valley, appeared on the American daytime drama All My Children. He was portrayed by actor William deVry, from January 23, 2003 to August 2003, and later in a ghostly vision in 2004 and 2006.The character is one that lives in...
  
  
• Adam Chandler Sr.
  Adam Chandler
  Adam Chandler, Sr. is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children, portrayed by David Canary from December 1983 through his departure on April 23, 2010. Adam Chandler was one of the most devious and powerful individuals within the town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania...
  
  
• Palmer Cortlandt
  Palmer Cortlandt
  Palmer Cortlandt is a fictional character on the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, played by James Mitchell from 1979 to 2010. A major character until 1982, when health issues forced him to reduce his work load, Mitchell continued to appear regularly on the show until May 2007 when he...
  
  
• Sean Cudahy
• Richard Fields
• Ray Gardner
• Rob Gardner
• Janet Green
  Janet Dillon
  Janet Dillon is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera All My Children...
  
  
• David Hayward
  David Hayward
  Dr. David Hayward is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Vincent Irizarry from: November 27, 1997 - March 2, 1998, July 8, 1998 - November 28, 2006, October 23, 2008 - September 13, 2010, and returned on November 22, 2010.The character has been a top...
  
  
• Eric Kane
• Erica Kane
  Erica Kane
  Erica Kane is a fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children.The character has been portrayed by actress Susan Lucci since the show first aired in January 1970, until the last broadcast television episode aired in September 2011. Erica is considered to be the most popular...
  
  
• Jonathan Lavery
  Jonathan Lavery
  Jonathan Lavery is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children. He has been portrayed by actor Jeff Branson from June 15, 2004 to December 18, 2007....
  
  
• Dr. Greg Madden
• Greenlee Smythe
  Greenlee Smythe
  Greenlee Smythe is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. She was originally portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig from August 11, 1999 to November 30, 2005, and was portrayed by actress Sabine Singh from April 20, 2007 to January 15, 2008...
  
  
• Billy Clyde Tuggle
• Garrett Williams

Another World

Another World (TV series)

Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...

• Iris Carrington
• Cecile DePoulignac
• Grant Harrison

• Donna Love
• Jake McKinnon
  Jake McKinnon
  Jake Thomas McKinnon was a fictional character on NBC's now-cancelled daytime drama Another World, and on the CBS daytime drama As the World Turns. He was portrayed by Tom Eplin.-Tom Eplin's History as Jake McKinnon:...
  
  

The Archers

The Archers

The Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...

• Brian Aldridge
• Matt Crawford
• Clive Horrobin
• Owen King
• Simon Pemberton
• Wayne Tucson

As the World Turns

As the World Turns

As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...

• John Dixon
  John Dixon (ATWT)
  Dr. John Dixon, M.D. is a fictional character on the American TV soap opera, As the World Turns. He was portrayed by Larry Bryggman from July 18, 1969 until December 14, 2004. Dixon is a cardiologist at Oakdale Memorial Hospital where he is also Chief and Acting Chief of Staff at Memorial Hospital...
  
  
• Lisa Grimaldi
  Lisa Grimaldi
  Lisa Grimaldi is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. The daughter of Henry and Alma Miller, Lisa grew up in Rockford, Illinois, USA before moving to Oakdale...
  
  
• Craig Montgomery
  Craig Montgomery
  Craig Bryant Montgomery is a fictional character on the soap opera As The World Turns.-Actor history:Since the character of Craig Montgomery was introduced in January 1982, he has been portrayed by four actors in total...
  
  
• Kim Reynolds
• James Stenbeck
  James Stenbeck
  James Stenbeck is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama As the World Turns. He has been portrayed by Anthony Herrera on and off seven times from February 1, 1980 to September 10, 2009...
  
  
• Emily Stewart
  Emily Stewart
  Emily Stewart Ryan is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. She has been portrayed by Kelley Menighan Hensley since July 1992. Kelley Menighan Hensley took over the role of Emily Stewart in July 1992...
  
  
• Susan Stewart
• Carly Tenney
• Marshall Travers

The Bold and the Beautiful

The Bold and the Beautiful

The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....

• Sheila Carter
  Sheila Carter
  Sheila Carter is a fictional character who appeared on both The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful...
  
  
• Morgan DeWitt
  Morgan DeWitt
  Morgan DeWitt is a fictional character in the American soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. The character, played by Sarah Buxton, appeared from 2000 to 2001 and made another brief appearance in 2005.-Character:...
  
