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List of Home and Away characters introduced in 2022

Xander Delaney, played by Luke Van Os, made his first appearance on 31 March 2022. The casting and character details were announced on 21 October 2021. Van Os is the cousin of former ''Home and Away'' actor Chris Hemsworth (Kim Hyde). He sought advice from Hemsworth ahead of a callback for the show, explaining "When I was asked for a callback for the chemistry test, I actually zoomed with Chris the night before and we ran it (the scene) and kind of just got into a good headspace." After winning the role, Van Os relocated to Sydney to be closer to the studios and began filming the same week as his casting announcement. Xander is Van Os's breakthrough role, and he hoped the part would help him to go on to have a long career, like many of the show's former actors. Van Os later teased a connection between Xander and an established character.

Xander was also billed as "a mysterious individual who arrives in the Bay searching for answers". It was later confirmed that Xander is related to Jasmine Delaney (Sam Frost) and fellow newcomer Rose Delaney (Kirsty Marillier). Xander and Rose were not aware of Jasmine until their father died. Van Os explained "Upon the will reading, Xander finds a name he doesn't recognise, Jasmine Delaney. Xander comes to the Bay to figure out who this mystery woman is and at the very least give her the money his father left in the will for her." Jasmine initially refuses to get to know Xander and Rose, believing they are scam artists. She asks her partner Cash Newman (Nicholas Cartwright) to run a background check on the pair, which causes a "disappointed" Xander to suggest that he and Rose leave the Bay.

The character exited the serial during the episode broadcast on 6 November 2024. Viewers speculated that Van Os had left ''Home and Away'' after he posted various images of his travels on social media and had not been seen at Palm Beach, the show's exterior filming location. A promotional trailer released the week before also hinted at Xander's departure. On-screen, the character leaves the Bay for Melbourne, where he has a six week internship at a hotel. His final scenes were shared with Rose and his girlfriend Dana Matheson (Ally Harris). Van Os's permanent departure was finally confirmed in February 2025. In scenes airing on 13 February, Xander contacts Rose to tell her that he is staying in Melbourne, having secured a job as an events manager. He then asks Dana via text message to join him in Melbourne as he is not coming back to the Bay. Provided by Wikipedia