James Van Der Beek

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James Van Der Beek
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Van Der Beek at the Toronto Film Festival in 2013
Born James David Van Der Beek
(1977-03-08) March 8, 1977 (age 47)
Cheshire, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s) Heather McComb (m. 2003–10)
Kimberly Van Der Beek (m. 2010)
Children 3

James David[1] Van Der Beek (born March 8, 1977) is an American actor. He rose to fame beginning in 1998 for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series Dawson's Creek and for portraying a fictionalized version of himself on the ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. He currently stars in CSI: Cyber as FBI Special Agent Elijah Mundo.

Early life and stage career

Van Der Beek was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, the son of Melinda (née Weber), a former dancer and gymnastics teacher, and James William Van Der Beek, a cellular phone company executive and former professional baseball pitcher.[2][3]

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 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.[4][5] A decade later, in 2003, he appeared again off-Broadway, briefly, in the play Rain Dance.

Aged 17, while still in high school, 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).

He attended Drew University, on an academic scholarship, where he participated in an all-male a cappella group,[6] but dropped out to pursue acting.[7] 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.[citation needed]

Television and film career

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, which included Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, and Joshua Jackson. The series, shot in Wilmington, North Carolina, ran for six seasons and was syndicated worldwide.[citation needed]

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.[8] He won an MTV Movie Award for his role. 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 movie within the movie 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 Bret Easton Ellis' The Rules of Attraction, written and directed by Roger Avary. The film was an initial box office failure, but found a cult following on DVD.[9] 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, Van Der Beek returned to the off-Broadway stage, 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.[citation needed]

In 2007, he guest-starred in a two-part episode of the series Criminal Minds, in which he played a fanatic religious serial killer with dissociative identity disorder called Tobias Hankel who kidnaps and drugs one of the main characters Spencer Reid played by Matthew Gray Gubler. In 2008, he made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother. He has played the role of Simon, one of Robin Scherbatsky's early boyfriends. This character has appeared multiple times and as recent as November 2013.

In 2008, he began a recurring role on One Tree Hill as a film maker who was largely the satirical opposite of Dawson Leery. He appeared in an episode of the fifth season of Medium. In 2009, he portrayed real life kidnapper Anthony Steven "Tony Zappa" Wright in the Lifetime network television movie Taken In Broad Daylight.[citation needed]

In 2009, he won Best Actor at the 8th Annual San Diego Film Festival for his portrayal of FBI agent Jake Kelly working in Taiwan in the political thriller Formosa Betrayed, which also won Best Picture. The film was distributed theatrically in the United States starting February 26, 2010.[10]

On January 5, 2010, TVGuide.com confirmed that Van Der Beek had been cast in a major recurring role on the television series Mercy. He played Dr. Joe Briggs, the new womanizing ICU chief who harbors a dark secret.[11] He starred alongside Rhona Mitra, Josh Lucas, and Jon Hamm in the Anders Anderson thriller film Stolen.[12]

In 2011, he portrayed Kesha's nemesis in her music video for "Blow".[13]

He portrayed a fictionalized version of himself on the television series, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. The show debuted to critical praise, with Van Der Beek earning particularly good notices for his comic timing and brave sendup of his own image.[14] The show was cancelled after two seasons but remains popular on Netflix and on Logo TV which picked it up in syndication. He played the character Simon in Season 9's "Bedtime Stories" episode of How I Met Your Mother which aired in November 2013. On January 31, 2014, he appeared on The Talk. March 4, 2015, he began his role as Senior Field Agent Elijah Mundo in the newest installment on CSI: Cyber.

Personal life

On July 5, 2003, Van Der Beek married actress Heather McComb. They separated in April 2009,[15] and on November 20, 2009, Van Der Beek filed for divorce.[16] The divorce was finalized on March 31, 2010 and enforced on June 3, 2010.[17]

On April 9, 2010, Van Der Beek announced via Twitter that he and his girlfriend, business consultant Kimberly Brook, were expecting their first child together.[18] He and Brook married on August 1, 2010, in a small ceremony at the Kabbalah Center near Dizengoff Plaza in Tel Aviv, Israel, and she took his last name.[19] They now have three children.[20][21][22]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Angus Rick Sandford
1996 I Love You, I Love You Not Tony
1998 Harvest James Peterson
1999 Varsity Blues Jonathon "Mox" Moxon
2000 Scary Movie Dawson Leery Uncredited
2001 Texas Rangers Lincoln Rogers Dunnison
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Himself
2002 The Rules of Attraction Sean Bateman
2003 Castle in the Sky Pazu Voice (English dub)
2005 Standing Still Simon
2006 The Plague Tom Russell Direct-to-video
2007 Eye of the Beast Dan Leland Television film
2007 Final Draft Paul Twist
2009 Taken in Broad Daylight Anthony Steven "Tony Zappa" Wright Television film
2009 Formosa Betrayed Jake Kelly
2009 Stolen Diploma/Roggiani
2009 Mrs. Miracle Seth Webster Television film
2010 The Big Bang Adam Nova
2011 Salem Falls Jack St. Bride Television film
2012 Backwards Geoff
2013 The Magic Bracelet Joe Short film
2013 Labor Day Officer Treadwell
2015 Power/Rangers Rocky DeSantos/Red Ranger Short film, screenwriter

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Clarissa Explains It All Paulie Episode: "Alter Ego"
1995 As the World Turns Stephen Anderson 3 episodes
1996 Aliens in the Family Ethan Episode: "You Don't Have a Pet to Be Popular"
1998–2003 Dawson's Creek Dawson Leery Main cast; 122 episodes
2006 Robot Chicken Various voices 2 episodes
2007 Criminal Minds Tobias Hankel/Raphael 2 episodes
2007 Ugly Betty Luke Carnes Episode: "Grin and Bear It"
2008, 2013 How I Met Your Mother Simon 3 episodes
2008–2009 One Tree Hill Adam Reese 4 episodes
2009 Medium Dylan Hoyt Episode: "All in the Family"
2009 The Storm Dr. Jonathan Kirk Miniseries; 2 episodes
2009 The Forgotten Judd Shaw Episode: "Lucky John"
2010 Mercy Dr. Joe Briggs 10 episodes
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rex Tamlyn Episode: "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap"
2011 Franklin & Bash Nathan Episode: "Bachelor Party"
2012–2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 James Van Der Beek Main cast; 26 episodes
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sean Albert Episode: "Father Dearest"
2013 The Eric André Show James Van Der Beek
Team Go! Member #2		 Episode: "James Van Der Beek / Steve-O"
Episode: "Lauren Conrad; Reese Witherspoon"
2014 Friends with Better Lives Will Stokes Main cast; 8 episodes
2015–present CSI: Cyber Elijah Mundo Main cast

Awards and nominations

MTV Movie Awards
Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
1999 Varsity Blues Best Breakthrough Male Performance Won
2001 Scary Movie Best Cameo in a Movie Won
Teen Choice Awards
Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
1999 Dawson's Creek TV – Choice Actor Nominated
Varsity Blues Film – Breakout Performance Won
2012 Don't Trust the B in Apt 23 Choice TV Male Scene Stealer Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2000 Varsity Blues Favorite Actor – Newcomer (Internet Only) Nominated
San Diego Film Festival
Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2009 Formosa Betrayed Best Actor Won
NewNowNext Awards
Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2011 JamesVanDerMemes.com[23] OMG Internet Award Won

References

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