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Zane Donovan is a fictional character portrayed by Niall Matter in the TV series Eureka.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled E=MC...? (season 2), they were 26 years old.
They appear in 50 episodes out of a total of 77 aired and have accumulated 888 positive votes.
The character of Zane Donovan is mainly associated with Jo Lupo, Jack Carter and Allison Blake.

Zane Donovan

by Niall Matter

character

Episodes50

  • 7.8
    /10

    E=MC...?

    episode S2.E8 august 2007
    When Allison puts a newly hired, but criminal, genius in Jack's care he's less than pleased, but then an accident in a lab causes most of GD to lose their smarts, and he may be the only one with the solution.
  • 6.6
    /10

    God Is in the Details

    episode S2.E10 september 2007
    Zoe and her friends lose their voices, but whatever is causing the symptoms has an even worse effect on Allison and her only hope comes from an unusual source.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Maneater

    episode S2.E11 september 2007
    All the women of Eureka begin to pursue Carter, so something must be very wrong.
  • 7.3
    /10

    All That Glitters

    episode S2.E12 september 2007
    The town's metals begin to spontaneously turn to gold, but the wealth may be as fleeting as the town when the structures begin deteriorating.
  • 7.7
    /10

    A Night in Global Dynamics

    episode S2.E13 october 2007
    A flesh eating virus has infected Global Dynamics, and the building goes into a security protocol that endangers everyone's lives.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Bad to the Drone

    episode S3.E1 july 2008
    The D.O.D. has sent in a business shark to perform an evaluation of Global Dynamics' viability, and everything that could possibly go wrong, does. Including a drone, whose boosted AI turns it into a killing machine.
  • 7.5
    /10

    What About Bob?

    episode S3.E2 august 2008
    Carter and Allison search for a missing man in a bio-dome while Eva Thorne makes changes in town in the name of balance and efficiency.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Show Me the Mummy

    episode S3.E5 august 2008
    An opened sarcophagus unleashes a plague onto those who opened the tomb, and when it threatens Eureka, Carter has to devise a temperate fix. Meanwhile, Allison thinks she's gong crazy when she keeps seeing Nathan.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Phased and Confused

    episode S3.E6 september 2008
    While Jack keeps having to rescue Lexi from a bumbling superhero, Zoe gets trapped while exploring an abandoned facility under the high school with her friends.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Here Come the Suns

    episode S3.E7 september 2008
    The appearance of a second sun makes election week in Eureka a little more intense, and gives Eva Thorne an opening that may mean the end of Global Dynamics.
  • 8
    /10

    From Fear to Eternity

    episode S3.E8 september 2008
    All of Eva Thorne's secrets are revealed when she pushes for early destruction of the bunker. Zoe begins to experience the effect of the substance in which she slipped, leaving Carter to risk his life and job in order to save her.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Your Face or Mine

    episode S3.E10 july 2009
    Jo displays atypical behavior after a DNA scan malfunctions, unfortunately it's while she's interim sheriff when Carter is required to undergo a 48-hour DOD recertification test.
  • 7.8
    /10

    If You Build It...

    episode S3.E13 august 2009
    Jack, Henry, and the rest of the GD team try to figure out why teenagers are building towers out of junk, the signal moves closer faster, and Fargo's old car doesn't like being dumped.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Ship Happens

    episode S3.E14 august 2009
    Henry tries to figure out why his spaceship came home, why it recreated Kim and especially how he's going to relate to her. Meanwhile the sheriff's office tries to return all the property the spaceship used to create its boson safety net without too many mix-ups and then how to get it all back to save the earth.
  • 7
    /10

    You Don't Know Jack

    episode S3.E16 august 2009
    Jack and Allison are trapped within the Global Dynamics building during a countdown for a sonic cleaning. Fargo messes with the memory recording system Dr. Fontana has been working on, which accidentally leads to widespread amnesia.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Have an Ice Day

    episode S3.E17 september 2009
    An immense ice core from Russia threatens to turn Eureka into a giant ice cube and the residents into icicles.
  • 7.9
    /10

    What Goes Around, Comes Around

    episode S3.E18 september 2009
    Carter deals with a new magnetic force tearing apart the town, Zoe gets unexpected news about her college application and Tess drops a bombshell about a job offer.
  • 8.7
    /10

    Founder's Day

    episode S4.E1 july 2010
    During the Founder's Day celebration, Jack, Allison, Fargo, Henry, and Jo somehow end up in 1947, in the middle of the army base that existed before Eureka was founded. They must find a way home before they change history or get caught.
  • 8.2
    /10

    A New World

    episode S4.E2 july 2010
    The gang returns from 1947 and discover that things are not as they remember them. And Dr. Grant came along.
  • 7.6
    /10

    All the Rage

    episode S4.E3 july 2010
    Wil Wheaton guest stars as Dr. Isaac Parrish, an underappreciated scientist whose hostility appears to have gone viral. Blind rage is infecting everyone at Global Dynamics with potentially catastrophic results -- especially for Fargo.
  • 7.4
    /10

