Jamie Martin
Actor History
Unnamed actor (1991-1992)
Jamal and Jamil Azizi (1993-1994)
Sean Marquette (1994-1998)
Zachary Kady (1998-2001)
Todd Harrison (2001-2002)
Micah Alberti (August 22, 2002 to August 2003)
Justin Bruening (September 8th, 2003 to August 24th, 2007)
Lifeline
Was said to be 20 years old on March 15th, 2004
Other Names
James Edward Martin (full name)
Brad Anderson (while on the run following the kidnapping of Ace Buchanan)
Occupation
Former Pine Valley University student [Kicked out March 10th, 2005]
Resides At
An apartment above a motorcycle repair shop
Formerly 646 Holland Avenue (with Tad)
Formerly 774 Pine Road (with Brooke)
Marital Status
Single/Never Been Married
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Tad Martin (father)
Brooke English (mother)
Kathy Mershon (paternal half-sister; given up for adoption)
Jenny Carey (paternal half-sister)
Laura Cudahy (maternal half-sister; deceased)
Laura Kirk English (maternal half-sister; via adoption)
Ray Gardner (paternal biological grandfather; deceased)
Opal (paternal biological grandmother)
Joseph Martin Sr. (paternal adoptive grandfather)
Ruth Parker (paternal adoptive grandmother)
Ed English (maternal grandfather; deceased)
Jane Dobrin (maternal grandmother)
Henry Martin (paternal great-grandfather; deceased)
Kate Martin (paternal great-grandmother; deceased)
Jenny Gardner (biological paternal aunt; deceased)
Adrian Sword (biological paternal half-uncle)
Peter Cortlandt (biological paternal half-uncle)
Jeff Martin (paternal half-uncle; via adoption)
Tara Martin (paternal half-aunt; via adoption)
Bobby Martin (paternal half-uncle; via adoption; mysteriously disappeared and is never mentioned)
Philip Brent (paternal half-uncle; via adoption)
Jake Martin Jr. (paternal uncle; via adoption)
Joshua Madden (paternal half-cousin; via adoption)
Philip Charles Brent (paternal cousin; via adoption)
Kate Jefferson (paternal cousin; via adoption)
Samuel Carlos Grey (paternal first cousin once removed; via adoption)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Joni Stafford (Dated)
Elizabeth, a teenage prostitute (Kissed)
Laurie Lewis (Kissed)
Carrie
Babe Chandler (Lovers)
Maggie Stone (Lovers)
Babe Chandler (Kissed)
Amanda Dillon (Affair)
Julia Santos (Lovers)
Crimes Committed
Ran away from home [2002]
Fought in school [2002]
Underage drinking [2002/2003]
Arrested for assault; Hit Doug Lewis in the head (lied to cover for Laurie) [Mar 12,2003]
Stole a plastic cow from Benny's Beef & Bun [Oct 22nd, 2003]
Arrested for breaking and entering Adam Chandler's limo and having sex in the back seat. [Feb 07, 2004]
Arrested for drug possession, intent to distribute, and reckless endangerment involving the drugging og Babe Chandler. [Jul 21st, 2004]
Willing jailed after staging that he was "jumping bail." [Aug 2004]
Withheld knowledge that Bess Chandler was actually Miranda Montgomery. [2004]
Drugged a nanny in order to kidnap Ace Buchanan [Nov 2nd, 2004]
Kidnapped Ace Buchanan and fled to Virginia, Florida and New Orleans [Nov 3rd, 2004]
Arrested for the kidnapping of Ace Buchanan [Jan 25th, 2005]
Punched a police officer. [Jan 25th, 2005]
Charged with kidnapping, interfering in the custody of a child, conspiracy, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child. [Feb 3rd, 2005]
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Broke his arm
Rendered mute after being traumatized by Vanessa Bennett [Summer 2002]
Stabbed with a shank by Seth in a Pine Valley jail cell. [Aug 13th, 2004]
Clubbed over the head with a wrench by JR. [Dec 8th, 2004]
Brief Character History
Jamie was the product of an ill-fated relationship between Tad Martin and Brooke English. His childhood was relatively uneventful, as he was shipped between Brooke and Tad's homes and spent most of his time playing with young Amanda Dillon and JR Chandler (who was raised as his brother since Tad was married to JR's mother, Dixie).
