John Ross Ewing

John Ross Ewing III
Josh Henderson as John Ross Ewing
Dallas character
Portrayed by	Tyler Banks (1979–83) Omri Katz (1983–96) Josh Henderson (2012–14)
Duration	1979–91 1996 2012–14
First appearance	September 21, 1979 Whatever Happened to Baby John?, Part I
Last appearance	September 22, 2014 Brave New World
Created by	David Jacobs
Spin-off appearances	Dallas: J.R. Returns
Profile
Occupation	1/3 Owner of Ewing Global (2013-present) Co-Owner of Southfork Ranch (2013-present) Former Partner in Ewing Energies (2012-13) Former CEO of Ewing Oil (2009-12)
Home	Southfork Ranch 3700 Hogge Drive Parker, Texas 75002
Family Ewing Parents J.R. Ewing Sue Ellen Ewing Half-brothers James Beaumont Wife Pamela Barnes (2013–) Grandfathers Jock Ewing Grandmothers Patricia Shepard Miss Ellie Ewing Uncles Gary Ewing Ray Krebbs Bobby Ewing Aunts Kristin Shepard Nephews Jimmy Beaumont First cousins Lucy Ewing Christopher Ewing Bobby Ewing Betsy Ewing Molly Whitaker Lucas Krebbs Margaret Krebbs

John Ross Ewing III (often referred as J. R. Ewing III in some countries) is a fictional character from American prime time soap opera, Dallas and the 2012 continuation series. The character was first written into the series in the episode named John Ewing III: Part 2 which first aired on April 6, 1979. Omri Katz prominently played the role in the series from 1983 until its conclusion in 1991 and the subsequent follow-up movie Dallas: J.R. Returns. In the continuation series, actor Josh Henderson stepped into the role. John Ross is the son and namesake of show's most iconic character, J.R. Ewing, and his longtime love, Sue Ellen Ewing.

The continuation series focuses on John Ross's feud with his cousin Christopher as they disagree over how to restore the Ewing name to its former glory. Tensions also arise between the cousins due to John Ross's romance with Christopher's ex-fiancée, Elena Ramos. At the same time, John Ross does his best to live up to his father's legend, using every dirty trick in the book to get what he wants. However, John Ross still has a few lessons to learn and J.R. returns to Southfork to teach him. John Ross uses his resentment toward Sue Ellen and her guilt to manipulate her, but his father is a different story. When John Ross's schemes culminate in the end of his relationship with Elena, he teams up with- and later winds up falling for and marrying Christopher's ex-wife, Pamela Rebecca Barnes, the daughter of J.R.'s nemesis, Cliff Barnes and their union is reminiscent of John Ross's uncle Bobby Ewing's marriage to Cliff's half-sister and Pamela's namesake Pamela Barnes Ewing. However, their relationship has the potential to be very dysfunctional, similar to the relationship between John Ross's parents. With the passing of Larry Hagman and his character J.R. in 2012 and 2013 respectively, Henderson's John Ross is pushed to the forefront as the main protagonist of the series.