Hollyoaks confirms Emmerdale's John Middleton as new villain
Set to be one of Hollyoaks' most 'evil' villains, Froggy is currently residing in Longmere Prison but is soon to be released with plans to leave his criminal past behind.
John Middleton confirmed to be joining Hollyoaks
Also known as Notorious Froggy or Fraser Black Senior, while in prison he has befriended long-term character and fellow inmate Tom Cunningham, with the pair working together to conspire against Clare Devine.
Middleton, who starred in ITV's Emmerdale as Ashley Thomas from 1996 to 2017, said: 'From vicar to villain is quite a leap but that's why I love this part.
'Froggy has a very dark history and he could reveal everyone's murky past. He knows where all the bodies are buried; perhaps quite literally…'
The actor left Emmerdale in 2017 after his character suffered a harrowing dementia storyline.
Hollyoaks is available to stream from 7am Monday to Wednesday on Channel 4 or to watch live on E4 at 7pm.
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What other shows has Emmerdale star John Middleton been in?
According to IMDb, the 71-year-old actor from Bradford has starred in a number of shows beyond Emmerdale.
From 1993 until 1995, he starred in four episodes of Coronation Street as John Hargreaves, the man who knocked down and killed Lisa Duckworth, and Mr. Mitchell, a hospital consultant.
He was also in two episodes of The Gambling Man and even appeared as Tony Warren in the 1998 TV movie The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds.
In 2021, he appeared in the medical programme Doctors.
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