  
• Tawny Moore
• Deacon Sharpe
  Deacon Sharpe
  Deacon Sharpe is a fictional character on the CBS soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Sean Kanan originated the role on October 1, 2000 on The Bold and the Beautiful and continued in the role until February 22, 2005...
  
  
• Prince Omar Rashid

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...

• Tracy Barlow
  Tracy Barlow
  Tracy Lynette Barlow is a fictional character in the British television soap opera Coronation Street. She is currently portrayed, since 2002, by Kate Ford, the latest in a series of actresses who have played Tracy at various ages...
  
  
• Alan Bradley
  Alan Bradley
  Alan Bradley is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street. He was played by Mark Eden.Alan is one of the most famous villains in the history of the Street. He made his first appearance in 1986 when his wife Pat was killed in a road accident...
  
  
• Don Brennan
• Carla Connor
  Carla Connor
  Carla Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional town of Weatherfield. She is portrayed by actress Alison King. Carla was created by producer Steve Frost as part of the new Connor family....
  
  
• Jimmy Dockerson
• Joe Donnelli
• Terry Duckworth
  Terry Duckworth
  Terrence Edgar "Terry" Duckworth is a fictional character from the soap opera Coronation Street, played by Nigel Pivaro. He was introduced as the son of popular characters Jack and Vera Duckworth, making his on-screen debut on August 1, 1983. Terry has three sons: Paul, Tommy, and Brad...
  
  
• Frank Foster
  Frank Foster (Coronation Street)
  Frank John Foster is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional town of Weatherfield. Frank is played by Andrew Lancel and was introduced as a business associate of Carla Connor...
  
  
• Tony Gordon
  Tony Gordon
  Anthony "Tony" Gordon was a fictional character in the itv soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by actor Gray O'Brien. The character first appeared on screen on 16 September 2007 and making his final appearance on 9 June 2010 after deciding to sacrifice himself in the Underworld fire. He is a...
  
  
• Katy Harris
• Richard Hillman
  Richard Hillman
  Richard Charles Hillman was a fictional character in the British television soap opera Coronation Street, played by Brian Capron. Hillman is now rated as one of the best soap villains of all time.-Development:...
  
  
• Ed Jackson
• Roy Johnson
• Jon Lindsay
• Anne Malone
• Rick Neelan
• David Platt
  David Platt (Coronation Street)
  David Daniel Platt is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 26 December 1990 and is portrayed by actor Jack P...
  
  
• Jez Quigley
• Frank Riley
• Maya Sharma
  Maya Sharma
  Maya Sharma is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. She was played by Sasha Behar. She appears between 2003 and 2004.-Controversy:...
  
  
• John Stape
  John Stape
  John Stape is a fictional character from the British soap opera, Coronation Street, played by actor Graeme Hawley. He made his first on-screen appearance during the episode airing on 6 May 2007. The character departed on 3 June 2011 after four years on the show...
  
  
• Charlie Stubbs
• Kylie Turner
  Kylie Turner
  Kylie was initially described as having a "full on" personality, similar to Becky. She was also labelled a "firecracker". Lane described her as a "messed up girl, dragged up by an alcoholic mother". In her life she had to "fight for survival". Lane has also expressed her admiration of Kylie's...
  
  
• Rosie Webster
  Rosie Webster
  Rosie Webster is a fictional character in the British television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 24 December 1990. Originally portrayed by actress Emma Collinge from her birth until December 1999, the character has since been...
  
  
• Gary Windass
  Gary Windass
  Gary Windass is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Mikey North, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 14 November 2008.-Background:...
  
  

Days of Our Lives

Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...

• Lawrence Alamain
  Lawrence Alamain
  Lawrence James Alamain is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives. He was portrayed by Michael Sabatino from 1990 to 1993 and returned for several guest appearances in 2009, 2010 and 2011.-History:...
  
  
• Vivian Alamain
  Vivian Alamain
  Vivian Alamain is a fictional character on the NBC Soap Opera, Days of our Lives, head of the series' Alamain family. Created by writer Richard J. Allen, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Louise Sorel. In 2000, Sorel departed from the series and the role was not recast with another actress...
  
  
• Peter Blake
• Sami Brady
  Sami Brady
  Samantha Gene "Sami" Hernandez is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. She was born onscreen on October 16, 1984, though was later SORASed to October 16, 1977. Created by head writer Margaret DePriest, Sami has been portrayed by Alison Sweeney since January 22, 1993...
  