    The Story of O2

    episode S4.E4 july 2010
    Allison deals with a major problem during Eureka's space week festival.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Crossing Over

    episode S4.E5 august 2010
    Claudia Donovan pays a visit to Eureka, hoping to see some amazing technological wonders. She gets more than she bargained for when seemingly random objects begin appearing around town. Working with Sheriff Carter and Fargo, Claudia has to help solve the mystery before the strange anomalies have deadly consequences...particularly for newcomer Dr. Grant.
  • 7.4
    /10

    Momstrosity

    episode S4.E6 august 2010
    Allison accepts Carter's offer to include Kevin in a camping trip for some guy time, and Henry decides to level with Grace while a very peculiar -- and dangerous -- relationship threatens Eureka and the not-so-happy campers.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Stoned

    episode S4.E7 august 2010
    Romantic relationships are in flux. Zoe is home for a visit and hints at a new heartthrob. Henry is courting his wife while Dr. Grant and Carter spar over Allison. Jo, on the other hand, is done with love for now and just wants to get her house rebuilt. But that project is on hold because hunky paleo-anthropologist Dr. Derek Thurgood says he found ancient human remains at the site and refuses to allow the build to continue.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Ex-Files

    episode S4.E8 august 2010
    As Grace (Tembi Locke) finds a way to share her memories with Henry (Joe Morton), the rest of Eureka's citizens face the return of people from the recent - or not so recent - past.
  • 8.2
    /10

    I'll Be Seeing You

    episode S4.E9 september 2010
    Mid-Season Finale! Closer than they've ever been before, Allison (Salli Richardson-Whitfield) and Carter (Colin Ferguson) join forces personally as well as professionally when Jo (Erica Cerra) and Fargo (Neil Grayston) enlist them to help find a stolen Global Dynamics project.
  • 7.8
    /10

    O Little Town...

    episode S4.E10 december 2010
    Sheriff Carter relates a Christmas story in which the defensive field malfunctions trapping everyone in town for the holiday. So Fargo throws a big party, unaware that the town is shrinking. All from a quest for the perfect fruitcake.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Liftoff

    episode S4.E11 july 2011
    Carter lands in an awkward situation after S. A. R. A. H. And Andy's nuptials hit a snag; Zane keeps harassing Jo for details; an unscheduled launch presents trouble for the gang.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Reprise

    episode S4.E12 july 2011
    When Eurekans start behaving oddly, Carter scours the town for a cause - never suspecting that Allison, miles from home, is the one facing real danger.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Glimpse

    episode S4.E13 july 2011
    Carter and Jo try out Zane's new high-powered risk assessment system, but find that even it may not be a match for the dangerous level of competition among Eureka's scientists.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Up in the Air

    episode S4.E14 august 2011
    Carter must solve an only-in-Eureka bank robbery before the town floats away, while Allison deals with unsettling episodes of lost time.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Omega Girls

    episode S4.E15 august 2011
    The predicted danger posed by Allison materializes when she is subjected to mind control to steal Eureka's secrets.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Of Mites and Men

    episode S4.E16 august 2011
    When the microbots assembling the Titan space craft finish their task they opt to take on a new project and proceed to devour Eureka in the process. In isolation for a mission evaluation the Titan team can't tell if the microbot catastrophe is real or just part of the test.
  • 7.3
    /10

    Clash of the Titans

    episode S4.E17 august 2011
    Preparations for the Titan mission have the unintended consequence of turning the local Eureka environment into Titan's. Meanwhile, Eureka couples struggle to come to terms with each other and the DoD sends an investigator to evaluate Jack and Allison's relationship.
  • 7.7
    /10

    This One Time at Space Camp...

    episode S4.E18 august 2011
    As the Astraeus candidates undergo final interviews, Carter and Allison appeal the results of their relationship audit while trying to keep a lid on escalating mishaps around town.
  • 7.6
    /10

    One Small Step...

    episode S4.E19 september 2011
    Grace embraces an honor that strains her relationship with Henry while Deputy Andy becomes an accidental guinea pig for the Astraeus mission -- with catastrophic results.
  • 8.4
    /10

    One Giant Leap...

    episode S4.E20 september 2011
    Hours before the launch of the Titan mission Eureka struggles with black holes and, having decided who will stay and who will go, goodbyes.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Lost

    episode S5.E1 april 2012
    Following its accidental launch the Astraeus returns to Eureka and the crew discovers four years have elapsed in an instant. The crew quickly learns leadership has changed, procedures have changed and relationships have changed while they were gone and none of it for the good.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Real Thing

    episode S5.E2 april 2012
    The town comes together in a final attempt to locate the lost Astraeus.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Force Quit

    episode S5.E3 april 2012
    The ship is finally found but the crew has been taken. When Carter is tasked with attempting to rescue the kidnapped crew by following them into the virtual Eureka, will he be able to get them out before their matrix world collapses for good?
  • 7.5
    /10

