{"id":131041,"date":"2025-05-25T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/131041\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:12:14","slug":"he-played-a-teen-heartthrob-in-a-popular-90s-show-but-now-hes-unrecognizable-can-you-guess-who-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/131041\/","title":{"rendered":"He played a teen heartthrob in a popular ’90s show but now he’s unrecognizable… can YOU guess who it is?"},"content":{"rendered":"

He once played a teen heartthrob on a popular ’90s show… but now, he looks unrecognizable.<\/p>\n

This actor was skyrocketed into the spotlight after joined the cast of a beloved high school drama during its second season.<\/p>\n

Originally appearing as a recurring character in the WB show, he was so popular he was promoted to a regular in season three.<\/p>\n

He continued to act in the series – alongside\u00a0a slew of big names like James Van Der Beek<\/a>, Katie Holmes<\/a>, Joshua Jackson<\/a>, and Michelle Williams<\/a> – until it came to an end in 2003.<\/p>\n

And he made history during his time in the show as he became the first man to have an on-screen gay kiss on American television.<\/p>\n

His success in the series transformed him into a massive star and he went on to launch a booming career in the years that followed, starring in a bunch of big movies and TV shows.<\/p>\n

But now, decades after he first captured hearts all around the globe he looks completely different.<\/p>\n

So can you guess who it is?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"He <\/p>\n

He was once a teen heartthrob on a popular ’90s show… but now, he looks unrecognizable. So can you guess who it is?<\/p>\n

\"It's <\/p>\n

It’s the one and only Kerr Smith, who famously played Jack McPhee in Dawson’s Creek (second from right)<\/p>\n

\"Originally <\/p>\n

Originally appearing as a recurring character in the WB show, he was so popular he was promoted to a regular in season three. He’s seen in the show with costar Michelle Williams<\/p>\n

It’s the one and only Kerr Smith, who famously played Jack McPhee in Dawson’s Creek!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kerr, now 53, started his career off by starring in the soap opera As the World Turns in 1996.<\/p>\n

But it was his role in Dawson’s Creek that really put him on the map.<\/p>\n

In addition to Dawson’s Creek, he also starred in the rom-com The Broken Hearts Club, the horror flicks Final Destination, The Forsaken, Pressure, and\u00a0My Bloody Valentine 3D, the legal drama Justice, and CSI: NY during the early 2000s.<\/p>\n

He also famously portrayed Kyle Brody in the show Charmed for 10 episodes.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Kerr has starred in the series Life Unexpected, ABC Family’s The Fosters, Final Destination 5, 2014 drama Where Hope Grows, and the CW show Riverdale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His career seemed to slow in 2019, however, as he hasn’t acted in anything since then.<\/p>\n

He was married to actress Harmoni Everett, but they divorced in 2009 after six years together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"He <\/p>\n

He made history during his time in the show as he became the first man to have an on-screen gay kiss on American television<\/p>\n

\"He's \"His <\/p>\n

He’s certainly gone through a drastic transformation over the years; his once-dark brown locks are now gray, and he has a scruffy beard. He’s seen left in 2000 and right recently<\/p>\n

\"As <\/p>\n

As for what he’s up to now, based on his social media it looks like he resides in Utah and spends most of his days skiing or fishing<\/p>\n

\"He <\/p>\n

He also has attended a few fan events and Comic Con-like conventions in recent years, where he even reunited with his former Dawson’s Creek James Van Der Beek last year (seen)<\/p>\n

Now, the star\u00a0often shares clips and photos of himself to his Instagram, and he’s certainly gone through a drastic transformation over the years.<\/p>\n

His once-dark brown locks are now gray, and he has a scruffy beard and mustache.<\/p>\n

As for what he’s up to now, based on his social media it looks like he resides in Utah and spends most of his days skiing or fishing.<\/p>\n

He also has attended a few fan events and Comic Con-like conventions in recent years, where he even reunited with his former Dawson’s Creek James last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He once played a teen heartthrob on a popular ’90s show… but now, he looks unrecognizable. This actor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,92,77,368,57790,57789,41649,40295,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-131041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-femail","12":"tag-james-van-der-beek","13":"tag-joshua-jackson","14":"tag-katie-holmes","15":"tag-michelle-williams","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114569357193551551","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}