  
• Anjelica Curtis
• Jack Deveraux
  Jack Deveraux
  Jack Harcourt Deveraux, Sr. is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He is the most prominent member of the Johnson family and is most famously played by Matthew Ashford. After a four-year absence, the character has recently returned to "Salem" to reconnect with his estranged...
  
  
• Stefano DiMera
  Stefano DiMera
  Stefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he is portrayed by Joseph Mascolo...
  
  
• Tony DiMera
  Tony DiMera
  Count Antony "Tony" DiMera is a fictional character from the American soap opera Days of our Lives, played by actor Thaao Penghlis on and off from 1981 until 2009. One of the character's main storylines includes being impersonated by fellow character André DiMera, at various points in the...
  
  
• Megan Hathaway
  Megan Hathaway
  Megan Hathaway is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. She was played by Cheryl-Ann Wilson from 1984 to 1985.-Character history:...
  
  
• Maxwell Jarvis
• Victor Kiriakis
  Victor Kiriakis
  Victor Kiriakis I is a fictional character on NBC's Days of our Lives. The role has been portrayed by John Aniston since 1985. His time on the show has been 1985 to 1997, 1998 to present with a brief storyline driven absence in 2004 when his character was "killed off" but found alive on the island...
  
  
• Alex North
• Alex Marshall
• Kate Roberts
• Jan Spears
• Nicole Walker
  Nicole Walker
  Nicole DiMera is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera, Days of our Lives, a long running series about working-class life in the fictional town of Salem. She was introduced in 1998 by head writer Sally Sussman Morina, and executive producer Ken Corday...
  
  

Doctors

• Dr Charlie Bradfield
• Ian Carter
• Layla Darwish
• Harry Fisher
• Ria Ford
• Jack Harcourt
• Alex Haverley
• Lesley Hammond
• Leo Jackson
• Sissy Juggins
• Ocean Kennedy
• Davey Lowe
• Scott Neilson
• Chloe Pearce
• Susan Oakley
• Tyrrel

EastEnders

EastEnders

EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...

• Johnny Allen
  Johnny Allen (EastEnders)
  Jonathan "Johnny" Allen is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Billy Murray.-Storylines:Johnny Allen was a businessman and retired gangster, who grew up in Walford but moved away to start up an empire of his own which he named J.A. Enterprises...
  
  
• Terry Bates
• Cindy Beale
  Cindy Beale
  Cindy Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michelle Collins.Cindy always had an eye for the lotharios of Walford and despite trying to settle down repeatedly with the more reliable Ian Beale, she was unable to remain faithful to him. She had a selfish...
  
  
• Steven Beale
  Steven Beale
  Steven Peter Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Edward Farrell from 1989 to 1990, Stuart Stevens from 1992 to 1996, Edward Savage from 1997 to 2002, and Aaron Sidwell from 2007 to 2008...
  
  
• Derek Branning
  Derek Branning
  Derek Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Terence Beesley in 1996 and then Jamie Foreman from 2011 onwards. Derek is the eldest child of Jim and Reenie Branning . He made his first appearance on 29 April 1996 and departed not long after...
  
  
• Max Branning
  Max Branning
  Max Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jake Wood. He made his first appearance on 27 June 2006.-Backstory:Max is the fifth child and second son of Jim and Reenie Branning...
  
  
• Janine Butcher
• Richard Cole
  Richard Cole (EastEnders)
  Richard Cole is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ian Reddington between 1992 and 1994.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Dotty Cotton
  Dotty Cotton
  Kirsty "Dotty" Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Molly Conlin. Dotty is the daughter of Nick Cotton and Sandy , and the granddaughter of Dot Cotton . She first appeared on 26 December 2008. Dotty's storylines mainly centred on her and her father's...
  
  
• Nick Cotton
  Nick Cotton
  Nick Cotton is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders played by John Altman on a recurring basis from the soap's debut episode in February 1985, through to his last appearance to date in 2009. Nick is the son of characters Charlie and Dot Cotton, and the father of Ashley and...
  
  
• Stella Crawford
  Stella Crawford
  Stella Crawford is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sophie Thompson. She left the show on 20 July 2007.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Jack Dalton
• Harry Gold
• Rob Grayson
• Andy Hunter
• Lucas Johnson
  Lucas Johnson
  Lucas Aaron Johnson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Don Gilet. He made his first on-screen appearance on 3 April 2008. Lucas is introduced as a preacher and estranged father of established character Chelsea Fox. He has a son, Jordan, and goes on to marry...
  
