Michelle Ryan
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.
Filmography (41 titles)
MovieFinding My Voice
Lisa Kendall · 2026
7.6MovieFrankenstein: Legacy
Lady Charlotte · 2025
4.1MovieDark Stories to Survive the Night
Carrie · 2019
8.4ShowDark Stories
Carrie · 2019
9.0MovieSomnium
Joan Kepler · 2019
MovieThe Best of EastEnders
Zoe Slater (archive footage) · 2018
7.0MovieBlack Sand: A Sandman Story
Death · 2017
6.0MovieThe Last Photograph
Maryam · 2017
3.6MovieAndron
Elanor · 2015
9.0MovieDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self · 2013
5.9ShowMetal Hurlant Chronicles
Jennifer · 2012
5.7MovieCockneys vs Zombies
Katy · 2012
4.8MovieThe Man Inside
Alexia Sinclair · 2012
5.7MovieCleanskin
Emma · 2012
7.5ShowDeath in Paradise
Lexi · 2011
5.3MovieLove's Kitchen
Shauna · 2011
7.6ShowThe Borgias
2011
5.1MovieGirl Walks Into a Bar
Loretta · 2011
6.9ShowCovert Affairs
Helen Hanson · 2010
5.6MovieHuge
Cindy · 2010
5.5Movie4.3.2.1
Kelly · 2010
8.0MovieOne Night in Emergency
Penny · 2010
Mister Eleven
Saz Paley · 2009
7.5MovieDoctor Who: Planet of the Dead
Christina · 2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Self - Guest · 2009
4.0MovieFlick
Sandra Martin · 2008
7.8ShowMerlin
Nimueh · 2008
6.4ShowBionic Woman
Jaime Sommers · 2007
7.5ShowJekyll
Katherine Reimer · 2007
5.1MovieI Want Candy
Lila Owens · 2007