‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star Kerr Smith on Feeling ‘Isolated’ After Being Told His Character Was Gay: ‘I Never Felt More Like the Fifth Wheel’

News Briefvia VarietyNovember 9, 2026

Kerr Smith is looking inward in his new memoir, “I Don’t Want to Wait. In the new book, available Tuesday, Nov. 10, Smith details his experiences on “Dawson’s Creek,” including the process of finding out that his character, Jack McPhee, was going to come out as gay.

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