| Joshua Jackson | |
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Jackson at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July, 2010 |
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| Born | Joshua Carter Jackson June 11, 1978 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Partner | Diane Kruger (2006–present) |
Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian American actor. He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles. He is best 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.
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Joshua Carter Jackson was born[1] in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Fiona Jackson, a casting director, and John Carter.[2] Jackson's father is from Texas[3] and his mother is a native of Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, having emigrated to North America in the late 1960s.[4][5] He was raised Catholic.[6][7] He has a sister, Aisleagh,[8] 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 Jackson, his mother and sister then moved to Seattle,[9] 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 just take the first couple of classes off, 'cause I wanted to be fresh when I got there."[10] He claims that the first time was because of "attitude" problems and that he "wasn't in the school spirit".
Soon after he took up acting, Jackson landed the role of Charlie (#96) in The Mighty Ducks series, a part for which Jake Gyllenhaal was also considered[11] (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 Holly Marie Combs, 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 said that he would consider returning to the stage, to try his hand on Broadway.[12] 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 starred and acted as executive producer in the Canadian independent film One Week, which opened on March 6, 2009.
Jackson plays Peter Bishop in J.J. Abrams' science-fiction series Fringe.[13] Created by JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.[14] The series appears on the Fox TV network and was the second-highest rated new show of the 2008–09 season after CBS's The Mentalist.
Jackson was nominated for Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for the film One Week.[15] He then won the award on April 12, 2010.[16]
He held and hosted Pacey-Con in 2010, directly across the street from the San Diego Comic-Con, sporting a bowling shirt and giving out fan fiction he wrote himself to those waiting in the Comic-Con entrance line. Footage of the event was recorded for a video, entitled 'Pacey-Con', which he was filming for Will Ferrell's Funny or Die celebrity humour website.
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.[17]
Jackson was arrested on November 9, 2002 at a Carolina Hurricanes ice hockey game in Raleigh, North Carolina after an altercation with a security guard. He was charged with assault affray and being intoxicated and disruptive, having 0.14 blood-alcohol content.[18] Prosecutors agreed to dismiss the assault charge, and Jackson agreed to attend an alcohol education program and perform 24 hours of community service in order to have the remaining charge dropped.[19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Crooked Hearts | Tom (11 years) | |
| 1992 | The Mighty Ducks | Charlie Conway | |
| 1993 | Digger | Billy | |
| 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | Charlie Conway | |
| 1994 | Andre | Mark Baker | |
| 1995 | Magic in the Water | Joshua Black | |
| 1996 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | Charlie Conway | |
| 1996 | Robin Of Locksley | John Prince Jr. | |
| 1997 | Scream 2 | Film Class Guy #1 | |
| 1998 | The Battery | Michael Papperman | Short film |
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | Joey | |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Damon Brooks | |
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Blaine Tuttle | |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space | Pacey Witter | Uncredited Role |
| 2000 | The Skulls | Lucas 'Luke' McNamara | |
| 2000 | Gossip | Beau Edson | |
| 2001 | The Safety of Objects | Paul Gold | |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Josh | Cameo |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | Matt Galloway | |
| 2002 | Lone Star State of Mind | Earl Crest | Alternative title: Cowboys and Idiots |
| 2003 | I Love Your Work | John | |
| 2005 | Cursed | Jake Taylor | |
| 2005 | Racing Stripes | Trenton's Pride | Voice Role |
| 2005 | Americano | Chris McKinley | |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis | Duncan Shorter | |
| 2005 | The Shadow Dancer | Jeremy Taylor | Alternative title: Shadows in the Sun |
| 2006 | Bobby | Wade Buckley | |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Randall | |
| 2008 | Shutter | Benjamin Shaw | |
| 2008 | One Week | Ben Tyler | |
| 2011 | Lay the Favorite | Jeremy | post-production |
| 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 |
| 1996 | Robin of Locksley | Prince John Jr. | TV-Movie |
| 1997 | Ronnie & Julie | Ronnie Monroe | TV-Movie |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Sammy | TV-Movie |
| 1997 | 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 |
| 2001 | Cubix | Brian | (voice) |
| 2006 | Capitol Law | Mark Clayton | TV-Pilot |
| 2008–present | Fringe | Peter Bishop | 63 episodes |