The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera EastEnders in 2020, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's senior executive producer, Kate Oates, and the executive producer, Jon Sen. The first character to be introduced in 2020 is the son of Sheree Trueman (Suzette Llewellyn), (Stevie Basaula). The Panesar family matriarch (Balvinder Sopal) is then introduced in January. (Sarah Paul), a colleague of Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith), is introduced in March. (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a deaf character who befriends Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), is introduced in May. (Mica Paris) joins the soap in September. Two months later, (Simone Lahbib), the mother of Frankie, first appears. One month later, (Ruhtxjiaïh Bèllènéa) is introduced as a rival, then friend, for Kim Fox. Additionally, multiple were featured during the year.