The following is a list of characters in River City, a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002.[1] When more than one actor has played a character, the most recent actor is listed last.
Present characters
| Character |
Actor(s) |
Duration |
| Bob O'Hara | Stephen Purdon | 2002–2026 |
| Roisin McIntyre | Joyce Falconer | 2002–2008, 2021–2026 |
| Scarlett O'Hara | Sally Howitt | 2003–2026 |
| Kelly-Marie Adams | Carmen Pieraccini | 2003–2008, 2010–2016, 2019, 2024–2026 |
| Lenny Murdoch | Frank Gallagher | 2005–2026 |
| Lydia Murdoch | Jacqueline Leonard | 2007–2012, 2017–2019, 2022–2026 |
| Amber Murdoch | Lorna Anderson | 2007–2011 |
| Jenny Hulse | 2016–2026 |
| Michael 'Mick' Mulvaney | Laurie Ventry | 2010, 2015, 2018, 2021–2026 |
| Conor Brodie | Rian Gordon |
2010–2013, 2024–2026 |
| Nicole Brodie | Holly Jack |
2010–2015, 2018–2024, 2026 |
| Callum Adams | Robbie Neilson | 2010–2016 |
| Ty McPhee | 2017–2026 |
| Alex Murdoch | Jordan Young | 2013–2026 |
| Angus Lindsay | Scott Fletcher | 2014–2026 |
| Maggie McLean | Kathryn Howden | 2017–2026 |
| Mackenzie O'Hara | Connor McPhelim | 2017–2026 |
| Tyler Foulkes | Cameron Fulton | 2020–2026 |
| Sam Spiller | Grant Stott | 2021–2026 |
| Gillian Gibson | Gail Watson | 2022–2026 |
| Michael 'Mikey' Duffy | Darren Brownlie | 2022–2026 |
| Tommy Chalmers | David McGowan | 2022–2026 |
| Dean Hardy | Michael McCardie | 2023–2026 |
| DCI James Douglas | Paul McCole | 2024–2026 |
| Eddie Corrigan | Rob Jarvis | 2024–2026 |
| Harry Foulkes | Jim Sturgeon | 2024–2026 |
| Simon Mack | James Young | 2025–2026 |
| Chris Black | Graeme Dalling | 2025–2026 |
| Alice Linder | Jasmine Main | 2025–2026 |
| Jodie Calvano | Chloe Hodgson | 2026 |
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| Character |
Actor |
Duration |
| Patrick Adams | Gerard Miller |
2014–2017 |
| Sammi Amira |
Samia Rida |
2009 |
| Paul Ames | James Allenby-Kirk |
2020–2021 |
| Armand Ashraf |
Ahd Tamimi |
2023–2024 |
| Jodie Banks | Kirsty Mitchell |
2006 |
| Heather Bellshaw | Jenni Keenan Green |
2002–2007 |
| Jules Belmont | Aisha Toussaint |
2017–2018 |
| Shelley Belmont | Adiza Shardow |
2017–2018 |
| Harry Black | Carter Ferguson |
2004–2008 |
| Charlie Bowie | Ryan Smith |
2009–2010 |
| Jennifer Bowie | Lorna Craig |
2009–2010 |
| Adeeb Brodie | Taryam Boyd |
2010–2013 |
| Gabriel Brodie | Garry Sweeney |
2010–2019, 2021–2022 |
| Leyla Brodie | Maryam Hamidi |
2010–2014 |
| Michael Brodie | Andy Clark |
2010–2012 |
| Chloe Brodie | Shonagh Price |
2013 |
| Leo Brodie | Nick Rhys |
2010–2011 |
| Archie Buchanan | Gilly Gilchrist |
2003–2008 |
| Douglas Buchanan | Gilly Gilchrist |
2008 |
| Stevie Burns | Paul-James Corrigan |
2011–2016 |
| Andrew Campbell-Baxter | Greg Powrie |
2022–2024 |
| Duncan Campbell-Baxter | John Bett |
2021–2022 |
| Victoria Campbell-Baxter | Emma Currie |
2023–2024 |
| Colin Campbell | Sean Kane |
2006–2012 |
| Hazel Campbell | Annmarie Fulton |
