ACTOR Ash Palmisciano made history on Emmerdale as their first ever transgender character. Playing Matty Barton, the TV star is now central to some ITV soap's biggest storylines . 3 Ash Palmisciano is an actor who is best known for playing Matty Barton on Emmerdale Credit: ITV Who is Ash Palmisciano? Born on January 3, 1990, Ash Palmisciano is an English actor.
He came out as transgender in 2012 and later became the first trans actor to appear on stage at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2016, Ash made his television debut in the BBC Two sitcom Boy Meets Girl. He then began working with the charity Diversity Role Models , where he would visit schools across the UK to talk about his experiences as a trans man.
Ash described the work as the "most terrifying" thing he had done, but "wished" that he had heard the same talk as a child. In 2018, he wrote and directed a short film , The Lady That Dances, which was broadcast on Channel 4 . Talking about his transition, Ash told ITV : "Growing up I’d come to the conclusion that I might be transgender, but the fear of telling anyone had become so huge that it didn’t seem like a possibility.
"So I kept it to myself and carried on playing the part of a girl, as I didn’t want to be different or seen as a weirdo. Most read in Soaps ON THE ROPES Moment Tyson Fury escorted from pub by UK's bravest bouncers before collapsing DONE DEAL Rangers sign AC Milan defender on free transfer as Ibrox club win race FATAL SMASH Gang boss kills 3 p.