Jerry Baynard

Jérémie Olivier Marie 'Jerry' Baynard is one of the main characters of Anne with an E. He is portrayed by Aymeric Jett Montaz.

CBC Biography[]

Jerry is a young Acadian and French-Canadian boy who works as a farmhand at the Cuthberts' farm. Because of his stoic, implacable, practical nature, he and Anne bicker constantly. He is played by Aymeric Jett Montaz. ^[1]

Appearance and Personality[]

Jerry has dark hair and dark brown eyes. In the first season, he is shorter than Anne but grows rapidly throughout seasons two and three, towering over Anne greatly. His practicality and sarcasm clashes with Anne's bold and imaginative personality which is the main reason why they start off on bad terms. He is also hardworking, playful, and unassuming about anything from anyone. When Anne and Jerry go to Josephine Barry's manse for the night, he thinks he needs to sleep at the stables along with the horses. He isn't afraid to speak his mind and openly flirts with Diana, peppering her with genuine compliments, which contrasts most boys in Anne's school who proclaims their admiration through the Notice Board. Jerry comes from a large, poor family and speaks with a French-Canadian or Québécois French accent.

He has a habit of singing French songs, first seen in Wherever You Are Is My Home while riding on a buggy to Charlottetown to sell the Cuthberts' things and a cattle. This annoys Anne as she says that "this is an important journey" but Jerry does not care and continues to sing in glee. This also happens in I Protest Against Any Absolute Conclusion as they journey to Carmody to buy ingredients and run errands. This habit of his is adopted from his family who enjoys singing and dancing a lot after eating dinner. This is depicted in A Hope of Meeting You in Another World when Diana stays for supper.

History[]

During a talk with Anne Shirley, he reveals his house is so small that he and all his siblings have to lay on the bed facing opposite ways, to create enough room for all of them. He starts to work at Green Gables to earn money for his family. In The True Seeing is Within, Jerry reveals to Nate, one of the two boarders at Green Gables at the time, that he is a Catholic.

Relationships[]

Anne[]

Anne and Jerry get off to a rough start in the first season of the show. Anne finds his continual squabbling annoying. As the seasons pass, their bond deepens and they come to see one another as siblings, frequently lending a hand and encouraging one another. In season two, Anne teaches Jerry how to read and write in English because Jerry has never had an education. Jerry later gives Anne a Christmas card he makes himself with his newfound knowledge of writing, and Anne hugs him and leaves a kiss on his cheek, much to his delight.

Diana[]

Diana Barry and Jerry become acquainted in season one, when they first meet. He is known for casually flirting with her, calling her the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. In season three, they start dating, and she meets his family. Diana keeps her relationship with Jerry a secret from everyone, including her best friend Anne. Later, Anne discovers from Jerry that they are together and he expresses his feelings of confusion and betrayal as he claims that he is not good enough for Diana. Anne wonders why Diana would keep secrets from her and they have a huge fight, Diana ripping off her friendship necklace Anne had given her long before. Later, in season three, Diana ends things with Jerry because of their statuses and differences. Jerry is poor while Diana is wealthy and has strict parents, who would never let her be with a commoner like him. Jerry feels betrayed and upset.