List of Dawson's Creek characters

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

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

The 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	Does not appear
Tamara Jacobs	Leann Hunley	Recurring		Does not appear
Lillian "Lily" Leery	Kristen Solt	Recurring					Does not appear
Nellie Oleson	Nicole Nieth	Recurring	Does not appear
Kristy Livingstone	Ali Larter	Recurring		Does not appear
Abby Morgan	Monica Keena	Recurring		Does not appear
Cliff Elliot	Scott Foley	Recurring	Does not appear
Bodie Wells	Obi Ndefo	Recurring	Does not appear	Recurring		Does not appear	Recurring
Doug Witter	Dylan Neal	Recurring	Does not appear	Recurring
Billy Konrad	Eion Bailey	Recurring	Does not appear
Mike Potter	Gareth Williams	Recurring		Does not appear			Recurring
Mr. Peterson	Edmund J. Kearney	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Chris Wolfe	Jason Behr	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
John Witter	John Finn	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear	Recurring
Devon	Rachael Leigh Cook	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Tyson "Ty" Hicks	Eddie Mills	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Joseph McPhee	David Dukes	Does not appear	Recurring			Does not appear
Nicole Kennedy	Mädchen Amick	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Eve Whitman	Brittany Daniel	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Rob Logan	Niklaus Lange	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Belinda McGovern	Vanessa Dorman	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Henry Parker	Michael Pitt	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Nikki Green	Bianca Lawson	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Principal Howard Green	Obba Babatundé	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Marcy Bender	Aubrey Dollar	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
A.J. Moller	Robin Dunne	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Ethan	Adam Kaufman	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Buzz Thompson	Jonathan Lipnicki	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Will Krudski	Rodney Scott	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Gretchen Witter	Sasha Alexander	Does not appear			Recurring	Does not appear
Mrs. Valentine	Carolyn Hennesy	Does not appear			Recurring	Does not appear
Drue Valentine	Mark Matkevich	Does not appear			Recurring	Does not appear
Arthur "A.I." Brooks	Harve Presnell	Does not appear			Recurring	Does not appear
Principal Peskin	Harry Shearer	Does not appear			Recurring	Does not appear
Tobey Barrett	David Monahan	Does not appear			Recurring		Does not appear
Melanie Shea Thompson	Jennifer Morrison	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Professor David Wilder	Ken Marino	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Dr. Rachel Weir	Pauley Perrette	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Heather Tracy	Nicole Bilderback	Does not appear				Recurring
Charlie Todd	Chad Michael Murray	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Todd Carr	Hal Ozsan	Does not appear				Recurring
Karen Torres	Lourdes Benedicto	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Danny Brecher	Ian Kahn	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Eric	Ryan Bittle	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Oliver Chirchick	Jordan Bridges	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Amy Lloyd	Meredith Salenger	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Clifton Smalls	Afemo Omilami	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Alexandra "Alex" Pearl	Sherilyn Fenn	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Emma Jones	Megan Gray	Does not appear					Recurring
Professor Greg Hetson	Roger Howarth	Does not appear					Recurring
Eddie Doling	Oliver Hudson	Does not appear					Recurring
Professor Matt Freeman	Sebastian Spence	Does not appear					Recurring
C.J.	Jensen Ackles	Does not appear					Recurring
Rich Rinaldi	Dana Ashbrook	Does not appear					Recurring
Natasha Kelly	Bianca Kajlich	Does not appear					Recurring
Harley Hetson	Mika Boorem	Does not appear					Recurring
David	Greg Rikaart	Does not appear					Recurring
Sadia Shaw	Sarah Shahi	Does not appear					Recurring
Helen Lindley	Mimi Rogers	Does not appear					Recurring
Jack Osbourne	himself	Does not appear					Recurring

Notable guest appearances

• 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

• No Doubt as themselves in "Spiderwebs"^[5]
• Adam Carolla as himself in "Lovelines"
• Dr. Drew Pinsky as himself in "Lovelines"

References

1. 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.
2. "Dawson's Creek famous guest stars". Wonderwall.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
3. Reid, Joe (April 27, 2022). "The Time The Real World's Danny Roberts Guested on Dawson's Creek". primetimer.com. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
4. "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.
5. Kaplan, Ilana (January 20, 2018). "'Dawson's Creek' Turns 20: Insiders Share Stories Behind the Music, Plot Choices & More". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2022.