James Van Der Beek Bio Height Weight Best Movies TV Shows
James William Van Der Beek was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States, on March 8, 1977, was an American actor. Young James Van Der Beek first started acting in his school production of "Grease" in role as Danny Zuko, at the age of 13. He made his big screen debut in animated fantasy adventure film Castle in the Sky (1986) in voice role as Pazu. He got his television debut in teen sitcom Clarissa Explains It All (1993) in episode "Alter Ego", in role as Paulie. James breakthrough performance came as Dawson Leery in The WB teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998-2003). He landed his professional off-Broadway debut in a play "Finding the Sun", at the age of 16.
Height, weight, body measurements and personal information
James Van Der Beek height was 6' 0" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 183 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight was 163 іn pоunds or 74 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. His shoe size was 10.5 US.
Birth Date:
March 8, 1977
Died:
February 11, 2026
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Pisces
Natural hair color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
6 ft 0 in | 183 cm
Weight:
74 kg | 163 lbs
Shoe Size:
10.5 US | 44 EU
Best Movies
He won the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance and a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star also was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Newcomer (Internet Only) for his role as Jonathon "Mox" Moxon in coming-of-age sports comedy drama film Varsity Blues (1999).
He won the MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo in a Movie for his role as Dawson Leery in slasher parody film Scary Movie (2001).
He won the San Diego Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Jake Kelly in political thriller movie Formosa Betrayed (2009).
Angus (1995) - Rick Sandford
Harvest (1998) - James Peterson
Texas Rangers (2001) - Ranger Lincoln Rogers Dunnison
The Rules of Attraction (2002) - Sean Bateman
The Plague (2006) - Tom Russell
Taken in Broad Daylight (2009) - Anthony Steven "Tony Zappa" Wright
Stolen (2009) - Diploma / Roggiani
Labor Day (2013) - Officer Treadwell
Downsizing (2017) - Anesthesiologist
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) - Himself
Bad Hair (2020) - Grant
Best TV Shows
He was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor for his role as Dawson Leery in The WB teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998-2003).
He was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer for his role as James Van Der Beek in ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012-2013).
One Tree Hill (2008-2009) The WB - Adam Reese
The Storm (2009) NBC - Dr. Jonathan Kirk
Mercy (2010) NBC - Dr. Joe Briggs
Friends with Better Lives (2014) CBS - Will Stokes
CSI: Cyber (2015-2016) CBS - Elijah Mundo
Carters Get Rich (2017) Sky 1 - Trent Zebrisky
He co-created, wrote and starred in role as Diplo in Viceland comedy series What Would Diplo Do? (2017).
Pose (2018) FX - Matt
Facts
Studied at Drew University.
Had younger brother, Jared and younger sister, Juliana.
Had Dutch, German and English ancestry.
James died on February 11, 2026, Austin, Texas, United States, at the age of 48.
Relationships
He was married to:
Heather McComb (2003-2010)
Kimberly Brook (2010-2026), they had four daughters: Olivia, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn and two sons: Joshua, Jeremiah