Michelle Ryan
Acting
Born: 1984-04-22 in 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
Death in Paradise
Lexi
The View
Self
EastEnders
Zoe Slater
Merlin
Nimueh
Agatha Christie's Marple
Rose Waters
The One Show
Self - Guest
GMTV
Self
The Borgias
Covert Affairs
Helen Hanson
Covert Affairs
Teresa Hamilton
Today
Self
Jekyll
Katherine Reimer
The Worst Witch
Dolores
Cashback
Suzy
Bionic Woman
Jaime Sommers
Cleanskin
Emma
Andron
Elanor
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Jennifer
Dark Stories
Carrie
Mansfield Park
Maria Bertram
4.3.2.1
Kelly
Love's Kitchen
Shauna
I Want Candy
Lila Owens
Cockneys vs Zombies
Katy
Burnside
School Friend
True Horror
Vanessa Mitchell
Finding My Voice
Lisa Kendall
Cashback
Suzy (uncredited)
Huge
Cindy
Frankenstein: Legacy
Lady Charlotte
Girl Walks Into a Bar
Loretta
The Best of EastEnders
Zoe Slater (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Christina
Mr. Bean's Wedding
Kate
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
Flick
Sandra Martin
The Man Inside
Alexia Sinclair
The Last Photograph
Maryam