The following is a list of characters for The WB teen television drama series, Dawson’s Creek (1998–2003).[1] The series was created by Kevin Williamson and follows the lives of a group of close-knit friends who live in the fictional New England town of Capeside, Massachusetts.
The first season featured eight regular characters: the titular Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek); Dawson's childhood friend Joey Potter (Katie Holmes); new girl in town Jen Lindley (Michelle Williams); Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson), Dawson's other best friend; Gail Leery (Mary-Margaret Humes), Dawson's mother; Mitch Leery (John Wesley Shipp), Dawson's father; Bessie Potter (Nina Repeta), Joey's older sister; and Evelyn "Grams" Ryan, Jen's grandmother (Mary Beth Peil). In season two, siblings Jack (Kerr Smith) and Andie McPhee (Meredith Monroe) joined the series as recurring characters and became part of the main cast in subsequent seasons; though Andie was not present for season five, she appeared as a guest in season six. In season five, Audrey Liddell (Busy Phillips) was introduced as Joey's college roommate and became a recurring character that season, joining the main cast in season six.
Main characters
edit| Character | Actor | Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Dawson Leery | James Van Der Beek | Main | |||||
| Joey Potter | Katie Holmes | Main | |||||
| Jen Lindley | Michelle Williams | Main | |||||
| Pacey Witter | Joshua Jackson | Main | |||||
| Gail Leery | Mary-Margaret Humes | Main | Recurring | ||||
| Mitchell "Mitch" Leery | John Wesley Shipp | Main | Guest | ||||
| Evelyn "Grams" Ryan | Mary Beth Peil | Main | |||||
| Bessie Potter | Nina Repeta | Main | Recurring | ||||
| Jack McPhee | Kerr Smith | Recurring | Main | ||||
| Andie McPhee | Meredith Monroe | Recurring | Main | Guest | |||
| Audrey Liddell | Busy Phillips | Recurring | Main | ||||
Recurring characters
editThe following is a list of characters that were recurring guests on the series; they are listed in the order that they first appeared on the show. Some characters have had story lines that spanned multiple seasons, while others are restricted to arcs that occurred during a single season of the show.
| Character | Actor | Season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| Gramps Ryan | Ed Grady | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Tamara Jacobs | Leann Hunley | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Lillian "Lily" Leery | Kristen Solt | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Nellie Oleson | Nicole Nieth | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Kristy Livingstone | Ali Larter | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Abby Morgan | Monica Keena | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Cliff Elliot | Scott Foley | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Bodie Wells | Obi Ndefo | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | ||||||||
| Doug Witter | Dylan Neal | Recurring | Recurring | |||||||||
| Billy Konrad | Eion Bailey | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Mike Potter | Gareth Williams | Recurring | Recurring | |||||||||
| Mr. Peterson | Edmund J. Kearney | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Chris Wolfe | Jason Behr | Recurring | ||||||||||
| John Witter | John Finn | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | ||||||||
| Devon | Rachael Leigh Cook | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Tyson "Ty" Hicks | Eddie Mills | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Joseph McPhee | David Dukes | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Nicole Kennedy | Mädchen Amick | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Eve Whitman | Brittany Daniel | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Rob Logan | Niklaus Lange | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Belinda McGovern | Vanessa Dorman | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Henry Parker | Michael Pitt | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Nikki Green | Bianca Lawson | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Principal Howard Green | Obba Babatundé | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Marcy Bender | Aubrey Dollar | Recurring | ||||||||||
| A.J. Moller | Robin Dunne | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Ethan | Adam Kaufman | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Buzz Thompson | Jonathan Lipnicki | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Will Krudski | Rodney Scott | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Gretchen Witter | Sasha Alexander | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Mrs. Valentine | Carolyn Hennesy | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Drue Valentine | Mark Matkevich | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Arthur "A.I." Brooks | Harve Presnell | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Principal Peskin | Harry Shearer | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Tobey Barrett | David Monahan | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Melanie Shea Thompson | Jennifer Morrison | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Professor David Wilder | Ken Marino | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Dr. Rachel Weir | Pauley Perrette | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Heather Tracy | Nicole Bilderback | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Charlie Todd | Chad Michael Murray | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Todd Carr | Hal Ozsan | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Karen Torres | Lourdes Benedicto | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Danny Brecher | Ian Kahn | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Eric | Ryan Bittle | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Oliver Chirchick | Jordan Bridges | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Amy Lloyd | Meredith Salenger | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Clifton Smalls | Afemo Omilami | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Alexandra "Alex" Pearl | Sherilyn Fenn | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Emma Jones | Megan Gray | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Professor Greg Hetson | Roger Howarth | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Eddie Doling | Oliver Hudson | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Professor Matt Freeman | Sebastian Spence | Recurring | ||||||||||
| C.J. | Jensen Ackles | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Rich Rinaldi | Dana Ashbrook | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Natasha Kelly | Bianca Kajlich | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Harley Hetson | Mika Boorem | Recurring | ||||||||||
| David | Greg Rikaart | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Sadia Shaw | Sarah Shahi | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Helen Lindley | Mimi Rogers | Recurring | ||||||||||
| Jack Osbourne | himself | Recurring | ||||||||||
Notable guest appearances
edit- Melissa McBride as Nina in "Road Trip" and Melanie "In All Good Things..."[2]
- Mel Harris as Helen Lindley in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
- Julie Bowen as Aunt Gwen in "Stolen Kisses"[2]
- Danny Roberts as Jean-Jean in "Coming Home"[3]
- Jane Lynch as Mrs. Witter in "The Te of Pacey"[2]
- Pat Hingle as Irv the Mechanic in "Eastern Standard Time"
- Andy Griffith as Andrew Lanier in "A Winter's Tale"[4]
- Eddie Cahill as Max Winter in "Everything Put Together Falls Apart"
- Ray Wise as Roger Stepavich in "All the Right Moves"
- Seth Rogen as Bob in "Rock Bottom"[2]
- Paul Gleason as Larry Newman in "Sex and Violence"
Special cameo appearances
edit- No Doubt as themselves in "Spiderwebs"[5]
- Adam Carolla as himself in "Lovelines"
- Dr. Drew Pinsky as himself in "Lovelines"
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House. pp. 333–335. ISBN 978-0307483201.
- ^ a b c d "Dawson's Creek famous guest stars". Wonderwall.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Reid, Joe (April 27, 2022). "The Time The Real World's Danny Roberts Guested on Dawson's Creek". primetimer.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Legendary Actor Andy Griffith Returns To North Carolina To Guest Star On "Dawson's Creek" | Press Releases". Warner Bros. January 31, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Kaplan, Ilana (January 20, 2018). "'Dawson's Creek' Turns 20: Insiders Share Stories Behind the Music, Plot Choices & More". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2022.