Joey Potter Joey Potter Josephine Lynn "Joey" Potter (born 14 May, 1983) is a fictional character and "de facto" lead role from the WB television drama "Dawson's Creek", portrayed by Katie Holmes. Joey appeared in all episodes of the series, which ran from 1998–2003. Joey has been friends with Dawson Leery since they were very young. She lives with her older sister, Bessie, Bessie's son Alexander and (sometimes) boyfriend, Bodie. Her father Mike, is in and out of prison for drug trafficking. Her mother, Lillian, died of breast cancer when Joey was thirteen. Joey is also the only character to appear in
Kyle Chandler Spectacular Now". In 2015, Chandler co-starred in Todd Haynes' drama film "Carol", portraying "a jealous husband" to his wife played by Cate Blanchett, who is revealed to be lesbian. Also in 2015, Chandler returned to television with the Netflix drama series "Bloodline", for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. The show premiered to positive reviews from critics, and ended after airing its third season. In the 2016 drama "Manchester by the Sea", he played the main character's older brother. Chandler played an investigator in Shawn Christensen's film "The Vanishing of Sidney Hall" (2017), and starred with Rachel