James "Jamie" Sharpe, played by Hugo Johnstone-Burt, made his first screen appearance on 19 October 2012 and departed on 8 March 2013. The character and Johnstone-Burt's casting was revealed on 28 June 2012. The actor revealed "I'm doing a little stint on Home and Away. I'm playing a super-creepy stalker guy." He added that he was working a lot with Ada Nicodemou who plays Leah Patterson-Baker.
Of Tim and Roo, Pasvolsky explained "He was married and had an affair with her – he was completely in love with her – but chose in the end to go back to his wife. And then, subsequently, that's fallen through and he's realised that Roo was the love of his life." Tim tries to win Roo back and he does not take no for an answer. He also has "a few tricks up his sleeve" to help him. Pasvolsky described Tim as being suave and well dressed, adding that he has a "New York energy" about him.
