He may only be in his mid-thirties, but the instantly recognizable Joshua Jackson has been acting in TV and films for nearly a quarter-century. The actor broke out with a role in 1992’s “The Mighty Ducks,” but it was a little show on The WB called “Dawson’s Creek” that made him a household name. A decade after he started playing the role of Pacey Witter, Jackson took the lead in Fox’s sci-fi drama “Fringe,” lasted five seasons.

Only a year after the end of “Fringe,” Jackson is re-inventing himself again as ranch-owning, bereaved...