  
• Yusef Khan
  Yusef Khan
  Doctor Yusef Khan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ace Bhatti. Yusef is the father of Afia Khan and former husband of Zainab Masood . He appears from 23 November 2010. Described as strong-willed, he arrives as Walford's new general practitioner....
  
  
• Tony King
  Tony King
  Tony King is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Chris Coghill. He was the partner of established character Bianca Jackson , and a father-figure to her four children...
  
  
• Archie Mitchell
  Archie Mitchell
  Archibald Lionel "Archie" Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Larry Lamb.The character of Archie is the father of already established characters Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell , and a member of the Mitchell family, who have appeared in the soap since 1990...
  
  
• Glenda Mitchell
  Glenda Mitchell
  The following is a list of characters who first appeared or are due to appear in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2010, by order of first appearance...
  
  
• Grant Mitchell
  Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)
  Grant Anthony Mitchell is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders, played by Ross Kemp. Grant first appeared in 1990, introduced by producer Michael Ferguson to revamp the show. Kemp remained until 1999 when he opted to leave...
  
  
• Phil Mitchell
  Phil Mitchell
  Philip James "Phil" Mitchell is a long-running fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve McFadden.Phil first arrived in Albert Square on 20 February 1990, and was soon joined by his brother, Grant, sister Sam and mother Peggy...
  
  
• Michael Moon
  Michael Moon (EastEnders)
  Michael Moon is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Steve John Shepherd. The character is a second cousin once removed of Alfie Moon , who first appears on 1 October 2010 after Alfie's return. He is also the father to Tommy Moon, whose mother is Alfie's wife Kat...
  
  
• Trevor Morgan
  Trevor Morgan (EastEnders)
  Trevor Morgan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Alex Ferns. He first appeared in December 2000, and became a regular cast member the following summer, after moving into Albert Square with his wife Little Mo Slater .-Storylines:Trevor is introduced as the abusive...
  
  
• Steve Owen
• George Palmer
  George Palmer (EastEnders)
  George Palmer is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Paul Moriarty. He appeared between 1996 and 1998, but was one of many characters axed by then Executive Producer Matthew Robinson.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Dennis Rickman
  Dennis Rickman
  Dennis Rickman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Nigel Harman. He entered the show on 14 April 2003 and made his last appearance on 30 December 2005, when he was fatally stabbed as the midnight fireworks began. He is part of the Watts family, though his...
  
  
• Harry Slater
• Sean Slater
  Sean Slater
  Sean Slater is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Robert Kazinsky. Sean left the Square temporarily on 27 March 2007, as Kazinsky was suspended from work for two months. He returned on 28 May 2007...
  
  
• Dan Sullivan
• Owen Turner
  Owen Turner
  Owen Turner is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lee Ross. He originally appeared in the show in 2006, and then returned in 2009. His character left in 2009 after being murdered by Lucas Johnson.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Chrissie Watts
  Chrissie Watts
  Christine "Chrissie" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. She first appeared in April 2004 as the second wife of the show's "most enduring character", Den Watts, becoming a prominent regular for the next 18 months...
  
  
• Den Watts
  Den Watts
  Dennis Alan "Den" Watts is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Leslie Grantham. He became well known for his tabloid nickname, "Dirty Den"....
  
  
• James Wilmott-Brown
• May Wright

Emmerdale

Emmerdale

Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...

• Graham Clark
• Nicola Blackstock
  Nicola Blackstock
  Nicola King is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She has been played by Nicola Wheeler since she joined the soap in 2001.-Casting:...
  
  
• Cain Dingle
  Cain Dingle
  Cain Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Jeff Hordley.-Character creation:In 2000 series producer Kieran Roberts introduced three new members of the Dingle family. The new characters were introduced to the regular cast in 2000, who first arrived...
  
  
• Eli Dingle
  Eli Dingle
  Eli Dingle is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Joseph Gilgun. He first appeared on screen in the episode which aired on 13 July 2006 and made his last appearance on 30 April 2010.-Casting:...
  
  
• Steph Forsythe
  Steph Forsythe
  Mary Stephanie "Steph" Forsythe was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Lorraine Chase.-2002–04:...
  
  
• Nick Henshall
• Carl King
• Matthew King
• Rosemary King
  Rosemary King
  Rosemary Venitia King is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Linda Thorson. She made her last appearance on the show on 13 September 2007-Character's background:...
  
