<Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Soap Opera </Th> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Duration </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ray Meagher </Td> <Td> Alf Stewart </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- </Td> <Td> 30 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lynne McGranger </Td> <Td> Irene Roberts </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1993 -- </Td> <Td> 25 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Fletcher </Td> <Td> Karl Kennedy </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1994 -- </Td> <Td> 24 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackie Woodburne </Td> <Td> Susan Kennedy </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1994 -- </Td> <Td> 24 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Oliver </Td> <Td> Lou Carpenter </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1988 , 1992 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ryan Moloney </Td> <Td> Jarrod `` Toadfish '' Rebecchi </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1995 , 1996 -- </Td> <Td> 22 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stefan Dennis </Td> <Td> Paul Robinson </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1985 -- 1992 , 1993 , 2004 -- </Td> <Td> 21 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kate Ritchie </Td> <Td> Sally Fletcher </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 2008 , 2013 </Td> <Td> 20 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ada Nicodemou </Td> <Td> Leah Patterson </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 2000 -- 2012 , 2013 -- </Td> <Td> 17 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Smith </Td> <Td> Harold Bishop </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1987 -- 1991 , 1996 -- 2009 , 2011 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 17 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norman Coburn </Td> <Td> Donald Fisher </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2007 </Td> <Td> 15 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emily Symons </Td> <Td> Marilyn Chambers </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1989 -- 1992 , 1995 -- 1999 , 2001 , 2010 -- 2015 , 2016 -- </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carla Bonner </Td> <Td> Stephanie Scully </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1999 -- 2010 , 2013 , 2015 -- </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kym Valentine </Td> <Td> Libby Kennedy </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1994 -- 2004 , 2005 , 2007 -- 2011 , 2014 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyn Collingwood </Td> <Td> Colleen Smart </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 , 1989 , 1997 , 1999 -- 2013 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Wood </Td> <Td> Tom Croydon </Td> <Td> Blue Heelers </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Julie Nihill </Td> <Td> Chris Riley </Td> <Td> Blue Heelers </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Martin Sacks </Td> <Td> PJ Hasham </Td> <Td> Blue Heelers </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judy Nunn </Td> <Td> Ailsa Stewart </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 2000 , 2002 , 2003 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anne Haddy </Td> <Td> Helen Daniels </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1985 -- 1997 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Wenzel </Td> <Td> Frank Gilroy </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shane Porteous </Td> <Td> Terence Elliott </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joyce Jacobs </Td> <Td> Esme Watson </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anne Charleston </Td> <Td> Madge Bishop </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1986 -- 1992 , 1996 -- 2001 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judith McGrath </Td> <Td> Von Ryan </Td> <Td> All Saints </Td> <Td> 1998 -- 2009 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lorrae Desmond </Td> <Td> Shirley Dean - Gilroy </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1992 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon Piper </Td> <Td> Bob Hatfield </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1992 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ryan Clark </Td> <Td> Sam Marshall </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1991 -- 2001 , 2002 , 2005 </Td> <Td> 10 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Soap Opera </Th> <Th> Years </Th> <Th> Duration </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ray Meagher </Td> <Td> Alf Stewart </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- </Td> <Td> 30 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lynne McGranger </Td> <Td> Irene Roberts </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1993 -- </Td> <Td> 25 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Fletcher </Td> <Td> Karl Kennedy </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1994 -- </Td> <Td> 24 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackie Woodburne </Td> <Td> Susan Kennedy </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1994 -- </Td> <Td> 24 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Oliver </Td> <Td> Lou Carpenter </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1988 , 1992 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> 24 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ryan Moloney </Td> <Td> Jarrod `` Toadfish '' Rebecchi </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1995 , 1996 -- </Td> <Td> 22 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stefan Dennis </Td> <Td> Paul Robinson </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1985 -- 1992 , 1993 , 2004 -- </Td> <Td> 21 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kate Ritchie </Td> <Td> Sally Fletcher </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 2008 , 2013 </Td> <Td> 20 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ada Nicodemou </Td> <Td> Leah Patterson </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 2000 -- 2012 , 2013 -- </Td> <Td> 17 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Smith </Td> <Td> Harold Bishop </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1987 -- 1991 , 1996 -- 2009 , 2011 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 17 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norman Coburn </Td> <Td> Donald Fisher </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2007 </Td> <Td> 15 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Emily Symons </Td> <Td> Marilyn Chambers </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1989 -- 1992 , 1995 -- 1999 , 2001 , 2010 -- 2015 , 2016 -- </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carla Bonner </Td> <Td> Stephanie Scully </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1999 -- 2010 , 2013 , 2015 -- </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kym Valentine </Td> <Td> Libby Kennedy </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1994 -- 2004 , 2005 , 2007 -- 2011 , 2014 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyn Collingwood </Td> <Td> Colleen Smart </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 , 1989 , 1997 , 1999 -- 2013 </Td> <Td> 14 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Wood </Td> <Td> Tom Croydon </Td> <Td> Blue Heelers </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Julie Nihill </Td> <Td> Chris Riley </Td> <Td> Blue Heelers </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Martin Sacks </Td> <Td> PJ Hasham </Td> <Td> Blue Heelers </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> 13 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judy Nunn </Td> <Td> Ailsa Stewart </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1988 -- 2000 , 2002 , 2003 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anne Haddy </Td> <Td> Helen Daniels </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1985 -- 1997 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brian Wenzel </Td> <Td> Frank Gilroy </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shane Porteous </Td> <Td> Terence Elliott </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joyce Jacobs </Td> <Td> Esme Watson </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1993 </Td> <Td> 12 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anne Charleston </Td> <Td> Madge Bishop </Td> <Td> Neighbours </Td> <Td> 1986 -- 1992 , 1996 -- 2001 , 2015 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judith McGrath </Td> <Td> Von Ryan </Td> <Td> All Saints </Td> <Td> 1998 -- 2009 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lorrae Desmond </Td> <Td> Shirley Dean - Gilroy </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1992 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon Piper </Td> <Td> Bob Hatfield </Td> <Td> A Country Practice </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 1992 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ryan Clark </Td> <Td> Sam Marshall </Td> <Td> Home and Away </Td> <Td> 1991 -- 2001 , 2002 , 2005 </Td> <Td> 10 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>
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