{"id":40272,"date":"2025-05-31T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=40272"},"modified":"2025-05-30T22:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T21:28:03","slug":"former-eastenders-star-joe-absolom-joins-emmerdale-new-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/former-eastenders-star-joe-absolom-joins-emmerdale-new-villain\/","title":{"rendered":" Former EastEnders star Joe Absolom joins Emmerdale as new villain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmerdale has cast former EastEnders actor Joe Absolom as a new villain connected to Mackenzie Boyd<\/a>. Despite appearances that he\u2019s a legitimate businessman, it soon becomes clear all is not as it seems with Joe\u2019s character.<\/p>

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Joe will first appear on screen this summer as Ray, who is an old contact of Mack\u2019s. And he brings trouble\u2026<\/p>\n

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Joe Absolom as Ray in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joe Absolom joins Emmerdale<\/h2>\n

Ray comes to the farm and he claims to be selling farm machinery. But before long, it becomes very clear he is a drug dealer. It\u2019s not known if this is connected to Mack\u2019s current storyline where he is trying to sell cannabis. However Mackenzie and Aaron<\/a> have a big storyline coming up in the autumn and it seems likely this will be part of it.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a cool, calm and collected character. But that exterior hides a menacing streak \u2013 one that is always bubbling below the surface ready to come up.<\/p>\n

Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw has given more insight into the character of Ray.<\/p>

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