Phil Mitchell
Albert Square hardman Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) made a formidable team with his equally thuggish brother Grant, despite their frequent differences. Has tried to change for the sake of son Ben but, as an alcoholic, often fails to be the ideal father.
Marriages Nadia Borovac (divorced), Kathy Beale (divorced), Kate Morton (divorced)
Children Ben, Louise
1990 Opens a garage with brother Grant.
1991 Buys Queen Vic with Grant and Sharon Watts, Grant's fiancée. Implicated in the death of publican Eddie Royle but later cleared.
1992 Raids a betting shop. Has an affair with Grant's wife Sharon.
1993 Sharon ends the affair. Marries Romanian refugee Nadia Borovac to help her stay in the country. Dates Kathy Beale but has a drunken one-night-stand with Nadia on Christmas Day.
1994 Torches the car lot for Frank Butcher and a cash sum and accidentally kills a tramp. Grant ruins Phil's engagement party to Kathy by playing Sharon's incriminating taped confession of their affair. Grant beats up Phil, putting him in hospital.
1995 Kathy sticks by him and they have a quiet registry office wedding in February.
1996 Kathy gives birth to Phil's son, Ben, in March. Phil feels neglected and starts drinking heavily. Kathy leaves.
1997 Attends AA meetings. Reunited with Kathy but starts an affair with fellow alcoholic Lorna Cartwright. Confesses to Kathy on holiday in Paris and she throws wedding ring into Seine.
1998 Tries to reconcile with Kathy. She leaves him and takes Ben to South Africa. Has a brief relationship with Annie Palmer.
1999 Kathy returns briefly with Ben and sleeps with Grant. Phil drives Grant into the canal during a botched heist in revenge for Grant's disloyalty. Grant leaves for Rio.
2000 Strings along market inspector Lisa Shaw and dumps her when she falls pregnant. Briefly reunites with Lisa until she miscarries. Sleeps with her best mate Mel Healy on Christmas Day.
2001 Goes back on the bottle. Shot by a mystery assailant, who he later realises was Lisa. Despite this, continues an on-off affair with Lisa. She marries Mark Fowler but gives birth to Phil's daughter Louise. Sharon Watts returns and they briefly date.
2002 Forces Lisa to leave Mark then cruelly dumps her. Lisa goes on the run with Louise. Phil disappears and returns with Louise but without Lisa and is suspected of murder. Meets kindly Kate Morton at the hospital after nephew Jamie dies in a road accident.
2003 Dates Kate, who turns out to be an undercover cop investigating Lisa's disappearance. Kate falls for Phil and quits the Force to marry him. Lisa turns up on their wedding day and later attempts to shoot him but bottles it. Phil's business rival Den Watts sets him up on an armed robbery and he's arrested but escapes and goes on the run.
2005 Returns, still on the run. He's arrested and taken to court but the witness is paid off and the case collapses. Gets involved in a feud with gangster Johnny Allen that results in the death of Dennis Rickman.
2006 Son Ben comes to live in Walford after Kathy dies in a car crash. Dates his lawyer Stella.
2007 Saves Peter Beale's life. Proposes to Stella but on their wedding day Ben reveals that Stella has been physically and mentally abusing him. Stella commits suicide. Phil falls off the wagon but regains his sobriety for the sake of his son.
2008 Jack Branning finds Phil's daughter Louise. After meeting her, he decides she's better off where she is. Moves out of the Vic with Ben and lives with new girlfriend Suzy Branning, another nutter. Sleeps with Shirley Carter. Stays with Suzy but she lies about being pregnant and he finishes with her on Christmas Day.
2009 Doesn't kill Archie as mum Peggy asks; she throws Phil out. Tells Peggy she's the reason he drinks. Confronts his demons. Has an affair with Dawn Swann. Brings Sam Mitchell back to Walford.
EastEnders Current Cast
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Amira Shah
played by Preeya Kalidas
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Amanda Best
played by Josie Lawrence
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Bert Atkinson
played by Dave Hill
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Bianca Jackson
played by Patsy Palmer
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Ben Mitchell
played by Charlie Jones
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Billy Mitchell
played by Perry Fenwick
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Bradley Branning
played by Charlie Clements
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Carly Wicks
played by Kellie Shirley
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Chelsea Fox
played by Tiana Benjamin
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Charlie Slater
played by Derek Martin
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Deano Wicks
played by Matt Di Angelo
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Dr Al Jenkins
played by Adam Croasdell
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Darren Miller
played by Charlie G Hawkins
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Dawn Swann
played by Kara Tointon
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Denise Wicks
played by Diane Parish
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Danny Mitchell
played by Liam Bergin
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Gus Smith
played by Mohammed George
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Honey Mitchell
played by Emma Barton
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Hazel Hobbs
played by Kika Mirylees
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Heather Trott
played by Cheryl Fergison
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Ian Beale
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Jack Edwards
played by Nicky Henson
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Jim Branning
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Jase Dyer
played by Stephen Lord
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Janine Butcher
played by Charlie Brooks
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Jean Slater
played by Gillian Wright
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Jack Branning
played by Scott Maslen
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Jane Beale
played by Laurie Brett
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Jay Brown
played by Jamie Borthwick
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Jim Branning
played by John Bardon
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Kevin Wicks
played by Phil Daniels
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Keith Miller
played by David Spinx
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Libby Fox
played by Belinda Owusu
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Lucy Beale
played by Melissa Suffield
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Lucas Johnson
played by Don Gilet
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Martin Fowler LEFT
played by James Alexandrou
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May Wright LEFT
played by Amanda Drew
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Mo Harris
played by Laila Morse
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Mickey Miller
played by Joe Swash
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Mo Harris
played by Laila Morse
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Max Branning
played by Jake Wood
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Minty Peterson
played by Cliff Parisi
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Naomi Julien LEFT
played by Petra Letang
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Preeti Choraria
played by Babita Pohoomull
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Pat Evans
played by Pam St Clement
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Peggy Mitchell
played by Barbara Windsor
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Peter Beale
played by Thomas Law
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Phil Mitchell
played by Steve McFadden
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Rob Minter LEFT
played by Stuart Laing
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Ricky Butcher
played by Sid Owen
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Ronnie Mitchell
played by Samantha Womack
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Roxy Mitchell
played by Rita Simons
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Sean Slater
played by Robert Kazinsky
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Stella Crawford
played by Sophie Thompson
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Shabnam Masood
played by Zahra Ahmadi
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Steven Beale
played by Aaron Sidwell
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Sam Mitchell
played by Danniella Westbrook
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Syd Chambers
played by Nina Toussaint-White
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Syed Masood
played by Marc Elliott
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Shirley Carter
played by Linda Henry
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Stacey Branning
played by Lacey Turner
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Tanya Branning
played by Jo Joyner
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Vince Monks
played by Bobby Davro
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Whitney Dean
played by Shona McGarty
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Yolande Trueman
played by Angela Wynter
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Zainab Masood
played by Nina Wadia