  
• Sadie King
  Sadie King
  Sadie Jacqueline King , was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Patsy Kensit...
  
  
• Aaron Livesy
  Aaron Livesy
  Aaron Livesy is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Danny Miller, who took over the role from Danny Webb in 2008. He made his first on-screen appearance on 24 December 2003. Aaron is the son of Chastity Dingle and Gordon Livesy...
  
  
• Sally Spode
  Sally Spode
  Sally Spode is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, played by Siân Reeves. She made her first on-screen appearance on 27 August 2009.-Creation:...
  
  
• Andy Sugden
  Andy Sugden
  Andrew "Andy" Sugden is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Kelvin Fletcher.-1996–2007:...
  
  
• Chris Tate
  Chris Tate
  Christopher Francis "Chris" Tate is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Peter Amory.-Early storylines:...
  
  
• Kim Tate
  Kim Tate
  Kimberly Jane 'Kim' Tate is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. who appeared between 1989 and 1999, She was played by actress Claire King. Kim Tate is seen as one of the most iconic characters in the history of British soap opera, having been dubbed The Soap Superbitch...
  
  
• Tara Thornfield
• Nathan Wylde
  Nathan Wylde
  Nathan Wylde is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, played by Lyndon Ogbourne. He made his first on-screen appearance on 17 February 2009.-Character creation and casting:...
  
  

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced....

• Joel McCarthy
• Angela Channing
• Melissa Agretti
• Jeff Wainwright
• Kit Marlowe
• Richard Channing
• Michael Sharpe
• Charley St. James
• Ian St. James

General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....

• Luis Alcazar
• Scott Baldwin
  Scott Baldwin
  Scott Baldwin is a fictional character from the ABC soap operas, General Hospital and its now-defunct spinoff Port Charles. He is often remembered as the "odd man out" in GH's well-known love story of Luke and Laura Spencer. The character debuted on GH as a child in the 1960s...
  
  
• Derek Barrington
• Helena Cassadine
  Helena Cassadine
  Helena Cassadine is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital, famously originated by film actress Elizabeth Taylor in November 1981...
  
  
• Lucy Coe
  Lucy Coe
  Lucy Coe is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama General Hospital and its now-defunct spinoff Port Charles. Originating on General Hospital, Lucy came to Port Charles in 1986...
  
  
• Ric Lansing
  Ric Lansing
  Richard "Ric" Lansing was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. The character was played by soap opera veteran Rick Hearst from 2002 to 2009.- Casting and background :...
  
  
• Tracy Quartermaine
  Tracy Quartermaine
  Tracy Angelica Quartermaine Spencer is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital...
  
  
• Faith Roscoe
• Heather Webber
• Claudia Zacchara
  Claudia Zacchara
  Claudia Antonia Corinthos is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. The daughter of New York City mob boss Anthony Zacchara, Claudia was portrayed by Sarah Brown beginning January 31, 2008. She left the role of Claudia on November 6, 2009 to join the cast of The...
  
  

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...

• Alan Spaulding
  Alan Spaulding
  Alan Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. He was played by Chris Bernau from the time of the character's introduction on November 7, 1977 until June 1988, when Bernau left the role due to health problems ; Daniel Pilon stepped into the role from 1988 until Alan...
  
  
• Roger Thorpe
• Edmund Winslow

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...

• Scott Anderson
  Scott Anderson (Hollyoaks)
  Scott Anderson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Daniel Hyde.-Storylines:Ambitious and possessive, Scott had a mean streak that can quickly offend, but when need be he can easily turn on the charm...
  
  
• Gaz Bennett
  Gaz Bennett
  Gary "Gaz" Bennett is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Joel Goonan. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 25 November 2008. Goonan took a break from filming during 2010, and returned on-screen on 19 January 2011. Goonan announced his...
  
  
• Silas Blissett
  Silas Blissett
  Silas Blissett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jeff Rawle. Rawle's casting was announced in December 2010 and it was revealed that he would portray a killer. Rawle was approached by Hollyoaks and met with series producer, Paul Marquess, who...
  
  
• Brendan Brady
  Brendan Brady
  Brendan Brady is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Emmett J. Scanlan. The character was introduced in 2010 by series producer Paul Marquess during part of the show's overhaul the character has become incredibly popular and liked.He is the older half...
  
