10 Things You Don’t Know About ‘Doctor Odyssey’ Star Joshua Jackson

Veteran actor Joshua Jackson, 46, set sail in Hollywood at a young age — but most recently, he has played a cruise ship physician on ABC’s Doctor Odyssey and portrayed a parent on the big screen in Karate Kid: Legends.

Here are 10 things you don’t know about the Dawson’s Creek alum.

1. His first acting audition as a child saw him successfully land a part in a potato chip commercial.

2. At 15, he was scolded by his Mighty Ducks costar Emilio Estevez for ignoring autograph-seekers.

3. While living in Vancouver, Canada, he was a high school classmate of future Deadpool hero Ryan Reynolds.

4. He once helped save two young women from drowning at North Carolina’s Wrightsville Beach, keeping them afloat with a pal until all four of them were picked up by the Coast Guard.

5. During the first two seasons of the teen drama Dawson’s Creek, Joshua dated costar Katie Holmes, who says he was her first love.

6. In 2001, he bought the California house that he lived in as a child with his parents — but the building was destroyed by wildfires earlier this year.

7. Joshua has watched the flick Wicked at least 30 times — because Juno, his 5-year-old daughter with ex-wife Jodie Turner-Smith, is a huge fan of the movie musical.

8. He’s a fan of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team.

9. The former teen heartthrob believes his kid should be in college before she watches his Dawson’s Creek episodes.

10. He’s allergic to peanuts and tree nuts.