As he hit his teen years, Jamie was so traumatized after being accosted by town psychotic Vanessa Bennett that he briefly lost the power of the speech. This led to Brooke's wedding to Edmund Grey being postponed. By the time they married, his presumed-dead wife returned to town, and Edmund dropped Brooke. Brooke drifted into an affair with her ex-husband, Adam Chandler, who had made Tad's life hell on several occasions. Jamie was disgusted with his mother for such tacky behavior, and even moved in with Tad at one point. He got drunk at a Chandler mansion costume party and spilled their secret to the crowd. This upset his religious girlfriend, Joni Stafford, and especially her ultra-conservative parents. Ultimately, Jamie couldn't deal with her moral lectures or rampant self-righteousness, and broke up with her. His interest swung to Laurie Lewis, his brother's girlfriend. JR and Laurie's relationship was over, but when Joni told him that she'd seen Jamie and Laurie kissing, he was crushed and fled town. Jamie stepped in to try to fill JR's shoes. He falsely confessed that he had hit Laurie's alcoholic father (she'd knocked Doug out because she thought he was going to hit her), and although Laurie was grateful, she felt guilty about JR and didn't want to rush into a new relationship. Jamie turned to a young hooker he met in BJ's restaurant, but Brooke walked in on their making out on the living room couch. A few months later, Jamie ran into Laurie again. She was more receptive than she'd been the last time around, but their plans were cut off because she suddenly moved to Minnesota to enter her father in a rehab program. Dejected, Jamie decided to take after the "Tad the Cad" aspect of his father and began shamelessly flirting with older women.
On the night of Fusion Cosmetic's announcement of the winner of their Face of Fusion contest, Jamie Martin ended up on the beach where he encounter a young, blonde beauty who'd had a few too many to drink. One thing led to another -- including stealing a plastic cow from a local eatery -- and Jamie and the still-nameless woman had sex. For Jamie, this was his first sexual encounter. The following night, JR Chandler assembled his extended family at Chandler Mansion for a welcome home celebration. During the festivities, JR announced that he'd married a young woman he'd met just three weeks before. That woman, a self-proclaimed fan of the soap opera Dynasty, known only as "Babe," was the same woman who'd had sex with Jamie the night before.
Jamie was unable to forget Babe, even though she was married to his brother. This pitted the two brothers against each other, as Jamie soon became convinced that J.R. had it in for Babe. Babe went on to have a baby with J.R., and Jamie eventually realized that Bess was really Bianca's daughter and that Babe and J.R.'s real son was alive and well in Llanview. Together, Babe and Jamie kidnapped the baby and went on the run, but it wasn't long before they were tracked down by J.R. Jamie ended up being forced out of school thanks to J.R. and he got a job as a mechanic while Babe got a job tending bar so that the two could support themselves. Jamie was devastated when his beloved great-aunt Phoebe died, and her will not only revealed that Jamie wanted to be a doctor, but offered to pay for everything -- if he would dump Babe. Jamie refused to do it, though, but Babe took matters into her own hands and climbed into bed with Josh, determined to get Jamie to dump her so he could build a career.
Jamie did dump Babe, and began a relationship with Amanda Dillon. It was a no-strings attached kind of deal, but Amanda really wanted strings -- and a piece of Phoebe's fortune. Babe helped Jamie to see through Amanda and clued him in to Amanda's plan to drug him and marry him and he walked away from Amanda, focussing on his plans to become a doctor. He soon found himself intrigued by Julia Santos, and tried to encourage her not to let their age difference come between them.