  
• Laura Burns
  Laura Burns (Hollyoaks)
  Laura Burns is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Lesley Crawford between 2000-2002.-Character creation:...
  
  
• Justin Burton
  Justin Burton
  Justin Burton is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Chris Fountain. The character arrived in 2003 and departed on 3 June 2009. Justin arrived in a family of six, however by September 2006, his entire family had left the show...
  
  
• Clare Devine
  Clare Devine
  Clare Devine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Bissix and Samantha Rowley. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 26 December 2005 and was introduced by series producer David Hanson as a new love interest for Max Cunningham...
  
  
• Warren Fox
  Warren Fox
  Warren Fox is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jamie Lomas. He first arrived in 2006 as an old acquaintance of Sean Kennedy and quickly became known as the show's main villain...
  
  
• Mark Gibbs
• Will Hackett
  Will Hackett
  William "Will" Hackett is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Oliver Farnworth. The character first appeared on-screen on 01 September 2006...
  
  
• Lydia Hart
  Lydia Hart
  Lydia Hart is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a long-running serial drama about life in a fictional suburb of Chester. The character is no longer part of current storylines. She was played by actress Lydia Kelly between 2009 and 2010. Lydia was created by...
  
  
• Ste Hay
  Ste Hay
  Stephen "Ste" Hay is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kieron Richardson. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 17 February 2006. Ste was created by David Hanson and was originally intended to be a short-term character for seven episodes...
  
  
• Rob Hawthorne
  Rob Hawthorne (Hollyoaks)
  Robert "Rob" Hawthorne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Warren De Rosa.-Character history:...
  
  
• Andy Holt
• Sean Kennedy
  Sean Kennedy (Hollyoaks)
  Sean Kennedy is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Matthew Jay Lewis. He first appeared in 2006 and briefly in 2007.- Storylines :...
  
  
• Toby Mills
  Toby Mills
  Tobias "Toby" Alexander Mills is a fictional character from the long-running British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Henry Luxemburg.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Darren Osborne
  Darren Osborne
  Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Darren was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family. Darren made his first on-screen appearance on 18 November 1996 and was initially played by Adam Booth, before the Booth...
  
  
• Sam Owen
  Sam Owen
  Samuel Liam "Sam" Owen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Louis Tamone. He first appeared in 2004, before the character was killed off in 2006 in the well-known fire at The Dog.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Niall Rafferty
  Niall Rafferty
  Niall Rafferty is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Barry Sloane. He first appeared during an episode broadcast on 3 December 2007. Former Brookside actor Sloane was cast as the "mysterious" hairdresser Niall and was introduced by the series' producer...
  
  

Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

• Jonah Abraham
• Hugo Austin
• Morag Bellingham
  Morag Bellingham
  Morag Bellingham is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Cornelia Frances. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 17 June 1988. She appeared until 1989 and briefly appeared in 1993. She returned yearly from 2001 until 2009 and...
  
  
• Johnny Cooper
  Johnny Cooper (Home and Away)
  Johnathan "Johnny" Cooper is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Callan Mulvey. He made his first on-screen appearance on 19 October 2006.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Jazz Curtis
  Jazz Curtis
  Jacinta 'Jazz' Curtis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Rachel Gordon. She made her first on-screen appearance on 18 June 2007, and left on 3 October the same year...
  
  
• Penn Graham
• Eve Jacobson
• Aden Jefferies
  Aden Jefferies
  Aden Jefferies is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Todd Lasance. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 4 August 2005. Aden was introduced in 2005 as a recurring character and as part of Cassie Turner's storylines. Lasance was...
  
  
• Kane Phillips
  Kane Phillips
  Kane Phillips is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Sam Atwell in 2001 and 2002, as a regular cast member from 2003 to 2005 and on a recurring basis again from 2008–2009-2001-05:...
  
  
• Angie Russell
  Angie Russell
  Angela "Angie" Russell was a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Laurie Foell from 2002 until the character's death in 2003.Angie subsequently appeared as a ghost in her daughter Tasha's dreams....
  
  
• Josie Russell
  Josie Russell (Home and Away)
  Jacinta "Josie" Russell was a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actress Laurie Foell as a regular from 2004 to 2005. She was the cousin of deceased villainess Angie Russell, who was also played by Foell....
  
  
• Roo Stewart
  Roo Stewart
  Ruth Martha "Roo" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, played by Justine Clarke from 1988 to 1989. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 20 January 1988. Clarke quit the role in 1989 and the character was written out...
  
