<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1991--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Partner (s) </Th> <Td> Diane Kruger (2006--2016) </Td> </Tr> <P> Joshua Browning Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian actor . He has appeared in primetime television and in over 30 film roles . His well - known roles include Pacey Witter in Dawson's Creek, Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, Peter Bishop in Fringe, and Cole Lockhart in The Affair . Jackson won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the Canadian independent film One Week . </P> <P> Jackson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to parents John Carter and Fiona Jackson . His mother is a casting director . Jackson's father is from Texas; and his mother is a native of Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland, having immigrated to North America in the late 1960s . He has a younger sister, Aisleagh, and two older half brothers, Jonathan and Lyman . He was raised Catholic . </P>

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