Jacob Hay

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Jacob Hay
Alias	Jacob
Origin	Coronation Street
Occupation	Takeaway deliverer Packer at Underworld (both formerly) Sales employee at Underworld
Powers / Skills	Intimidation Deception
Hobby	Getting involved in gang activities Involving Simon Barlow in his gang activities
Goals	Force Simon Barlow into his gang activities (briefly succeeded)
Crimes	Conspiracy Drug dealing Coercion Assault Kidnapping Extortion Abuse Theft
Type of Villain	Reformed Drug Dealer

Jacob Hay is a fictional character and recurring anti-hero of the British soap opera Coronation Street, serving as a supporting antagonist in 2021 and a major protagonist between 2022 and 2023.

He was portrayed by Jack James Ryan.

Biography

Jacob Hay first came to Weatherfield in 2021 and appeared to be friends with local resident Simon Barlow. However, he turned out to be a drug dealer who begins to sway Simon into taking part in his gang activities. He also tricks Simon into believing that he owed a serious debt to Jacob's drug lord Harvey Gaskell.

As time goes on, Simon's mother Leanne Battersby begins to grow concerned over Simon's friendship with Jacob and confronts them about it. Jacob then proceeds to disrespect Leanne and also disregard a warning from Simon's stepmother, Carla Connor, to stay away from Simon. Soon enough, Jacob forces Simon to dismiss his girlfriend Kelly Neelan for attempting to stand up to him. Later on, Jacob gets Simon to kidnap and threaten one of his enemies that is soon witnessed by Simon's half-brother Sam Blakeman.

In response to learning about Sam's knowledge of his gang activities, Jacob demands Simon to prevent Sam from ratting out their secret. Simon does manage stop Sam from telling their respective fathers Nick Tilsley and Peter Barlow, but soon ends up getting involved in Jacob's plan to overthrow Harvey and takeover his drug-dealing empire. However, this fails when Harvey himself confronts Simon and reveals that he dealt with Jacob.

Jacob later returns in 2022 as the secret boyfriend of Simon's cousin Amy Barlow, he then gets a job at the factory and moves into number 1 Coronation Street with Amy and her parents Steve and Tracy McDonald. With drugs now in his past Jacob is now a reformed character on the street. But problems soon resurface for Jacob when his estranged father Damon, who is later revealed to be Harvey's half-brother, arrives on the street to summon him for a favour; Jacob refuses and he eventually departs the street afterwards.

Trivia

• He made a total of 99 appearances throughout his time on the show.