List of EastEnders characters (2015)

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the show's executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins. January saw the arrival of the year's first baby, Matthew Mitchell Cotton, son of Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) and Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett). The following month saw the show celebrate its 30th anniversary with a live week, which oversaw the live arrivals of Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood), and the second baby born in 2015, Pearl Fox-Hubbard, Vincent's daughter with Kim Fox-Hubbard (Tameka Empson). In March, Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas) arrived as Donna Yates' (Lisa Hammond) foster mother and an acquaintance of Les Coker (Roger Sloman) followed by Stan Carter's (Timothy West) friend Cyril Bishop (Andrew Sachs) and Sharon Mitchell's aunt Margaret Midhurst (Jan Harvey), whilst Denise van Outen joined in April as Karin Smart. May saw the arrivals of June Whitfield as Sister Ruth, Mick (Danny Dyer) and Linda Carter's (Kellie Bright) son Ollie Carter, the year's third baby, Mo Harris' (Laila Morse) business associate Fat Elvis and Kush Kazemi's (Davood Ghadami) mother, Carmel (Bonnie Langford). Paul Coker (Jonny Labey), the grandson of Les and Pam Coker (Lin Blakley), was introduced in June, as was Jade Masood (Amaya Edward), the long-lost daughter of Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar) and Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). After Kathy Sullivan's (Gillian Taylforth) surprise return during the 30th anniversary in February, her husband Gavin Sullivan (Paul Nicholas) made his debut in August. September saw the arrivals of Max Branning's (Jake Wood) prosecution lawyer Hazel Warren (Clare Higgins) and Louie Beale, the baby son of Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and Peter Beale (Ben Hardy). In October, Elaine Peacock's (Maria Friedman) toyboy lover Jason Adams (Scott Neal) was introduced, as well as first EastEnders transgender character to be played by a transgender actor, Kyle Slater (Riley Carter Millington). December saw the birth of the year's fifth baby, Kush and Stacey Branning's (Lacey Turner) son, Arthur Fowler. Additionally, multiple other characters appeared throughout the year.