John Middleton (actor)
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John Middleton | |
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Born | Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 7 September 1953
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989-present |
Television | Coronation Street Emmerdale |
Political party | Labour Party (since 1982) |
Spouse |
Christine Middleton (m. 1983) |
Children | 2 |
John Middleton (born 7 September 1953) is an English actor, known for his role as Ashley Thomas in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.[1] Middleton played the role from 1996 to 2017, with a brief return in 2018 for two episodes.
Career
He has appeared in many other TV programmes, including Cracker "Men Should Weep" and most notably in 1993 as John Hargreaves in
His first Emmerdale role was that of PC John Jarvis at the time of the Post Office raid in 1994, before landing the role of the caring and sympathetic Rev. Ashley Thomas in December 1996. In October 2015, when a new storyline was revealed on-screen for Ashley, it was also announced Middleton would be leaving his role as Ashley after 20 years. Middleton's contract ended in March 2017 and Ashley died on 7 April 2017.
ITV have released a promo for a set of episode from 3 April 2017 through to 7 April 2017 titled "It's Time To Say Goodbye". It features many pictures of Ashley and his Family and Friends. Ashley slowly starts fading away from the photos.
Before appearing in both Coronation Street and Emmerdale, Middleton was seen in an early 90s UK TV advertisement for Swinton Insurance.[2] In October 2021, Middleton portrayed the role of Feargal Lumsden in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.[3]
References
- ^ Gavaghan, Carl (17 June 2008). "Emmerdale star interviews GP Taylor for TV show". Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ Swinton TV Advert featuring John Middleton
- What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
External links
- John Middleton at IMDb