James Van Der Beek

Name: James Van Der Beek
Date of Birth: March 08, 1977
Place of Birth: Cheshire, Connecticut, United States

Mini-bio: Van Der Beek started his film career with a supporting role in the teen-oriented movie Angus in 1995. However, he did not gain wide renown until 1998, when he was cast in the lead role of Dawson Leery...( read more)

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James Van Der Beek mini-bio: Van Der Beek started his film career with a supporting role in the teen-oriented movie Angus in 1995. However, he did not gain wide renown until 1998, when he was cast in the lead role of Dawson Leery on the television series Dawson's Creek. He stopped attending college in order to film the series, but plans to return in order to complete his degree. The series was a big success among its intended teenage audience, and Van Der Beek became a well known teen idol. His on and off air chemistry with Katie Holmes was one of the main reasons for the success of the show. There were rumors that James and Katie were dating, however these rumours were never substantiated and both actors have always stated that they were simply close friends.[citation needed]

In 1999, Van Der Beek took a break from Dawson's Creek and starred in the lead role in the film Varsity Blues, as a player on a Texas high school football team. The film was successful, grossing $52 million and Van Der Beek won an MTV award for his lead performance, though the overstated Texas accent he occupied in the film earned him much ridicule in popular culture. He subsequently appeared in "Texas Rangers" and The Rules of Attraction, and also appeared in Standing Still. In 1998, Van Der Beek was chosen as one of People Magazine's "50 most beautiful people in the world". Presently, Van Der Beek is working on 2 projects, Eye of the Beast and Zoe (2006) with Eliza Dushku. He recently appeared as Tobias Henkel/Raphael, the Unsub, on an episode of Criminal Minds.

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sharebear817

he was on last weeks episode of ugly betty

posted 758 days ago
Eleanora617

So hot.... it hurts to look at him.
Dawson's Creek was amazing, and we all miss his acting talents greatly. :)

posted 801 days ago
vanillasky41

i luved dawsons creek i wish it was still running i miss it and i also wish he got joey in the end im also tryin to find wallpaper for myspace cant find a good 1 of him they all come up the same ... can any1 help

posted 807 days ago
jimijimi1

hey man,ur the best ok,dont worry whatever everyone say's in ur tv show dawson's creek.infact u r the right guy

posted 816 days ago
littleperformingprin

Mmmmmmmmm Dawson

posted 1091 days ago

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James Van Der Beek Movies

Stolen Lives (R, 2009)
Final Draft (Unrated, 2007)
Eye of the Beast (Unrated, 2007)
Danny Roane: First Time Director (R, 2006)
The Plague (R, 2006)
Sex, Power, Love & Politics (Unrated, 2006)
Standing Still (R, 2005)
The Rules of Attraction (R, 2002)
Texas Rangers (PG-13, 2001)
Harvest (Unrated, 2000)

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