<Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Joseph McPhee (father - in - law) Andrea McPhee (mother - in - law) Andie McPhee (sister - in - law) Timothy "Tim" McPhee (brother - in - law; deceased) Joey Potter (sister - in - law) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Residence </Th> <Td> Capeside, Massachusetts </Td> </Tr> <P> Douglas "Doug" Witter is a fictional character from the WB television drama Dawson's Creek, portrayed by Dylan Neal . The character appears in all six seasons, but less frequently in seasons five and six . </P> <P> Doug Witter is the older brother of main character Pacey Witter . He is a local police officer, and was introduced in the first season of the show . Doug became a police officer to be close to their father, who is the town's police chief and does everything he can to get on his father's good side . Doug is judgmental of Pacey's laid - back and care - free attitude, sometimes belittling his younger brother who is mistreated and neglected by their alcoholic and frequently abusive father who favors Doug more because Doug is subservient and often follows their stern father's orders and abrasive comments without question as well as calmly takes any of Mr. Witter's verbal and physical abuse . Pacey, believing Doug to be a homosexual in denial, spends most of the series persuading Doug to "come out of the closet", which Doug strongly denies being in . During the run of the show, he progresses professionally, and eventually becomes the Chief of Police in Capeside . He lives on his own in a small apartment, but occasionally allows family members to stay with him . He is obsessively neat, and expects that the people in his life follow his lead . </P>

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