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.
List of Home and Away characters (2017)
Jasmine Delaney, played by Sam Frost, made her first appearance on 18 December 2017. Frost's casting was announced on 17 July 2017. She was asked to audition for the show while she was appearing on "Hell's Kitchen Australia". Frost did not think she would win the role, after going up against several actresses, but she was told that she had secured the part after a second audition. Frost commented "I grew up watching "Home and Away" and never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be on set and part of the cast." The role marks Frost's acting debut. Frost's casting attracted criticism from some actors, who dubbed it a publicity stunt. Jasmine's first scenes saw her involved in a car crash that results in the death of Kat Chapman, played by Pia Miller. Frost described Jasmine as "quite guarded", with "an anxious energy." She is hiding secrets and has "a dark past".