▁" Jack " ▁Don ah ue ▁Br ist ow , ▁played ▁by ▁Victor ▁Gar ber , ▁is ▁Sydney ▁Br ist ow ' s ▁father ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Ali as . ▁Victor ▁Gar ber ▁was ▁thr ice ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Jack , ▁and ▁fans ▁voted ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Jack ▁the ▁best ▁non - rom antic ▁relationship ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁All A lias . com ▁F ans ' ▁Cho ice ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Character ▁bi ography ▁Jack ▁Br ist ow , ▁a ▁long time ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁former ▁double ▁officer ▁with ▁SD - 6 , ▁is ▁often ▁em otion ally ▁distant ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁show ' s ▁col dest ▁and ▁most ▁brut al ▁characters . ▁However , ▁his ▁character ' s ▁defining ▁trait ▁is ▁his ▁dev otion ▁to ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Sydney . ▁He ▁is ▁highly ▁protect ive ▁of ▁her ▁and ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁- ▁tort ure , ▁kill , ▁even ▁bet ray ▁his ▁country ▁- ▁to ▁ensure ▁her ▁well - be ing . ▁His ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁problem atic , ▁although ▁it ▁war med ▁and ▁m ature d ▁as ▁the ▁show ▁unfold ed . ▁According ▁to ▁background ▁information ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁Ali as ▁magazine , ▁Jack ▁Br ist ow ▁is ▁originally ▁from ▁Canada ▁( reflect ing ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁actor ▁Victor ▁Gar ber ▁is ▁Canadian ). ▁A ▁screenshot ▁in ▁a