Ashley plays Darren Osborne in the popular Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.

Darren finds it easier making enemies than he does friends, what with his constant scheming and dangerous gambling habit. Darren got both himself and his dad Jack into huge trouble as he persuaded Jack to fake his own death for insurance money. Jack got caught out, and both faced time in prison. Darren has now been released, and is pursuing his relationship with devious Cindy Cunningham.

Ashley re-joined the cast in 2003, having left briefly for a career in pop band All Stars.