Joshua Jackson Biography
Summary
"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 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".
Biography
Early life
Jackson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Fiona Jackson, a casting director, and John Carter. Jackson's father is from Texas and his mother is a native of Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, having emigrated to North America in the late 1960s. 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 his and his sister's last name was changed from 'Carter' to 'Jackson' (his mother's maiden name). Josh, his mother and sister then moved to Seattle, 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 take just take the first couple of classes off, 'cause I wanted to be fresh when I got there.' He claims that the first time was because of 'attitude' problems and that he 'wasn't in the school spirit'.
Career
Soon after he took up acting, Jackson landed the role of Charlie (#96) 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). Jackson went on to appear as Pacey Witter on "Dawson's Creek", which ran on the defunct 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 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 a US remake of the Asian horror film "Shutter". He has recently starred and acted as executive producer in the Canadian independent film "One Week", which opened on March 6, 2009.
Jackson currently plays Peter Bishop in J.J. Abrams' science-fiction series "Fringe". 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".
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, pay a fine of $150 and complete 24 hours of community service.
Jackson currently divides his time between New York City 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.
He has dated Katie Holmes, Brittany Daniel, Julia Stiles and Rosario Dawson.
He is currently dating model and actress Diane Kruger.
He moved back to Vancouver in 2009 for the shooting of the second season of Fringe.
Filmography
"Payoff" (1991)
"Crooked Hearts" (1991)
"The Mighty Ducks" (1992)
"Digger" (1993)
"" (1994)
"Andre" (1994)
"Magic in the Water" (1995)
"" (1996)
"Champs" (1996) (TV series)
"Robin of Locksley" (1996)
"Ronnie and Julie" (1997)
"On the Edge of Innoncence" (1997) (TV movie)
"Scream 2" (1997)
"Dawson's Creek" (1998 - 2003) (TV series)
"Apt Pupil" (1998)
"Urban Legend" (1998)
"Cruel Intentions" (1999)
"Muppets from Space" (1999) (uncredited cameo with Katie Holmes)
"Gossip" (2000)
"The Skulls" (2000)
"The Safety of Objects" (2001)
"Lone Star State of Mind" (2002)
"The Laramie Project" (2002)
"I Love Your Work" (2003)
"Cursed" (2005)
"Racing Stripes" (2005) (voice)
"Americano" (2005)
"Aurora Borealis" (2005)
"The Shadow Dancer (aka Shadows in the Sun)" (2005)
"Bobby" (2006)
"Battle in Seattle" (2007)
"Shutter" (2008)
"Fringe" (2008-present) (TV series)
"One Week" (2009)
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
External links
(Joshua Jackson) on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
Credit
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