See the Cast of THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS Through the Years!

By Chris Eades Updated: January 17, 2017

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The cast of THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS has changed a lot in the years since the soap premiered on CBS in 1973. In fact, the 1974 cast photo only had a dozen actors in it. The most recent gallery of the Y&R actors, shot in 2016, has three times that number!

Longtime fans will recognize the late Jeanne Cooper (Katherine) in that cast from 1974. But the actor who has currently been on Y&R the longest is Doug Davidson (Paul), who joined the soap in 1978.

Take a walk down memory lane by browsing through these cast photos from the very beginning of Y&R all the way up to the present day!

For more on Y&R, keep reading the CBS edition of Soaps In Depth magazine!

Yr Cast Photo 1974

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1974

Back Row: Lee Crawford (Sally), Donnelly Rhodes (Phillip), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine). Middle Row: James Houghton (Greg), William Greg Espy (Snapper), Trish Stewart (Chris), Jaime Lyn Bauer (Lorie). Front Row: Brenda Dickson (Jill), Julianna McCarthy (Liz), Robert Colbert (Stuart), Dorothy Green (Jennifer), Janice Lynde (Leslie).
Yr Cast Photo 1977

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1977

Top Row: David Hasselhoff (Snapper), Anthony Herrera (Jack), Tom Hallick (Brad). Middle Row: K.T. Stevens (Vanessa), John McCook (Lance), JAmie Lyn Bauer (Lorie), Juliana McCarthy (Liz), Janice Lynde (Leslie), Beau Kayzer (Brock), Robert Colbert (Stuart). Front Row: Brenda Dickson (Jill), Charles Gray (William), Trish Stewart (Chris), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine), Dorothy Green (Jennifer), Pamela Peters (Peggy).
Yr Cast Photo 2004

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2004

First Row: Jess Walton (Jill), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Sharon Case (Sharon), Joshua Morrow (Nick), Camryn Grimes (Cassie). Second Row: Joan Van Ark (Gloria), Jerry Douglas (John), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine), Eileen Davidson (Ashley), Don Diamont (Brad), Lauralee Bell (Christine), Doug Davidson (Paul). Third Row: Peter Bergman (Jack), Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki), Eric Braeden (Victor), Christel Khalil (Lily), Victoria Rowell (Dru), Kristoff St. John (Neil). Fourth Row: Bryton James (Devon), Kate Linder (Esther), Ashley Bashioum (Mac), Michael Graziadei (Daniel), Keith Hamilton Cobb (Damon), Thad Luckinbill (J.T.), Lauren Woodland (Brittany), John Enos (Bobby), David "Shark" Fralick (Larry), Laura Bryan Birn (Lynne), Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren), Greg Rikaart (Kevin). Fifth Row: Asia Smith (Sierra), Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia), Susan Walters (Diane), Patty Weaver (Gina).
Yr Cast Photo Kids 2004

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2004

Ashley Bashioum (Mac), Cam Gigandet (Danny), Asia Smith (Sierra), Camryn Grimes (Cassie), Greg Rikaart (Kevin), Lydnsey Fonseca (Colleen), Thad Luckinbill (J.T.), Christel Khalil (Lily), Lauren Woodland (Brittany), David Lago (Raul).
Yr Cast Photo 2008

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2008

Billy Miller (Billy), Daniel Goddard (Cane), Adrienne Frantz (Amber), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe), Thad Luckinbill (J.T.), Christel Khalil (Lily), Kate Linder (Esther), Greg Rikaart (Kevin), Peter Bergman (Jack), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine), Michael Gross (River), Jess Walton (Jill), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Don Diamont (Brad), Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren), Michael Graziadei (Daniel), Tammin Sursok (Colleen), Emily O'Brien (Jana).
Yr Cast Photo 2011

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2011

Front Row: Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren), Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Lauralee Bell (Christine), Doug Davidson (Paul), Eileen Davidson (Ashley), Jerry Douglas (John), Peter Bergman (Jack), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine), Jess Walton (Jill), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Michael Muhney (Adam), Sharon Case (Sharon), Billy Miller (Billy), Amelia Heinle (Victoria). Second Row: Judith Chapman (Gloria), Greg Rikaart (Kevin), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe), Stephen Nichols (Tucker), Jessica Collins (Avery), Daniel Goddard (Cane), Christel Khalil (Lily), Michael Graziadei (Daniel), Yvonne Zima (Daisy), Julia Pace Mitchell (Sophia), Darius McCrary (Malcolm), Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia), Eden Riegel (Heather), Tristan Rogers (Colin). Back Row: Jessica Heap (Eden), Angell Conwell (Leslie), Jeff Branson (Ronan), Patty Weaver (Gina), Bryton James (Devon), Thom Bierdz (Phillip), Kate Linder (Esther), Michael Fairman (Murphy), Sean Kanan (Deacon), Beau Kazer (Brock).
Yr Cast Photo 2012

