Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared during 2022, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Hudson. (Darcy Grey) was introduced in February as the son of Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather). He was followed by (Louise Jameson), the mother of Rhona Goskirk (Zoë Henry), in March. Then in April, Martelle Edinborough joined the cast as , a love interest for Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick). Karene Peter then debuted in June as , the daughter of Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin). Additionally, multiple appeared in 2022.