James Van Der Beek


Learn more about the guy who plays Dawson Leery


james The Facts about James
Full Name: James Van Der Beek
Nicknames: Beek And Baby James
Hometown: Chesire, Connecticut
Height: 6 feet
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Birthday: March 8, 1977
Starsign: Gemini
Family: James' Parents Are Jim And Melinda. He Has A Younger Brother Jared, 18, And A Younger Sister, Juliana, 16.
School Status: James Spent 2 Years In Collage At Drew University, Where He Majored In English With A Minor In Sociology. James Spent 2 Years In Collage At Drew University, Where He Majored In English With A Minor In Sociology.
Directors He Would Love To Work With: Steven Spielberg And Oliver Stone
First Movie He Ever Saw: ET
Fantasy Role: Anakin Skywalker In Stars Wars
First Concert Atteneded: Green Day
Worst Job: "Mowing His Neighbor's Very Steep Lawn In The Dead Of Summer When I Was 17"

Favourites
Favourite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Teams: New York Yankees, New Jersey Devils
Favourite Treat: Vanilla Ice Cream
Favourite Actors: Marlon Brando, Tom Hanks, Tom Robbins
Favourite City: New York
Favourite Book: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man By James Joyce

Filmography
Texas Rangers (2000)
Harvest (1999)
Varsity Blues (1999) .... Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon
Castle in the Sky (1999) (voice) .... Pazu
"Dawson's Creek" (1998) TV Series .... Dawson Leery
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) .... Tony
Angus (1995) .... Rick Sandford
"As the World Turns" (1956) TV Series .... Stephen Anderson (1995)

Notable TV appearances
"Howie Mandel Show, The" (1998) 4/20/1999
"Panel, The" (1998) playing "Himself"(episode # 2.7) 3/24/1999
"Clarissa Explains It All" (1991) playing "Paulie"