Jack Hannah

Jack Hannah first appeared in early 2014 as a minor character, before becoming a more central character later in the year.[2] In 2015 the character was introduced to the core cast and a family unit was created around him.[3] Jack was the captain of the Ferndale High rugby squad and quickly became friends with new student Kane Jenkins (KJ Apa) but fell out with his friend Toby Reynolds (Robert Evison). Jack supported Kane through his depression but it soon became clear it was more than friendship when Jack tried to kiss Kane and the two fell out. Jack began to bully Kane but ultimately the two reconciled and Jack came out as gay to his friends and family. The following year Jack began to date his homework tutor Edwin (Maxwell Apse) and subsequently struggled with his father Mo's (Jarod Rawiri) uneasiness with the same-sex relationship. The relationship was short lived however the academic help enabled Jack to continue in his pursuit to study medicine.