Joshua Jackson

Actor

Birth Name: Joshua Carter Jackson

Birth Date: June 11, 1978

Age: 47 years old

Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Joshua Jackson is a Canadian actor who first rose to prominence as a teen heartthrob during the youth-oriented days of the late nineties, but as he got older, soon revealed himself to be a daring character actor whose chameleonic nature kept him in the cultural conversation well into the mid-21st century.

Born in Vancouver, Canada on June 11, 1978, Jackson's mother was a casting director, which lead to the young man developing an interest in acting. He made his film debut in the indie drama "Crooked Hearts" (1991) at the age of 12, before starring as Charlie in a musical stage version of "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," which lead to him landing a deal with the William Morris Agency.

Soon after, Jackson booked his first lead role, playing Charlie (#96) in the hit youth hockey family film "The Mighty Ducks" (1992). After giving school a very half-hearted, non-committal try, Jackson landed what would be his breakout role, playing Pacey Witter, underachieving best friend to aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and tough "girl next door" Joey Potter (Katie Holmes) on the teen primetime soap opera "Dawson's Creek" (WB,1998-2003). A smash hit and cultural lightning rod upon its premiere, largely due to its frank take on teenage sexuality and witty fast-paced dialogue (courtesy of the show's creator, "Scream" [1996] scribe Kevin Williamson), "Dawson's Creek" made all of its young cast into superstars overnight.

Taking advantage of his newfound fame, Jackson stayed busy on the downtime between the first and second season, appearing in a number of films, including "Cruel Intentions" (1999), "The Skulls" (2000), "The Safety of Objects" (2001), and "The Laramie Project" (2002), as well as a very meta cameo playing "himself" in the star-studded heist comedy "Ocean's Eleven" (2001). After "Dawson's Creek" ended in 2003, Jackson became a familiar face in the world of independent film, appearing in such projects as "Americano" (2005), "Shadows in the Sun" (2005), "Aurora Borealis" (2005), and "One Week" (2008), as well as Emilio Estevez's historical drama "Bobby" (2006) and the Thai horror remake "Shutter" (2008).

During this time, he also began a long-term relationship with German actress Diane Kruger (best known to American audiences for her turn in Quentin Tarantino's WWII thriller "Inglourious Basterds" [2009]), which would last for nearly ten years. He also returned to television, taking a lead role in J.J. Abrams' sci-fi series "Fringe" (FOX, 2008-2013), a cult hit which lasted for five seasons. After "Fringe" ended, Jackson moved on to another series, co-starring in four seasons of the infidelity drama "The Affair" (Showtime, 2014-19), before making his Broadway debut in a production of "Children of a Lesser God."

Jackson could most recently be seen playing defense attorney Mickey Joseph in Ava DuVernay's acclaimed miniseries "When They See Us" (Netflix, 2019), and in the miniseries adaptation of Celeste Ng's acclaimed novel "Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu, 2019).

Joshua Jackson

Actor

Birth Name: Joshua Carter Jackson

Birth Date: June 11, 1978

Age: 47 years old

Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spouses: Jodie Turner-Smith

Partners: Diane Kruger

Awards

Credits

Karate Kid: Legends

Doctor OdysseyStream

Doctor OdysseyStream

Fatal AttractionStream

Live with Kelly and MarkStream

The Jennifer Hudson ShowStream

Dr. DeathStream

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Little Fires EverywhereStream

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now

When They See UsStream

Today 3rd Hour

Free Show The Affair S4 Ep1

Free Show About The Affair S4

Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions

Megyn Kelly Today

The Sunday Project

Live with Kelly and Ryan

The Seth Davis Show

ChelseaStream

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

The Late Late Show With James Corden

Sky

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The AffairStream

The Rich Eisen Show

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

The Social

Live! With Kelly and Michael

Inescapable

The Man Who Ate New Orleans

Lay the Favorite

ConanStream

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

FringeStream

The Bonnie Hunt Show

ShutterStream

One Week

One Week

Chelsea Lately

The Graham Norton ShowStream

Battle in Seattle

The One Show

etalk

BobbyStream

Entertainment Tonight Canada

ET Canada

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Americano

Aurora Borealis

CursedStream

Racing Stripes

The Shadow Dancer

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

I Love Your Work

Lone Star State of Mind

The Laramie Project

Live With Regis and Kelly

The Safety of Objects

The Skulls

Gossip

The Daily Show With Jon StewartStream

Cruel IntentionsStream

Salvada por un Sueño

Dawson's CreekStream

Dawson's CreekStream