Dr. John W. Thackery

In the gritty, turn-of-the-century world of The Knick, Dr. John W. Thackery is a brilliant and unapologetic surgeon driven by his insatiable ambition and a dark past. Born into a life of privilege, Thackery defied his family's expectations to forge a career in medicine, where he pioneered groundbreaking procedures and pushed the boundaries of human endurance. However, his reckless antics and self-destructive tendencies often put him at odds with his colleagues and the hospital administration, threatening to destroy the very career he's worked so hard to build. Haunted by the tragic loss of his sister, who died under his care, Thackery's emotional scars and deep sense of guilt continue to fuel his brutal and unrelenting pursuit of surgical innovation, making him a true wild card in the high-stakes world of The Knick.