James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek
Background information
Born	James David Van Der Beek March 8, 1977 (age 44) Cheshire, Connecticut, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Heather McComb (m. 2003–2010) Kimberly Van Der Beek (m. 2010)
Children	5

James Favid Van Der Beek 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 also stared in CSI: Cyber as FBI Special Agent Elijah Mundo.

For Disney, he voiced Pazu in Castle in the Sky and provides the voice of Boris Hauntley in Vampirina. He also played Lincoln Rogers Dunnison in the 2001 Dimension/Miramax film, Texas Rangers.

Disney Roles

Pazu
(Castle in the Sky)

Boris Hauntley
(Vampirina)

Gallery

James Van Der Beek posing with Vampirina costars Lauren Graham and Isabella Crovetti

Trivia

• He was considered for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones along with Paul Walker, Ryan Phillippe, Colin Hanks, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Joshua Jackson, Eric Christian Olsen, Erik von Detten, Chris Klein, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jonathan Brandis. However, Hayden Christensen was cast at the end.