High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Jack William Osborne is a fictional character from the long-running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jimmy McKenna. He first appeared on 18 November 1996 and is the second longest serving character although Cindy Longford and Mandy Richardson both appeared before him both have taken considerable breaks before they returned full time. He was introduced as part of the Osborne family along with son Darren and wife Celia who joined daughter Ruth to live at Hollyoaks. His storylines have included three marriages and an insurance scam which saw him fake his own death. He has also been the landlord of The Dog in the Pond between 1996-2008.