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James Van Der Beek

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Biography

Recent Role:
Himself on Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Gender:
Male
Born:
3-8-1977
Birthplace:
Cheshire, Connecticut, USA
Birth Name:
James William Van Der Beek Jr.
AKA:
Jams Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek started acting at the age of 13, after suffering a concussion playing football. His first role was as Danny Zuko in his school production of Grease. When he was 16 years old, he and his mother went to New York to find an agent. A year after, he got a role in an off-Broadway play called Finding the Sun.

In 1994 he got a role in the play called Shenandoah. That year, he received a scholarship to Drew University. In 1995, he won a role in the movie Angus and in 1996 landed a supporting role in I Love you, I Love you Not.



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In 1998, he took some time off from university, and auditioned for the part of Dawson Leary on Dawson's Creek, a role he is most famous for. After the show ended in 2003, James continued to appear in several movies. He also made guest appearances in TV shows such as Criminal Minds, Ugly Betty, and How I Met Your Mother.

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  • James Van Der Beek is returning to television!

    Hey, if Pacey can do it, why can't Dawson? James Van Der Beek, he of Dawson's Creek fame, is rejoining the medium that made him sort-of famous in the first place: television. Van Der Beek has been cast in Fox's Eva Adams, which is set to shoot a pilot sometime in the near future.

    • 11/06/08 3:39 PM

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    James Van Der Beek got his start on The WB's teen drama, "Dawson's Creek," in which he played the starring role. This start in as a television actor soon led to his landing roles in such movies as "Varsity Blues" and "The Rules of Attraction" to name a few. He's proven that he can pull off the serious/dramatic roles, but I'd really like to see him try to act in a comedy.

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    amauriel Added Feb 10, 2007 All my reviews
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    James Van Der Beek was great as the aspiring film director and title character Dawson Leery in Dawson's Creek. I really enjoyed James' portayal of the character. He was also great in Varsity Blues, the Texas high school football movie. I would really like to see him as a regular on a tv show again soon, in a more adult role.

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    LisaGansky Added Jul 29, 2005 All my reviews
 

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