Daniel Jackson is a fictional character in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, a science fiction show about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Introduced as a main character in the 1994 Stargate film, Daniel Jackson was played by James Spader, and in the following television series was played by Michael Shanks. Daniel Jackson does not hold any military ra...
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Daniel Jackson is a fictional character in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, a science fiction show about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Introduced as a main character in the 1994 Stargate film, Daniel Jackson was played by James Spader, and in the following television series was played by Michael Shanks. Daniel Jackson does not hold any military ranks in the series and is instead an archeologist and linguist. After the kidnapping of his wife Sha're in "Children of the Gods", Jackson joins SG-1 to find his wife.
Shanks left the series in season 6 which led to Corin Nemec's character Jonas Quinn replacing Jackson. Jackson was a recurring character through season 6 until season 7 when Shanks and the Stargate producers worked out a new contract. Jackson re-emerged again in season 7 and replaced Jonas Quinn as a main character. The role of Jonas was reduced to recurring status in season 7....
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