Jack Bristow
| Jack Bristow | |
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| Alias character | |
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| First appearance | "Truth Be Told" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance | "All the Time in the World" (episode 5.17) |
| Portrayed by | Victor Garber |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Black Bird, Raptor |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
Alliance of Twelve SD-6 Director of Operations, CIA senior officer, Director of CIA Los Angeles Branch (briefly) APO Deputy Director ID-CLASS |
| Title | Agent Number 30401-00800 USS-CI-30401-2300682 |
| Spouse(s) |
Irina Derevko (wife, deceased) |
| Children |
Sydney Bristow (daughter) |
| Relatives |
Nadia Santos (stepdaughter, deceased) Michael Vaughn (son-in-law) Isabelle Vaughn (granddaughter) Jack Vaughn (grandson) |
| Nationality | American |
Jonathan "Jack" Donahue Bristow, played by Victor Garber, is Sydney Bristow's father on the television series Alias. Victor Garber was thrice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Jack, and fans voted the relationship between Sydney and Jack the best non-romantic relationship on the show in the 2005 AllAlias.com Fans' Choice Awards.
Jack Bristow, a longtime agent of the CIA and former double officer with SD-6, is often emotionally distant and can be among the show's coldest and most brutal characters. However, his character's defining trait is his devotion to the safety of his daughter, Sydney. He is highly protective of her and is willing to do anything - torture, kill, even betray his country - to ensure her well-being. His relationship with his daughter has always been problematic, although it warmed and matured as the show unfolded. According to background information provided in the official Alias magazine, Jack Bristow is originally from Canada (reflecting the fact that actor Victor Garber is Canadian). A screenshot in a fourth season episode showed a laptop referring to his birth in London, Ontario. Jack's grandchild Isabelle was also born in Canada, on a mission in Vancouver.
Prior to the events of the series, Jack fathered Sydney with Irina Derevko, a long-term KGB spy who married Jack to get close to the CIA, specifically to steal the details of Project Christmas, which Jack was developing for the Agency. She took the name Laura Bristow and built a cover as an English literature professor. Once the FBI started to investigate against Irina, she faked her death in a staged car accident. Jack, suspected of being complicit in Irina's espionage, was detained and placed in solitary confinement. He named Arvin and Emily Sloane as Sydney's guardians. Jack and Arvin became friends after they got to know each other in the early seventies, when both started their careers at the CIA. When Jack was finally cleared, he began drinking heavily and became more of an absentee father, leaving Sydney to be raised by nannies. About ten years later, Jack was recruited into SD-6 by Sloane when the Alliance of Twelve was founded, and was one of the few agents who knew the truth behind the cell. He was also Director of Operations at SD-6, and many in the Alliance believed he was a logical choice to take Sloane's place.
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