John Middleton (born 7 September 1953) is an English actor, known for his role as Ashley Thomas in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Middleton played the role from 1996 to 2017, with a brief return in 2018 for two episodes. ()
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.