    Friendly Fire

    episode S5.E4 may 2012
    With life back to normal, the Astraeus crew struggles to overcome their Matrix Eureka experience: what was real, what wasn't and what could become self-fulfilling prophecy.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Jack of All Trades

    episode S5.E5 may 2012
    Warren Hughes makes an unexpected visits to evaluate the Astraeus crew. Unfortunately his evaluations coincide with crew members' tendencies to swap minds with Jack. And some of the swaps happen during amorous activities that further stress the relationships of the crew's lovers.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Worst Case Scenario

    episode S5.E6 may 2012
    A disaster simulation causes a disaster. Then another. And another. Fargo finds Holly in the computer.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Ex Machina

    episode S5.E7 june 2012
    Fargo is convinced that Holly is still inside of the Matrix computer, but the DOD is determined to wipe its hard drive clean -- losing Dr. Marten forever.
  • 7.8
    /10

    In Too Deep

    episode S5.E8 june 2012
    Eureka celebrates Feynman day with a plethora of practical jokes. While mostly harmless the jokes make it challenging to identify the real catastrophes Eureka is so prone too.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Smarter Carter

    episode S5.E9 june 2012
    Allison's also brilliant brother visits the newlyweds to give Jack a hard time but Jack's intellect rises to the occasion. Henry and Zane work on freeing Holly from her virtual reality cage while struggling just to keep her alive.
  • 7.5
    /10

    The Honeymooners

    episode S5.E10 june 2012
    Jack's idea of a romantic honeymoon doesn't quite mesh with Allison's. Holly tries on her new body. Jo and Andy followup on an investigation begun by Jack's predecessor.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Mirror, Mirror

    episode S5.E11 july 2012
    When Grace's spying is revealed, mistrust is in the air. Major Shaw shows up to take control of the situation just as a geo-engineering project cuts off communications to the outside world.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Double Take

    episode S5.E12 july 2012
    The Smart Dust control unit is still on the fritz and wreaking havoc on the town's communications systems. The bio-printer has gone missing and Holly (Felicia Day) is definitely not herself.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Just Another Day...

    episode S5.E13 july 2012
    Wormholes cause trouble on moving day. Or is moving day causing trouble with wormholes? While Jack tries to fix the wormholes Fargo is determined to something about moving day.

Best moments10

  • 7.8
    /10
    70% of the votes

    Of Mites and Men

    episode S4.E16 august 2011
    When the microbots assembling the Titan space craft finish their task they opt to take on a new project and proceed to devour Eureka in the process. In isolation for a mission evaluation the Titan team can't tell if the microbot catastrophe is real or just part of the test.
  • 8.1
    /10
    50% of the votes

    Double Take

    episode S5.E12 july 2012
    The Smart Dust control unit is still on the fritz and wreaking havoc on the town's communications systems. The bio-printer has gone missing and Holly (Felicia Day) is definitely not herself.
  • 7.8
    /10
    25% of the votes

    E=MC...?

    episode S2.E8 august 2007
    When Allison puts a newly hired, but criminal, genius in Jack's care he's less than pleased, but then an accident in a lab causes most of GD to lose their smarts, and he may be the only one with the solution.
  • 7.8
    /10
    17% of the votes

    Reprise

    episode S4.E12 july 2011
    When Eurekans start behaving oddly, Carter scours the town for a cause - never suspecting that Allison, miles from home, is the one facing real danger.
  • 7.4
    /10
    14% of the votes

    The Story of O2

    episode S4.E4 july 2010
    Allison deals with a major problem during Eureka's space week festival.
  • 7.8
    /10
    13% of the votes

    In Too Deep

    episode S5.E8 june 2012
    Eureka celebrates Feynman day with a plethora of practical jokes. While mostly harmless the jokes make it challenging to identify the real catastrophes Eureka is so prone too.
  • 7.8
    /10
    13% of the votes

    Glimpse

    episode S4.E13 july 2011
    Carter and Jo try out Zane's new high-powered risk assessment system, but find that even it may not be a match for the dangerous level of competition among Eureka's scientists.
  • 7.8
    /10
    12% of the votes

    Ex Machina

    episode S5.E7 june 2012
    Fargo is convinced that Holly is still inside of the Matrix computer, but the DOD is determined to wipe its hard drive clean -- losing Dr. Marten forever.
  • 8.5
    /10
    9% of the votes

    Jack of All Trades

    episode S5.E5 may 2012
    Warren Hughes makes an unexpected visits to evaluate the Astraeus crew. Unfortunately his evaluations coincide with crew members' tendencies to swap minds with Jack. And some of the swaps happen during amorous activities that further stress the relationships of the crew's lovers.
  • 7.7
    /10
    9% of the votes

    Here Come the Suns

    episode S3.E7 september 2008
    The appearance of a second sun makes election week in Eureka a little more intense, and gives Eva Thorne an opening that may mean the end of Global Dynamics.

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23
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25
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9
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