List of Emmerdale characters introduced in 2024

Emmerdale is a British ITV soap opera that first aired on 16 October 1972. The following characters debuted in 2024. Ella Forster (Paula Lane) made first appearance in January, as did Ruby Miligan (Beth Cordingly), the wife of Caleb Miligan (William Ash) and the mother of his son, Nicky Miligan (Lewis Cope). Rose Jackson (Christine Tremarco), the estranged ex-wife of Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) and mother of Dawn Fletcher (Olivia Bromley), debuted in April. In June, Josh Cope (Oisin Morgan), the transphobic friend of Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) arrived in the village, followed in August by John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth), the long-lost son of Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) and half-brother of Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) arrived. He was followed by Helen Fox (Sharon Maughan), Ruby's mother, and DS Foy (Robert Cavanah), a police officer investigating Belle King's (Eden Taylor-Draper) attack on her husband Thomas King (James Chase) with an axe, in September. In October, boxing promoter, Jade Garrick (Twinnie-Lee Moore) made her first appearance, followed by Caleb and Ruby's daughter, Steph Miligan (Georgia Jay) and Ruby's father, Anthony Fox (Nicholas Day) in November. Additionally, several other characters appeared throughout the year.