7.0
Movie
Acting
Michelle Ryan
- Born
- (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
- Credits
- 44 titles
Biography
Michelle Claire Ryan (born 22 April 1984) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Zoe Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played from 2000 to 200t, and again from 2025. In 2007, she starred in the short lived revival of the American television series Bionic Woman. She has appeared as the wicked sorceress Nimueh in the 2008 BBC TV series Merlin, and as Lady Christina de Souza in the 2009 episode of Doctor Who, a role she later reprised in various audio dramas between 2017 and 2023, including her own spin-off in 2017.
Signature work
Known For
7.0
Movie
7.8
TV
Merlin
7.6
TV
The Borgias
5.7
Movie
Cockneys vs Zombies
5.7
Movie
Cleanskin
7.4
TV
Death in Paradise
6.9
TV
Covert Affairs
4.3
TV
EastEnders
7.5
Movie
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
5.5
Movie
4.3.2.1
3.6
Movie
Andron
7.8
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple
6.4
TV
Bionic Woman
5.1
Movie
I Want Candy
6.1
Movie
Mansfield Park
7.5
TV
Jekyll
5.4
Movie
Love's Kitchen
5.1
Movie
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Acting credits 44
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Finding My Voice Film | Lisa Kendall |
| 2025 | Frankenstein: Legacy Film | Lady Charlotte |
| 2019 | Dark Stories to Survive the Night Film | Carrie |
| 2019 | Dark Stories TV | Carrie (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Somnium Film | Joan Kepler |
| 2018 | The Best of EastEnders Film | Zoe Slater (archive footage) |
| 2018 | True Horror TV | Vanessa Mitchell (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Black Sand: A Sandman Story Film | Death |
| 2017 | The Last Photograph Film | Maryam |
| 2015 | Andron Film | Elanor |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty Film | Self |
| 2012 | Metal Hurlant Chronicles TV | Jennifer (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies Film | Katy |
| 2012 | The Man Inside Film | Alexia Sinclair |
| 2012 | Cleanskin Film | Emma |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise TV | Lexi (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Love's Kitchen Film | Shauna |
| 2011 | The Borgias TV | (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Girl Walks Into a Bar Film | Loretta |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs TV | Helen Hanson, Teresa Hamilton (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Huge Film | Cindy |
| 2010 | 4.3.2.1 Film | Kelly |
| 2010 | One Night in Emergency Film | Penny |
| 2009 | Mister Eleven TV | Saz Paley (2 ep) |
| 2009 | Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead Film | Christina |
| 2009 | The Justin Lee Collins Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Flick Film | Sandra Martin |
| 2008 | Merlin TV | Nimueh (4 ep) |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman TV | Jaime Sommers (8 ep) |
| 2007 | Jekyll TV | Katherine Reimer (6 ep) |
| 2007 | I Want Candy Film | Lila Owens |
| 2007 | Mansfield Park Film | Maria Bertram |
| 2007 | Mr. Bean's Wedding Film | Kate |
| 2007 | Cashback Film | Suzy |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple TV | Rose Waters (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Cashback Film | Suzy (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Eastenders: The Slaters In Detention Film | Zoe Slater |
| 2000 | Burnside TV | School Friend (2 ep) |
| 1998 | The Worst Witch TV | Dolores (1 ep) |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1993 | GMTV TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1985 | EastEnders TV | Zoe Slater (1178 ep) |
| 1952 | Today TV | Self (1 ep) |