Joshua Jackson - Net Worth And Quick Bio

Real Name:	Joshua Browning Jackson Carter
Birthday:	June 11, 1978
Net Worth:	$14 million
Height:	185 cm
Occupation:	Canadian–American actor

Joshua Jackson is a famous Canadian-American actor. You can see him in a number of movies and TV shows. He got famous during the Mighty Ducks movie series and then appeared in Cruel Intensions as well. But he reached the height of his popularity after appearing in the Dawson’s Creek series. Let’s take a look at Joshua Jackson’s fortune.

How much money does he earn? How much does he have in his bank account? And what are some of his most notable projects? Well, his latest one is the drama mini-series, Little Fires Everywhere. He also won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor for his performance in the Canadian movie One Week in 2008.

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Quick Bio

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Joshua experienced the movie world from a young age. His mother worked as a casting director. She immigrated to North America from Ireland in the late 1960s. Joshua also has a younger sister and two older brothers.

Joshua’s parents raised him as a Catholic. He lived in California until the age of 8, and then he moved to Vancouver with his mother and younger sister. In Canada, he attended Ideal Mini School and then Kitsilano Secondary School.

He started his career in 1991, getting a small role in the movie Crooked Hearts. And just the next year, he played the role of Charlie in the musical version of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. By this point, he joined the William Morris Agency.

Just soon after, he landed the role of Charlie in The Mighty Ducks series. In the movies, he played a young and aspiring hockey player.

The Mighty Ducks helped him gain nationwide recognition. Soon enough, he got a role in Dawson’s Creek, portraying Pacey Witter. The show ran from 1998 to 2003, starring James Van Der Beek and Michele Williams as well. Dawson’s Creek made him an international star. During the show’s hiatus, he appeared in the movie Cruel Intentions, The Skulls, The Safety of Objects, and had a short cameo in Ocean’s Eleven.

In 2000, he guest-starred in The Simpsons, voicing a hunky environmentalist who served as a love interest for Lisa Simpson.

After Dawson’s Creek finished its run, Jackson appeared in a couple of movies in the lead role. The list includes Americano, Shadows in the Sun, Aurora Borealis, and more.

In 2005, Joshua moved to London and tried himself as a stage actor. He got his debut on the London West End with Patrick Steward in a two-man play, A Life in the Theatre. The play ran from February to April, reaching popular success.

In 2008, he got a starting role in one of the most expensive shows of all time, Fringe. He portrayed the lead role of Peter Bishop. The science-fiction series ran from 2008 to 2013. During the 2008-2009 season, Fringe earned the second spot on highest-rated shows, just after The Mentalist. In the same year, BuddyTV ranked Jackson at Number 9 on the TV’s 100 Sexiest Men. In 2011, he appeared as Number 19, and then in 2012 as Number 14.

In 2008, he appeared in the movie One Week. For that performance, he won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.

In March 2018, he made his theatrical debut on Broadway, appearing in Children of a Lesser God. In that play, he portrayed James Leeds, an unconventional teacher for the deaf. The play ran through May the same year.

In 2019, he starred as a defense attorney in the Netflix drama mini-series When They See Us. And then in 2020, he co-starred with Reese Witherspoon in the Hulu mini-series Little Fires Everywhere.

As for his personal life, he dated Katie Holmes during the first two seasons of Dawson’s Creek. He then dated Diane Kruger from 2006 to 2016. Since 2018, he dates British model and actress, Jodie Turner-Smith. They got married in December 2019 and welcomed their first child in April 2020.

During his career, he received a couple of awards. In 1999, he won Choice TV Actor for his role in Dawson’s Creek.

Net Worth

So, how much is Joshua Jackson’s wealth? Well, the Canadian-American actor is a gifted one. And he manages to use his talents to earn hefty amounts of money. The actor started as a child sensation in Mighty Ducks and grew up to a bona fide star. During Dawson’s Creek, he reached international stardom and recognition.

From 2010 to 2012, he made three appearances on Buddy TV’s Top 100 Sexiest Men in Television, ranking 9th, 19th, and 14th.

He owns his childhood home in Topanga, California. In 2002, he paid close to one million dollars for the property. As of November 2020, Joshua Jackson’s fortune is more than $14 million.

He earned most of his money through his acting career. So far, he appeared in movies like Americano, Shadows in the Sun, Aurora Borealis, and some low-budget ones. For his appearance in Dawson’s Creek, he earned up to $30,000 per episode.

We do not know his salary for Fringe, but the show cost $4 million per episode. It is still one of the more expensive TV shows.