After Jennifer was kidnapped by Dr. Henry Shah, Jack raced to her rescue and suddenly remembered their life and love together! To make matters worse, these business ventures would often cause Jack to disappear, sometimes for weeks at a time, without so much as a phone call to Jennifer. He and Jennifer were left broke and his Hodgkin's returned. the son of Eve's ex-husband Jack Deveraux and her old high school rival, Jennifer Horton. Jennifer discovered Jack's affair with Laura when she walked in on Jack comforting her mother, and married Peter in her devastation (while Jack was in jail for arson, charges that were later dropped). On "Days of Our Lives," this happened often with several characters including Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford), Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker), John Black (Drake Hogestyn), and Steve Johnson . He is left-handed, claustrophobic, and despite being mentioned several times as being an adept surfer is not a strong swimmer. Valley held the role of Jack until 1997 when he decided to exit the sudser. Jack convinced the circus to head to Salem, with a plan to trap Peter, and sent tickets to Hope to get her to come. Cady McClain's run as Jennifer Horton Deveraux on Days of Our Lives is coming to an end. His own marriage plans were interrupted when Jennifer stepped in for her high-school chum Katerina von Leuschner (now known as Dr. Carly Manning) and married Lawrence Alamain. Days of our Lives Cast John Aniston Victor Kiriakis Lamon Archey Eli Grant Lindsay Arnold Allie Horton Matthew Ashford Jack Deveraux Camila Banus Gabi Hernandez Nadia Bjorlin Chloe Lane Bryan Dattilo Lucas Horton Judi Evans Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis Mary Beth Evans Kayla Brady Billy Flynn Chad DiMera Galen Gering Rafe Hernandez Deidre Hall Steve finally lets Jack help him rescue Kayla, and by the time the adventure is over Jack and Steve had the beginnings of a fraternal relationship. Developed under head writer Dena Higley, Sonny was introduced in 2011 by executive producers Ken . A furious Jennifer walked out on Jack but he refused to give up on her. In April 2005, Jack leads another escape from the castle and he and Jennifer are reunited at the injured Abigail's bedside, and Jack gets to know his infant son, Jack Deveraux Jr. When Jack was finally released, he returned to Salem to tell everyone the truth. Later that year, actor Mark Valley took over the role. To his dismay, Kayla marries Steve. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: Sarah Is Pregnant! Finding out Jennifer was pregnant should have been the best moment of Jack's life, but he thought his Hodgkin's had returned, and that he would be leaving a widow with a baby girl. With Kimberly Brady's help, Jack found a video of Lawrence confessing to the rape, and he was sent to prison. He escaped and managed to find Roman and Marlena. Gwen despises Jack for abandoning her as a child, which is why she despises her younger sister, Abigail for getting all the attention that should have been hers after Gwen drugged Abigail in the early 2020. Unluckily for Peter, Jennifer went to Daniel on her own, and tricked him into telling her everything. Jack collapses soon afterward from cold and hunger. Eventually, he won her back so they were a united front when they confronted Gwen about why she was trying to hurt Abigail. Soaps.com is a part of Penske Media Corporation. * PTSD from being kept in an Afghanistan prison after chasing a story. This takes place when huge explosions underground destroy the new town square and interrupt a celebration. Abigail's killer was eventually found and Salem's denizens put the homicide investigation to rest. American Media, Inc. 41 (22): 1011. Trent was Jack's cell mate before being released and moved next door to Jennifer. Discovering this, he turned to Melissa for comfort and soon discovered that his birth mother was Jo Johnson and Steve was his brother. Gwen blackmails her father to hand over The Spectator to the. Psychologically traumatized by the rape and unable to tell him about it because of his own past, she coldly tells him she is married and that she is going to try to make it work. They have two children together, Abigail Deveraux and JJ Deveraux, in addition to a grandson, Thomas DiMera and a granddaughter Charlotte DiMera, through Abigail. Eventually, however, Jack realizes that she does need him, and he fights his own guilty demons in order to support her as she presses charges against Lawrence. She believed that the town was haunted by the Woman in White. Accepting charity from her father, they moved into a little house and had a daughter, Abigail. Jack Deveraux (as played by Matthew Nile Ashford on Days of Our Lives) Useful information about Jack Deveraux * Alias: Jack Harcourt Deveraux, William Earl Johnson, Billy, and. Struggling to turn his life around and be a better man, Jack purchased controlling interest in local newspaper The Spectator, which is where he met and fell for Jennifer Horton. Roman reported that the EMTs pronounced Jack dead upon impact. At the same time, Jennifer began searching for the man who her mother had fallen in love with. Jack is again presumed dead after a car accident, although his body is never found. Jack went in search of her, becoming imprisoned himself in the process until Frankie Brady came to his aid. Finally, JJ remembered Jack giving JJ the very same pen he was using to write his suicide letters. