Jackson Walsh | |||||||||||||||||
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Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Marc Silcock | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2010–2011 | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 22 March 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 26 July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Gavin Blyth | ||||||||||||||||
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Jackson Walsh is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Marc Silcock. He made his first on-screen appearance on 22 March 2010. The character was introduced as a love interest for the established Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller), and Jackson became central to Aaron's coming out storyline. Jackson also began interacting with other characters and events in the village and his family were introduced. Jackson was given his own storyline in October 2010 and it saw him become a quadriplegic following a train accident. Jackson subsequently struggles with his situation and he asks Aaron and his mother, Hazel Rhodes (Pauline Quirke), to end his life.