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Full Name:Joshua Jackson
Birth Name:Joshua Carter Jackson
Famous As: Actor
Date of Birth: June 11, 1978
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia
Height: 6' 2
Nationality: American

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  • E! Online - Found Nov. 19, 2008
    And who got the better gig: JVDB on OTH or Joshua Jackson on Fringe? (Speaking of, anyone seen what Katie Holmes has been up to?)
  • Telegraph and Argus - Found Nov. 11, 2008
    Joshua Jackson is happy to be leaving his Dawson Creek days behind him to become a leading man on Sky1's spooky US drama Fringe.
  • Bognor Regis Observer - Found Nov. 11, 2008
    Joshua Jackson is happy to be leaving his Dawson Creek days behind him to become a leading man on Sky1's spooky US drama Fringe.
  • Buxton Today - Found Nov. 11, 2008
    Joshua Jackson is happy to be leaving his Dawson Creek days behind him to become a leading man on Sky1's spooky US drama Fringe.
  • Hawick News - Found Nov. 11, 2008
    Joshua Jackson is happy to be leaving his Dawson Creek days behind him to become a leading man on Sky1's spooky US drama Fringe.
  • Glasgow Herald - Found Nov. 11, 2008
    Joshua Jackson is happy to be leaving his Dawson Creek days behind him to become a leading man on Sky1's spooky US drama Fringe.
  • The Baytown Sun - Found Nov. 29, 2008
    Former Sterling football player Joshua Jackson had two solo tackles for SEMO.
  • The Baytown Sun - Found Nov. 28, 2008
    Former Sterling football player Joshua Jackson had two solo tackles for SEMO.
  • Metro.co.uk - Found Nov. 26, 2008
    Joshua Jackson said he had doubts over his TV return Joshua Jackson reveals that he had initial doubts about being back on TV. The 30-year-old, who
  • National Post - Found Nov. 24, 2008
    ... preceded by an eight-minute On the Fringe special hosted by The Circuit's Ajay Fry, who talks to lead Joshua Jackson and Abrams about the show.
 

Joshua Jackson Biography

Joshua Jackson
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Joshua Jackson

Born Joshua Carter Jackson
June 11, 1978 (1978-06-11) (age 30)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years active 1990 ─ present

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

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Biography

Early life

Jackson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Fiona Jackson, a casting director, and John Carter.1 Jackson's father is from Texas2 and his mother is a native of Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, having emigrated to North America in the late 1960s.34 He has a sister, Aisleagh, 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 he and his sister's last names were changed from "Carter" to "Jackson" (his mother's maiden name). Josh, his mother and sister then moved to Seattle5 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.

Career

Soon after he took up acting, Jackson landed the role of Charlie in the The Mighty Ducks series, a part for which Jake Gyllenhaal was also considered (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). However the role for which Jackson is best known is as Pacey Witter on Dawson's Creek. This television show, which was one of the most popular on the now defunct WB network, ran 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. 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 in a US remake of the Asian horror film Shutter. He has recently wrapped filming in Canada an independent film called One Week, which debuted at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.

Jackson currently plays Peter Bishop in J.J. Abrams' science-fiction series Fringe.6 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. Separately, Dwight H. Little had much interest in Jackson playing the powerful lead role of Jin Kazama in Tekken.

Personal life

In November 2002, Jackson was arrested by Raleigh, North Carolina police and charged with assaulting a security guard at a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game. Jackson registered a blood alcohol level of 0.14 when tested at the Wake County Security Centre. He posted a $1,000 bail and was released. He was later ordered to enter an alcohol education program, a fine of $150 and complete 24 hours of community service.7

Joshua Jackson is left-handed.

Jackson currently divides his time between New York and Vancouver. Previously he lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, where the television program Dawson's Creek was filmed. He has dated Katie Holmes, Brittany Daniel, Julia Stiles and Rosario Dawson. He is currently dating actress Diane Kruger.

In a recent interview, Josh stated that he would be voting for Barack Obama 8 in the 2008 United States Presidential election.

Filmography

Awards

  • Best Actor - Aurora Borealis - 2006 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival
  • Best Young International Actor - 2006 Golden Graal Awards
  • Best TV Actor - Dawson's Creek - 2001 Teen Choice Awards
  • Best TV Actor - Dawson's Creek - 2000 Teen Choice Awards
  • Superstar of Tomorrow - 2000 Young Hollywood Award
  • Best TV Actor - Dawson's Creek - 1999 Teen Choice Awards

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