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Jack ran for his father's seat in the senate against Mickey Horton, Melissa's adoptive father, using her to get to him. She returned and shortly thereafter, Jennifer followed, claiming Jack was on a walk-about. Steve's donation does not change how Jack feels about Steve and he embarks on a campaign of harassment against Steve and Kayla. Jack and Jennifer washed up on shore, made love and became engaged while the rest of the guests battled Ernesto. Jack saved her by bribing a guard to take him to the warden's office, and was paid back for it with a beating, not knowing Jennifer was hiding in his cell. Jack arrived in Salem to be treated for his Hodgkin's disease. Soaps.com is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Not only did he find better health in Salem, but he was also reunited with his long-lost siblings, Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) and Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis (Judi Evans) As explained in the Johnson family tree. Jack pulled Abby out of the fire, but it was likely an employee that she imagined was Jack. Jack fled, and Hawk managed to get hold of Jack's fortune. Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers for Friday, March 3, tease that Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) will reel over Maggie Kiriakis' (Suzanne Rogers) latest news. While in Africa, something went wrong. He had. When Jack agreed to pay his debts (after luring him into a high-stakes poker game), Daniel confessed his dealings with Peter to Jennifer. As they readjusted to each other, they began to host a show called IN the House. Kayla develops a case of hysteria deafness/muteness during this time due to the stress of what Jack had done and was continuing to do, and what Harper had done. Burdened by guilt, he confessed to Jennifer, asked for a divorce and left town. Jack Deveraux Played by Matthew Ashford Gabi Hernandez Played by Camila Banus Chloe Lane Played by Nadia Bjorlin Lucas Horton Played by Bryan Dattilo Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis Played by Judi Evans Kayla Brady Played by Mary Beth Evans Chad DiMera Played by Billy Flynn Rafe Hernandez Played by Galen Gering Marlena Evans Played by Deidre Hall A few months later he encountered an orderly who looked exactly like his long-lost brother, Steve Johnson. Jack is very heroic in this instance because he sacrifices his own life in order to save Abigail's. Jack himself is finally able to commit to his feelings for her and begins to believe that, despite his ugly deeds in the past, the two of them could have a happy life together. No one has apparently physically spoken to Jack in months. Jack, in distress over his predicament, speaks with his sister Adrienne. Their fantasy love turned into a real thing, but the return of Jennifer's childhood sweetheart, Emilio, put a wedge between them. Jennifer's scheme, however, does not go according to plan as Jennifer finds herself unable to resist him. Jack came to Salem looking for Kayla Brady, with whom hed fallen in love a few years back. He was crushed to lose her, but it left him open to marry newly rich heiress Eve Donovan in a bid to stop Lawrence from taking over The Spectator. Thomas DiMera (grandson) The couple faced many ups and downs, but eventually found their way to the altar, per Soaps in Depth. With her friends and family as support, and an impassioned challenge for her to declare who she really is and who she really loves, Jack convinces Jennifer to escape with them. Jennifer is forced to disconnect a brain dead Jack's life support, but she is comforted by the fact that she is now pregnant with Jack's second child. Jack Deveraux is one of the most interesting characters on "Days of Our Lives." Primarily played by Matthew Ashford over the years, Jack arrived in Salem in the late 1980s. His return was short-lived when it was announced that Ashford had been let go, last appearing on August 15, 2012, when the character was killed off in an elevator shaft. The Spectator is where Jack met college student Jennifer Horton. Jennifer had met and begun a relationship with Peter Blake and they married not long after Jack's return. Unfortunately, the only viable donor was his birth brother, who just happened to be Steve (who only donated the kidney when their mother, Jo, asked him to). But then he came back in