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2012

Front Row: Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren), Sharon Case (Sharon), Blake Hood (Kyle), Eric Braeden (Victor), Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine), Peter Bergman (Jack), Daniel Goddard (Cane), Julia Pace Mitchell (Sophia), Tricia Cast (Nina), Lindsay Bushman (Summer), Emme Rylan (Abby). Back Row: Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Lauralee Bell (Christine), Clementine Ford (Mac), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), Jessica Collins (Avery), Billy Miller (Billy), Stephen Nichols (Tucker), Kate Linder (Esther), Bryton James (Devon), Kristoff St. John (Neil), Michael Fairman (Murphy), Patty Weaver (Gina), Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia).
Yr Cast Photo 2013

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2013

Front Row: Kristoff St. John (Neil), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Peter Bergman (Jack), Jeanne Cooper (Katherine), Eric Braeden (Victor), Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki), Joshua Morrow (Nick), Amelia Heinle (Victoria), Billy Miller (Billy). Second Row: Emme Rylan (Abby), Angell Conwell (Leslie), Bryton James (Devon), Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren), Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Lauralee Bell (Christine), Doug Davidson (Paul), Sharon Case (Sharon), Michael Muhney (Adam), Jessica Collins (Avery), Steve Burton (Dylan), Jerry Douglas (John). Third Row: Lamon Avery (Mason), Judith Chapman (Gloria), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe), Greg Rikaart (Kevin), Christel Khalil (Lily), Robert Adamson (Noah), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), Redaric Williams (Tyler), Hunter King (Summer), Jess Walton (Jill). Back Row: Ted Shackelford (Jeffrey), Blake Hood (Kyle), Jessica Heap (Eden), Daniel Goddard (Cane), Ignacio Serricchio (Alex), Kate Linder (Esther), Marco Dapper (Carmine), Max Ehrich (Fen).
Yr Cast Photo 2016

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2016

Front Row: Hunter King (Summer), Miles Gaston Villanueva (Luca), Melissa Ordway (Abby), Sean Carrigan (Stitch), Mishael Morgan (Hilary), Bryton James (Devon), Amelia Heinle (Victoria), Jason Thompson (Billy), Eileen Davidson (Ashley), Gina Tognoni (Phyllis), Peter Bergman (Jack), Eric Braeden (Victor), Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki), Steve Burton (Dylan), Sharon Case (Sharon), Joshua Morrow (Nick), Justin Hartley (Adam), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), Jess Walton (Jill), Tristan Rogers (Colin), Christel Khalil (Lily), Daniel Goddard (Cane). Back Row: Robert Adamson (Noah), Sofia Pernas (Marisa), Michael E. Knight (Neville), Patty Weaver (Gina), Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren), Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Doug Davidson (Paul), Lauralee Bell (Christine), Kristoff St. John (Neil), Camryn Grimes (Mariah), Greg Rikaart (Kevin), Mara McCaffray (Natalie), Catherine Bach (Anita), Kate Linder (Esther)
Yr Cast 2019

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2019

Back Row: Sasha Calle (Lola), Noemi Gonzales (Mia), Brooks Darnell (Nate), Jason Thompson (Billy), Gina Tognoni (Phyllis), Amelia Heinle (Victoria), Eric Braeden (Victor), Joshua Morrow (Nick), Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki), Peter Bergman (Jack), Sharon Case (Sharon), Michael Mealor (Kyle), Kate Linder (Esther), Lexie Stevenson (Mattie), Melissa Ordway (Abby), Cait Fairbanks (Tessa), Lauren Woodland (Brittany), Kelly Kruger (Mac), Daniel Goddard (Cane). Front Row: Christian LeBlanc (Michael), Noah Alexander Gerry (Charlie), Alice Hunter (Kerry), Zach Tinker (Fen), Loren Lott (Ana), Jason Canela (Arturo), Jordi Vilasuso (Rey), Bryton James (Devon).