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{{Template:Character Infobox |name = Jack Porter |image = Jack.png |AKA = Captain Jack |status = Alive |gender = Male |haircolor = Brown |residence = Southampton, New York |family = Unborn Niece/Nephew (via Declan) |loves = Emily Thorne (kissed)
Amanda Clarke† (Wife, Deceased)
Kyla (ex-girlfriend) |actor = Nick Wechsler |otheractor = Nicholas Stargel (Young Jack) |first = Pilot |last = Current |epcount = 42|parents = Carl Porter† (father)
Unnamed Mother |children = Carl David Porter (son with Amanda Clarke) |siblings = [[Declan Porter]+](brother)
}}

“	My dad always said that an empty bar is a sad bar.	”
	— Jack Porter

Jack Porter is Declan Porter's brother and legal guardian and also a childhood friend of Emily Thorne (whom he knew as Amanda Clarke). Jack is one of the two men Emily has feelings for, and Jack holds feelings for Emily in return. In the Truth Part 2 he finds out Emily real identity after his brother dies.

BiographyEdit

HistoryEdit

He is a blue-collar son of a dock worker who has spent his entire adult life helping his father manage the Stoweaway Tavern, a local hangout for the common folk of Montauk. He is the son of Carl Porter and the older brother of Declan Porter. His mother left the family sometimes after Declan was born and hasn't been seen since. Though he is loyal to the core, Jack has always had aspirations of escape—nomadic dreams of sailing around the world and carving out an adventure of his own, but dedication to his hard-luck family has always conspired to keep him landlocked.

In the beginning of the series, he planned to go Haiti to do volunteer work in the aftermath of the earthquake. He named his boat The Amanda after her. When fate (and a yellow Labrador) brings Emily Thorne into his life, Jack is unable to shake a déjà vu-like connection to her. Due to Emily being put in foster care and not being able to care for Sammy. He was passed down the ownership of Emily's childhood dog, Sammy until his death. With intimate knowledge of Emily's former life as the little girl he knew as Amanda Clarke, Jack’s growing interest in the strangely familiar new girl could throw a serious wrench into Emily’s carefully crafted plans.

Season OneEdit

Jack Porter is everything Emily Thorne wishes she could have – and if it wasn’t for her “Revenge-enda”, she would. Jack is a decent man with a kind heart who wants to do good in this world. He runs the Stowaway, a Montauk bar that serves cold beer and warm smiles. Though not exactly financially stable, Jack is just trying to earn a living while hoping to one day be able to sail off to Haiti to help those suffering in the aftermath of the earthquake, or perhaps take up some other noble cause. Of course, those plans have been put on the backburner ever since last summer, when Jack’s father passed and he inherited both the Stowaway as well as becoming the guardian to his fiery brother Declan. Things only got more complicated for Jack when a young lady named Emily Thorne comes into town.

Jack felt an incredible connection with her… but wasn't sure why. If only Jack knew that Emily was really Amanda Clarke, his best friend growing up. The two spent several summers on the beach as children – laughing, playing and bonding. That friendship, like Emily’s father, was taken from her the night of David Clarke’s arrest. Jack always wondered what happened to Amanda, eventaking her dog Sammy in, and naming his boat after her.

Things got even crazier for Jack last summer when “Amanda Clarke” – the woman who switched identities with the real Amanda Clarke years ago – came into town, just as he and Sammy had already taken a liking to Emily Thorne. Jack soon found himself in a whirlwind romance with the person he thinks is Amanda… but wasn't exactly prepared to handle her erratic nature.

Sharing a kiss with Emily after Sammy passed, Jack and Emily seemed prepared to go forward with a possible relationship; Amanda had left town, Emily ended things with Daniel, and, most importantly, got her hands on information to destroy the Graysons and end her revenging. But it seemed the stars once again weren't aligned for these two: Amanda returned to the Hamptons, pregnant with Jack’s baby!

Now he must figure out how to deal with becoming a father, with putting his feelings for Emily at bay, and continuing to be the decent man helping his brother, his father’s bar, and maybe, one day, the world.

