ACTOR

Joshua Jackson

1978 - Today

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Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is an Canadian-American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Pacey Witter on The WB's teen drama Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2013), a troubled married man on Showtime's The Affair (2014–2018), and Christopher Duntsch in the Peacock crime drama series Dr. Death (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joshua Jackson has received more than 15,878,919 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Joshua Jackson is the 6,099th most popular actor (down from 5,120th in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from Canada (down from 425th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joshua Jackson ranks 6,099 out of 13,578Before him are Katharine Cornell, Eleanor Boardman, Justus von Dohnányi, Laura Flores, Denis Lawson, and Jens Albinus. After him are Monique Mercure, Chulpan Khamatova, Richard Long, Aracely Arámbula, Clara Blandick, and Annette Funicello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Joshua Jackson ranks 154Before him are Liu Yang, Jeremy Strong, Émile Mpenza, Sarit Hadad, Owain Yeoman, and Carmen Kass. After him are Jorge Andrade, Danijel Ljuboja, Shane West, Radek Štěpánek, Virginia Raggi, and Lenka.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Joshua Jackson ranks 498 out of 1,622Before him are Tyler Mane (1966), Michael Hogan (1949), Justin Chatwin (1982), William Hope (1955), Edison Chen (1980), and Ian Millar (1947). After him are Monique Mercure (1930), Melissa Roxburgh (1992), George Orton (1873), Lucille Teasdale-Corti (1929), Barbara Wagner (1938), and John Sparrow David Thompson (1845).

Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Joshua Jackson ranks 150Before him are Marie Prevost (1896), Tyler Mane (1966), Michael Hogan (1949), Justin Chatwin (1982), William Hope (1955), and Edison Chen (1980). After him are Monique Mercure (1930), Melissa Roxburgh (1992), Jill Hennessy (1968), Megan Follows (1968), Tara Strong (1973), and Emily VanCamp (1986).