My Take
Kerr Smith will always hold a special place in late-90s TV history for one reason: Jack McPhee on Dawson's Creek. At a time when primetime teen dramas were still pretty timid about LGBTQ+ representation, Jack's coming-out storyline on the WB felt genuinely groundbreaking — and Smith played it with a vulnerability that didn't feel like a Very Special Episode stunt. He carried real emotional weight, and you believed every awkward, painful, honest moment. Before that he was paying dues on As the World Turns, and after Dawson's Creek wrapped he kept working steadily in TV — The Fosters, Charmed, Life Unexpected — without ever chasing the spotlight. There's something quietly respectable about an actor who does solid work, doesn't implode, and just keeps showing up. Smith is exactly that guy.
Overview
Kerr Smith (born March 9, 1972) is an American actor. He began his career with a recurring role as Ryder Hughes on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1996–1997). Smith had his breakout with a main role as Jack McPhee on the WB teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kerr Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- カー・スミス
- Reading
- かー・すみす
- Born
- March 9, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Exton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- West Chester Henderson High School
- University
- University of Vermont
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.