John Rowland (Desperate Housewives)
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| John Rowland | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance | "A Weekend in the Country" (episode 3.03) |
| Cause/Reason | Relationship with Gabrielle Solis ended. |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 19 |
| Family | Helen Rowland (mother) Bob Rowland (father) |
| Relationships | Danielle Van De Kamp (ex-girlfriend) Gabrielle Solis (ex-girlfriend) Joan (ex-girlfriend) Tammy Sinclair (fiancée) |
| Portrayed by | Jesse Metcalfe |
| Created by | Marc Cherry |
John Rowland is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by Jesse Metcalfe.
[edit] History
John Rowland, who is introduced in episode 1.01 ("Pilot"), was employed by Carlos and Gabrielle Solis as a gardener. Gabrielle, having become bored with her husband never being with her, decided to seduce her teenage gardener. The pair embarked on an illicit affair which encountered several difficulties.
The most prolific of these difficulties including Gabrielle's mother in law, Juanita, who is introduced in episode 1.05 ("Come In, Stranger"). However, Juanita was hit by a car driven by Andrew Van De Kamp after discovering the affair in episode 1.07 ("Anything You Can Do"). The hit and run placed Juanita into a coma. John became overwhelmed with guilt and went to confession before the following episode ("Guilty"). However, he became entranced once again by Gabrielle and may have conceived her unborn child. He found out about this in episode 1.21 ("Sunday in the Park with George") and started "freaking out". He demanded to see Mr. Solis but Gabrielle refused.
Instead, John arrived at Carlos' gay hate trial in episode 1.23 ("One Wonderful Day") and told him "he got the wrong guys". "Didn't you think it was strange that you had the only lawn on Wisteria Lane that needed to be mowed three times a week?", he said. Carlos went mad and attempted to attack John but it looked like he was attacking Justin - the gay person he beat up previously. After what happened at the court Gabrielle breaks up with him.
John goes and look for new housewives to be with. According to his dialogue in episode 3.03 ("A Weekend in the Country"), he is currently doing well and is very rich and successful with his gardening company. He is engaged to the daughter of the Sinclair Hotel owner, Tammy Sinclair.
Actor Kyle Searles originated the role of John in the unaired pilot of the show, but Jesse Metcalfe replaced him because he lacked sexual chemistry with Eva Longoria, who plays Gabrielle. Metcalfe began playing the seventeen year-old when he was twenty-five. John, who USA Today described as "buff 'n' sweaty", became popular with mothers who watched the show and helped Metcalfe become established as "the [show's] hottest sex symbol".[1] Longoria attributed John's appeal to the fact that he was seen shirtless in every episode, also describing him as "a really innocent young kid who hasn't been tainted by the world. And I think that's very endearing to people who watch."[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Keck, William. "Desperately seeking Metcalfe". USA Today. November 18, 2004.
| Desperate Housewives | ||
| Episode list | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | ABC official site | ||
| Production | Marc Cherry | Characters | Actors | Awards | Broadcasting | DVD releases | Music | The Game | |
| Main characters |
Susan Mayer | Lynette Scavo | Bree Hodge | Gabrielle Solis | Edie Britt | Mary Alice Young Carlos Solis | Tom Scavo | Julie Mayer | Orson Hodge | Mike Delfino Andrew Van De Kamp | Danielle Van De Kamp | Preston and Porter Scavo | Parker Scavo | Ian Hainsworth |
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| Former main characters |
Betty Applewhite | Rex Van De Kamp | Paul Young | John Rowland | Zach Young | Karl Mayer |
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| Minor characters |
Carolyn Bigsby | Sophie Flickman | Maisy Gibbons | Ida Greenberg | Alma Hodge | Gloria Hodge |
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| Locations | Wisteria Lane | |
