List of current Home and Away characters - wikipedia List of current Home and Away characters Home and Away is a long - running Australian soap opera produced by the Seven Network. This list documents the current cast of actors and characters, recurring cast and characters, as well as new, returning and departing cast members. It is organised in order of the character 's first on - screen appearance. If a character has been portrayed by different actors, the most recent portrayer is listed first. Contents 1 Present characters 1.1 Recurring and guest characters 2 Cast changes 2.1 Upcoming and returning characters 3 Past characters 4 References 5 External links Present characters Character Actor ( s ) Duration Alf Stewart Ray Meagher 1988 -- Roo Stewart Georgie Parker 1988 -- 1989, 2010 -- Justine Clarke Marilyn Chambers Emily Symons 1989 -- 1992, 1995 -- 1999, 2001, 2010 -- Irene Roberts Lynne McGranger 1991 -- Jacqy Phillips Leah Patterson - Baker Ada Nicodemou 2000 -- John Palmer Shane Withington 2009 -- Tori Morgan Penny McNamee 2016 -- Justin Morgan James Stewart 2016 -- Brody Morgan Jackson Heywood 2016 -- Mason Morgan Orpheus Pledger 2016 -- Raffy Morrison Olivia Deeble 2016 -- Ziggy Astoni Sophie Dillman 2017 -- Ben Astoni Rohan Nichol 2017 -- Maggie Astoni Kestie Morassi 2017 -- Coco Astoni Anna Cocquerel 2017 -- Robbo Jake Ryan 2017 -- Ryder Jackson Lukas Radovich 2017 -- Willow Harris Sarah Roberts 2017 -- Jasmine Delaney Sam Frost 2017 -- Dean Thompson Patrick O'Connor 2018 -- Colby Thorne Tim Franklin 2018 -- Recurring and guest characters See also : Recurring characters of Home and Away Character Actor ( s ) Duration Martha Stewart Belinda Giblin 1989, 2018 -- Alison Mulvaney Neal Stevenson Michele - Antonio Mattiuzzi 2011 -- Constable Ben Murray John - Paul Jory 2012 -- 2013, 2015 -- Nurse Sarah Samantha Ward 2015 -- Phillip McCarthy Nicholas Cassim 2016 -- Buddy the Dog Himself 2016 -- Chelsea Campbell Ashleigh Brewer 2018 -- Karen Thompson Georgia Adamson 2018 -- Kayla Booth Audrey Blyde 2018 -- Rick Booth Mark Lee 2018 -- Neil Campbell Steve Nation 2018 -- Cast changes Upcoming and returning characters Character Actor Debut / return date Reference Simone Bedford Emily Eskell 2018 Bella Courtney Miller 2018 TBC Sam Webb 2018 TBC Justin Rosniak 2018 Jett James Will McDonald 2019 Past characters Main article : List of Home and Away characters References Jump up ^ `` Emily Eskell '' ( PDF ). Lisa Mann Creative Management. Retrieved 28 June 2018. Jump up ^ Pictures, Matrix ( 9 July 2018 ). `` Home and Away filming scenes with Olivia Deeble, Lukas Radovich and Courtney Miller, Palm Beach, NSW ''. Matrix Pictures. Retrieved 11 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` New Home and Away star revealed at Bundy ball ''. NewsMail. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018. Courtney Miller is set to play the role of Bella on Home and Away, she will make an appearance at the Ability Ball in Bundaberg ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ `` Sam Webb ''. Showcast. Retrieved 14 August 2018. Jump up ^ Pictures, Matrix ( 9 August 2018 ). `` Home and Away filming scenes where characters are shot and shot at with Ashleigh Brewer, Tim Franklin, Sarah Roberts, unknown female and an unknown male with gun, Gerroa, NSW ''. Matrix Pictures. Retrieved 14 August 2018. Jump up ^ Pictures, Matrix ( 4 September 2018 ). `` Home and Away filming scenes with `` Lieutenant Jett Palmer '' played by Will McDonald as the adopted son of `` John Palmer '', or Shane Withington and Emily Symons at Palm Beach, NSW ``. Matrix Pictures. Retrieved 10 September 2018. Jump up ^ `` In and out ''. Inside Soap ( 37 ) : 92. 