Dawson's Creek landed on TV airwaves in 1998 and immediately became a sensation. Starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson as a trio of childhood best friends, the show followed the normal highs and lows of teen life and chronicled how the group and their families navigated joy and loss.
Since the series ended in 2003, much of the cast has gone on to enjoy continued success in TV and movies. Most of them still look back fondly on the series, and when the cast celebrated the show's 20th anniversary in 2018, Van Der Beek told Entertainment Weekly, "I remember loving the script. I remember thinking everyone was amazing. All the actors were perfectly cast."
Michelle Williams, who played Capeside's new kid Jen Lindley, also reflected on what the series meant to fans when it aired. As she put it, "When something affects you while you were growing up, it kind of stays in there forever. When you’re so permeable and open and trying to figure out who you are and what’s going on, whatever reaches you in those moments really becomes part of you."
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It's likely that a lot of fans would agree, and it's a good time to look back on the show now that the cast had an official reunion in September 2025. Here's what the cast members of Dawson's Creek have been up to since the series ended in 2003.
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See the Dawson's Creek cast then and now
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James Van Der Beek
As the title character, Van Der Beek was the beating heart of Dawson's Creek. Since the show's end in 2003, he's enjoyed roles on TV shows including Don't Trust the B**** in Apartment 23, Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother and CSI: Cyber. He also co-created the Viceland series What Would Diplo Do?
Born March 8, 1977, the actor is now 48. Van Der Beek's family life off-camera is exceptional. He and wife, Kimberly, met in 2010 and have gone on to welcome six children. They live in Austin, Texas. Unfortunately, Van Der Beek has been battling cancer since 2023 and was unable to attend the Dawson's Creek reunion in September 2025.
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Joshua Jackson
Jackson played Dawson's best friend Pacey on the show. Since the end of the series, he picked up roles on Fringe, The Affair and Little Fires Everywhere. He was part of the cast of the 2023 miniseries Fatal Attraction, based on the film of the same name, and he was on Doctor Odyssey from 2024–2025. He also played a role in the 2025 film Karate Kid: Legends.
Jackson married his wife, Jodie Turner-Smith, in 2019, and the pair welcomed their first child together in April 2020, but the two would divorce in 2023. He also dated actress Lupita Nyong'o in 2023–2024, and there are now rumors circulating that Jackson and Dawson's Creek co-star Katie Holmes, who dated on and off during the series' original run, could now be dating again in 2025.
Born June 11, 1978, Jackson is now 47 years old.
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Katie Holmes
Holmes starred as Joey Potter, Dawson's across-the-creek neighbor and the subject of the show's "will they, won't they" plot. She also continued to act regularly following the end of the series, in movies like Pieces of 8, Batman Begins and Ocean's 8.
Holmes made major headlines when she married Tom Cruise in 2006 and had their daughter, Suri. Holmes and Cruise divorced in 2012. Citing recent PDA on the film set of Happy Hours, it's been rumored that Holmes and former Dawson's Creek co-star Joshua Jackson are reigniting their romantic flame in 2025 after dating on and off during the original run of the series.
Born December 18, 1978, Katie Holmes is now 47 years old.
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Michelle Williams (Sept. 9, 1980-)
Williams played Dawson's next-door neighbor and sometimes love interest Jen on the show, and was a major force in cinema following the end of Dawson's Creek. She took on a number of impactful roles in movies, including Brokeback Mountain, Blue Valentine, The Greatest Showman, Venom and The Fabelmans.
Williams and ex-boyfriend Heath Ledger welcomed their daughter, Matilda, in 2005. The Oscar-nominated actress dated filmmakers Spike Jonze and Cary Joji Fukunaga, along with actor Jason Segel, before she went on to marry musician Phil Elverum in 2018, but they divorced less than a year later. She's been married to Thomas Kail since 2020, with whom she has three kids born in 2020, 2022 and 2025.
Michelle Williams was born on September 9, 1980, making her 45 years old.
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Kerr Smith
Kerr Smith helped make history on Dawson's Creek as one-half of what is considered network TV's first "passionate" kiss between two men. Following the end of the show, he starred in Final Destination 5 and appeared on a number of TV shows, including Charmed, Justice, The Fosters and Riverdale.
Smith married Harmoni Everett in 2003 before divorcing in 2009; he's now married to Lisa Smith. The two run TerraLife Wellness, a health and wellness consulting business. Smith was born on March 9, 1972; he is 53 years old.
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Meredith Monroe
Monroe starred as Andie McPhee, younger sister of Jack McPhee on Dawson's Creek. Since the show wrapped, she's had roles in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Edge of Seventeen, Criminal Minds, Hart of Dixie, 13 Reasons Why and S.W.A.T.
Monroe has been married to Steven Kavovit since 1999 and has twins, a boy and a girl, born in 2014. Monroe's birthday is December 30, 1969; she's 56.
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Busy Philipps (June 25, 1979-)
Philipps played Jen Lindley's best friend Audrey on Dawson's Creek. Since the show finished in 2003, Philipps has starred on the popular series Cougar Town, Vice Principals, Girls 5Eva, Single Drunk Female, among many other films and TV shows. She's also published a bestselling memoir, This Will Only Hurt a Little, hosted her own talk show, Busy Tonight, and currently hosts another talk show, Busy This Week.
Philipps married Mark Silverstein in 2007 and the pair have two children, Birdie and Cricket. The couple announced their separation in 2021 but remain on good terms and even share a living space in New York City, where Philipps has been known to hang out with her real-life BFF Michelle Williams. Philipps was born on June 25, 1979, making her 46 years old.
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John Wesley Shipp
Shipp played Dawson's dad, Mitch, on the series until October 2001, when his character died in a car crash. That didn't stop Shipp's career, however—you might have recently caught him in The Flash, Supergirl, Arrow and Stargirl, for example. Shipp was born on January 22, 1955, making him 70 years old.
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Mary Beth Peil
Peil played Jen's grandmother, Evelyn, who was known as "Gram" on the show, for all six seasons. The two-time Tony Award winner remains a respected opera singer and has also starred in a number of TV projects since wrapping Dawson's, including The Good Wife, The Village and Halston, along with film roles in Collateral Beauty, Here and Now and The Home.
Williams thanked Peil at the 2022 Gotham Awards. "Mary Beth Peil was the first artist that I had ever met in my life," she said while accepting a performer tribute. "She didn't call herself that, but there was something different about her. It was the way she asked questions, the way that she leaned into conversations, and how excited she seemed for every moment of every day on our TV set. And I didn't know what this ineffable quality was, but I knew I wanted to pull my chair closer to hers."
Mary Beth Peil was born on June 25, 1940; she is 85 years old.
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Mary-Margaret Humes
Humes played Dawson's mom, Gail Leery, on the series for all six seasons. Since the show's conclusion, she has acted in many projects, including Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, a number of Hallmark movies and various shows in the CSI franchise.
Humes has been married to her husband, Raul Bruce, since 1992. She and Van Der Beek still appear to be close. "Every year since my mother died, [Humes] makes me cookies and sends them to me on my birthday," Van Der Beek shared on Instagram. "I have the best TV momma on the planet." Born April 4, 1954, Humes is 71.
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