Who Is Brennan on GH? — Charles Mesure Speaks Out!

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Ever since the mysterious Jack Brennan debuted on General Hospital, fans have been intrigued by the character. Is he a bad guy? A good guy? Or some other shade of gray? Turns out, portrayer Charles Mesure is equally as curious about his character’s true motives and what he’s really up to in Port Charles!

“I’m not in consultation with Frank [Valentini, GH’s executive producer] or the writers in any way,” the actor told Soap Opera Digest. “All I have is the scripts that turn up and I go, ‘Who is Jack Brennan this week?’ Because his version of events and the story he’s telling to the people around him changes every week.

“From day one, every week he’s delivering a different version of events,” he added, “so it really is a magical mystery tour of ‘What is this guy’s hidden agenda?’ And every week I go, ‘Oh, that’s what he really means, and then the following week I find out, ‘Oh no, his plan was actually this other thing!’ But I really can’t tell you how much I enjoy playing those games with Laura [Wright, Carly] and Finola [Hughes, Anna]. As I’ve gotten to know them, I’ve become quite fond of them. They’re really good company and we have quite a laugh on set. My friendship with them is sort of infusing the work, but then, I’m also playing a character who may be a complete sociopath! I’m playing a friendship with them, but I just may be stone cold underneath.”

As an actor, Mesure is actually excited to play this ever-changing character in all his different guises. “There really is a freedom when I don’t really know what this guy’s true motives are,” he admitted. “There’s a real freedom to just playing the moment for whatever it is. But it’s been very clear that the guy is lying and it’s very clear that he uses humor to stop the other character from seeing what he is really thinking. Jack can be incredibly obnoxious because you don’t really know what his moral center is and that’s a lot of fun to play.”

While Brennan’s storyline potential is currently limited given that he’s locked up in Pentonville, who knows what the future might hold? Even behind bars, he’s trouble, so imagine what it might be like if he was set free! Anything is possible, so stay tuned!

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