Editing Joshua Jackson (section)

==Career==
[[File:Joshua Jackson at the premiere of Bobby, Toronto Film Festival 2006.jpg|thumb|150px|Jackson at the premiere of ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2006]]
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 ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''. At this point, with the help of the play's casting director Laura Kennedy, he joined the William Morris Agency.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mcfadden|first=Kay|title=The Kids Are Alright -- Jackson Has Come Far From The 'Chocolate Factory'|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19980119/2729564/the-kids-are-alright----jackson-has-come-far-from-the-chocolate-factory|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=April 9, 2012|date=January 19, 1998|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223102636/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980119&slug=2729564|url-status=live}}</ref> Soon after, he landed the role of Charlie (#96) in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (movies)|The Mighty Ducks]]'' series, playing a young and aspiring hockey player.

Jackson went on to appear as Pacey Witter on ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', which was created by [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]] and ran on the WB network from 1998 to 2003, and also starred [[James Van Der Beek]], [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]], and [[Katie Holmes]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perkins|first=Bim Adewunmi, Nichole|date=November 29, 2019|title="Why Is This Show Not Called Pacey's Creek?"|url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/joshua-jackson-dawsons-creek-thirst-aid-kit.html|access-date=September 11, 2020|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413033703/https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/joshua-jackson-dawsons-creek-thirst-aid-kit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> While the show was on hiatus, he appeared in several movies including ''[[Cruel Intentions]]'' (an adaptation of ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' that also starred [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] and [[Ryan Phillippe]]), ''[[The Skulls (film)|The Skulls]]'', ''[[The Safety of Objects]]'', ''[[The Laramie Project (film)|The Laramie Project]]'' and a short cameo in the remake of ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' in which he appears as himself in a poker scene with Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Holly Marie Combs. 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]]".<ref>{{IMDb title|0701157|Lisa the Tree Hugger}}</ref> He also was cast as "Beau" in the movie ''[[Gossip (2000 American film)|Gossip]]'' in 2000 with actors James Marsden, Kate Hudson and Norman Reedus.

Shortly after ''Dawson's Creek'' ended in 2003, Jackson played the lead role in films alongside [[Dennis Hopper]] (''[[Americano (2005 film)|Americano]]''), [[Harvey Keitel]] (''[[Shadows in the Sun (2005 film)|Shadows in the Sun]]''), and [[Donald Sutherland]] (''[[Aurora Borealis (film)|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 said that he would consider returning to the stage, to try his hand on Broadway. His next film role was in ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', directed by [[Emilio Estevez]], Jackson's co-star from ''[[The Mighty Ducks (movies)|The Mighty Ducks]]''. He played a lead role in ''[[Shutter (2008 film)|Shutter]]'', a U.S. remake of [[Shutter (2004 film)|film of the same name]]. He starred and acted as executive producer in the Canadian independent film ''[[One Week (2008 film)|One Week]]'', which opened on March 6, 2009.<ref>{{IMDb title|1104806|One Week}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|0005045|Joshua Jackson}}</ref>