  
• Amanda Vale
  Amanda Vale
  Amanda Baker , is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Holly Brisley. She made her first on-screen appearance on 30 June 2005 and departed in 2007. The character returned for a brief guest appearances in 2008 and 2009.-Casting:Brisley reprised her role of...
  
  
• Kelli Vale
• Josh West
  Josh West (Home and Away)
  Joshua "Josh" West is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Daniel Collopy. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 21 November 2001. The character departed in 2003, but made several reappearances later that year...
  
  

Neighbours

Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...

• David Bishop
  David Bishop (Neighbours)
  David Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Kevin Harrington. He made his first on-screen appearance on 12 May 1988, arriving for his father's wedding. David, along with his wife and daughter, returned in 2003...
  
  
• Mary Casey
• Gus Cleary
• Cassandra Freedman
  Cassandra Freedman
  Cassandra "Sass" Freedman is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Tottie Goldsmith. Cassandra is the mother of Donna, Tegan and Simon, she first appeared on-screen on 10 February 2009...
  
  
• Izzy Hoyland
• Nell Mangel
  Nell Mangel
  Eleanor "Nell" Worthington is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Vivean Gray. She made her first on-screen appearance on 29 April 1986. She was known almost exclusively to others as "Mrs Mangel". The character caused controversy among some of the...
  
  
• Diana Marshall
  Diana Marshall
  Diana Marshall is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Jane Badler. She made her first on-screen appearance on 22 June 2010. Badler had a four month contract with the show and she began filming her first scenes in April following a successful audition...
  
  
• Charlotte Stone
• Michael Martin
  Michael Martin (Neighbours)
  Michael Martin is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Troy Beckwith. He made his first on-screen appearance on 8 October 1985. The character was originally played by Samuel Hammington. Beckwith took over the role in 1992...
  
  
• Paul Robinson
  Paul Robinson (Neighbours)
  Paul Stewart Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, a long-running serial drama about social life in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. He is played by Stefan Dennis. Paul debuted in the serial's first episode in 1985 and appeared on a...
  
  
• Robert Robinson
• Guy Sykes
• Darcy Tyler
  Darcy Tyler
  Darcy Eammon Tyler is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Mark Raffety. He made his first on-screen appearance on 15 November 2000 in a recurring role and the character became a series regular in 2001...
  
  
• Nicola West
  Nicola West
  Nicola West is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Imogen Bailey. She made her on-screen debut on 5 May 2008. She departed the show on 8 October 2008...
  
  

One Life to Live

One Life to Live

One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...

• Ursula Blackwell
• Ted Clayton
• Margaret Cochran
  Margaret Cochran
  Margaret Cochran is a fictional character on the soap opera, One Life to Live. The character was played by Rebecca Mader from March 26 to June 8, 2004...
  
  
• Melinda Cramer
• Marco Dane
• R. J. Gannon
• Michael Grande
• Carlo Hesser
  Carlo Hesser
  Carlo Hesser is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. He has been played by Thom Christopher from 1990 to 1992, 1996 to 1997, in 2005 and from July 3, 2008 to September 11, 2008. The character was named after Lisa S...
  
  
• Mitch Laurence
  Mitch Laurence
  Mitchell "Mitch" Laurence is a fictional character, portrayed by Roscoe Born, on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, from 1985 to 1987 and again from 2002 to 2003...
  
  
• Dorian Lord
• Victor Lord
• Jack Manning
  Jack Manning (One Life to Live)
  John "Jack" Cramer Manning is a fictional character on the American soap opera, One Life to Live. He is the first-born son and second child of Todd Manning and Blair Cramer.-Casting:...
  
  
• Todd Manning
  Todd Manning
  Thomas Todd Manning is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Created by writer Michael Malone, the role was originated in 1992 by actor Roger Howarth. In 2003, Howarth departed from the series and the role was recast with actor Trevor St. John as Todd, initially written...
  
  
• Alex Olanov
  Alex Olanov
  Alexandra "Alex" Olanov is a fictional character from the long-running ABC soap opera One Life to Live...
  
  
• Allison Perkins
  Allison Perkins
  Allison Perkins is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.Barbara Garrick originated the role from 1986 to 1987, returning from August 15, 2001 to August 27, 2002 and then making brief appearances from October 24 to October 28, 2002 and January 10 to January 31, 2003....
  
