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Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood.The character first appears in the 2005 Doctor Who episode "The Empty Child" and subsequently features in the remaining episodes of the first series (2005) as a companion to the series' protagonist, the Doctor.
Cohu has also appeared in Cape Wrath, Ballet Shoes, as Theo Danes, [6] and Torchwood: Children of Earth, as Alice Carter, the daughter of Captain Jack Harkness. Cohu has also appeared in several films, including Gosford Park and Becoming Jane. She played Madame Maigret in the ITV television series Maigret starring Rowan Atkinson.
Jack Harkness, played by Scottish-American actor John Barrowman, is the leader of Torchwood Three.A former Time Agent born in the 51st century, Jack had two years of his memories wiped by the Time Agency and subsequently became a con man operating in the 20th century, where he stole the name of "Captain Jack Harkness"; his real name is unknown.
Lucy Cohu plays Captain Jack Harkness's daughter Alice. [13] The voice of the 456 was provided by actor and voiceover artist Simon Poland. [14] Preview.
Harkness provided an in-universe summary of the Trickster's Brigade for the episode of Captain Jack's Monster Files accompanying "Turn Left". Gwen asks Jack how many children he has had. His daughter, Alice Carter, and his grandson, Steven Carter, are depicted in Children of Earth.
John Scot Barrowman MBE (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who (2005–10; 2020–21) and its spin-off Torchwood (2006–11), and as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowverse (2012–19).
The episode marks the first appearance of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, who would become a recurring character in Doctor Who and the lead character of the spin-off series Torchwood. "The Empty Child" was watched by 7.11 million viewers in the UK.
Gwen is introduced in the first episode of Torchwood, in which she—a Cardiff police officer— witnesses Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and his team interrogating a dead man in an alley. After investigating the Torchwood team, she locates the Torchwood Institute 's Cardiff branch, home to a team of alien hunters.