

While the show was on hiatus, he appeared in several movies including Cruel Intentions (an adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses that also starred Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe), The Skulls, The Safety of Objects, The Laramie Project and a short cameo in the remake of Ocean's Eleven in which he appears as himself in a poker scene with Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Holly Marie Combs. Jackson went on to appear as Pacey Witter on Dawson's Creek, which was created by Kevin Williamson and ran on the WB network from 1998 to 2003, and also starred James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams, and Katie Holmes. Soon after, he landed the role of Charlie (#96) in The Mighty Ducks series, playing a young and aspiring hockey player. At this point, with the help of the play's casting director Laura Kennedy, he joined the William Morris Agency. The next year, he played the role of Charlie in a musical version of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Jackson started acting in a small role in the film Crooked Hearts in 1991. So I'd just take the first couple of classes off, 'cause I wanted to be fresh when I got there." Career Jackson at the premiere of Bobby, Toronto International Film Festival, 2006

In an interview with The New York Times, Jackson said he was kicked out of high school once because of The Jon Stewart 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. He attended high school with actor Ryan Reynolds.

He attended Ideal Mini School and later switched to Kitsilano Secondary School. He moved to Vancouver with his mother and younger sister. Jackson lived in California until the age of 8. He has a younger sister, Aisleagh, and two older half brothers, Jonathan and Lyman. Joshua had a brief relationship with a "Julie D" but the fling didn't last long due to a difference of opinion on fashion and musical taste. Jackson's father is from Texas, and his mother is a native of Ballyfermot, Ireland, having immigrated to North America in the late 1960s. Jackson was born on June 11, 1978, in Vancouver to parents John and Fiona. For his performance in the Canadian independent drama One Week (2008), Jackson won the 2010 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. His other film appearances include Apt Pupil (1998), Urban Legend (1998), Cruel Intentions (1999), The Skulls (2000), Gossip (2000), The Safety of Objects (2001), The Laramie Project (2002), Cursed (2005), Bobby (2006), and Shutter (2008).

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Outside of television, Jackson came to prominence playing Charlie Conway in the Mighty Ducks film series (1992–1996). His other credits include When They See Us (2019), and Little Fires Everywhere (2020). For the latter, he was nominated for the 2022 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series. Christopher Duntsch in the Peacock crime drama series Dr. He is known for his portrayals of Pacey Witter on The WB's teen drama Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013), Cole Lockhart on Showtime's The Affair (2014–2018), Dan Gallagher in the Paramount+ series Fatal Attraction, and Dr. Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian actor.