the flesh as Eves date to ring in 2019, though with no memory of his past! executive in charge of production Script and Continuity Department Fran Myers . Soon thereafter she gets sick (Harper Deveraux poisons her) and that gives Kayla additional reason to keep Jack at arms length. But Jack began having flashes of memories and when Eve sabotaged the notes to create the serum, he demanded a divorce. Together they freed Jennifer but Lawrence, seeing that his plans were falling apart, set off an explosion which triggered a series of earthquakes, trapping the captives underground. After Jack rescues them, Jennifer divorces Peter (who is sent to prison) and Jack, Jennifer and Abigail leave town to live in Africa (where Jennifer's father, Bill Horton works as a volunteer doctor) in 1998. During this time, he also broke Isabella out of a mental institution so that he could learn about the treasure which Marina Toscao had hidden. In a gesture of good-will and acceptance, Steve asks Jack to be is best man for his second marriage to Kayla (their first marriage was not legal once Marina came to town). Lawrence meets his bride in his bedroom the night of his wedding and confuses her in his mind with Carly. He and Jennifer went through rough times because Jenn had let go of Jack and was involved with Daniel Jonas. He managed to escape and Jack bonded with his baby boy. A confrontation resulted in a fall off a roof, and Jack wound up needing a kidney. Eventually Jennifer gets fed up with him and embroils herself in a large deception whereby she tries to convince Lawrence Alamain that she is his arranged-bride-to-be Katarina Von Leuschner - Jennifer's friend from boarding school, whom she knew as Carly Manning. DAYS OF OUR LIVES Spoilers: Marlena, Kayla, and Kate Are Alive! They went undercover at the Blue Moon, but just as they were about to prove Peter and Jude were linked, there was a police bust. When Kristen and Rachel were caught in an explosion in Paris, Jack flew over to investigate. As soon as he thought the two were close again, Jack faked his death and "left" Salem, leaving Jennifer and Frankie to marry. Ernesto Toscano had killed his wife when he found out she was unfaithful, and he tries to kill everyone on board the cruise. Not long after, his adoptive father Harper is revealed as the Riverfront Knifer, who had been killing prostitutes because they reminded him of Kayla, whom he hated because of what she had done to Jack. Her decision to have Frankie as a roommate after turning down Jack's offer that they live together further push him towards this belief, and he becomes more and more insecure about her feelings about him. Having finally had enough, Kayla presses charges against him for rape. Discovering the key, he ventured to Italy to recover the treasure but found only a diary belonging to Isabella's mother and containing a dangerous secret: She was really the daughter of Victor Kiriakis. With no home and no money, they accepted Bill Horton's offer to move into a house he'd owned for years. Jack was the only one there, and he encouraged JJ to go back to school, bought him a plane ticket, and promised not to tell Jennifer. When she learned the truth, she dumped him. (as played by Matthew Nile Ashford on Days of Our Lives), Who'da Thunk It? Jack Harcourt Deveraux grew up in Washington, D.C. and was raised by Senator Harper Deveraux and his second wife, Jack's stepmother, Anjelica Deveraux. Of course, their marriage has been strained on more than one occasion, including the multiple times that Jack was presumed dead. A reporter named Canby takes pictures of Steve and Kayla that night. Doing that show was fun, but I wanted to try some other things and take risks on doing primetime or movies so I went into the shower as Jack, then another actor came out," Valley stated. As the daughter of Laura and Bill Horton, Jennifer has been a staple in Salem for many years. He escaped captivity and got lost in the jungle. During this time, Stephanie Johnson is born. When he tried to get romantic with her, she pushed him away, calling him a rapist. Unfortunately the money belonged to a crime boss. In Africa, Jack, who had lost his paper and his fortune, becomes obsessed with the idea of making his money back and begins to involve himself in get-rich-quick schemes, many of which Jennifer finds impractical and shady. Duke Earl Johnson (biological father - deceased) Stay tuned to DAYS to see what happens next! May 30, 2016. