Michelle Ryan
Actor
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.
Born1984-04-22
Place of BirthEnfield, Middlesex, England, UK
Known For
7.5
Death in Paradise
ComedyCrime
4.3
The View
Talk
4.2
EastEnders
SoapDrama
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
DramaCrime
4.4
The One Show
Talk
7.8
Merlin
Action & AdventureDrama
6.9
Covert Affairs
Action & AdventureDrama
7.6
The Borgias
DramaCrime
5.8
GMTV
News
5.6
Today
NewsTalk
7.7
The Worst Witch
ComedyDrama
6.4
Bionic Woman
Action & AdventureDrama
7.6
Jekyll
DramaCrime
7.0
Cashback
DramaComedy
5.9
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
6.1
Mansfield Park
DramaTV Movie
8.4
Dark Stories
Sci-Fi & FantasyMystery
5.6
Cleanskin
DramaThriller
6.5
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Talk
3.6
Andron
ActionSci-Fi
5.3
Love's Kitchen
DramaRomance
5.7
Cockneys vs Zombies
ActionComedy
5.5
4.3.2.1
ActionThriller
7.0
Burnside
DramaCrime