[[File:Joshua Jackson 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Jackson at the 2012 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
From 2008 to 2013, Jackson played the lead role of [[Peter Bishop]] in the science-fiction series ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7234708.stm|title=BBC News|date=February 8, 2008|access-date=July 14, 2010|archive-date=March 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301220251/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7234708.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> created by [[J. J. Abrams]], [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sky1.sky.com/fringe-whats-it-all-about|title=Fringe Overview|publisher=Sky1.sky.com|access-date=July 14, 2010|archive-date=April 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402095612/http://sky1.sky.com/fringe-whats-it-all-about|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was the second-highest rated new show of the 2008–2009 season after ''[[The Mentalist]]''. BuddyTV ranked him #9 on its "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010" list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/community/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2010-96194.aspx|title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2010|date=December 6, 2010|publisher=BuddyTV|access-date=January 13, 2012|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102150829/http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/community/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2010-96194.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> #19 in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/white-collar/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011-29104.aspx|title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011|date=December 7, 2011|publisher=BuddyTV|access-date=January 13, 2012|archive-date=April 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422101322/http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/white-collar/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011-29104.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> and #14 in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/gossip-girl/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2012-92650.aspx|title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2012|publisher=BuddyTV|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214232027/http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/gossip-girl/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2012-92650.aspx|archive-date=December 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Jackson was nominated for a [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role]] for the film ''[[One Week (2008 film)|One Week]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/polytechnique-tops-genie-nominations-1.878967|title=CBC News — Polytechnique tops Genie nominations|publisher=Cbc.ca|date=March 1, 2010|access-date=July 14, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303223250/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/03/01/genie-award-nominations.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the award on April 12, 2010.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/794276--polytechnique-sweeps-genie-awards?bn=1 "Polytechnique sweeps Genie Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020221255/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/794276--polytechnique-sweeps-genie-awards?bn=1 |date=October 20, 2012 }}. ''Toronto Star'', April 12, 2010.</ref> He held and hosted the satirical Pacey-Con in 2010, directly across the street from the [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]], sporting a bowling shirt and giving out [[fan fiction]], written by ''Dawson's Creek'' fans, to those waiting in the Comic-Con entrance line. Footage of the event was recorded for a video, entitled 'Pacey-Con', which he was filming for [[Will Ferrell]]'s [[Funny or Die]] celebrity humor website.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Joshua Jackson Explains Pacey-Con 'Funny Or Die' Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1644546/joshua-jackson-explains-pacey-con-funny-or-die-video/|access-date=September 11, 2020|website=MTV News|language=en|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925174412/http://www.mtv.com/news/1644546/joshua-jackson-explains-pacey-con-funny-or-die-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, Jackson appeared in the IFC film ''[[Inescapable (2013 film)|Inescapable]]'' with [[Marisa Tomei]] and [[Alexander Siddig]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/inescapable-toronto-review-369411|title=Inescapable: Toronto Review|last=Mintzer|first=Joshua|date=September 11, 2012|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 3, 2013|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224142315/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/inescapable-toronto-review-369411|url-status=live}}</ref> Jackson wrote the first story from the comic book trilogy ''Beyond the Fringe'', titled "Peter and the Machine".<ref>{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Vaneta |title=Actor / Now-Writer Joshua Jackson Goes Beyond The Fringe |url=http://www.newsarama.com/8406-actor-now-writer-joshua-jackson-goes-beyond-the-fringe.html |access-date=July 11, 2013 |newspaper=Newsarama |date=September 22, 2011 |archive-date=September 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052420/https://www.newsarama.com/8406-actor-now-writer-joshua-jackson-goes-beyond-the-fringe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Jackson starred in the successful television show ''[[The Affair (TV series)|The Affair]]'', where he played Cole Lockhart, the protagonist husband of the unfaithful Alison Lockhart.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 3, 2015|title=Joshua Jackson Talks 'The Affair' Season 2 and Exploring Cole's Point of View|language=en-US|work=Collider|url=https://collider.com/joshua-jackson-the-affair-season-2-interview/|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017220816/https://collider.com/joshua-jackson-the-affair-season-2-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2018, Jackson made his theatrical debut on Broadway in ''[[Children of a Lesser God (play)|Children of a Lesser God]]'', where he played James Leeds, an unconventional teacher at a school for the deaf who gets in a conflicted professional and romantic relationship with a deaf former student, Sarah Norman ([[Lauren Ridloff]]). The play ran through May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/children-of-a-lesser-god-studio-54-2017-2018|title=Children of a Lesser God|website=playbill.com|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205001422/https://www.playbill.com/production/children-of-a-lesser-god-studio-54-2017-2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Jackson starred as defense attorney Mickey Joseph in the miniseries ''[[When They See Us]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.660citynews.com/2019/06/04/joshua-jackson-on-the-tragically-simple-circumstances-of-the-central-park-five-case/|title=Joshua Jackson on the 'tragically simple' circumstances of the Central Park Five case|last=Friend|first=David|work=660 News|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605222318/https://www.660citynews.com/2019/06/04/joshua-jackson-on-the-tragically-simple-circumstances-of-the-central-park-five-case/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Jackson co-starred with [[Reese Witherspoon]] and [[Kerry Washington]] in the miniseries [[Little Fires Everywhere (miniseries)|''Little Fires Everywhere'']] based on the novel by [[Celeste Ng]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malkin|first=Marc|date=April 2, 2020|title=Listen: Joshua Jackson on Tackling Race and Class in 'Little Fires Everywhere'|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/podcasts/joshua-jackson-little-fires-everywhere-dawsons-creek-big-ticket-podcast-1203552312/|access-date=May 20, 2019|website=Variety.com|language=en|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403121549/https://variety.com/2020/tv/podcasts/joshua-jackson-little-fires-everywhere-dawsons-creek-big-ticket-podcast-1203552312/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Jackson was cast as Dr. [[Christopher Duntsch]], a neurosurgeon who was convicted of intentionally maiming his patient, in [[Dr. Death (2021 TV series)|''Dr. Death'']] which was based on the podcast of the same name, replacing [[Jamie Dornan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Dr. Death': Joshua Jackson To Play Title Role In Peacock Limited Series, Replacing Jamie Dornan |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/dr-death-joshua-jackson-cast-play-title-role-peacock-limited-series-replaces-jamie-dornan-pulls-out-scheduling-covid-1234595721/ |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 12, 2020 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130085705/https://deadline.com/2020/10/dr-death-joshua-jackson-cast-play-title-role-peacock-limited-series-replaces-jamie-dornan-pulls-out-scheduling-covid-1234595721/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, Jackson played the lead in the series ''[[Fatal_Attraction_(2023_TV_series)|Fatal Attraction]]'' with Lizzy Caplan, inspired by the 1980s thriller film of the same name.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/joshua-jackson-fatal-attraction-tv-series-paramount-plus-dan-gallagher-michael-douglas-1234916048/|title=Joshua Jackson To Star In 'Fatal Attraction' TV Series At Paramount+|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=20 January 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121035628/https://deadline.com/2022/01/joshua-jackson-fatal-attraction-tv-series-paramount-plus-dan-gallagher-michael-douglas-1234916048/|url-status=live}}</ref>