  
• Spencer Truman
  Spencer Truman
  Dr. Spencer Truman was a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live. He was played by Paul Satterfield from May 25, 2005 to January 30, 2007. Satterfield has reprised the role, in the form of Ghost by characters Miles Laurence and John McBain, several times in 2007...
  
  
• Brad Vernon
• David Vickers
  David Vickers
  David Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
  
  

Passions

Passions

Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....

• Norma Bates
• Vincent Clarkson
  Vincent Clarkson
  Vincent Clarkson is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. The role has been portrayed by Phillip Jeanmarie from December 26, 2006—July 18, 2008...
  
  
• Alistair Crane
  Alistair Crane
  Alistair Ephraim Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Alistair is portrayed by John Reilly on a recurring basis from August 20, 2007 to May 20, 2008; before Reilly's contract run from January 21, 2005 to July 17, 2006, Alistair was also portrayed by David Bailey...
  
  
• Beth Wallace
  Beth Wallace
  Beth Wallace was a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions. Beth was played by Kelli McCarty from August 23, 1999 until July 18, 2005 and from May 12 to July 14, 2006. The role was contract from October 14, 2002 until May 12, 2004....
  
  

Shortland Street

Shortland Street

Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...

• Regan Ames
• Katherine Blake
• Mackenzie Choat
• Paul Churchill
• Aleesha Cook
• Layla Cornwall
• Carla Crozier-Leach
  Carla Crozier-Leach
  Carla Crozier-Leach is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Elisabeth Easther and was the soaps first on screen murderer, thus garnering an icon status.-Storylines:...
  
  
• Greg Feeney
  Greg Feeney
  Greg Feeney is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was portrayed by Tim Balme for numerous recurring stints throughout the mid to late nineties....
  
  
• Joey Henderson
  Joey Henderson
  Joseph James "Joey" Henderson was a fictional character that appeared on New Zealand's longest running soap opera Shortland Street, and was the soap's first serial killer. Although always a suspect, the audience did not learn Joey was the killer until December 2007...
  
  
• Oscar Henry
• Jack Hewitt
• Samara Hindmarsh
• Fergus Kearney
  Fergus Kearney
  Fergus Kearney is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and was portrayed by Paul Ellis for numerous recurring stints from 1996 to 1999 before becoming a regular character up until 2001. The character returned briefly in 2002....
  
  
• Darryl Neilson
  Darryl Neilson
  Darryl Neilson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Darryl was portrayed by Mark Ferguson from 1992 to the characters death in 1995....
  
  
• Ethan Pierce
  Ethan Pierce
  Dr. Ethan Pierce is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and was portrayed by Owen Black from August 2008 to January 2009 and again from May to June 2009...
  
  
• Penny Rourke
• Ian Seymour
• Robyn Stokes
• Dominic Thompson
  Dominic Thompson
  Dominic "Dom" Thompson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by Shane Cortese and since the characters death, Dom has picked up an icon status for his explosive storylines....
  
  

The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...

• Sheila Carter
  Sheila Carter
  Sheila Carter is a fictional character who appeared on both The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful...
  
  
• Matt Clark
• Gary Dawson
• Kevin Fisher
  Kevin Fisher
  Kevin Fisher is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Emmy Award-winning actor Greg Rikaart since July 11, 2003. Rikaart won a Daytime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Kevin in 2005....
  
  
• Jill Foster Abbott
  Jill Foster Abbott
  Jill Abbott Fenmore is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. She is one of the series' original characters, and the only one remaining from its debut in March 1973...
  
  
• David Kimble
• Victor Newman
  Victor Newman
  Victor Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless played by actor Eric Braeden from February 1980 through November 2, 2009 and again from January 15, 2010 to present. The character briefly appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful in 1999...
  
  
• Gina Roma
  Gina Roma
  Gina Roma is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actress Patty Weaver played the role from the fall of 1982 and was last seen in March 2009.-Character:...
  
  
• Phyllis Summers Newman
  Phyllis Summers Newman
  Phyllis Summers Newman is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Phyllis has been portrayed by actress Michelle Stafford from the week of October 17–21, 1994 to February 17, 1997 and from July 13, 2000 to the present. From March 21, 1997 to February 22, 1999, the...
  
  
• Patty Williams
  Patty Williams
  Patricia Ann "Patty" Williams is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by originating actress Tammy Taylor briefly in 1980 before Lilibet Stern took over the role from 1980 to 1983 and by Andrea Evans from 1983 to October 1984...