Michelle Ryan
Acting
Born: 1984-04-22 in Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
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.
Known For
Cashback
Suzy
Merlin
Nimueh
The Borgias
Cockneys vs Zombies
Katy
Cleanskin
Emma
Death in Paradise
Lexi
Covert Affairs
Helen Hanson
Covert Affairs
Teresa Hamilton
EastEnders
Zoe Slater
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Christina
4.3.2.1
Kelly
Cashback
Suzy (uncredited)
Andron
Elanor
Agatha Christie's Marple
Rose Waters
Bionic Woman
Jaime Sommers
I Want Candy
Lila Owens
Mansfield Park
Maria Bertram
The View
Self
Jekyll
Katherine Reimer
Love's Kitchen
Shauna
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Loretta
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Jennifer
The Worst Witch
Dolores
The One Show
Self - Guest
Today
Self
Mr. Bean's Wedding
Kate
Frankenstein: Legacy
Lady Charlotte
GMTV
Self
Dark Stories to Survive the Night
Carrie
Flick
Sandra Martin
The Last Photograph
Maryam
The Man Inside
Alexia Sinclair
Huge
Cindy
Dark Stories
Carrie
True Horror
Vanessa Mitchell
Burnside
School Friend
Eastenders: The Slaters In Detention
Zoe Slater
Black Sand: A Sandman Story
Death