Brooke Hathaway is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Tylan Grant. Grant made their first appearance as Brooke in episode 4947, originally broadcast on 10 July 2018. Brooke is introduced as an autistic teenager who is fostered by the Osborne family and is the first autistic regular character in a soap opera; Grant is also the first BAME actor to portray an autistic character in a television series. Brooke's storylines in the soap have included being adopted by the Osbornes following the death of their mother, their relationships with Imran Maalik (Ijaz Rana) and Oliver Morgan (Aedan Duckworth/Gabriel Clark), being bullied by Juliet Nightingale (Niamh Blackshaw), becoming pregnant and putting their son up for adoption and coming to the realisation that they are non-binary. Grant has expressed gratitude for being able to portray Brooke, due to the explorations of Brooke's autism and non-binary identity. As Grant is autistic and non-binary, they were glad to convey both of these qualities through Brooke, hoping Brooke could act as representation for those respective groups of people. For their portrayal of Brooke, Grant has been nominated for Best Soap Newcomer at the 2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards, the 2019 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer and Celebrity of the Year at the 2019 National Diversity Awards. Brooke's coming out scene has also been nominated for Feel-Good Moment at the upcoming Inside Soap Awards.