15 -- 21 September 2018. External links Current cast and characters at the official AU website Current cast and characters at the official UK website Home and Away Characters Present characters Past characters Recurring characters Births, marriages and deaths Spin - offs headLand Home and Away : An Eye for an Eye Home and Away : Revenge Home and Away : All or Nothing Related articles Theme song Awards and nominations Summer Bay `` The Great Storm '' Home and Away characters Present characters Marilyn Chambers Jasmine Delaney Willow Harris Ryder Jackson Brody Morgan Justin Morgan Mason Morgan John Palmer Leah Patterson - Baker Irene Roberts Alf Stewart Roo Stewart Past characters Charlotte Adams Tasha Andrews Rachel Armstrong Billie Ashford Martin Ashford Gina Austin Xavier Austin Dan Baker Andy Barrett Josh Barrett Morag Bellingham Saul Bennett Sasha Bezmel Donna Bishop Shauna Bradley Casey Braxton Darryl Braxton Heath Braxton Kyle Braxton Charlie Buckton Ruby Buckton Adam Cameron Annie Campbell Geoff Campbell Kat Chapman Selina Cook Johnny Cooper Nate Cooper Miles Copeland Lucinda Croft Drew Curtis Jazz Curtis Ric Dalby Blake Dean Martin Dibble Donald Fisher Simon Fitzgerald Sally Fletcher Tom Fletcher Nicole Franklin James Fraser Lachlan Fraser Brodie Hanson Chris Harrington Jack Holden Lucas Holden Sam Holden Tony Holden Beth Hunter Kit Hunter Matilda Hunter Robbie Hunter Scott Hunter Kim Hyde Emma Jackson Jett James Peta Janossi Aden Jefferies Elijah Johnson Melody Jones Charlotte King Hunter King Tamara Kingsley Jude Lawson Noah Lawson Ryan Lee Evelyn MacGuire Oscar MacGuire Zac MacGuire Martha MacKenzie Greg Marshall Sam Marshall Steven Matheson Mitch McColl Jesse McGregor Floss McPhee Denny Miller Roxy Miller Seb Miller Casey Mitchell Grant Mitchell Frank Morgan Carly Morris Liam Murphy Gypsy Nash Joel Nash Natalie Nash Rebecca Nash Tom Nash Travis Nash Viv Newton Tug O'Neale Phoebe Nicholson Maddy Osborne Matt Page Angel Parrish Nick Parrish Shane Parrish Vinnie Patterson VJ Patterson Kane Phillips Alex Poulos Joey Rainbow Curtis Reed Shannon Reed Harry Reynolds Chloe Richards Olivia Fraser Richards Damian Roberts Finlay Roberts Angelo Rosetta Haydn Ross Pippa Ross Angie Russell Josie Russell Flynn Saunders Pippa Saunders April Scott Bianca Scott Ricky Sharpe Bobby Simpson Sophie Simpson Colleen Smart Lance Smart Narelle Smart Hayley Smith Ken Smith Nick Smith Romeo Smith Will Smith Ailsa Stewart Celia Stewart Duncan Stewart Rob Storey Hugh Sullivan Dani Sutherland Jade Sutherland Kirsty Sutherland Rhys Sutherland Shelley Sutherland Belle Taylor Sarah Thompson Cassie Turner Amanda Vale Dexter Walker Indi Walker Sid Walker Kelly Watson Justine Welles Josh West Hannah Wilson Jack Wilson Matt Wilson Characters by year 1998 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_current_Home_and_Away_characters&oldid=866189690 '' Categories : Fictional people from New South Wales Lists of Home and Away characters Lists of actors by soap opera television series Hidden categories : Pages containing links to subscription - only content EngvarB from October 2013 Articles with hCards Use dmy dates from October 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 October 2018, at 21 : 12 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays the nurse in home and away
Answer: Samantha Ward