<Tr> <Th> Half - sisters </Th> <Td> Debbie Dingle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other relatives </Th> <Td> Chas Dingle Marlon Dingle </Td> </Tr> <P> Ryan Stocks, played by James Moore, made his first appearance on 5 June 2018 . The character and Moore's casting was announced on 30 May 2018 . Of his casting, the actor commented "I'm so excited to have joined the Emmerdale cast . Everyone is so welcoming and friendly and I'm having a great time playing Ryan . I leapt a mile when I got the call and I was over the moon to hear that I had got the part ." </P> <P> Ryan is Charity Dingle's (Emma Atkins) long - lost son, whom she had thought dead . In a special flashback episode that aired on 29 May 2018, viewers learned that her son had actually survived birth . Justin Harp of Digital Spy reported that Charity would meet her son imminently, as he comes to the village to see her . Ryan has ataxic cerebral palsy and tells Charity that he is not "defined by his disability ." Acting series producer Kate Brooks described Ryan as being "feisty, funny and reckless, and with an unquenchable zest for life ." Brooks also said the character will "turn Charity's life upside down" as he meets his new family . </P>

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