Season TwoEdit

In the second season, Jack is preparing for becoming a father. Later, Declan, who has moved onboard The Amanda to make room for Amanda and the baby, gets involved in the theft of a house owned by local resident Kenny Ryan. When Declan, whose ID was dropped at the scene, is unable to return the loot, Ryan and his brother, Nate, get involved in the Stowaway to get Kenny's money back. At first, Jack welcomes their help. However, it soon turns out that they have a secret agenda and a grudge against the Porters' father.

In Retribution, after leaving the hospital, Jack, with Emily's help, goes on the hunt for the laptop that Nate Ryan was looking for. When, out of grief and anger, smashing a jar of glass shards he and Amanda found on the beach when they were young, Jack finds a key to a locker inside. He retrieves the laptop from it, but doesn't know the password and can't access it. Along with the laptop, he finds some letters from Emily to Amanda during their juvie years. As a result, he cuts his ties with Emily when he feels betrayed because she kept her connection to Amanda a secret. While everyone is at the funeral, Aiden breaks into the Stowaway, steals the laptop and trashes the room. Afterwards, Jack brings Nolan with him so he can help him get past the password but finds his room ransacked. Jack figures that Conrad sent someone to steal it.

PersonalityEdit

Jack was one of the few characters in Revenge who wasn't manipulative or a liar. He was responsible, acting as Declan's legal guardian after their father died, looking after Amanda Clarke's dog, Sammy, after she gave him to him and taking over his father's business. Jack had feelings for Emily Thorne and Amanda Clarke and opened up to Emily about how he felt, feeling upset when she gently but firmly rejected him. Jack was trusting and believed that Amanda really was the same girl he had known when he was child. He stated that Amanda was a "childhood crush" but never forgot about her after she was taken away and continued to have feelings for her eighteen years later. He displayed his feelings for Amanda by calling his boat, The Amanda, looking after Sammy and digging up some of the things that he and Amanda had hidden as children, not to mention the fact that he started dating Amanda Clarke, the one who had swapped her real name with Emily Thorne, when she returned. A large part of Jack's personality revolved around his feelings for Amanda Clarke.

RelationshipsEdit

Emily ThorneEdit

Main Article: Emily and Jack

Jack knew Emily when they were children before her father was arrested (while she was still known by her real name - Amanda Clarke) and used to play with her a lot. He apparently had a slight crush on her that carried over into adulthood; he even named his boat "The Amanda". He has been taking care of a yellow lab she had, Sammy, since her father was arrested. He is unaware that Emily is Amanda, but develops feelings for her and she apparently likes him as well. In Intrigue, he opens up to her, but, being in a relationship with Daniel, she rejects him.

Amanda ClarkeEdit

Main Article: Amanda and Jack

Jack met Amanda when he was looking for Nolan in Treachery. She swam in the pool and asked Jack if he was "enjoying the view", to which he responded with a nervous no. They bond over drinks afterward when Emily walks in on them. Amanda later went with Jack on a boatride and told him that she was the same girl he had played with when they were kids. After this, they started dating. Amanda later gives birth to their son prematurely in season 2 who's named his grandfather.

Declan PorterEdit

Main Article: Jack and Declan

Jack acted as Declan's legal guardian and seemed to be more like a father than a brother, often warning Declan to be careful about what he was planning to do, particularly when it came to Declan's relationship with Charlotte Grayson.

Nolan RossEdit

Main Article: Nolan and Jack

Jack was friends with Nolan Ross but at first he seemed to just tolerate his presence instead of enjoy it, although he appeared to like him later on in the series.

Memorable QuotesEdit

"I swear I'm not stalking, but I can't say the same for my dog"
"My dad always said that an empty bar is a sad bar."

TriviaEdit

He met Emily as a child on the beach when she is playing with her dog, Sammy. Then 18 years later, they meet almost the same way again in reverse; but while Emily remembers Jack, he does not recognize her.
He has a boat named Amanda and Nolan Ross told Emily he still carries a torch for little Amanda Clarke.
He is unaware his Wife Amanda Clark was actually the real Emily Thorne who swapped identities with Amanda.

AppearancesEdit

Season 1

Season 2

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