Daniel Jackson (Stargate)
Daniel Jackson, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, which is about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Daniel Jackson is first introduced in the 1994 film Stargate, and is played by James Spader. In the ensuing television series the character is played by Michael Shanks. Daniel Jackson is a civilian archeologist and linguist, who works with the Stargate military project and therefore holds no military ranking. After the kidnapping of his wife Sha're in "Children of the Gods", Jackson joins SG-1 to rescue her.
Shanks left the series in season 6, which led to the introduction of Corin Nemec's character, Jonas Quinn, as a replacement. Jackson was a recurring character throughout season 6, and resumed being a main character in season 7 after Shanks and the Stargate producers worked out a new contract. Jackson also appears in Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Stargate: Continuum and several episodes of Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.
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