Zack Hudson

Zack Hudson is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by James Farrar. He first appears in episode 6237, originally broadcast on 16 March 2021.The character and Farrar's casting details were announced on 31 January 2021. Zack is initially introduced as the secret son of Gavin Sullivan (Paul Nicholas) and the half-brother of established character Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean).

Zack's storylines have included a tumultuous relationship with Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill) and a feud with her father Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), a fling with Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf), learning that he has HIV, losing daughter Peach with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), and then deciding to foster after struggling with the initial thought of raising a child that is not his own. He later takes on legal responsibility for his on-screen nephew Albie Watts (Arthur Gentleman) and Britney Wainwright (Lola Campbell) - albeit illegally. Zack later cheats on Whitney with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), causing her to leave Walford with their daughter Dolly. In 2025, he discovered that he was the father of Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) following an affair with Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) sixteen years earlier behind the back of her husband Teddy (Roland Manookian) when he was her fitness instructor.