Jared Banks is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live.
Jared Banks arrives in Llanview, Pennsylvania, holding a particular interest in the Buchanan family.
Jessica's former alternate personality, Tess, had been responsible for sending Jared to prison, thus ruining his chances at a good job.
Jared arrives at Nash and Jessica's cottage with proof that he owns it as part of his stake in the vineyard, and proceeds to move in.
Despite his feelings for Natalie, Jared moves his plan forward; he pretends to act surprised at being Asa's son and even unhappy about the idea — though he secures some of David's hair to pass the inevitable DNA test.
In March 2008, Jared finally admits to a shocked Natalie that he is not a Buchanan and that David Vickers is.
Jared hopes that he and Natalie can now be together, but she rejects him, deciding to keep his secret only to protect her family from David's greed.
When someone is stalking Jessica to whom she thinks is her late husband Nash's spirit, John McBain suspects Jared as her stalker, much to Natalie's disapproval.
When Jared went missing, Natalie and Jessica flew to Napa Valley, California to find him and they soon found out about Mitch Laurence's return from the dead, where he held the three captive.
Jared was immediately taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, breathing his last before he could finish telling Natalie something.