Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson

Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson are two recognizable stars whose careers became closely linked through Dawson’s Creek, one of the defining teen dramas of the late 1990s. Holmes went on to establish herself across film, television, theater, directing and producing, while Jackson built a versatile career spanning childhood movies, television dramas and film. Beyond their shared history, both have developed distinct professional paths, making their age, height, career achievements, family background and estimated net worth interesting points of comparison.

Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson Quick Bio

Profile Detail	Katie Holmes	Joshua Jackson
Full Name	Kate Noelle Holmes	Joshua Carter Jackson
Date of Birth	December 18, 1978	June 11, 1978
Estimated Net Worth	Approximately $15 million	Approximately $6 million
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Age	47 years	48 years
Birth Place	Toledo, Ohio, USA	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	American	Canadian-American
Profession	Actress, director, producer	Actor, producer, director
Years Active	1997–present	1986–present
Parents	Martin Joseph Holmes Sr. and Kathleen Ann Holmes	John Carter Jackson and Fiona Jackson
Siblings	Three sisters and one brother	Younger sister and older half-siblings
Nickname	Katie	Josh, J.J.
Famous For	Joey Potter in *Dawson’s Creek* and Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins	Pacey Witter in *Dawson’s Creek, Peter Bishop in Fringe, and Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks*
Career Beginning	Professional acting career began in the late 1990s	Began acting as a child
Breakthrough Role	Joey Potter — *Dawson’s Creek*	Pacey Witter — *Dawson’s Creek*
Notable Movies	The Ice Storm, The Gift, Pieces of April, Batman Begins, Thank You for Smoking, Logan Lucky	The Mighty Ducks, Cruel Intentions, Urban Legend, The Skulls, One Week
Notable TV Shows	Dawson’s Creek, The Kennedys, Ray Donovan	Dawson’s Creek, Fringe, The Affair, When They See Us, Dr. Death, Doctor Odyssey
Hair Color	Brown	Dark brown
Eye Color	Hazel	Blue
Weight	Not reliably confirmed; online figures are estimates	Not reliably confirmed; online figures are estimates
Education	Notre Dame Academy; accepted to Columbia University but pursued acting	Ideal Mini School and Kitsilano Secondary School
Hobbies / Interests	Running, theater, fashion, acting and filmmaking	Ice hockey, sports, acting and filmmaking
Marital Status	Divorced	Divorced
Former Spouse	Tom Cruise	Jodie Turner-Smith
Children	One daughter, Suri Cruise	One daughter, Juno Rose Diana Jackson
Family	Youngest of five children	Son of John and Fiona Jackson
Instagram	@katieholmes	@vancityjax
Relationship to Each Other	Previously dated Joshua Jackson while working on Dawson’s Creek	Previously dated Katie Holmes during the early period of Dawson’s Creek
Directing Career	Directed All We Had and Alone Together	Has worked beyond acting through producing and other creative projects
Main Income Sources	Acting, directing, producing and entertainment projects	Acting, producing, film and television projects
Career Highlight	Transitioned from teen television fame into major films, theater and filmmaking	Successfully transitioned from child-star roles into acclaimed television and film
Estimated Wealth Note	Net-worth figures are estimates, not publicly audited financial figures	Net-worth figures are estimates, not publicly audited financial figures
Overall Career	Long-running career across acting, directing, producing and theater	Multi-decade career spanning childhood films, television and cinema