Jack Ross is a black American jazz musician and singer. Formerly from Chicago, he works at the Lotus jazz club in London.
Series 4
One night, Mary Crawley, Rose MacClare, Rosamund Painswick, Tom Branson, Anthony Foyle, and John Bullock visit the Lotus. After a drunken Bullock leaves Rose on the dance floor to go vomit, Jack immediately leaves the stage and starts dancing with her, saving her from humiliation.
Upon seeing Jack and Rose dancing, her relatives, notably Rosamund, are not happy about this because he is an entertainer and that he is black. Not even Tom shakes Jack's hand. But Rose does not mind at all, and smiles at Jack when she leaves the club.
Rose greets Jack upon his arrival at Downton.
When Jack later comes to Downton Abbey to perform there with his fellow band members (as part of a surprise Rose plans for Robert's birthday), Jack enters through the servants quarters, where Rose greets him.
Jack later spends a row-boat outing with Rose.
He will ignite some race-related controversy.[1]
Appearances
Behind the Scenes
- Jack Ross is based to some extent on Leslie Archer "Hutch" Hutchinson, a famous and notoriously scandalous black jazz singer who had a white female lover.
Images
Notes
- Jack is between the ages of 25 and 30 and he is very handsome, with charm and charisma.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 First black character appears in Downton Abbey, Gordon Smart, The Sun, 26th February, 2013.
2. http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/20424/20131018/watch-downton-abbey-season-4-episode-5.htm