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Joshua Jackson
Jackson at Comic-Con, July 2008
Born	Joshua Carter Jackson June 11, 1978 (1978-06-11) (age 31) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Domestic partner(s)	Diane Kruger (2006–present)

Joshua Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian–American actor. He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles. He is known for playing Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson's Creek and Peter Bishop in the television series Fringe.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Jackson was born Joshua Carter Jackson¹ in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Fiona Jackson, a casting director, and John Carter.² Jackson's father is from Texas³ and his mother is a native of Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, having emigrated to North America in the late 1960s.⁴⁵ He has a sister, Aisleagh,⁶ and two half-brothers, Lyman and Jonathan Carter from his father's first marriage. Jackson grew up in California until the age of 8. Not long after his sister was born in California, his parents divorced and his sister's last name was changed from "Carter" to "Jackson" (his mother's maiden name). Josh, his mother and sister then moved to Seattle,⁷ where he attended Einstein Middle School in Shoreline, Washington. Shortly thereafter, he moved back to Vancouver with his mother and younger sister. He attended Ideal Mini School and later switched to Kitsilano Secondary School. In an interview with The New York Times, Jackson said he was kicked out of high school once because of The Jon Stewart Show: "[The show] played, at least where I grew up, at 1:30 in the morning, so I would stay up at night to watch Jon Stewart, but then I'd be too tired - or too lazy - to go to school in the morning. So I'd take just take the first couple of classes off, 'cause I wanted to be fresh when I got there."⁸ He claims that the first time was because of "attitude" problems and that he "wasn't in the school spirit".

Career

Soon after he took up acting, Jackson landed the role of Charlie (#96) in the The Mighty Ducks series, a part for which Jake Gyllenhaal was also considered⁹ (years later both would also be amongst a small group of actors considered for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins, which eventually went to Christian Bale). Jackson went on to appear as Pacey Witter on Dawson's Creek, which ran on the WB network from 1998–2003, and also starred James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes. While the show was on hiatus, he appeared in several movies including The Skulls, The Safety of Objects, The Laramie Project and a short cameo in the remake of Ocean's Eleven where he appears as himself in a poker scene with Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Topher Grace, among others. In 2000, he also guest-starred in Season 12 of The Simpsons, voicing the character of Jesse Grass, a "hunky environmentalist" and love interest for Lisa Simpson in the episode "Lisa the Tree Hugger".

Shortly after Dawson's Creek ended in 2003, Jackson played the lead role in films alongside Dennis Hopper (Americano), Harvey Keitel (Shadows in the Sun), and Donald Sutherland (Aurora Borealis). In 2005, Jackson moved to the UK and made his stage debut on the London West End with Patrick Stewart in David Mamet's two-man play, A Life in the Theatre. The play was a critical and popular success, and ran from February to April of that year. Jackson has said in recent interviews that he would consider returning to the stage, this time trying his hand on Broadway.¹⁰ His next film role was in the all-star ensemble drama Bobby, directed by Emilio Estevez, Jackson's co-star from The Mighty Ducks. He played a lead role in a US remake of the Asian horror film Shutter. He has recently starred and acted as executive producer in the Canadian independent film One Week, which opened on March 6, 2009.

Jackson currently plays Peter Bishop in J.J. Abrams' science-fiction series Fringe.¹¹ Created by JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.¹² The series appears on the Fox TV network and is the second-highest rated new show of the 2008-09 season after CBS' The Mentalist.

Personal life

Jackson currently divides his time between Paris and Vancouver. He owns his childhood home in Topanga, California. Previously he lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, where the television program Dawson's Creek was filmed; and in New York where Fringe filmed its first season. In 2009, he moved back to Vancouver for the shooting of the second season of Fringe.

Jackson has been in relationships with actresses Katie Holmes, Brittany Daniel and Rosario Dawson. He began dating model and actress Diane Kruger in 2006.¹³

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1991	Crooked Hearts	Tom (11 years)
1992	The Mighty Ducks	Charlie Conway
1993	Digger	Billy
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks	Charlie Conway
	Andre	Mark Baker
1995	Magic in the Water	Joshua Black
1996	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Charlie Conway
1997	Scream 2	Film Class Guy #1
1998	The Battery		Short film
	Apt Pupil	Joey
	Urban Legend	Damon Brooks
1999	Cruel Intentions	Blaine Tuttle
	Muppets from Space	Pacey Witter	Uncredited Role
2000	The Skulls	Lucas 'Luke' McNamara
	Gossip	Beau Edson
2001	The Safety of Objects	Paul Gold
2002	The Laramie Project	Matt Galloway
	Lone Star State of Mind	Earl Crest	Alternative title: Cowboys and Idiots
2003	I Love Your Work	John
2005	Cursed	Jake Taylor
	Racing Stripes	Trenton's Pride	Voice Role
	Americano	Chris McKinley
	Aurora Borealis	Duncan Shorter
	The Shadow Dancer	Jeremy Taylor	Alternative title: Shadows in the Sun
2006	Bobby	Wade Buckley
2007	Battle in Seattle	Randall
2008	Shutter	Benjamin Shaw
	One Week	Ben Tyler
2011	U.F.O.	Paul Foster	pre-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Payoff	Young Mac	TV-Movie
1996	Champs	Matt Mazzilli	Episode: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Episode: For Art's Sake
	Robin of Locksley	Prince John Jr.	TV-Movie
1997	Ronnie & Julie	Ronnie Monroe	TV-Movie
	On the Edge of Innocence	Sammy	TV-Movie
	The Outer Limits	Devon Taylor	Episode: Music of the Spheres
1998–2003	Dawson's Creek	Pacey Witter	128 episodes
2000	The Simpsons	Jesse Grass	Episode: Lisa the Tree Hugger
2006	Capitol Law	Mark Clayton	TV-Pilot
2008–present	Fringe	Peter Bishop

Awards

Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

• 2005: Won, "Best Actor" - Aurora Borealis

Hollywood Film Festival

• 2006: Won, "Best Ensemble of the Year" - Bobby

Satellite Award

• 2006: Nominated, "Best Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture" - Aurora Borealis

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• 2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" - Bobby

Teen Choice Award

• 1999: Won, "Choice TV Actor" - Dawson's Creek
• 2000: Nominated, "Choice Liar in a Film" - The Skulls
• 2000: Won, "Choice TV Actor" - Dawson's Creek
• 2001: Won, "Choice TV Actor" - Dawson's Creek
• 2002: Nominated, "Choice TV Actor" - Dawson's Creek
• 2003: Nominated, "Choice TV Actor" - Dawson's Creek
• 2009: Nominated, "Choice TV Actor" - Fringe

Young Artist Award

• 1993: Nominated, "Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture" - The Mighty Ducks

Young Hollywood Award

• 2000: Won, "Male Superstar of Tomorrow"

References

External links

• Joshua Jackson at the Internet Movie Database
• Joshua Jackson at TV.com
• Joshua Jackson on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

Persondata
NAME	Jackson, Joshua
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jackson, Joshua Carter
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1978-6-11
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH