Actor profile

Michelle Ryan

22nd April 1984 Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK Acting

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. 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.

25 Movies 16 TV Shows 41 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Finding My Voice poster

Finding My Voice 19th March 2026 as Lisa Kendall

Frankenstein: Legacy poster

Frankenstein: Legacy 27th November 2025 as Lady Charlotte

Dark Stories to Survive the Night poster

Dark Stories to Survive the Night 31st October 2019 as Carrie

Somnium poster

Somnium 6th September 2019 as Joan Kepler

The Best of EastEnders poster

The Best of EastEnders 26th November 2018 as Zoe Slater (archive footage)

Black Sand: A Sandman Story poster

Black Sand: A Sandman Story 10th August 2017 as Death

The Last Photograph poster

The Last Photograph 3rd March 2017 as Maryam

Andron poster

Andron 8th November 2015 as Elanor

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty poster

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty 23rd November 2013 as Self

Cockneys vs Zombies poster

Cockneys vs Zombies 31st August 2012 as Katy

The Man Inside poster

The Man Inside 27th July 2012 as Alexia Sinclair

Cleanskin poster

Cleanskin 8th March 2012 as Emma

Love's Kitchen poster

Love's Kitchen 24th June 2011 as Shauna

Girl Walks Into a Bar poster

Girl Walks Into a Bar 7th March 2011 as Loretta

Huge poster

Huge 18th June 2010 as Cindy

4.3.2.1 poster

4.3.2.1 2nd June 2010 as Kelly

One Night in Emergency poster

One Night in Emergency 4th January 2010

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead poster

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead 11th April 2009 as Christina

Flick poster

Flick 3rd October 2008 as Sandra Martin

I Want Candy poster

I Want Candy 23rd March 2007 as Lila Owens

Mansfield Park poster

Mansfield Park 18th March 2007 as Maria Bertram

Mr. Bean's Wedding poster

Mr. Bean's Wedding 16th March 2007 as Kate

Cashback poster

Cashback 17th January 2007 as Suzy

Cashback poster

Cashback 10th October 2004 as Suzy (uncredited)

Eastenders: The Slaters In Detention poster

Eastenders: The Slaters In Detention 10th November 2003 as Zoe Slater

Dark Stories poster

Dark Stories 31st October 2019 as Carrie

Metal Hurlant Chronicles poster

Metal Hurlant Chronicles 27th October 2012 as Jennifer

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise 25th October 2011 as Lexi

The Borgias poster

The Borgias 3rd April 2011

Covert Affairs poster

Covert Affairs 13th July 2010 as Helen Hanson

Mister Eleven 11th December 2009 as Saz Paley

The Justin Lee Collins Show 19th March 2009 as Self - Guest

Merlin poster

Merlin 20th September 2008 as Nimueh

Bionic Woman poster

Bionic Woman 26th September 2007 as Jaime Sommers

Jekyll poster

Jekyll 16th June 2007 as Katherine Reimer

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self - Guest

The Worst Witch poster

The Worst Witch 22nd October 1998 as Dolores

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

GMTV poster

GMTV 1st January 1993 as Self

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as Zoe Slater

Today poster

Today 14th January 1952 as Self