Michelle Ryan

Acting·Apr 22, 1984·Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Finding My Voice2026 · Lisa Kendall	Lisa Kendall
Frankenstein: Legacy2025 · Lady Charlotte	Lady Charlotte
Dark Stories to Survive the Night2019 · Carrie	Carrie
Somnium2019 · Joan Kepler	Joan Kepler
The Best of EastEnders2018 · Zoe Slater (archive footage)	Zoe Slater (archive footage)
Black Sand: A Sandman Story2017 · Death	Death
The Last Photograph2017 · Maryam	Maryam
Andron2015 · Elanor	Elanor
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty2013 · Self	Self
Cockneys vs Zombies2012 · Katy	Katy
The Man Inside2012 · Alexia Sinclair	Alexia Sinclair
Cleanskin2012 · Emma	Emma
Love's Kitchen2011 · Shauna	Shauna
Girl Walks Into a Bar2011 · Loretta	Loretta
Huge2010 · Cindy	Cindy
4.3.2.12010 · Kelly	Kelly
One Night in Emergency2010 · Penny	Penny
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead2009 · Christina	Christina
Flick2008 · Sandra Martin	Sandra Martin
I Want Candy2007 · Lila Owens	Lila Owens
Mansfield Park2007 · Maria Bertram	Maria Bertram
Mr. Bean's Wedding2007 · Kate	Kate
Cashback2007 · Suzy	Suzy
Cashback2004 · Suzy (uncredited)	Suzy (uncredited)
Eastenders: The Slaters In Detention2003 · Zoe Slater	Zoe Slater