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James Van Der Beek Biography

James Van Der Beek is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on March 8, 1977 in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States. Actor best known for his role as Dawson Leery in TV’s Dawson’s Creek. Later, he was a guest star on the ABC short-lived series Don’t Trust the Bo– in Apartment 23. He began appearing on FX’s Pose in 2018.

He was a star in Dawson’s Creek, starring with He starred in Dawson’s Creek with Katie Holmes..

James David Van Der Beek (born March 8, 1977) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series Dawson’s Creek. He played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, starred in CSI: Cyber as FBI Special Agent Elijah Mundo, and as Matt Bromley on the FX drama Pose. His film roles include Varsity Blues (1999) and The Rules of Attraction (2002).

At the age of 15, he asked his mother to take him into New York City to get an agent and try his hand in professional acting. He made his professional debut off-Broadway at age 16 in 1993 in the New York premiere of Edward Albee’s play Finding the Sun with the Signature Theatre Company. He played the role of “Fergus”. Both he and the production, which was also directed by Albee, received positive reviews. A decade later, in 2003, he appeared again off-Broadway, briefly, in the play Rain Dance.

In 2003, he married He married Heather McComb in 2003, and the couple divorced in 2009. He then married Kimberly Brook in 2012. He has five children named Joshua, Olivia, Annabel, Emilia and Gwendolyn.. The couple split in 2009. In 2012, he married Kimberly Brook. He is the father of five children, named Joshua, Olivia and Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn, and Emilia.

NameJames Van Der Beek
First NameJames
Last NameDer
OccupationTV Actor
BirthdayMarch 8
Birth Year1977
Place of BirthCheshire
Home TownConnecticut
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignPisces
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsJared Van Der Beek, Juliana Van Der Beek
SpouseKimberly Van Der Beek , Heather McCOMB
Children(s)Olivia Van Der Beek, Joshua Van Der Beek, MORE

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In early 1997, Van Der Beek auditioned for three television pilots. One of them was for the fledgling WB Network show Dawson’s Creek. Van Der Beek won the title role of Dawson Leery, and the show’s 1998 debut was a success that helped to establish the network and its cast. The series ran for six seasons and was syndicated worldwide. In 1999, he starred in the teen football drama Varsity Blues, which held the number 1 spot at the U.S. box office for its first two weeks. He won an MTV Movie Award for his role.

James Van Der Beek Net Worth

James Van Der Beek is one of the richest TV Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Van Der Beek's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was in a high school all-male acappella choir and, at the age of 15, he wanted to do professional acting. His mother took him to Las Vegas to find an agent.

In her 2011 music video for “Blow”, he played He portrayed Kesha’s enemy in her music video for the song “Blow” in 2011. foe.

Van Der Beek is one of the celebrities competing on the 28th season of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Emma Slater. Van Der Beek was eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing in 5th place.

Net Worth$8 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTV Actor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

He attended Drew University, on an academic scholarship, where he participated in an all-male a cappella group, but dropped out to pursue acting. He performed at the Vineyard Theater in New York in Nicky Silver’s play, My Marriage to Ernest Borgnine, and he played a supporting role in the independent film Cash Crop, which was originally shot in spring of 1997 and originally titled Harvest until released in 2001.

Around this time he was selected one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World”, and he appeared in several other films, including Texas Rangers, Scary Movie, and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, playing himself playing Jay in the film within the film opposite Jason Biggs as Silent Bob. In 2002, he played Sean Bateman (younger brother of American Psycho protagonist Patrick Bateman) in the film adaptation of the novel The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis., written and directed by Roger Avary. The film was an initial box office failure, but found a cult following on DVD.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

James Van Der Beek height 6 ft 0 in James weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 0 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
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Aged 17, while still in high school at Cheshire Academy, he performed in the musical Shenandoah at the Goodspeed Opera House, and made his feature film debut in a bit role as a bully in Angus (1995) and shot a small role in the independent film I Love You, I Love You Not (1996).

In 2006, he appeared on the Direct-to-DVD thriller The Plague, which was produced by Clive Barker and was panned by critics. After Dawson’s Creek ended in 2003, he returned to off-Broadway, in Lanford Wilson’s Rain Dance. He completed an unproduced screenplay titled Winning. Since then, he made a few appearances on television, including a role on Ugly Betty. In 2007, he guest-starred in a two-part episode of the series Criminal Minds, playing a serial killer with dissociative identity disorder called Tobias Hankel who kidnaps and drugs one of the main characters, Spencer Reid. In 2008, he made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother, in which he played Simon, one of Robin Scherbatsky’s early boyfriends, multiple times.

Who is James Van Der Beek Dating?

According to our records, James Van Der Beek married to Kimberly Van Der Beek , Heather McCOMB . As of December 1, 2023, James Van Der Beek’s is not dating anyone.

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Van Der Beek was previously married to actress Heather McComb from 2003 until their separation in April 2009. Van Der Beek filed for divorce in the fall of that year, which was finalized and enforced in spring 2010.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Van Der Beek celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.

Van Der Beek married business consultant Kimberly Brook on August 1, 2010, in a small ceremony at the Kabbalah Center near Dizengoff Plaza in Tel Aviv, Israel. The couple have five children, Olivia (born September 25, 2010), Joshua (born March 13, 2012), Annabel (born January 25, 2014), Emilia (born March 23, 2016), and Gwendolyn (born June 15, 2018). They announced in October 2019 that they were expecting their sixth child. In November 2019, it was revealed that Van der Beek’s wife, Kimberly, had suffered a miscarriage.

Did James Van Der Beek and Joshua Jackson get along?

Ironically enough, Van Der Beek and Jackson were not very good friends at the time. To take it a step further, it became evident to the cast and crew that the two actors were even having difficulty getting along, according to Buzzfeed. As a result, the writers started purposefully writing scenes without them together.

Is Joshua Van Der Beek named after Joshua Jackson?

When James Van Der Beek named his three-week-old son Joshua, it wasn’t to honor his Dawson’s Creek costar Joshua Jackson, 33. “It doesn’t [for that reason] at all,” the Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt.

What does James Van Der Beek do for a living?

Professions

Who is James Van Der Beek's father?

James William Van Der Beek

Did Dawson's Creek cast ever date?

Joey and Pacey had a rollercoaster of a relationship during Dawson’s Creek, as Holmes and Jackson dating off screen. The costars casually began seeing each other in 1997, but did not last long-term.

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