Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson
Jackson in 2010
Born
Joshua Carter Jackson

(1978-06-11) June 11, 1978 (age 46)
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Spouse
(m. 2019; sep. 2023)
PartnerDiane Kruger (2006–2016)[1]
Children1

Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978)[2] is a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his portrayal 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. Christopher Duntsch in the Peacock crime drama series Dr. Death (2021). For the latter, he was nominated for the 2022 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series. He currently stars as Dr. Max Bankman in the ABC series Doctor Odyssey (2024-). His other credits include When They See Us (2019), and Little Fires Everywhere (2020).

Outside of television, he played Joshua Black in Magic in the Water in 1995. Jackson came to prominence playing Charlie Conway in the Mighty Ducks film series (1992–1996). 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). 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.

  1. ^ Gugliemi, Jodi (July 18, 2016). "Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson Have Split After 10 Years Together". People. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Furman, Elina (1999). Joshua Jackson: An Unauthorized Biography. St. Martin's Press. p. 8. ISBN 9781466813250.