Jack James Ryan has spoken about 'cancel culture' after his Coronation Street character was forced to redeem himself. The actor, who stars as Jacob Hay, made his debut in the ITV soap in 2020 but left after a short stint.
His brief first appearance saw Jacob grooming an impressionable Simon Barlow to join a drug gang, which viewers now know was being run by his uncle Harvey Gaskell. After crossing the drug lord, played by Will Mellor, Jacob disappeared before returning to Weatherfield in 2021.
The character returned as the new boyfriend of Amy Barlow, much to the dismay of her family and Leanne Battersby - who became an informant for the police in order to help Simon out of the mess he had gotten himself into.
