Jack Bevan

Jack returns to the Safe house in The Undead Heart

### Appears in

Rise of the Dead Rise of the Dead 2: Apocalypse Raise a Glass Rise of the Dead: The Undead Heart

### Debut

Rise of the Dead

**Jack Bevan** is one of the main characters of the Rise of the Dead Saga. He is a main protagonist of Rise of the Dead and Rise of the Dead 2: Apocalypse, as well as the spinoff short Raise a Glass. He also makes a cameo in Rise of the Dead: The Undead Heart. In all of these appearances, he is portrayed by Jack Hillebrecht. He was born in 2001 and is twelve years old during the course of the first two installments. The three of them would go on a quest to recover the Zombie Antidote Jack was somewhat reluctant to join the group, dreaming of the normal life that the apocalypse caused him to miss out on. As of 2026, Jack has re-entered society. He is the only major character to have never been a Zombie (or just be deceased).

## Personality

Jack tended to be rather eccentric and irritable, often picking fights with his companions. He also had the tendency to be rather cowardly, such as when he abandoned his friends during a zombie attack. He also seemed skeptical that John was alive after he was captured by the community, seemingly reluctant to risk his own life for his old friend. That said, his adventures in the Apocalypse seem to have increased his loyalty and duty to the cause. The loss of his friends left him quite depressed and without purpose for some time. After packing and being attacked by a pair of zombies, the two set out on their mission.

## Background

Jack was twelve years old when the apocalypse began in mid-2013. He was completely oblivious to the catastrophic events going on in the world until Ryan entered his house to recruit him on a mission to find a Safe house. He was initially skeptical of the idea of there being an apocalypse in the first place, until seeing news coverage of the event.

The pair were soon attacked by more zombies, which Jack obliterated with gasoline much to Ryan's frustration. Ryan later persuaded Jack to assist him in robbing a grocery store, which Jack was initially reluctant to do. The two walked and encountered more zombies in the following days.

Eventually, they met their other friend John Theodore and he joined their team. After taking residence in a house for the night, they were abducted by Arthur Bainsmond and his cult. The three promptly escaped the next day and continued their mission to the safe house. They were later attacked by Arthur's second-in-command, Jay Gordon, which they escaped from. After stealing his car, they arrived at the safe house and fought to get in. John was recaptured by Bainsmond and it was up to Ryan to drag Jack's unconscious body into the house. The next day, Ryan and Jack fought off zombies that attacked the house.

Three months later, Ryan celebrated his birthday with Jack. Jack displayed signs of wishing for a normal life and a reluctancy to continue the fight against the zombies, and Ryan and encouraged his friend to embrace the quest. The two then discovered a video where George Gutter sent out a call for help for the zombie antidote to be retrieved, and the two set out on a quest to find it after the house was attacked by zombies once more.

The two had several misadventures the next few days, including a run-in with Jay Gordon. Eventually, they would be recaptured by the community and be reunited with John there, and the three escaped together. Their victory was short-lived, as Gordon detonated a bridge the three drove on and they believed John to be dead once again. The next day, they robbed another grocery store and found John once more. That night, Ryan saved Jack from an attack by one of Arthur's cultists.

The trio finally arrived at Gutter's apartment, and after a lengthy battle (and a final confrontation with Gordon), they recovered the antidote. Ryan's sister Alyssa was one of the zombies at the battle, and following the showdown Ryan wanted to use the antidote to cure her. Jack and John refused to let Ryan give away the antidote as they wanted to mass produce it. The conflict between Jack and Ryan would come to blows, although eventually Jack would prevail.

The three travelled together for the next three years. On Christmas Eve, 2016, Ryan was bitten by the zombie of Kayla McIntyre. Despite wanting to preserve the antidote previously, Jack decided he wanted to use the dosage to save Ryan. John refused, and a confrontation between the two resulted in Jack and John parting ways (with John taking the antidote), never to speak again.

In February of 2017, Jack held a funeral for Ryan - as he believed his friend to be dead (Ryan was in fact a zombie and not truly gone). The loss of Ryan led to a loss of Jack's faith in God. He soon rescued an unconscious Little girl, who in turn would save him the next day from a zombie attack. This incident inspired him to keep going despite not having religion.

On the morning of May 22, 2021, Jack was chased into the safe house by a group of zombies, which included Ryan and Graham. However, Alyssa intervened, turning Ryan into a Half-zombie in the process. Jack happily came to the realization that his old friend Ryan could sense who he was once more. Some time later, when Alyssa was in the process of spreading her touch to the undead, Jack would be last seen sharing a happy moment with Ryan.

## Notes

* He is the only character to appear in the Zombieverse Shorts after being introduced in the Rise of the Dead Saga.
* He is the only member of the "main trio" from the first two films not to appear in The Rise of the Dead (save for some brief archival footage).
* His last name was revealed to be Bevan in the canon short story Endgame. Like most other characters in the saga, he is named after Jack Hillebrecht, who portrayed him.

## Appearances

### Canon Film

* Rise of the Dead
* Rise of the Dead 2: Apocalypse
* The Rise of the Dead (Archival footage only)
* Raise a Glass
* Rise of the Dead: The Undead Heart

### Non-Canon

* Rise of the Dead 2 1/2: A Very Zombie Christmas
* Rise of the Dead 3: Endgame