Michelle Ryan

Michelle Ryan

Acting

Born:
1984-04-22
Place of birth:
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

Filmography

Finding My Voice

Finding My Voice

2026Lisa Kendall
Movie
Frankenstein: Legacy

Frankenstein: Legacy

8.12025Lady Charlotte
Movie
Dark Stories to Survive the Night

Dark Stories to Survive the Night

4.12019Carrie
Movie
Dark Stories

Dark Stories

8.22019Carrie
TV
Somnium

Somnium

9.02019Joan Kepler
Movie
The Best of EastEnders

The Best of EastEnders

2018Zoe Slater (archive footage)
Movie
True Horror

True Horror

6.72018Vanessa Mitchell
TV
Black Sand: A Sandman Story

Black Sand: A Sandman Story

7.02017Death
Movie
The Last Photograph

The Last Photograph

6.22017Maryam
Movie
Andron

Andron

3.62015Elanor
Movie
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

9.02013Self
Movie
Metal Hurlant Chronicles

Metal Hurlant Chronicles

5.82012Jennifer
TV
Cockneys vs Zombies

Cockneys vs Zombies

5.72012Katy
Movie
The Man Inside

The Man Inside

4.62012Alexia Sinclair
Movie
Cleanskin

Cleanskin

5.72012Emma
Movie
Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

7.42011Lexi
TV
Love's Kitchen

Love's Kitchen

5.42011Shauna
Movie
The Borgias

The Borgias

7.62011
TV
Girl Walks Into a Bar

Girl Walks Into a Bar

5.22011Loretta
Movie
Covert Affairs

Covert Affairs

6.92010Teresa Hamilton
TV
Huge

Huge

5.62010Cindy
Movie
4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1

5.52010Kelly
Movie
One Night in Emergency

One Night in Emergency

8.02010Penny
Movie
Mister Eleven

Mister Eleven

4.52009Saz Paley
TV
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead

7.52009Christina
Movie
The Justin Lee Collins Show

The Justin Lee Collins Show

6.52009Self - Guest
TV
Flick

Flick

4.22008Sandra Martin
Movie
Merlin

Merlin

7.82008Nimueh
TV
Bionic Woman

Bionic Woman

6.32007Jaime Sommers
TV
Jekyll

Jekyll

7.52007Katherine Reimer
TV
I Want Candy

I Want Candy

5.12007Lila Owens
Movie
Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

6.12007Maria Bertram
Movie
Mr. Bean's Wedding

Mr. Bean's Wedding

7.22007Kate
Movie
Cashback

Cashback

7.02007Suzy
Movie
The One Show

The One Show

4.32006Self - Guest
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.92004Rose Waters
TV
Cashback

Cashback

7.02004Suzy (uncredited)
Movie
Eastenders: The Slaters In Detention

Eastenders: The Slaters In Detention

7.02003Zoe Slater
Movie
Burnside

Burnside

6.72000School Friend
TV
The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch

7.81998Dolores
TV
The View

The View

4.31997Self
TV
GMTV

GMTV

5.81993Self
TV
EastEnders

EastEnders

4.31985Zoe Slater
TV
Today

Today

5.61952Self
TV