Ray (Joe Absolom)

[lizann]

Joe Absolom joining as mechanic Ray, an old contact of Mackenzie

[Perdita]

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emm...e-absolom-ray/


A familiar face is joining the cast of Emmerdale as a new villain.

Actor Joe Absolom, who most recently starred in Silent Witness and ITV's Code of Silence, will be joining the Dales as mechanic Ray, an old contact of Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb).

Absolom is no stranger to soap land, previously known to audiences as Matthew Rose in EastEnders, appearing from 1997 until 2000. Other notable roles include playing Al Large in Doc Martin and Andy Warren in season two of The Bay.

Despite a calm and collected exterior, Ray will struggle to hide a more menacing streak to his character. He arrives on the scene claiming to sell farm machinery but it's not long before his drug dealing hustle comes to light ? leading to some trouble for Mackenzie.

"What an honour to join such a talented team at Emmerdale!" Absolom said in a press statement. "It?s an iconic show and I?m grateful to be part of it. I can?t wait to see what?s in stock for Ray!"

Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said the team were "thrilled" to welcome Absolom to the cast and teased his villainous storyline ahead.

"It's fantastic to have such a high calibre and immensely talented actor join our wonderful team to play the role of Ray," she said.

"Charming, charismatic and effortlessly likeable, Ray is an extremely complex character who very quickly shows his dark and villainous side to some of our most loved villagers, leaving them in no doubt as to what he?s capable of."

Absolom is the second new Emmerdale addition announced this week, with Casualty star Jaye Griffiths also officially joining the cast.

Griffiths, who played Elle Gardner on the BBC soap, will enter the village as Celia, a no-nonsense farmer who will stir up some trouble for Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb).


I love Joe as an actor

[johntrevor]

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emm...e-absolom-ray/


A familiar face is joining the cast of Emmerdale as a new villain.

Actor Joe Absolom, who most recently starred in Silent Witness and ITV's Code of Silence, will be joining the Dales as mechanic Ray, an old contact of Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb).

Absolom is no stranger to soap land, previously known to audiences as Matthew Rose in EastEnders, appearing from 1997 until 2000. Other notable roles include playing Al Large in Doc Martin and Andy Warren in season two of The Bay.

Despite a calm and collected exterior, Ray will struggle to hide a more menacing streak to his character. He arrives on the scene claiming to sell farm machinery but it's not long before his drug dealing hustle comes to light ? leading to some trouble for Mackenzie.

"What an honour to join such a talented team at Emmerdale!" Absolom said in a press statement. "It?s an iconic show and I?m grateful to be part of it. I can?t wait to see what?s in stock for Ray!"

Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw said the team were "thrilled" to welcome Absolom to the cast and teased his villainous storyline ahead.

"It's fantastic to have such a high calibre and immensely talented actor join our wonderful team to play the role of Ray," she said.

"Charming, charismatic and effortlessly likeable, Ray is an extremely complex character who very quickly shows his dark and villainous side to some of our most loved villagers, leaving them in no doubt as to what he?s capable of."

Absolom is the second new Emmerdale addition announced this week, with Casualty star Jaye Griffiths also officially joining the cast.

Griffiths, who played Elle Gardner on the BBC soap, will enter the village as Celia, a no-nonsense farmer who will stir up some trouble for Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb).


I love Joe as an actor

Yes a very talented actor,loved him in Doc Martin.

[Perdita]

Yes a very talented actor,loved him in Doc Martin.

Just not happy he is going to be another villain

[johntrevor]

Just not happy he is going to be another villain

I agree, but even so, another piece of great acting in Code of Silence, very menacing.

[lizann]

county lines drugs story, where kids will be dealing for him like hollyoaks did is the rumour

[Snagglepus]

Why bring another criminal/wrong'un into Emmerdale.
He could have took over Eric's shop and turned it into a barbers, there are 3 by me that don't have any customers yet still manage to make a living. That would be ideal in a small village.

[Perdita]

No wonder they failed at the Soap Awards... some interesting storylines to start off with.. then they go stuuuuuup?d and become ridiculous ... although I had hoped the DV storyline with Belle and Tom might have got them an award... they are not going to win anything next year the way they are going now neither...

[tammyy2j]

I like him acting but Emmerdale villains are too many and very panto like