List of Home and Away characters (2016)
Justin Morgan, played by James Stewart, made his first screen appearance on 7 June 2016. The character and Stewart's casting was announced on 5 December 2015, alongside Jackson Heywood and Orpheus Pledger, who play Justin's brothers. The actors began filming their first scenes during the week commencing 7 December. Justin is Stewart's first on-going role since he took a year off to care for his young daughter. Like Heywood, Stewart expected Braxton brothers comparisons, but he told Jonathon Moran of The Daily Telegraph, "Creating this family is probably more our priority than taking over the Brax boys. How do you take on Steve Peacocke (Brax)? I hope Australia is ready for it, it is the way it is." In August 2017, Stewart was longlisted for Best Daytime Star at the Inside Soap Awards. The nomination did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist.
Justin Morgan (Home and Away)
Johnathon Hughes of the "Radio Times" thought "the chemistry is evident" between Justin and Scarlett, and added "surely it can't be long before they end up in bed for real?" When the couple went on their first date, "Inside Soap"'s Sarah Ellis said "it's about time! The pair have been dancing around their feelings for each other for weeks, leaving us shouting at our screens in frustration." A writer for TVNZ listed seven reasons why the characters should be together, stating "They could be "Home and Away's" new golden couple, if they'd both just get over themselves and admit it." The reasons included their attraction to one another, their shared interests, and their initial dislike of each other, which the writer said was a "classic giveaway". They added that Justin and Scarlett would "make a beautiful couple."