Jack Branning

Jack Branning is a fictional character and central protagonist of the BBC British soap opera EastEnders. 
He debuted on 29th October 2007 and became one of the show's central protagonists until he originally departed on 5th October 2013, before making a supporting appearence in the week of episodes from 24th December 2015 to 1st January 2016 and then reprising his story arc from 1st March 2016 onwards.
The character is portrayed by .
==Biography==
Jack Branning first came to Albert Square, the market town of fictional East London borough Walford, in October 2007 as a highly decorated police officer who would later become one of the most well-known people in the area.
From then onwards, Jack has represented some of the show's major storylines such as his on-off sibling rivalry with his younger brother Max Branning; a tryst with Max's estranged wife Tanya Cross in the aftermath of Max's adultery; a longstanding relationship with his lover and eventual wife Ronnie Mitchell; a one-night stand with Ronnie's sister Roxy Mitchell that led to the birth of their daughter Amy; becoming enemies with Roxy's hotheaded husband Sean Slater over the revelation behind Amy's true parentage; sleeping with Ronnie and Roxy's cousin Sam Mitchell before getting her pregnant with their son Ricky M; supporting Ronnie over the discovery that she had been raped and sexually abused by her and Roxy's evil father Archie Mitchell during her childhood; attempting to exonerate his nephew Bradley Branning after the latter is wrongfully suspected of Archie's murder back on Christmas Night 2009; sparking feuds with his childhood friend Michael Moon and Sam's brother Phil Mitchell on respective occasions; adapting to the death of his older brother Derek Branning; being engaged to Phil's fiance Sharon Watts until she jilts him on their wedding day; reconciling with Ronnie despite finding out that she killed local villain Carl White; becoming close friends with local publican Mick Carter and his family; coping with the deaths of both Ronnie and Roxy shortly after remarrying Ronnie on New Year's Day 2017; disowning Max after learning that he forced Ronnie's ex-husband Charlie Cotton to flee the square with their son Matthew, also Jack's stepson, in revenge for being wrongfully accused of killing wayward Lucy Beale; reconciling with Max as well as comforting him over the death of his youngest daughter Abi Branning; supporting his niece Tiffany Butcher after discovering that she was the victim of rape; a problematic marriage with his current wife Denise Fox after her fling with his love rival Ravi Gulati that led to him cheating on her with their neighbour Stacey Slater towards Christmas 2023 that year; and seeking to reconcile with his estranged daughter Penney Branning despite learning that she got her cousin Lauren Branning arrested on New Year's Day 2024.
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==Trivia==
*The character made his 1000 appearence on the 1st July 2019.
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