Jack Driscoll is a
fictional character in the
King Kong franchise. In the
original 1933 film he was the first mate of the ship
The Venture, while in its
2005 remake he was a playwright (the less faithful
1976 remake had an analogous character named Jack Prescott, played by
Jeff Bridges). He was played by
Bruce Cabot in the original and by
Adrien Brody in the remake. In both versions he is one of the main heroes of the story, a man who is on a ship heading for the mysterious
Skull Island where
Carl Denham intends to make a film. On the way, Driscoll falls in love with the actress, Ann Darrow, and when she is kidnapped by a giant ape on the island,
Kong, Driscoll rescues her after helping to lead a search. Beyond these facts, even his characterization is quite different in the two films.