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Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Joshua Jackson spent the first eight years of his life in California. As Vancouver became a good and cheaper place for Hollywood to film
movies, he and his casting director mom moved back to Vancouver. With her knowledge of acting, she knew how difficult and challenging an acting career could be. So in order to discourage him from
considering acting, she took him to his first audition. She was surprised when he landed the commercial for Keebler's potato chips. Following a series of commercials for British Columbia Tourism, he
auditioned for and won the role of Charlie in a stage production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Next came "Crooked Hearts", and then "Mighty Ducks".
Jackson got his
big break with the plum part of Charlie, the coach's shy prodigy, in the hockey themed family film "The Mighty Ducks" (1992), a role he would reprise in 1994's "D2: The Mighty Ducks"
and 1996's "D3: The Mighty Ducks". Other child roles followed, with a featured part opposite a seal in 1994's "Andre" and a role as Mark Harmon's jaded teen son in the Canadian family
film "Magic in the Water" (1995). Jackson made his series regular debut as Dawson Leery's clever and easygoing best friend, Pacey, on "Dawson's Creek", created by Kevin Williamson.
Jackson's portrayal of the quick-witted and good-natured teen won him many fans and positive critical notice.
1998 saw Jackson's return to the big screen, with a featured part in "Apt
Pupil", a thriller based on a Stephen King novella, while "Urban Legend" (also 1998) marked the actor's move into the teen horror movies. Jackson appeared in a 1999 teen update of
"Les Liaisons Dangereuses" entitled "Cruel Intentions". In the film, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe, he was featured as gay character Blaine. While "Cruel
Intentions" received less-than-favorable reviews, the actor's skilled performance, in sexually explicit scenes with costar Eric Mabius, show his acting proficiency. Later that year, Jackson was
featured in the college campus-set "Gossip" (2000), giving an engaging performance in an ensemble featuring a host of young up-and-comers.
With roles in five up and coming films in 2004
and 2005, Jackson is well on the way up the ladder of success.
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