david ackroyd played john ross ewing in the original dallas.
who played john ross ewing in the original dallas?
david ackroyd
j.r. learns of a provision in jock ewing's will where jock left j.r.'s son, john ross (omri katz), stock in the computer company cyberbyte. the provision states that john ross is only to receive this stock upon the death of his father. since john ross is unaware of his inheritance, j.r. decides to sell some of this stock and buy shares to take over weststar. he sells the stock portfolio and buys a controlling stake in weststar oil. to cover his tracks, j.r. rebuys the stock and reinstates the provision, saying that if anyone finds out about the incident, he will claim that they were released to john ross ewing jr. (j.r.) instead of his son (full name john ross ewing iii) in a clerical error.
dallas: j.r. returns
the central plot for the continuation focuses on the feud between j.r. and bobby's sons, john ross and christopher (jesse metcalfe). with john ross "stuck in his father's old-school ways," and christopher's new innovative approach, their being on opposing sides provides "great intensity." from the first episode in the continuation, john ross and christopher are at one another's throats as they nearly come to blows at christopher's wedding. their feud and cousin and sibling rivalry is passed on by jr and bobby ewing who has been feuding over their oil company for years. "[the cousins] are just two bulldogs going at each other" henderson said of his character's feud with christopher. john ross disagrees with christopher who wants the family to invest in alternative energy sources; john ross is a staunch supporter of oil. john ross sincerely believes that oil is the only way which immediately pits him at odds with christopher. "… john ross thinks that is ridiculous." in addition to feuding over business, the two are embroiled in a love triangle with jordana brewster's elena ramos. john ross "totally loves elena" henderson said. while he manipulates everyone else in his life, john ross hopes elena can serve as his way to escape from the scheming and manipulation. however, elena has trouble with john ross's business tactics. despite his love for elena, john ross is also having an affair with veronica martinez (leonor varela). john ross sees her as someone who can do his bidding for him, but he truly loves elena. in season 1 john ross focuses on trying to impress his father while maintaining his relationship with elena and achieving his goal of taking over the family empire. "he goes through a lot, and stuff gets really intense" henderson said when asked to give a preview of the season. however, by the end of season 1, the relationship is over and elena chooses christopher, leaving john ross enraged and wanting revenge. in season 2, john ross is bound to make mistakes because he is still "licking his wounds" following his split with elena. a brokenhearted john ross is using the debt elena owes to his mother to manipulate her and those around him. henderson said that john ross is still about gaining control of the newly formed ewing energies, but he has to fly under the radar. however, he is definitely planning something big. john ross must contain his emotions to get what he wants. according to henderson, john ross's main focus at the beginning of the season is exacting revenge on christopher and elena. however, his main goal is gaining control of the company. henderson admits that john ross is a bit jealous of christopher's relationship with bobby because his relationship with his father is a "contentious" one. without elena, john ross has no one to keep him grounded.
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