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Joshua Jackson

Joshua Jackson

Actor, also producer · Born June 11, 1978 (48) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles. He is best known for playing Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson's Creek (1998-2003), Peter Bishop in the television series Fringe (2008-2013) and Cole Lockhart in the television series The Affair (2014-2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joshua Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 11, 1978 (48)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Joshua Jackson's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
22%
Morality
18%
Power
12%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 11 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 14 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 23 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 23
Ally
4 of 23
Shadow
3 of 23
Trickster
2 of 23
Shapeshifter
2 of 23
Herald
1 of 23
Threshold guardian
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Hopeful
13
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
10
Dread
9
Other
29

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joshua Jackson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joshua Jackson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Happy Hours(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Karate Kid: Legends(2025)

    as Victor Lipani

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Odyssey(2024)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer · as Dr. Max Bankman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Fatal Attraction(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dan Gallagher

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Death(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Christopher Duntsch

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bill Richardson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • When They See Us(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mickey Joseph

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sky(2015)

    as Inspecteur Ruther

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Purvis

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Affair(2014)

    Show 42 episodes · as Cole Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Inescapable(2012)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lay the Favorite(2012)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 100 episodes · as Peter Bishop

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • One Week(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Ben Tyler

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Shutter(2008)

    as Benjamin Shaw

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Battle in Seattle(2007)

    as Randall

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bobby(2006)

    as Wade

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Capitol Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mark Clayton

  • Shadows in the Sun(2005)

    as Jeremy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Borealis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Duncan Shorter

  • Cursed(2005)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Americano(2005)

    as Chris McKinley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Racing Stripes(2005)

    as Trenton's Pride (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • I Love Your Work(2003)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Safety of Objects(2001)

    as Paul Gold

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lone Star State of Mind(2002)

    as Earl Crest

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Laramie Project(2002)

    as Matt Galloway

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    as Joshua Jackson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gossip(2000)

    as Beau Edson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Skulls(2000)

    as Luke McNamara

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Muppets from Space(1999)

    as Beach Scene (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Intentions(1999)

    as Blaine Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Apt Pupil(1998)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Urban Legend(1998)

    as Damon Brooks

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 128 episodes · Director · as Pacey Witter

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Scream 2(1997)

    as Film Class Guy #1

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • On the Edge of Innocence(1997)

    as Sammy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ronnie and Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ronnie Monroe

  • D3: The Mighty Ducks(1996)

    as Charlie Conway

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Robin of Locksley(1996)

    as John Prince Jr.

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Magic in the Water(1995)

    as Joshua Black

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Devon Taylor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Pepper

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Andre(1994)

    as Mark Baker

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • D2: The Mighty Ducks(1994)

    as Charlie Conway

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Digger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Billy

  • The Mighty Ducks(1992)

    as Charlie Conway

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Crooked Hearts(1991)

    as Young Tom

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Payoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Young Mac

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse Grass (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Hours, Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Happy Hours, Part 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 52 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Karate Kid: Legends (2025)

$117M worldwide

Highest rated

Fringe (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892026

Peak 1999 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 18 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 55: 52 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 55: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 55: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

55 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew2000s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2010s6 · acting2020s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 15% of 27 roles
92970207

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2007–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Joshua Jackson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 33; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Happy Hours (2026)

95th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

When They See Us (2019)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joshua Jackson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles25–73 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles17–63 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles33–73 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles20–61 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles24–82 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Joshua Jackson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joshua Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Brill shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers