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Augustus "Gus" Jackson first appears in Season 5 as Constable "Slugger" Jackson, working for Station House Five who participates in the Toronto Constabulary baseball competition, played by Kristian Bruun. By Season 6, Jackson becomes a reoccurring character.

Character Arc

First considered to be a drunkard and a lout but a great baseball player, he is used as a pawn by the Station House Inspectors in an elaborate web of deceit, whereupon it is revealed that he is a lovable chap. Inspector Brackenreid offers him a spot at Station House Four.

Constable Jackson is a musician and plays the trumpet (ep.803), but he discovers he can't "sing a stitch" in Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas.

A young widower, Jackson loves Christmas and comes from a large family who celebrate Christmas in a big way: "We open our presents one by one. Given that there are eleven of us in the family, it does take some time, so we draw lots to see who gets to pick the first one. That takes up the first part of the morning... After we open all the presents, the entire family goes for a winter walk. Of course, it won't be the same without snow. And upon our return, we all break into my sister's fantastic plum pudding."

Jackson does not like Inspector Slorach's cabbage rolls (ep.801) nor Detective Watts' (large soft) pretzel. Jackson explains, "I'm not interested in anything unusual." (ep.1012) He and Watts become friends while teaming up to solve cases.

Augustus "Gus" Jackson is a compassionate, steadfast copper, and loyal friend throughout his time at Station House No. 4, whose life is cut short in the line of duty. He is missed by all who knew him and his portrait hangs on the bullpen wall of the Station House to this date.

Appearances and Mentions

Winston's Lost Night

  • Jackson was on patrol when he spots Winston Churchill and his friend running from an Irish mob. He promptly arrests them for singing "Rule Britannia" and thus provoking the mob; He later releases them after the bars are closed with a warning against singing again.

Murdoch and the Cloud of Doom

Twisted Sisters

Crime and Punishment

The Murdoch Trap

Murdoch Ahoy

Republic of Murdoch

A Midnight Train to Kingston

Journey to the Centre of Toronto

Friday the 13th, 1901

Kung Fu Crabtree

Blast of Silence

The Death of Dr. Ogden

On the Waterfront Part 1

On the Waterfront Part 2

Glory Days

Murdoch Takes Manhattan

The Murdoch Appreciation Society

Artful Detective

Nolo Contendere

The Local Option

Raised On Robbery

  • Inspector Brackenreid boasts that Jackson is the best in the Station House at reading the telegraph. Jackson does an admirable job at calling the football match over telegraph to the attendees in the Station eager to listen to the championship game, with Crabtree contributing commentary with some "color".

Cometh the Archer

Painted Ladies

A Murdog Mystery

The Missing

  • Jackson was married: After closing the office door, he confides in Det. Watts, "Two years ago, I lost my wife. She passed away in my arms."

Mr. Murdoch's Neighbourhood

  • Jackson reveals to medical student Anne Baxter that his wife died of dropsy. Soon, he tells her to call him Gus and a romance begins.

Hades Hath No Fury

Hell to Pay

  • Along with Constables Higgins and George, Jackson is caught in an ambush, with all three constables being shot.

Up From Ashes

  • Jackson was indeed killed in the ambush at the church. He is buried under the witness of Detective Murdoch and Detective Watts and is given a tribute at Station House No. 4 by George, Henry and Inspector Brackenreid at the end. His photograph hangs on the Station House bullpen wall.

Merlot Mysteries (Mention)

  • When the Station House gets back to normal without Jackson, George shares with Murdoch, "sir,...I think he died doing something that he loved, serving a cause that he believed in, a cause that you and I continue to serve. I think he would have wanted that."

The Book of Jackson (Web Series)

A Merry Murdoch Christmas
Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas

Trivia

  • Called "Kris" by his friends and colleagues, Kristian Bruun's full name is Charles Kristian Bonnycastle Bruun.
  • While Kristian Bruun relishes being the one to provide comedic interludes with Constables Crabtree and Higgins, he would love to do a spin-off in the style of the Keystone Cops with the other constables, “We would do everything but catch a murderer – there’d be a whole lot of slapstick comedy!”
  • Bruun claims he can really sing, unlike Constable Jackson.
  • Remembering Constable Jackson link, cast of Murdoch Mysteries say goodbye to Constable “Slugger” Jackson and reflect on what star Kristian Bruun brought to the role.

Gallery


Murdoch Mysteries Recurring Actors and Characters
Daniel Maslany as Detective WattsShanice Banton as Violet HartLachlan Murdoch as Henry HigginsArwen Humphreys as Margaret BrackenreidCharles Vandervaart as John BrackenreidClare McConnell as Effie NewsomeBea Santos as Louise CherryPeter Keleghan as Terrence MeyersPeter Stebbings as James PendrickMatthew Bennett as Allen CleggNigel Bennett as former Chief Constable Giles • Siobhan Murphy as Ruth NewsomeShailene Garnett as Nomi JohnstonStephanie Belding as Nurse SullivanSebastian Pigott as Dr. DixonColin Mochrie as Ralph FellowsJames McGowan as Dr. ForbesPatrick McKenna as Hamish SlorachDmitry Chepovetsky as Nikola TeslaJohn Tench as Alexander Graham BellMartin Moreau as Theodore RooseveltCyrus Lane as Rupert NewsomeCraig Brown as Eddie CrawfordDavid Reale as Mr. ClementsErin Agostino as Nina BloomMouna Traoré as Rebecca JamesJordan Johnson-Hinds as Nate DesmondDylan Neal as Jasper LinneyKristian Bruun as Constable JacksonRichard Clarkin as Chief Constable DavisMichael Seater as James GilliesRothaford Gray as Alderman William Peyton HubbardCyrus Lane as Roger NewsomeGeorgina Reilly as Emily GraceCharlotte Sullivan as Charlotte (formerly Minerva Fairchild)Sean Harraher as Constable WorseleyTamara Hope as Edna Brooks (née Garrison)Giacomo Gianniotti as Leslie GarlandNicole Underhay as Margaret HaileSarah Gadon as Ruby OgdenKate Greenhouse as Sally PendrickStephen McHattie as Harry MurdochGeraint Wyn Davies as Arthur Conan Doyle
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