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/matthew-ashford-back-days-0, http://www.tvinsider.com/article/56606/matthew-ashford-returns-to-days-of-our-lives-as-jack-deveraux/, https://www.soapoperanews.net/2018/07/matthew-ashford-returns-to-days-of-our.html. While trying to get back to Salem, Jack and Jennifer were separated and Jack was presumed dead again, but ended up in Tony's European castle being held prisoner. Eventually, he was able to open up to Jennifer about it. Unfortunately, by the time he got word to Mickey, Trent had kidnapped Jennifer. Later, he tried again in Aremid to break up Peter and Jennifer, until Peter revealed that Jack had an affair with Laura (to Laura). Ashford was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2012. Comings and Goings. Jack, however, thinks something is not quite right with the all too perfect seeming Peter. In his latest attempt to win Jennifer back, he suggests the three of them all move in together under one roof, as neither of them had a place to stay. Many of his storylines have included his relationship with Jennifer Horton, which has made up one of the soap's most popular supercouples. The duo return to Salem in spring 2006 during Jennifer and Frankie's wedding ceremony, and the brothers are reunited with their widows. The two never ended up getting married, and Jennifer ended up tending bar in Ireland. He also staged his death in a car accident so his loved ones wouldnt have to watch him suffer. Jack is plagued by guilt about what he did to Kayla, but his pride and anger causes him to keep redirecting his guilt as malice against Kayla and Steve. Jack managed to stop him by pushing him from a bell tower to his death. Flashbacks revealed that Jack had been revived by Kristen DiMera and Dr. Wilhelm Rolf. Jennifer gently lets Frankie know that she cares deeply about him, but does not love him. Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) is putting another Kiriakis in charge instead, so Alex will wonder which family member's going to . When Jennifer finally awoke, Jack filled her in on what happened in the interim, which was quite a lot. Kayla agrees reluctantly to do as they wish, even though she now knows she would never be intimate with Jack. But it wasnt until the Cruise of Deception stranded them on a desert island that Jack and Jennifer finally consummated their relationship. During this time, despite possible temptations on either side by Patrick Lockhart and Cassie for Jack, both manage to be one of the only couples (of many) dealing with fake dead spouses who stay true to each other. Jack however returned to Salem with Eve Donovan at his side, at the annual New Year's Eve celebration at Doug's Place. Xander Kiriakis gave an amnesiac Jack over to Eve, and Eve took him back to Salem. He raped her and had Steve beaten. While finalizing a divorce from Jack Deveraux, Jennifer Horton met Dr. Daniel Jonas. Meanwhile, Jack had been having a relationship with Melissa Anderson, who is so deeply in love with him that she is oblivious to his faults. After throwing Peter out, he planned to kidnap her. 2023 SheMedia, LLC. Jack spent their wedding day in prison thanks to accusations of arson that came after Peter rescued him from a fire caused by one of his backhanded business partners, Jude St Clair. Eventually, however, they are both proven innocent. His contact made up the story about the "walk about" and kept up that image so that Jack's family would not know about the news story. Original cast member, Frances Reid, was previously the . Jack lived, and the family moved to the UK, while Abby stayed behind to complete University with Maggie. Although Jack managed to save her, the guard paid him back with a beating. Abby sees Jack in June 2016 after setting fire to her room in an attempt to get rid of Ben Weston, who was haunting her. So actor Steve Witmer was cast in the part, via Soap Central. While he was in hiding, Hawk stole his money and planned to take his wife as well. He attended various private high schools (most of which he was expelled from) before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University where he studied law with the hopes of getting into politics like his father. She wants to divorce Jack, but Steve and Jo Johnson both beg her to stay with him until after his election, fearing that a divorce would ruin his image with voters. The Real Reason Why the Babies Are So Big on GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lindsay Arnold Reveals the Real Reason She Left DAYS OF OUR LIVES. A heartbroken and angry Jack pushes himself away from Jennifer and marries Eve Donovan to secure inheritance money so that he could save his paper, which he is in jeopardy of losing to Lawrence. After Kayla confesses to Steve that Jack had raped her, Jack and Steve fight on a rooftop. Hawk went to jail, but Jack and Jennifer were still broke. Joseph Kiriakis (biological nephew by adoption) Once they returned to Salem, Peter brought Daniel along and bought him off to lie to Jennifer. When she didn't come back, Jack went looking for her, and ended up in a cell next to Katerina's brother, Franois, who he later discovered was the Brady's adoptive son, Frankie Brady. Since Steve was his brother, he was a match and their mother pressured him into giving his kidney. Although Jack didn't believe this, a woman in white soon attempted to kill Jennifer in a fire. Finally realizing that Jennifer never would be his, a heartbroken Frankie eventually leaves Salem. Earl Duke Johnson (biological uncle) When "Days of Our Lives" viewers first met Jack Deveraux he was played by actor Joseph Adams. Help arrives in the form of Shane Donovan, Bo, Carly, Kayla and Julie Olson Williams, who are all trying to either gather evidence about Steve's death, or rescue Jennifer and her Gran Alice Horton, from Lawrence's grasp. He had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease and wanted Dr. Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) to treat him (via Soap Central ). Jack retreated to 'The Meadows' to reflect on his life. After tracking them down to an isolated cabin, he fought Trent until he pushed him off of a mountain. He was soon replaced by actor James Acheson, via Soaps in Depth. They can look at things and see who this character is and what he has done, and what Jack and Jennifer over the years have meant to each other. Jennifer begins to entertain the idea that perhaps Jack is really, finally, changing into the kind of man she thought he was when they were married. Jack is understanding, even though he fears every day that she would never love him back. Steve Wilder (1997 - 1998). Overwhelmed that the brother he had lost had now returned to him, Jack begs Steve to go back to Salem, trying to tell him all about the wonderful life he had once had. Jack and Jennifer embark on the famed "Cruise of Deception" during which time Isabella is found to be Victor's daughter. Then they learned that Bo Brady was looking for Hope Brady, who had disappeared, in Aremid, and joined the search. Slowly Jack begins to try to make up for the things he had done to hurt Steve and Kayla and they begin to slowly consider that he might actually be changing for the better. He is genuinely worried about her welfare, but he is also partly worried that Kayla had run away to be with Steve. He made another on-off appearance on December 21, 2017. to tell him not to hurt Jack, which came just in timethey were seconds away from killing him. Jack awkwardly avoids the issue. More: Tribute to Days' original. This triggers a flashback to the rape, and she breaks free of him, slapping him and calling him a rapist. Then Jack found Daniel Scott, the man Peter had hired to romance Laura. While she tried to help him unveil corruption in the prison, she was almost raped by one of the guards. When he learned that Victor was behind the waste dumping, he had yet another to seek revenge against he and Kate. Jack was heartbroken when Abe came to the jail to tell him that Jennifer's car had crashed, and a dead woman had been found insidepresumed to be Jennifer. As the two struggled, the gun went off and Peter was killed. Jack watches Peter shoot Jude in cold blood, but everyone believes that Peter did it in self-defense. Instead of trying to find out more about his illness, Jack works to set Jennifer up with her old boyfriend, Frankie Brady in order to protect her from the aforementioned Patrick, who he is sure would be after her the moment Jack was gone. Played by Emmy-nominated actress Marci Miller, Abigail succumbed to her injuries as DAYS descended into a murder mystery storyline. Gwen despises Jack for abandoning her as a child, which is why she despises her younger sister, Abigail for getting all the attention that should have been hers after Gwen drugged Abigail in the early 2020. Not one to be down and out, Jack was still determined to get home to Jennifer, and escaped from the DiMera castle, trying to make his way back to Salem. Back in Aremid, Jude took Jennifer hostage, and Jack let him go to save Jenniferwho escaped on her own, complete with a matchbook containing the numbers to a bank account in the Cayman Islands. The legacy soap actor passed away on Nov. 11 at the age of 89. On top of that, he has big fences to mend. Ashford was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2012. However, Jacks adopted father, Harper Deveraux, began poisoning her and a worried Steve came to her rescue. She couldn't find him and he was not in contact, except to write a blog once in a while. script editor Additional Crew Donald Russell . Jack feels guilty for hurting her and he very sadly grants her a no contest divorce. Jack escapes his prison a little too late, and tries to get Jennifer to leave. Jack is haunted by the thought that he would end up like Harper or Duke - evidenced by his own rape of Kayla. Then, Jack discovered he was dying of a rare blood disease so he set Jennifer up to reunite with former flame Frankie Brady. Jack and Kayla bond a little through this grief, but Jack couldn't stay in town - he had to go back to rescue Jennifer. The character has also been portrayed for lesser stints by actors Mark Valley, Steve Wilder, and Jon Lindstrom. Jack tries to make up for tearing the two apart, and while they don't trust his motives, he throws himself wholeheartedly into