Kerr Smith

Kerr Smith portrayed Jack McPhee from Season 2 till the Series Finale.

Biography
Kerr Van Cleve Smith was born in Exton, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Barbara (Hess) and Rick Smith, a financial advisor. He has a younger sister, Alison. Kerr graduated from Henderson High School in 1990 and then went on to attend the University of Vermont graduating with a degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Finance). After college, Kerr moved to New York City where he quickly began his career in acting. After three years in NYC working on "As the World Turns," and films such as "Hit and Runway" and "Lucid Days," he moved to Los Angeles where he landed the role of "Jack McPhee" on the hit series "Dawson's Creek" after being there for only seven weeks. Kerr has had a slew of films and TV shows over the last 18 years in the business such as: "FInal Destination," "E-Ring", "Justice", "Life Unexpected" and "My Bloody Valentine" just to name a few. He is also the co-owner of the Venice Beach Beer Company. His hobbies include flying airplanes and riding motorcycles.

Roles
The Fosters (TV Series) Robert Quinn

Stalker (TV Series) John Bardo

Criticsized William Reynolds

What an Idiot Mike

Criminal Minds (TV Series) Frank Cowles

Where Hope Grows Mitch Minniear

Saige Paints the Sky (TV Movie) David Copeland

Death Artists, Inc. (Short) Stephen

NCIS (TV Series) Navy Lieutenant Jonas Cobb

Life Unexpected (TV Series) Ryan Thomas

After Action Review SSG John Smathers

The Forgotten (TV Series) Patrick Dent

Eli Stone (TV Series) Paul Rollins

Civil Strife SFC Smathers

My Bloody Valentine Axel Palmer

Crossroads SSG John Smathers

CSI: NY (TV Series) Drew Bedford

Justice (TV Series) Tom Nicholson

E-Ring (TV Series) Bobby Wilkerson

The Closer (TV Series) Blake Rawlings

CSI: Miami (TV Series) Matthew Wilton

Charmed (TV Series) Kyle Brody

Silver Lake (TV Movie) Dennis Patterson

Road Kill (Short) Jason

Cruel Intentions 3 (Video) Jason Argyle

Miss Match (TV Series) Santa Claus

Dawson's Creek (TV Series) Jack McPhee

Critical Assembly (TV Movie) Bobby Damon

The Outer Limits (TV Series) Zach Burnham

Pressure Steve Hillman

The Forsaken Sean

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) A Collins Boy

Final Destination Carter Horton

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy Catcher

Lucid Days in Hell Kelly

Hit and Runway Joey Worciuekowski

Baywatch (TV Series) Sean

As the World Turns (TV Series) Ryder Hughes / Teddy Ellison Hughes

Trivia

 * Attended the University of Vermont.
 * Kerr is a self-taught piano player.
 * Kerr is a huge Science Fiction fan.
 * First acting experience was as a supporting character in "The King and I" his senior year of High School.
 * Graduated from Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1990.
 * His first name (Kerr) was his grandmother's maiden name.
 * Kerr and his mother appeared in Twelve Monkeys (1995) as uncredited extras. Kerr's scene was cut, but his mother's scene remains in the movie. This was his first acting job and he decided to go into acting full force after this experience.
 * Has a B.S. degree in Business Administration.
 * Owns a home in Park City, Utah that he and his family use for skiing vacations
 * His kiss with Adam Kaufman in episode #323 ("True Love") of Dawson's Creek (1998) was the first ever gay male kiss on prime time television.
 * Originally auditioned for the part of "Leo" in the television series Charmed (1998) along with Julian McMahon (Cole) and Ted King (Andy) but lost out to Brian Krause.
 * Kerr own's the Venice Beach Beer Company.
 * He is a certified Pilot.
 * Enjoys riding motorcycles.