James Van Der Beek Biography
James Van Der Beek, an achieved American actor, was born on March 8, 1977, in Cheshire, Connecticut. He was elevated together with his brother Jared and sister Juliana by his mommy, Melinda Weber, a previous professional dancer as well as gymnastics teacher, and his dad, James William Van Der Beek, an expert baseball gamer that later on became a telecom executive. Maturing in a well-grounded setting, Van Der Beek established an enthusiasm for numerous aspects of arts from a very early age, specifically acting.
James attended Cheshire Academy, where he developed his acting abilities by taking part in the academy's movie theater productions. He later on majored in English from Drew University while remaining to excite on phase. A gifted athlete too, he excelled in football but inevitably selected serving as his profession course.
Van Der Beek made his acting launching in the 1993 New York stage manufacturing of "Finding the Sun" by popular playwright
Edward Albee. His remarkable efficiency garnered interest, and quickly, James landed a crucial function in the off-Broadway production of "Shenandoah" at the age of 16. He made his tv launching as a guest star in an episode of "Clarissa Explains It All", a preferred television series at the time.
Nevertheless, his major specialty came in 1998 when he was cast as Dawson Leery in the teen drama tv series "Dawson's Creek". The program swiftly ended up being an enormous hit, catapulting Van Der Beek into stardom and gaining him a committed follower following. "Dawson's Creek" competed 6 periods from 1998 to 2003, as well as throughout this time, Van Der Beek was frequently chosen for awards for his representation of the titular character.
While dealing with "Dawson's Creek", James continued with his film job, starring in flicks such as "Varsity Blues" (1999), in which he played a senior high school quarterback, as well as "Texas Rangers" (2001), a historic western film. The actor better showed his acting expertise in "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), a dark funny based upon
Bret Easton Ellis's story of the same name.
After "Dawson's Creek", Van Der Beek appeared in different tv programs like "One Tree Hill", "How I Met Your Mother", and also "Criminal Minds", to name a few. He also found success in funny, landing a duty in the hit ABC comedy "Don't Trust the B-- in Apartment 23", playing a fictionalized version of himself from 2012 to 2013. In 2017, he was cast as a collection normal in the FX police procedural "Pose", which proceeded up until 2021.
On the personal front, Van Der Beek wed actress Heather McComb in 2003, as well as they later separated in 2010. He then wed organization consultant Kimberly Brook in 2010, as well as with each other they have 5 youngsters.
Throughout his profession, James Van Der Beek has effortlessly transitioned from a teen heartthrob to a functional and also established actor. His varied body of work as well as unmistakable ability exposes that the Connecticut-born actor is right here to stay.
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Related authors: Edward Albee (Dramatist), Shannyn Sossamon (Musician), Sasha Alexander (Actress), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Monica Keena (Actress), Bret Easton Ellis (Author)
Filmography:
- 1995 Angus (Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance)
- 1996 I Love You, I Love You Not (Drama, Family, Romance)
- 1999 Varsity Blues (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
- 1999 Harvest (Drama)
- 2001 Texas Rangers (Western, Action)
- 2002 The Rules of Attraction (Drama, Romance, Comedy)
- 2006 The Plague (Thriller, Horror)
- 2007 Eye of the Beast (Horror, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie)
- 2007 Final Draft (Horror, Thriller)
- 2009 Stolen (Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller)
- 2009 Taken in Broad Daylight (Drama, Crime, TV Movie)
- 2009 Mrs. Miracle (TV Movie, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance)
- 2010 Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
- 2010 Formosa Betrayed (Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller)
- 2011 The Big Bang (Action, Mystery, Thriller)
- 2011 Salem Falls (Crime, Drama, TV Movie)
- 2012 Backwards (Drama)
- 2013 The Magic Bracelet (Adventure, Fantasy)
- 2013 Labor Day (Drama)
- 2021 Bad Hair (Horror, Comedy)