trying to get Marina out of Steve's life by finding a key that Marina and her sister Isabella Toscano wants to find. He slipped away without knowing that Jennifer and Abbey were stowed away in his car. Initially Jack refuses the kidney, but Doctor Mike Horton convinces him to accept it. Heck, Jack himself didn't even know who he was for a time! However, when Jennifer begins to date Brandon Walker, Jack is determined to continue, especially after he interprets his plan as working. Baby Jack had been adopted but the older Steve grew up in the orphanage. This happened just in the nick of time, for Trent and the guard had Jack pinned down and were about to kill him when they got the call to stop. Because her husband was still alive, Jennifer's marriage was invalid. He needs a new one, and the best match is Steve's. Tired of waiting for Jack to return her feelings, Jennifer accepted Emilios proposal, but Jack abducted her on the day of the wedding in an attempt to convince her to dump him. Days of Our Lives is a long-running American television soap opera drama, airing on NBC.Created by Ted and Betty Corday, the series premiered on November 8, 1965. Things got out of hand when she ended up marrying Lawrence Alamain (who knew her true identity) and was raped and imprisoned by him. Further, James Acheson played the role briefly from July 21, 1987 to October 26, 1987, before Matthew Ashford stepped into the role for both of these actors on October 30, 1987; Ashford notably went on to play the role through October 12, 1993, reappearing from February 5, 2000 to October 27, 2003 and June 22, 2004 until September 21, 2006, with a guest appearance on April 24, 2007 and again in 2008 and from September 23, 2011 until August 15, 2012. Although Jack made another attempt to get Jennifer back, it fell apart when Peter learned of his affair with Laura. Jack works hard at turning public opinion Kayla's way after she is found to be guilty. [1] Ashford went on to play the role through October 12, 1993, reappearing from February 5, 2001, to October 27, 2003, and June 22, 2004, until September 21, 2006, with a guest appearance on April 24, 2007, and again from September 23, 2011, until August 15, 2012. Jennifer's new beau, Peter, took her to his hometown and proposed to her. Jack is played by Matthew Ashford. Days of our Lives Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. When Tony DiMera was murdered during the wedding reception and John Black the accused, Jack and Jennifer joined forces to prove his innocence. The couple traveled to Smith Island, but her traumas had left her incapable of being intimate and she slapped back his advances. But in 2013, the character returned from boarding school with a serious case of SORAS as actor Casey Moss joined the soap and brought JJ into his teens. Use right arrow key to move into submenus. Her trust for him sparks a warm friendship between the two and helps Jack along his path towards becoming a better person. Although he didn't know it at the time, Jack was the long-lost younger brother of Steve Johnson, and he had a mother (Jo Johnson) and a sister Adrienne Johnson. Peter also made an appearance, with a shotgun in his hands and opened fire on the proceedings. They discovered evidence linking Peter to Jude, but, as the prosecutor, Peter had it sealed after a police raid. Jack bought half the Spectator to keep them from running a story about him. Realizing their discovery, Peter set off a series of explosions, but they managed to escape. During this time, Jennifer finally convinces Jack that their love made sense and that she trusted him not to hurt her, and they consummate their love; a first for Jennifer. Jack Patrick Deveraux Jr. (son with Jennifer Horton-Deveraux-Brady). Jennifer protests, but Jack goads her into it by suggesting that if he was able to put Abby before their personal differences, she should as well. * Has been back to visit Abby in New York in March 2007. He didn't know what was going on, but Jennifer seemed to want nothing to do with him, so he broke it off. Following Valley's exit, actor Steve Wilder stepped into the role before leaving in 1998, via Soaps.com. During a fight with Steve, Jack fell off a roof and required a kidney transplant, and Steve was the best match. Kayla had agreed that Steve could do this, and Jack is deeply touched by their gesture. Savannah Wilder is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, played by Shannon Tweed from April 26, 1985, to December 4, 1986. . He heeds his sister's advice and explains to Jennifer his "walk about" was actually a lie to investigate the opium trade in Afghanistanhe lied to protect her and the children. Finally escaping, they returned to Salem where Jack eagerly tried to mend his relationship with Jennifer. Jack Deveraux is a fictional character from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network, most famously played by actor Matthew Ashford since 1987.