Jack Wade
The CIA's man on the ground — coffee in one hand, a lead in the other.
Jack Wade is a supporting character from the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, portrayed by actor Joe Don Baker. He is a veteran CIA officer on the same mission as Bond. Baker previously played the villainous Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights (1987) and would reprise the role of Wade in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). In the film, Wade provides Bond with crucial assistance during his investigation in Saint Petersburg, advising him to meet former KGB agent turned gangster Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky to arrange a meeting with the Janus crime syndicate.
Quick Facts
- Role
- CIA operative and ally
Lore & Background
Jack Wade is a veteran CIA officer who operates in Russia during the events of GoldenEye. After Bond travels to Saint Petersburg, he contacts Wade, who advises him to meet Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky, a former KGB agent turned gangster, to arrange a meeting with Janus. Wade's assistance is instrumental in Bond's investigation. Later in the film, after Bond and Natalya Simonova escape the destruction of the Janus base in Cuba, Wade arrives with a team of U.S. Marines and escorts them to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Wade's presence reinforces the cooperative relationship between MI6 and the CIA in the mission to stop Janus.
Reader's Guide
Jack Wade is a supporting character in the film GoldenEye. He appears in two key scenes. First, in Saint Petersburg, Bond contacts Wade, who advises him to meet Zukovsky. This is a narrative beat that advances the plot. Second, at the film's conclusion, Wade arrives with U.S. Marines to escort Bond and Natalya to Guantanamo Bay. Wade does not engage in combat or provide weapons.
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