2002–2005 |
| Logan Caplan | Kevin Mains |
2018–2019 |
| Lou Caplan | Lesley Hart |
2018–2023 |
| Sonny Caplan | Jimmy Chisholm |
2018–2025 |
| Andy Carroll | Jamie Michie |
2010 |
| Cameron Christie | Michael Wallace |
2020–2021 |
| Dylan Christie | Sean Connor |
2019–2021 |
| Eve Christie | Victoria Liddelle |
2019–2021, 2023 |
| Karen Connolly | Claire Dargo |
2021–2026 |
| Will Cooper | Scott Vickers |
2012–2015 |
| Lewis Cope | Duncan Duff |
2002–2005 |
| Andy Cousins | Simon Webbe |
2016–2017 |
| Charlotte Crozier | Daisy Veldhoven |
2017–2019 |
| Fraser Crozier | Neil McNulty |
2008–2011 |
| Murray Crozier | Brian Cowan |
2010–2014 |
| Nicki Cullen | Jayd Johnson |
2003–2009 |
| Patricia Cullen |
Caroline Paterson |
2004 |
| Zoe Cullen | Laura McMonagle |
2005–2008 |
| Billy Davis | Gray O'Brien |
2003–2007 |
| Della Davis | Katie McEwen |
2003–2007 |
| Angel Delaney | Hanna Stanbridge |
2015–2016 |
| Sandra Devlin | Caroline Paterson |
2014–2015 |
| Eileen Donachie | Deirdre Davis |
2002–2016 |
| Ewan Donachie | Alasdair Harvey |
2002–2003 |
| Tommy Donachie | Eric Barlow |
2002–2003 |
| DCI Craig Donald | Robin Laing |
2012–2017, 2022 |
| Brian 'Buster' Doyle | Graeme Stevely |
2014, 2026 |
| Charlie Drummond | June Brogan |
2006–2008 |
| Jean Drummond | Kate Donnelly |
2006–2008 |
| Lochlan Dunbar | Paul Luebke |
2018 |
| Jac Dunn | Charlene Boyd |
2020–2021 |
| Joe Dunn | Douglas Rankine |
2019–2020 |
| Joy Easdale | Elysia Welch |
2024 |
| Rebecca Fleming | Jamie Marie Leary |
2020–2023 |
| Darren Foulkes | Sammy Hayman |
2021–2022 |
| Vivienne Foulkes | Simone Lahbib |
2025–2026 |
| Ben Franklin |
John P. Arnold |
2008 |
| Carly Fraser | Michelle O'Brien |
2005–2008 |
| Lily Fraser | Ida Schuster |
2002 |
| Lola Fraser | Suzanne Bonnar |
2005 |
| Robbie Fraser | Gary Lamont |
2009–2017 |
| Suzie Fraser | Bridget McCann |
2012–2013 |
| Juliet Cadzow |
2016–2024 |
| Pete Galloway | Andy Gray |
2016–2018 |
| Dominic Gibson | Richard Conlon |
2022 |
| Emma Gibson | Rachel Dick |
2025–2026 |
| Helen Gilmore | Gerda Stevenson |
2002–2003 |
| DCI Rachel Grant | Therese Bradley |
2011–2013, 2015–2022 |
| Marty Green | Daniel Schutzmann |
2005–2008 |
| Erin Gunn | Emma Hartley-Miller |
2015 |
| Gina Hamilton | Libby McArthur |
2002–2013, 2016, 2022 |
| Liz Hamilton | Eileen McCallum |
2006–2018 |
| Malcolm Hamilton | Johnny Beattie |
2002–2016 |
| Rick Harper | Alex Ferns |
2017–2018 |
| Zinnie Hassoun | Nalini Chetty |
2010–2015 |
| Alice Henderson | Lorraine McIntosh |
2002–2007 |
| Brian Henderson | William Ruane |
2002–2004, 2009, 2016 |
| Deek Henderson | Gordon McCorkell |
2002–2012 |
| George Henderson | John Murtagh |
2002–2007 |
| Moira Henderson | Jo Cameron Brown |
2002–2004 |
| Raymond Henderson | Paul Samson |
2002–2014, 2023 |
| Robert Henderson | Maurice Roëves |
2002–2014 |
| Shirley Henderson | Barbara Rafferty |
2004–2009, 2012 |
| Shona Henderson | Julie Duncanson |
2006–2009 |
