Josh Padden

Josh Padden is a recurring character in Season Four of Switched at Birth. He interprets for Daphne in her Chemistry class, through much pleading.

Physical Appearance
Josh is tall and slender, with light brown hair and gray eyes. He often sports stubble. He generally dresses in button-ups, cardigans, and chinos.

Personality
Josh is stubborn and refuses to interpret for Daphne at first. He is hot headed, blowing up at Daphne's study group because they held a meeting without her. He explains how he always had to fight his deaf parent's battles, so he has to adjust to her being an "empowered deafie"

History
Josh grew up with two deaf parents. He took Daphne's chemistry class the year before her and had a meltdown because of it. He used some "choice words" on Professor Marillo.

Season 4
And It Cannot Be Changed, Daphne wants Josh as an interpreter since he knows sign language and biochemistry, but initially he does not want to know why he has bad memories of Professor Marillo's lectures. In the end, however, he accept's.

Bracing The Waves, Daphne finds it difficult to relate to other students, including Josh.

We Were So Close That Nothing Used to Stand Between Us, Josh starts dating Vimla, a girl from Daphne's study group. The latter seems saddened by this.

The Accommodations of Desire, Daphne discovers that Josh feels attracted to someone other than Vimla, believes she is and tells the girl and Mingo. The latter goes to talk with Josh and discovers he is the one who is attracted to him.

Trivia

 * Josh is the first bisexual character to appear on the show.

Relationships
It is suggested he is seeing Vimla, a classmate of Daphne's. She was originally cold to the both of them and Josh told her off on it. They later go to a movie together.

Later in the season, it is discovered that Josh actually likes Mingo, which is shown when he kisses him while giving Mingo sign language lessons.