Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson is a Canadian–American actor. He is known for his starring role as Pacey Witter in the teen drama series Dawson’s Creek. He also played Peter Bishop in the science fiction series Fringe. Jackson’s best known films include The Mighty Ducks film series, Cruel Intentions, The Skulls, and Shutter.

About Joshua Jackson in brief

Summary Joshua JacksonJoshua Jackson is a Canadian–American actor. He is known for his starring role as Pacey Witter in the teen drama series Dawson’s Creek. He also played Peter Bishop in the science fiction series Fringe. Jackson’s best known films include The Mighty Ducks film series, Cruel Intentions, The Skulls, and Shutter. He won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the Canadian independent film One Week. He was ranked #9 on BuddyTV’s 100 Sexiest Men of 2010 and #14 in 2011. He has a younger sister, Aisleagh, and two older half brothers, Jonathan and Lyman. Jackson lived in California until the age of 8. He moved 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: \” 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 early morning. So I’d just take the first couple of classes off, ’cause I wanted to be fresh when I got there.’” Jackson started acting in a small role in the film Crooked Hearts in 1991. The next year, he played the role of Charlie in a musical version of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.