shaun williamson was the longest serving actor in eastenders.
shaun williamson was the longest serving actor in eastenders.
who is the longest serving actor in eastenders?
shaun williamson
she featured in a multitude of high-profile storylines, which included a total four marriages (two of which had happened before the show's launch) — most notably to frank butcher (played by mike reid) – numerous affairs, feuds and a spell in prison for drink-driving (which led to a pedestrian dying). st clement has commented that her long run in the show has surprised even her "you are talking to a person who wouldn't sign a west end contract if it was longer than a year...it's madness...i have stuck with it so long because i am always looking to see where they take the character next". in 2006, st clement signed a £200,000 deal keeping her with "eastenders" until at least 2008. as of 28 april 2017, she is currently the third longest serving cast member at "eastenders" surpassed only by adam woodyatt and june brown. in 2012, st clement won a lifetime achievement award at the british soap awards, previously having been won by her co-stars wendy richard, june brown and barbara windsor. in july 2011, it was announced that st clement would soon be leaving "eastenders" after 25 years. of her departure st clement said "i have enjoyed 25 and a half wonderful years in "eastenders" creating the character of pat but feel it's time to hang up her earrings. leaving the "eastenders" 'family' will be akin to a bereavement. but i'm looking forward to the other work and life opportunities that i will have the time to pursue." she filmed her final scenes in november 2011, and the character departed on 1 january 2012. she has since been associated with "eastenders" and on 14 november 2014, st clement reprised the role of pat for a short stint for "children in need" after ian beale (adam woodyatt) knocks his head and sees the deceased women in his life. in february 2015, st clement, alongside barbara windsor, took part in "eastenders: back to ours", which celebrated 30 years of the soap opera. st clement and windsor looked back on some of their characters' most infamous moments. on 17 may 2016, she reappeared as pat, again playing opposite barbara windsor, for a few minutes as an imagined figure in conversation with the terminally ill peggy mitchell. clement also appeared at the eastenders meet and greet event in june 2016.
pam st clement
after recovering, he continued to play his role along with the second generation seigaku cast, which featured most of the d-boys members. on march 29, 2006, yanagi graduated from the role after his performance in "dream live 3rd" and has so far been the longest serving actor to play echizen, as well the second longest serving actor in tenimyu. since his graduation, the role of echizen has been played by dori sakurada, shōgo sakamoto, ryuuki takahashi, yuuki ogoe, and by kazuki furuta.
kotaro yanagi