The Day Of The Jackal: Character Guide, Groups, Locations, and Key Details
This is a show and character guide for Peacock and Sky’s “The Day Of The Jackal” with character descriptions, quotes, information on groups and locations, and more.
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Groups & Organizations
- DagHaus (Season 1): UDC’s (Ulle Dag Charles) company
Notable Locations & Items
- Cadiz, Spain (1.1): Where Nuria, Carlito, and The Jackal call home
- Valmarin Island, Croatia (Season 1): UDC’s private island
Terminology
- River (1.2): River is the software which is supposed to create full financial transparency across the world and bring global economic justice
- Dark Core (1.2): The dark web site that The Jackal uses to communicate with his employers
Noteworthy Information
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The Jackal
General Information
- Portrayed By: Eddie Redmayne (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
- The Actor Is Also Known For: The Theory of Everything
Character Description
Upon initial introduction, “The Jackal” is a master sniper who makes his money off high profile hit jobs – politicians, the rich, you name it. However, as we learn as the first season goes on, there is more to him than a hired killer. He is also a husband, and a father, a potential family man who does what he knows best to support the lifestyle he thinks his loved ones deserve.
Additional Information
- The Jackal’s Record Shot(Season 1/ Episode 1): The Jackal’s killing of Manfred Fest had him make a shot 3815 meters, around 2.3 miles, away
- Other Names
- Name Given At Birth (1.4): Alexander Duggan
- Full Name (1.8): Alexander James Gordon Duggan
- Name Nuria Knows Him By (1.2/1.10): Charles Calthrop
- Name Given At Birth (1.4): Alexander Duggan
- Background (1.8): Alexander was a Strapp 2 soldier, two levels higher than top secret, operating in Helmand, Afghanistan in 2013. His career includes becoming an officer cadet in Sandhurst, taking a sniper commander’s course at Warminster, joining the Pathfinder Platoon, doing missions in North Ireland, Norway, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraw, and then Afghanistan. His final position was a covert special force that was tasked with killing Taliban leaders and it is believed on or about April 23, 2013 he died in a IED explosion.
Bianca
General Information
- Portrayed By: Lashana Lynch (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
- The Actor Is Also Known For: The Woman King
Character Description
Bianca is an MI6 agent with a specialty in sniper rifles who appears to be good at her job but not the politics of it. At the same time, while she is a wife and mother and loved by her family, she may not be good at the politics of family either.
Additional Information
- Alternate Name(Season / Episode 1): When speaking with Alison, she goes by Nadine
- Parents (1.3): Bianca’s father is missing and mother is an alcoholic living in sheltered housing
Paul
General Information
- Portrayed By: Sule Rimi (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
Character Description
Paul is Bianca’s husband, a university professor (specifically a senior lecturer), on his second marriage and third kid.
Additional Information
Jasmine
General Information
- Portrayed By: Florisa Kamara (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
Character Description
Jasmine is Bianca and Paul’s child, a fan of UDC, and who, for the most part, is a regular teenager.
Additional Information
Alison
General Information
- Portrayed By: Kate Dickie (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
- The Actor Is Also Known For: The Witch
Character Description
Alison is the wife of a man whose brother is one of the top rifle makers in the world, especially covert rifles that can still shoot long distances.
Additional Information
- Codename(Season 1/ Episode 1): She is referred to as Sparrow by Bianca when speaking with her peers
Emma
General Information
- Portrayed By: Katherine Devlin (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
Character Description
Emma is Alison’s daughter, who often attends protests. She was supposed to be a pawn to get her mother to do as Bianca wanted.
Additional Information
Nuria
General Information
- Portrayed By: Úrsula Corberó (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 2
- The Actor Is Also Known For: Burning Body
Character Description
Nuria is Charles’s wife. She lives on their estate in Spain and has a very comfortable life. However, after more than two years of knowing Charles, she may have stumbled over his actual work, not his being a buyer and seller of rare items.
Additional Information
- Full Name(Season 1/ Episode 10): Nuria Gonzalez Martin
Larry
General Information
- Portrayed By: Patrick O’Kane (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 2
Character Description
Larry is Alison’s husband, Norman’s older brother, the connection Bianca needs to track Norman down.
