For the law professor, see J. Robert Brown Jr. For the boyband member, see Jason "J" Brown.
Soap opera character
Jay Brown
EastEnders character
Portrayed by
Jamie Borthwick
Duration
2006–present
First appearance
Episode 3274 14 December 2006 (2006-12-14)
Classification
Present; regular
Introduced by
Kate Harwood
Spin-off appearances
East Street (2010)
In-universe information
Other names
Jay Mitchell
Occupation
Student
Mechanic
Administrator
Drug dealer
Undertaker manager
Businessman
Family
Mitchell
Father
Jase Dyer
Mother
Karen Brown
Adoptive father
Billy Mitchell (foster)
Wife
Lola Pearce (2023)
Adoptive daughters
Lexi Pearce
Grandfathers
Bert Atkinson
Grandmothers
Evie Brown
Jay Brown[1] (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jamie Borthwick. He made his first appearance on 14 December 2006.
Jay's storylines since joining the programme have included being part of a gang, coping with the death of his father Jase Dyer (Stephen Lord), being orphaned by age 14 which results in his going into foster care and then being taken care of by the Mitchell family, as well as maturing from a wayward teen, becoming a surrogate brother to Ben Mitchell (Charlie Jones/Joshua Pascoe/Harry Reid/Max Bowden), a relationship with Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), helping Ben cover up the murder of Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison), being arrested for having indecent images of a child on his mobile phone after discovering his girlfriend Linzi Bragg (Amy-Leigh Hickman) is below the age of consent, drug dealing and developing a drug habit by taking cocaine. In August 2017, in a two-hander episode between Phil and Jay, Jay finds out that Phil accidentally killed his biological father, a homeless man who was at the car lot the night that Phil set it alight, however, this is later revealed to be a lie. Jay later embarks on relationships with Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton), Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) and Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton). Jay eventually reunites with Lola and they marry in January 2023, however Lola dies in May 2023 from a Brain tumor. Jay develops an addiction to ketamine in the aftermath of Lola's death.
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