Michelle Ryan
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.
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Michelle Ryan — movies and TV shows
4.3SeriesThe View
1997
4.3SeriesEastEnders
1985
7.4SeriesDeath in Paradise
2011
4.3SeriesThe One Show
2006
5.8SeriesGMTV
1993
5.6SeriesToday
1952
7.8SeriesAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
7.8SeriesMerlin
2008
6.9SeriesCovert Affairs
2010
7.6SeriesThe Borgias
2011
7.8SeriesThe Worst Witch
1998
6.4SeriesBionic Woman
2007
5.8SeriesMetal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
7.5SeriesJekyll
2007
7.0FilmCashback
2007
5.7FilmCockneys vs Zombies
2012
5.5Film4.3.2.1
2010
5.1FilmI Want Candy
2007
8.2SeriesDark Stories
2019
5.4FilmLove's Kitchen
2011
5.7FilmCleanskin
2012
3.6FilmAndron
2015
7.5FilmDoctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009
5.1FilmGirl Walks Into a Bar
2011
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6.1FilmMansfield Park
2007
6.7SeriesBurnside
2000
6.7SeriesTrue Horror
2018
7.0FilmCashback
2004
8.0FilmOne Night in Emergency
2010
9.0FilmDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
5.6FilmHuge
2010
6.0FilmThe Last Photograph
2017
FilmFinding My Voice
2026
8.1FilmFrankenstein: Legacy
2025
7.2FilmMr. Bean's Wedding
2007
FilmThe Best of EastEnders
2018
4.1FilmDark Stories to Survive the Night
2019
7.0FilmEastenders: The Slaters In Detention
2003
7.0FilmBlack Sand: A Sandman Story
2017
4.0FilmFlick
2008
4.6FilmThe Man Inside
2012
9.0FilmSomnium
2019