The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in 2012, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the series' producer, Emma Smithwick. The first character to be announced was ; soon followed by . While interviewed by Inside Soap, Smithwick announced that she planned to introduce more characters to expand the Kane family. The first to arrive was ; soon followed by - while Amy Downham joined the serial playing the role of . Later introductions include "bad boy" character and deaf teenager ; while Maddie Morrison's father and mother arrived. June saw the arrival of played by former EastEnders actor Cliff Parisi. (James Farrar) began appearing from August, while Oscar Osborne arrived prematurely