The Stars of Dawson's Creek: Where Are They Now?

Dawson Leery himself, now 45, has filled most of his time with television pursuits, including ABC's comedy Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23, on which he played a version of himself — and scored a Teen Choice Award nomination, harkening back to his Dawson's days. The Pose star has six young kids with wife Kimberly: Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn and Jeremiah. When it comes to nostalgia for Dawson's, Van Der Beek isn't too keen on revisiting the series. "It's something I did so long ago," he previously said. "It's something I feel a real distance from, to be honest."

The Capeside High valedictorian Joey Potter, of course, headed back to school, at one point enrolling in the Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports program at Harvard University, learning skills to implement in her company Noelle Productions Inc. Aside from raising 15-year-old Suri (her daughter with ex Tom Cruise) Holmes, 43, devotes much of her time to film and TV, including multiple stints portraying Jackie Kennedy. Holmes harbors fond Dawson's memories, previously saying it was a "special show and I loved every minute of it."

Now the star of Dr. Death, Jackson, 43, thinks a Dawson's reboot would be "shocking" to fans. "We are not cute kids anymore," he joked on Ellen. "It's been a long time. I mean, we're holding up okay, but I think if you put the four of us now next to the four of us them, it might be a little shocking." Jackson, who played Pacey Witter in the series, recently wed Jodie Turner-Smith, with whom he has one child. 

Once Capeside's resident occasional bad girl, Williams, 41, has found the most big-screen success from the core Dawson's cast. With four Oscar nominations to her name — the most recent for her brief yet memorable performance in Manchester By the Sea — Williams will portray entertainer Peggy Lee in an upcoming biopic. Williams has one daughter, 16-year-old Matilda Rose, with late actor Heath Ledger. Hopes for a Dawson's reboot are also lost on Williams, whose character Jen Lindley (SPOILER ALERT) didn't make it to the series finale alive. "I would have to come back as a ghost — or put a lot of filters on the camera, and I'll do flashback scenes," she previously said.

Since her days as high-strung Andie McPhee, Monroe, 52, has built her television-acting résumé with recurring roles on Criminal Minds, Hart of Dixie and 13 Reasons Why, and guest spots on a crop of other popular series. 

After playing Jack McPhee, the gay older brother to Andie who slowly becomes more comfortable in his sexuality, Smith, 49, landed roles on The Fosters, Life Unexpected, Charmed and Riverdale. Kerr's favorite memory from Dawson's comes from the actors' group trips to the beach. "In the summer we as a cast would go to Masonboro Island, (North Carolina). We'd get out the grill and go Jet Skiing and swimming. It was the most fun I ever had in my life," he previously told PEOPLE.

Philipps, 42, graduated to motherhood after her days as Audrey Liddell, Joey's college roommate. The Cougar Town star has two children, Cricket and Birdie, with husband Marc Silverstein, and has stayed crazy busy on TV, most recently on the series Girls5eva. Off-screen, she is still close to Dawson's bestie Michelle Williams; the pair frequent red carpets together and reunite for girls' days out.

Dawson's dad was most recently father to another iconic TV protagonist, Barry Allen, on The CW's The Flash, a superhero that Shipp, 67, portrayed on television in the '90s.

Since her days as Dawson's anchorwoman mom, Humes, 67, has done several Hallmark and Lifetime TV movies. She has been married to Raul A. Bruce for 30 years.

Repeta, 54, hasn't done much acting since playing big sis to Katie Holmes. The mother of one is married to Mike Repeta and has sparked a small music career, singing everything from the blues to jazz.

Grams has kept busy since the curtain closed on Dawson's. Peil, 81, had recurring roles on The Good Wife and Katy Keene and many turns on Broadway, most recently as the Dowager Empress in Anastasia.