Jack Wilson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Daniel Amalm.

Jack was introduced as a new foster child for the characters of Michael (Dennis Coard) and Pippa Ross (Debra Lawrence).

Jack is characterised as a "bad boy" and a "wild child" and Amalm enjoyed playing the role of the "baddie".

The actor did not like the monotony that accompanied playing the same role, but he remained open minded about a future return.

He did so in 2000, when Jack returned as part of episodes centred on foster sister Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) wedding.

Ian Hyland from the Sunday Mirror branded Jack a "rebel rouser", while a reporter from The Gold Coast Bulletin called him a "dumb but streetwise kid".

The Sun-Herald's Scott Ellis noted that Amalm's portrayal transformed Jack into one of Australia's "best-loved bad boys".

On 1 January 1994, a reporter from TV Week announced that Amalm had joined the cast of Home and Away playing a new foster child of Michael (Dennis Coard) and Pippa Ross (Debra Lawrence).

[4] The actor told Alex Cramb of Inside Soap "I was given six pages of script at the original interview to learn.

Jack begins dating fellow "wild child" Selina Cook (Tempany Deckert).

Deckert told Victoria Ross of Inside Soap that it comes as a "big surprise" for Selina when she realise's that she is attracted to Jack.

[9] In one storyline Jack is racially abused by Max (Rob Steele), the father of his girlfriend, Chloe Richards' (Kristy Wright).

[2] Amalm told Inside Soap's reporter that a stunt man took his place while filming the actual crash scenes.

Nelson McFarlane (Laurence Breuls) manages to save Jack from the wreckage; but the fire spreads throughout Summer Bay.

Jack enlists the help of Shannon Reed (Isla Fisher) to arrange a charity concert to make up for his wrongdoing.

Amalm opined it was easy to get bored of playing the same character, but was content to be portraying the "baddie" type role that Jack fills.

During a massive rainstorm, the town becomes flooded and Jack and Michael go to look for Sam Marshall (Ryan Clark) who is late home.

After a visit from a careers officer to Summer Bay High, Jack decides to enlist in the navy and promptly leaves town after saying goodbye.

[12] British broadcaster ITV cut scenes of Jack being locked in the boot of a car as a joke from episodes.

[15] Debra Lawrence told a TV Week journalist that Jack was one of her favourite characters from Home and Away.

[18] A reporter from The Gold Coast Bulletin said that "Jack Wilson was the dumb but streetwise kid who breezed into Summer Bay in 1994 and propelled actor Daniel Amalm to pin-up status.

"[19] Scott Ellis of The Sun-Herald said that Amalm made Jack one of Australia's "best-loved bad boys".