Jack Harkness

{{Infobox Individual| individual name=Jack Harkness | image=File:JackHarkness.jpg | race=Human | home planet=Earth | home era=51st Century | appearances=[[Doctor Who]: The Empty Child through Parting of the Ways| actor=John Barrowman}}

Biography

Jack Harkness worked as a Time Agent until he discovered that the Agency had erased two years of his memory. After leaving the agency, he worked as a conman, finding pieces of space junk and directing them to soon-to-be disaster sites, selling them to passers by, and letting them get destroyed before the buyers could pick up their merchandise.

While pulling one such con with a Chula Ambulance during the London Blitz he spotted Rose Tyler hanging from a barrage balloon. He rescued Rose who introduced him to the Ninth Doctor. After sacrificing himself to help clean up after the damage done by the Chula Ambulance's nano-genes, he was rescued by the Doctor and Rose. He accompanied them on their subsequent Adventures

Torchwood

Jack will be the lead character in the spin-off series Torchwood in 2006.

Behind the Scenes

Jack Harkness' first name was originally "Jax".