Michelle Ryan
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, 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
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movieFinding My Voice
2026
Lisa Kendall
movieFrankenstein: Legacy
2025
Lady Charlotte
tvDark Stories
2019
Carrie
movieSomnium
2019
Joan Kepler
movieThe Best of EastEnders
2018
Zoe Slater (archive footage)
movieAndron
2015
Elanor
tvMetal Hurlant Chronicles
2012
Jennifer
movieThe Man Inside
2012
Alexia Sinclair
movieLove's Kitchen
2011
Shauna
tvCovert Affairs
2010
Helen Hanson
movieHuge
2010
Cindy
movie4.3.2.1
2010
Kelly
Mister Eleven
2009
Saz Paley
movieFlick
2008
Sandra Martin
tvMerlin
2008
Nimueh
tvBionic Woman
2007
Jaime Sommers
tvJekyll
2007
Katherine Reimer
movieI Want Candy
2007
Lila Owens
movieMansfield Park
2007
Maria Bertram
tvThe One Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieCashback
2004
Suzy (uncredited)
tvThe Worst Witch
1998
Dolores
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvEastEnders
1985
Zoe Slater
tvToday
1952
Self