- Full name: Joshua Carter Jackson
- Nickname: Josh, Jackson
- Birth date: June 11, 1978
- Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Favorite color: brown
- Height: 6'
- Car: Chevy Tahoe
- Prized Possesion: a silver pocket watch
- Acting influences: "My mother, my life, and the people around me."
- Favorite Band: Nirvana, Gang Starr, Common Sense
- Favorite TV shows: X-files, Home Improvement
- Favorite Move: Good Will Hunting
- Favorite Actors: Sean Connery, Matt Damon, Samuel L. Jackson
- Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
- Favorite Sport: Hockey, Football
- Favorite Activities: Reading, Sports
- Favorite Vacation Spot: Ireland
- Pets: cat (Magic), dog (Shumba, means lion in Swahili), turtle (Searesha)
- Crush: Halle Berry, Uma Thurman
- Dream girl: someone who returns his phone calls.
- Sign: Gemini
- Hair color: brown (present)
- Eye Color: blue
- Favorite place to eat: Nat's Pizzeria in Vancouver, BC & Vinnie's at Wilmington, NC
- Boxers/briefs: boxers
- First movie: ET
- Worst Habit: self-admitted slob
- Fantasy Role : David Balfour, a Charles Dickens character
- Family: Mom (Fiona), younger sister and two older step-brothers.
Movies:
- The Mighty Ducks (1992): Charlie Conway
- Digger (1994): Billy
- Andre (1994): Mark Baker
- D2:The Mighty Ducks (1994): Charlie Conway
- Magic in the Water (1995): Joshua Black
- D3:The Mighty Ducks (1996): Charlie Conway
- Ronnie and Julie (1996): Ronnie Monroe
- Robin of Locksley (1996): John Prince, Jr.
- Scream 2 (1997): a film class student
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- Wind River (1998): Sylvester
- Urban Legend (1999): Damon
- Cruel inventions (1999)
