Joshua Browning Jackson was born on June 11, 1978 in Vancouver, Canada. His father John Carter is from Texas while his mom Fiona Jackson is from Dublin, Ireland. He has a sister named Aisleagh and 2 half brothers named Jonathan and Lyman. Jackson spent his adolescence in California yet he eventually came back to his home city of Vancouver at age 8 with his mom and sister. He was educated at Ideal Mini School in Vancouver and later moved to Kitsilano Secondary School.

Career breakout with the Mighty Ducks

Joshua entered into acting early on in life and landed on multiple movies and tv shows. As a young boy, Jackson denoted his acting introduction in the film Crooked Hearts (1991) and after a year, he featured in a stage production of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He had his first big role as Charlie Conway in the Disney film series The Mighty Ducks from 1992 to 1996.

Other movies and tv shows

Jackson eventually handled his TV breakout role as Pacey Witter on the youngster drama series Dawson's Creek. His performance on the series earned him a few honors as he won 3 Teen Choice Awards out of 5 nominations. Joshua Jackson's next significant role came in the Sci-Fi series Fringe (2008-13) in which he depicted the lead character, Peter Bishop. His performance during the series got him 4 Teen Choice Award nominations. The capable actor landed another significant role as he was given a role as series regular, Cole Lockhart on the drama series The Affair. In August 2019, the show came out with its 5th season.

Personal Life Relationships with Katie Holmes and others

Jackson's first high profile sweetheart was Margot Finley, a former actress whom he dated in 1996. He additionally dated Hollywood A-lister Katie Holmes and their romantic sentiment endured from 1998 to 1999. They were on screen lovers in Dawson's Creek as well. He had brief romantic associations with actresses Brittany Daniel and Rosario Dawson.

Joshua Jackson's longest sentimental association was with German-born actress and former model Diane Kruger. While their sentiment endured, the team shared their homes in Paris, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. They parted courses in July 2016 subsequent to dating for over 10 years.

In 2018, Joshua Jackson got together with actress, model, TV host and entrepreneur Alyssa Julya Smith. The couple met in Los Angeles and fell in love. Smith holds a degree in Entertainment Communications from the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism of the University of Southern California. Her film credits include Couples Retreat and Heist.

Joshua in Instagram

The "Fringe" star, Joshua Jackson is active in the social media platform Instagram. He currently has a total of 345,000 followers in his Instagram account.

Net worth in 2019

According to www.celebritynetworth.com, Joshua Jackson's net worth is 8 million dollars.

Other facts from Imdb

Joshua was selected by Teen People Magazine as one of the "21 hottest stars under 21" in 1999. He also did a test screen for the role of Batman in "Batman Begins" which was eventually given to Christian Bale.