List of Longest-serving Soap Opera Actors - Top 10 Across All Platforms

Top 10 Across All Platforms

Country Rank Actor Character Soap Opera Years Duration
1 Lesley Saweard Christine Barford The Archers 1953— 60 years
2 Norman Painting Phil Archer The Archers 1950–2009 59 years
3 Patricia Greene Jill Archer The Archers 1957— 56 years
4 June Spencer Peggy Woolley The Archers 1951–1953, 1962— 53 years
5 William Roache Ken Barlow Coronation Street 1960— 53 years
6 Helen Wagner Nancy Hughes As the World Turns 1956–1981, 1983–2010 52 years
7 Eileen Derbyshire Emily Bishop Coronation Street 1961, 1962–1966, 1967— 51 years
8 Angela Piper Jennifer Aldridge The Archers 1963— 50 years
9 Don Hastings Bob Hughes As the World Turns 1960–2010 50 years
10 Eileen Fulton Lisa Grimaldi As the World Turns 1960–1965, 1966–1983, 1984–2010 49 years

Four actors in the list have now left their roles, so an addendum of current actors is provided below.

Country Actor Character Soap Opera Years Duration
Colin Skipp Tony Archer The Archers 1967— 46 years
Judy Bennett Shula Hebden-Lloyd The Archers 1971— 42 years
Erika Slezak Victoria Lord One Life to Live 1971–2012, 2013— 41 years
Barbara Knox Rita Tanner Coronation Street 1964, 1972–2009, 2010— 40 years

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