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Joshua Jackson

1978 - Today

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Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his portrayal 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), Cole Lockhart on Showtime's The Affair (2014–2018), Dan Gallagher in the Paramount+ series Fatal Attraction, and Dr. Christopher Duntsch in the Peacock crime drama series Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joshua Jackson has received more than 15,142,014 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Joshua Jackson is the 6,096th most popular actor (down from 5,120th in 2019), the 497th most popular biography from Canada (down from 425th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Canadian Actor.

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  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.99

    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 6,096 out of 13,578. Before 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 154. Before 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 497 out of 1,622. Before 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).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Joshua Jackson ranks 150. Before 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).

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Television and Movie Roles

Fringe
Peter Bishop
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.
8.128 / 10
Shutter
Benjamin Shaw
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
Mar 21o 20085.5 / 10
The Skulls
Luke McNamara
A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.
Mar 31o 20005.8 / 10