Jack Wilson (Home and Away)
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| Portrayed by | Daniel Amalm | ||||||
| Duration | 1994–96, 2000 | ||||||
| First appearance | 1 April 1994 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 16 June 2000 | ||||||
| Introduced by | Andrew Howie (1994) John Holmes (2000) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Student (1994–96) Sailor (1996–) |
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| Mother | Maria Wilson |
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| Brothers | Jeremy Wilson |
| Sisters | Kathy Wilson |
Jack Wilson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Daniel Amalm. He made his first appearance on 1 April 1994. Jack was introduced as a new foster child for the characters of Michael (Dennis Coard) and Pippa Ross (Debra Lawrence). Amalm auditioned for the role in the place of his friend, who could not attend. Many actors auditioned to play Jack, but Amalm was eventually cast. Jack is characterised as a "bad boy" and a "wild child" and Amalm enjoyed playing the role of the "baddie". Jack's storylines feature racial abuse, rebellious behaviour, joy riding and various romances. In 1996, Amalm quit the series to concentrate on his music career. The actor did not like the monotony that accompanied playing the same role, but he remained open minded about a future return. He did so in 2000, when Jack returned as part of episodes centred on a fellow character's wedding.
Jack has received mainly positive reviews from critics. Ian Hyland from the Sunday Mirror branded Jack a "rebel rouser", while a reporter from The Gold Coast Bulletin called him a "dumb but streetwise kid". The Sun-Herald's Scott Ellis noted that Amalm's portrayal transformed Jack into one of Australia's "best-loved bad boys". Amalm was nominated for the "Most Popular New Talent" award at the 1995 Logie Awards.
Amalm had a Japanese exchange student living with his family, an agent spotted the student Brazilian dancing in a club and took his details. The agent attempted to call the student back, but Amalm's father took the call. The student could not make the audition, so Amalm went in place of his place. Amalm was picked to play Jack from thousands of young actors, despite not being on the list to audition. Amalm was a busker with no acting experience, but he impressed producers so much with his performance that he was given the role of Jack. The actor told Alex Cramb of Inside Soap "I was given six pages of script at the original interview to learn. I did my best but my name wasn't even on the list when I went to the audition, so they didn't know I was doing it. I just sort of turned up, no-one knew me." Upon joining Home and Away, Amalm said that his co-star Dieter Brummer helped him to settle in properly.
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