'''Joshua Carter Jackson''' (born June 11, 1978) is an actor in American television and movies. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to an American father and an Irish-born mother. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Vancouver. Previously he lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, where the television program ''Dawson's Creek'' was filmed.

Joshua grew up in California and Seattle until age 8, when he moved back to Vancouver with his mother and younger sister. Soon after he took up acting, landing a role in a commercial for Keebler's Potato Chips. He is best known for the role of Pacey Witter on ''Dawson's Creek'', but he has also appeared in several movies
including ''Cruel Intentions'', ''The Mighty Ducks'' series, ''Apt Pupil'', ''Scream 2'', ''The Laramie Project'' and ''The Skulls''. In 2005 he was one of the few actors to be considered for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in "Batman Begins". He will next appear in the all-star ensemble drama ''Bobby'', directed by Emilio Estevez, Joshua's co-star from ''The Mighty Ducks''.

Joshua is left-handed and is 6 foot 2. He is rumoured to hold dual U.S./Canadian citizenship.
Joshua dated two of his Dawson's Creek co-stars: actress Katie Holmes in 1998, and actress Brittany Daniel in 1999-2000. Joshua also dated Rosario Dawson and has currently been spotted kissing Diane Kruger whilst on vacation in Paris.

Selected filmography

*''CBS TV pilot'' (2006)(TV series)
*''Meet the Devil'' (2006)
*''Bobby'' (2006)
*''Shadows in the Sun'' (2005)
*''Aurora Borealis'' (2005)
*''Americano'' (2005)
*''Racing Stripes'' (2005) (voice)
*''Cursed'' (2005)
*''I Love your Work'' (2003)
*''The Laramie Project'' (2002)
*''Lone Star State of Mind'' (2002)
*''The Safety of Objects'' (2001)
*''Ocean's Eleven'' (2001)
*''The Skulls'' (2000)
*''Gossip'' (2000)
*''Muppets from Space'' (1999) (uncredited)
*''Cruel Intentions'' (1999)
*''Urban Legend'' (1998)
*''Apt Pupil'' (1998)
*''Dawson's Creek'' (1998) (TV series)
*''Scream 2'' (1997)
*''The Mighty Ducks''

References

Footnotes

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External links

*Joshua Jackson Network, Joshua Jackson Online (fansites)

For more information about Joshua Jackson, please visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Jackson

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