| Kirsty Henderson | Kari Corbett |
2002–2003 |
| Lee Hope | James Palmer |
2009–2010 |
| Dan Hunter | Adam Robertson |
2011–2015 |
| DCI Eddie Hunter | Derek Munn |
2003–2007 |
| Jamie Hunter | Anthony Martin |
2006–2008 |
| Paul Hunter | Sean Brown |
2006–2008 |
| Tina Hunter | Jenny Ryan |
2006–2008 |
| Amandeep 'AJ' Jandhu | Sanjeev Kohli |
2015–2022, 2025 |
| Harry Jandhu | Manpreet Bachu |
2015–2016 |
| Ryaan Ali |
2022 |
| Leanne Johnstone | Christina Mackinnon |
2010 |
| Terri Johnstone | Julie Coombe |
2010 |
| Sean Kennedy | James Cunningham |
2012 |
| Billy Kennedy | Alexander Morton |
2012–2013, 2015, 2022 |
| Jon Morrison |
2015–2016 |
| Mandy Kennedy |
Julie Austin |
2012–2014 |
| Martina Kennedy | Ann-Louise Ross |
2015–2016, 2022 |
| Barry Khatri |
Parmy Singh |
2021–2023 |
| Farah Khurana | Shobna Gulati |
2017–2018 |
| Ash King | Brian James Leys |
2021–2024 |
| Lena Krausky | Anna Kerth |
2006–2007 |
| Fi Kydd | Monica Gibb |
2006–2008 |
| Mai Lau | Jaclyn Tse |
2006–2007 |
| Michael Learmonth | Seamus Gubbins |
2009–2012 |
| Alan Lindsay | Stephen McCole |
2014–2015 |
| Cassie Lindsay | Sophia Kolinas |
2016–2017 |
| Kirsty Lindsay | Bobby Rainsbury |
2014 |
| Rhona Lindsay | Jo Freer |
2014 |
| Innes Maitland | Sam Robertson |
2009 |
| Graeme 'Mac' Macdonald | Gordon Kennedy |
2005 |
| Finlay Mackay | Sonny Green |
2014 |
| Isobel MacKenzie | Alison Peebles |
2018–2019 |
| Hana Malik | Mamta Kaash |
2002–2003 |
| Jamilah Malik | Laxmi Kathuria |
2002–2003 |
| Karim Malik | Kriss Dosanjh |
2002–2003 |
| Nazir Malik | Riz Abbasi |
2002–2003 |
| Zara Malik | Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh |
2002–2003 |
| Glenn McAllister | John Macauley |
2005 |
| Jamie McAllister | Mark Rowley |
2013–2014 |
| Jessie McAllister | Kirsty Pickering |
2020–2023 |
| Agnes McCabe | Kay Gallie |
2005 |
| Donna McCabe | Paula Sage |
2005 |
| Frances McCabe | Andrea Hart |
2012 |
| Thomas McCabe | Tam Dean Burn |
2002–2006, 2008, 2011 |
| Hayley McCrone | Pamela Byrne |
2009–2012 |
| Gerry McGrade | John Paul McGilvray |
2005–2007 |
| Daniel McKee | Ewan Stewart |
2008–2009 |
| Marianne McKee | Frances Grey |
2008 |
| Caitlin McLean | Gayle Telfer-Stevens | 2015–2026 |
| Drew McLean | Benjamin Nugent | 2015–2017 |
| Martin Bell | 2024–2026 |
| Ellie McLean | Leah MacRae |
2014–2022 |
| Jenny McLean | Christine Steel |
2015–2016 |
| John McLean | Frank Gilhooly |
2017–2018, 2021 |
| Ruby McLean | Toniann Christie |
2015–2018 |
| Zindzi Hudson |
2018–2022 |
| Carly McLeish | Abbie Purvis |
2024–2025 |
| Iona McIntyre | Claire Knight |
2006–2012 |
| Sandy McKinnon | Robert Cavanah |
2012 |
| Steph McKenzie | Emma Campbell Webster |
2004 |
| Dr Marcus McKenzie | Stefan Dennis |
2002–2003 |
| Frank McKenna | Jon Morrison |
2004 |
| Greg McManus | George Anton |
2013 |
| Liam McNulty | Patrick Mulvey |
2006 |
| Alanna McVey | Jade Lezar |
2004–2007 |
| Nick Morrison | Colin McCredie |
2010–2011 |
| Russ Minto | Grant Ibbs |
