Jamie Arpaz is a character in the science fiction comedy television series Upload. He is the business partner of Nathan Brown. Jamie is portrayed by Jordan Johnson-Hinds.
Character Overview[]
Jamie is shown to be a very driven and ambitious young man painstakingly working on the company, Beyond, which he shared with his late best-friend and business partner, Nathan. Beyond was created so impoverished people could be uploaded into virtual afterlives, something typically reserved for the financially advantaged.
History[]
Plot Summary[]
Jamie and Nathan have been best of friends for years and create the company, Beyond, together. After Nathan dies and is uploaded, he initially avoids Nathan which makes Nathan and Nora think he might have had a hand in his death and betrayed him. He finally confesses to having a one night stand with Ingrid and feeling guilty hence his avoidance. He mentions that Ingrid came to her senses the next morning and kicked him out.
It is later revealed that Nathan, in fact, betrayed Jamie. Unbeknownst to Jamie, who was diligently working to clean up other messes that he said Nathan left him, Nathan had sold their company code behind his back and was then betrayed and murdered by the people he sold it to. Had things gone according to plan, Nathan alone would have become filthy rich with Jamie massively screwed over.
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Most, if not all, of his scenes show him digitally, either in Nathan's memories or in live video calls with him.
- Jamie never learns about Nathan's betrayal with their company.
- His death occurs off-screen and his cause of death is unknown. He is suddenly shown in the first scenes of CyberdiscountDay on an "In Memoriam" hologram alongside Nathan honouring them as the founders of Beyond. Nathan sees this and remarks, "Oh, man. Jamie. What happened to you?" This is how we learn that he is now deceased. No other information is provided as to the nature of his death or if he uploaded.
Appearances[]
Jamie appears in the following episodes:
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