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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.
John Middleton was born on 7 September 1953 in Bradford, England, UK. His family moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in 1961. John became an actor after three years' training at E15 acting school in Essex. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale (1972), The Gambling Man (1995) and Coronation Street (1960).
- Actor
- September 7, 1953
- John Middleton
- Who Played Ashley Thomas in Emmerdale?
- Why Did Ashley Leave Emmerdale?
- What Is John Middleton Doing Now?
John Middleton played vicar Ashley in Emmerdale from 1996 to 2017. Ashley appeared in further episodes in home movie scenes, making his final appearance on 13 February 2018. Some of his plots have included abusing his elderly widower father Sandy (Freddie Jones), being accidentally run over by Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins) and being involved in ...
It was announced in 2015 that John would be leaving the show at the end of his contract after his character was diagnosed with dementia. The contract was later extended so the storyline to be extended, but the actor filmed his final scenes in March 2017. In heartbreaking scenes, Ashley died on-screen on 7 April 2017, ending his 21 years on Emmerdal...
John was back on our soap screens soon after he left Emmerdale and landed a guest role on Doctors. In his first TV role since the ITV soap in September 2021, he played a man suffering from dementia called Feargal Lumsden. He now focuses on charity work, including supporting the Trussell Trust and Alzheimers Society with walks and runs. Before starr...
John Middleton was born on 7 September 1953 in Bradford, England, UK. His family moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in 1961. John became an actor after three years' training at E15 acting school in Essex. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale (1972), The Gambling Man (1995) and Coronation Street (1960).
- September 7, 1953
John Middleton (born John Cooper; 7th September 1953 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English actor who portrayed Ashley Thomas in Emmerdale from December 1996 to February 2018. He previously appeared in Emmerdale as PC John Jarvis in June 1994.
Mar 11, 2016 · After nearly 20 years of playing the vicar, John has had a wealth of exciting storylines. He’s ran into fires, been raped, had two divorces, been homeless, battered his father, been run over, been cheated on, lost a son and then found him again, and now you’ve got the onset of Dementia.
John Middleton is an English actor well known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as Ashley Thomas, a role which he remained in from 1996 to 2017 and with a brief return in 2018 for two episodes.