2002–2003 |
| Jake Munro | Russell Barr |
2007−2008 |
| Sonny Munro | Angus MacInnes |
2007–2008 |
| Annie Murdoch | Dawn Steele |
2015−2018 |
| Ewan Murdoch | Chris Brazier |
2008–2010, 2022 |
| Mary Murdoch |
Judith Sweeney |
2008 |
| Rory Murdoch | David Paisley |
2007–2009, 2019–2021 |
| Andrew Murray | Sam Heughan |
2005–2007 |
| Jimmy Mullen | Billy McElhaney |
2005–2016 |
| Madonna Mullen | Sienna Glackin | 2006–2020 |
| Lauren Grace | 2022–2025 |
| Gareth O'Connor | Paul Brannigan |
2012–2013 |
| Bernadette 'Bernie' O'Hara | Barbara Rafferty |
2018–2024 |
| Robert 'Big Bob' O'Hara | Tom Urie |
2009–2015, 2018 |
| Christina O'Hara | Caitlin Gillespie |
2011–2015 |
| Kim O'Hara |
Frances Thorburn |
2016–2024 |
| Molly O'Hara | Una McLean |
2009–2019 |
| Stevie O'Hara | Cas Harkins |
2003–2005 |
| Iain Robertson |
2017–2023 |
| Tatiana O'Hara | Magdalena Kaleta |
2011–2015 |
| Theresa O'Hara | Maureen Carr |
2010, 2018 |
| Cormac O'Sullivan | Jason Pitt |
2002–2005 |
| Frank Paton |
Paul Thomas Hickey |
2014 |
| Dougie Patterson | Stewart Porter |
2017–2019 |
| Jack Patterson | John Comerford |
2009–2010 |
| Poppy Patterson | Lindsey Campbell |
2018–2022 |
| Kari Corbett |
2023 |
| Chloe Qi-Lewis | Frances Mayli McCann | 2023–2025 |
| Alasdair Quinn | Michael Mackenzie |
2017 |
| Michelle Rafferty | Laura O'Donnell |
2005–2007 |
| Alice Reynolds | Sophie Mercer |
2012–2013 |
| Viv Roberts | Louise Jameson |
2008 |
| Duncan Robertson | Kieron Elliott |
2006 |
| Freya Robertson | Natasha Watson |
2006 |
| Eilidh Rossi | Lily Walker |
2008–2011 |
| Franco Rossi, Jr. | Adam Khan |
2008 |
| Luca Rossi | Juan Pablo Di Pace |
2005–2006 |
| Joanne Rossi | Allison McKenzie |
2002–2007 |
| Lisa Gardner |
2008–2010 |
| Ruth Rossi | Morag Calder |
2002–2011, 2016 |
| Frankie Roth | Louise McMenemy |
2016–2018 |
| Greig Roth | Glen Wallace |
2016–2018 |
| Katie Roth | Libby Dye |
2016–2020 |
| Lorna Roth | Alana Hood |
2016–2017 |
| Michael Royston | David Murray |
2006 |
| Dilip Shah | Aron Sidhu |
2005 |
| Alisha Shah | Meneka Das |
2005 |
| Arun Shah | Ricky Dhillon |
2005 |
| Brooke Shaw | Lisa Livingstone |
2022–2025 |
| Annie Sobacz | Reanne Farley |
2010–2012 |
| Seb Spiller | George Drennan |
2024–2025 |
| Callum Stuart | Donald Pirie |
2002–2005 |
| Miriam Stubbs | Kate Rutter |
2012–2013 |
| Gordon Swan |
Sandy Welch |
2009–2010 |
| Gary Trenton | James Mackenzie |
2015–2017 |
| Danny Turner | Neil Pendleton |
2017–2018 |
| Scott Wallace | Tony Kearney |
2003–2011 |
| JP Walsh | Gary McCormack |
2003 |
| Mark Walker | Finlay MacMillan |
2013 |
| Stella Walker |
Keira Lucchesi |
2009–2016, 2022 |
| Angie Warren | Kirsty Strain |
2012 |
| Richard Whiteside | Michael Nardone |
2007–2008 |
| Jonathon Whitlock | Edward Corrie |
2023–2026 |
| Johnny Wu | Richard Ng |
2002 |
| Susie Wu | Teo-Wa Vuong |
2006–2007 |
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Lists of characters by year of introduction