Additional Information
Zina Jansone
General Information
- Portrayed By: Eleanor Matsuura (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 2
Character Description
Ms. Jansone is Charles’s connection to a collective that wishes to kill Ulle Dag Charles and prevent his “River” program from creating global financial transparency.
Additional Information
Damian
General Information
- Portrayed By: Ben Hall (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 3
Character Description
Damian is Bianca’s subordinate, who is accused of being a mole.
Additional Information
Isabel
General Information
- Portrayed By: Lia Williams (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 3
- The Actor Is Also Known For: Kiri
Character Description
Isabel is one of two superiors to Bianca, but Isabel is far more supportive of Bianca’s expertise and initiative.
Additional Information
Osita
General Information
- Portrayed By: Chukwudi Iwuji (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 3
- The Actor Is Also Known For: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Character Description
Osita is Bianca’s direct superior, who originally tried to exclude her from the investigation of the assassination of the German official and who seemingly was ready to shut down her case whenever it seemed possible.
Additional Information
Vincent Pyne
General Information
- Portrayed By: Nick Blood (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 4
- The Actor Is Also Known For: Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 7
Character Description
Vincent is a friend of Bianca’s who was trained at Hendon with her, and has been in various parts of the military/ police from close protection, to being a tach adviser, NCA, and he ultimately ended up at Six. He is also known for his advanced driving capabilities.
Additional Information
- Background(Season 1/ Episode 4): With Bianca, he trained at Hendon, and since then has worked close protection, advanced driver, and tach adviser before going to NCA and then ended up at Siz
Ulle Dag Charles (UDC)
General Information
- Portrayed By: Khalid Abdalla (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 4
Character Description
Ulle Dag Charles, commonly known as UDC, is a billionaire whose newest project, “River” is considered a major threat due to its alleged ability to make the entire financial system transparent, including revealing what everyone has in their bank account. Now, it isn’t clear if it will show how the money moves, but it can show what everyone is holding.
Additional Information
Norman Stoke
General Information
- Portrayed By: Richard Dormer (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 5
Character Description
While we’ve seen Norman and certainly heard him before this episode, this is when his expertise matched his reputation. From coding and 3D printing guns to building designs that allow people like Charles to do their jobs and be at the top of their professions, Norman is highly sought out in both the criminal underground and by government agencies.
Additional Information
Angela
General Information
- Portrayed By: Diveen Henry (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 5
Character Description
Angela is Paul’s ex-wife and, assumingly, the mother of Paul’s two sons.
Additional Information
Rasmus
General Information
- Portrayed By: Andreas Jessen (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 6
Character Description
Rasmus is a security guard in Estonia, whose employer owns the venue UDC plans to announce the River software to the world.
Additional Information
Alvaro
General Information
- Portrayed By: Jon Arias (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 3
Character Description
Alvaro is Nuria’s brother. He dreams of becoming something but doesn’t seem to have the ability to do so with his own money or efforts. So, with his knowledge, he appears to be banking on Charles to use his wealth to get a leg up.
Additional Information
Marisa
General Information
- Portrayed By: Puchi Lagarde (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 3
Character Description
Marisa is Nuria’s mother, and she seems fine with Charles when things are good between him and her daughter. However, as soon as there is a need to question things, she is ready to plant seeds that Charles is untrue and push her daughter to divorce Charles and take as much money as she can in said divorce.
Additional Information
Gary
General Information
- Portrayed By: Gerard Kearns (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 8
Character Description
Gary was Alexander’s best friend and spotter.
Additional Information
Tim
General Information
- Portrayed By: Charles Dance (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 9
- The Actor Is Also Known For: Me Before You
Character Description
Tim is the head of the collective who hired Alexander to assassinate UDC.
Additional Information
Jimmy
General Information
- Portrayed By: Adam James (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1
Character Description
Jimmy is the British Foreign Secretary who helped Bianca and her team get Alexander’s military file, which pushed the likelihood of him being dead.
Additional Information
Jeremy Tejaro
Character Description
Jeremy is a notorious gangster in Spain, known to both Nuria and Alvaro, who Alvaro hopes to use, in conjunction with Alexander, to make his dreams come true.
General Information
- Portrayed By: Vladimir Cruz (Original)
- This version is introduced in Season 1/ Episode 9
