The news of his departure comes a year after Ruth Wilson, who plays the wife of his character Cole Lockhart, surprisingly quit the show after asking writers to kill off her character.
- Jun 5, 2019
AceShowbiz - Joshua Jackson has reportedly exited TV drama "The Affair" before its fifth and final season.
The Hollywood Reporter sources confirm he won't be part of the show's final run and his name was noticeably left out of a press release announcing the upcoming premiere of season five on 25 August.
The news comes a year after his TV wife Ruth Wilson surprisingly quit the show after asking writers to kill off her character.
In an interview with CBS, the actress refused to say why she left the programme, but confirmed, "I did want to leave, but I'm not allowed to talk about why'.
The final season of "The Affair" will star Dominic West, Maura Tierney and Anna Paquin.
Meanwhile, Jackson has signed on for another exciting new TV drama - the Hulu adaptation of Celeste NG's "Little Fires Everywhere", which also stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, and Rosemarie DeWitt.
