Kerr Smith- Biography

About Kerr Smith

A business major at the University of Vermont, he and his father started a marketing firm after the younger Smith completed his studies. The aspiring businessman learned that he was more cut out for the performance part of his sales presentations than the actual selling, so he decided to pursue a career as a professional performer. Smith moved to NYC from his home in Exton, Pennsylvania to try his hand at acting and soon landed a one-year stint (1996-97) in the role of teen heartthrob Ryder Hughes on the CBS soap "As the World Turns". In 1998, the actor headed to Los Angeles and was cast in a guest role as a mischief-making college student on the syndicated series "Baywatch". Not long after, Smith joined the cast of The WB's popular "Dawson's Creek", playing newcomer Jack McPhee, a sensitive loner, ostensibly with his sights set on Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), Dawson Leery's best friend-turned-girlfriend. In a plot twist, however, the character "came out" as a homosexual creating new and varied storylines.

Partners

Companion

Ali Hillis. began relationship c. 1988; no longer together

Companion

Harmoni Everett. Canadian; became engaged over the holidays in 2001-2002; announced engagement in February 2002; married June 7, 2003

Family

Sister

Allison Smith. younger

Education

Henderson High School, Exton , Pennsylvania

University of Vermont, Burlington , Vermont

Career Milestones

2004

Guest-starred on The WB's Sunday-night hit "Charmed," as FBI Agent Kyle Brody

2000

Made cameo appearance in the gay-themed indie "The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy"

2000

Co-starred in the teen thriller "Final Destination" as a bullying jock

1999

Played a gay waiter with a thing for Jewish men in the comedy "Hit and Runway"

1998

Played the brooding Jack (who eventually 'came out') on The WB's popular "Dawson's Creek"

1998

Appeared as a drunken fraternity brother on an episode of "Baywatch" (syndicated)

1998

Moved to Los Angeles

1996

Played Ryder Hughes on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns"

Moved to New York City

1995

Was an extra in the film "12 Monkeys" alongside his mother

Raised in Exton, Pennsylvania