James Van Der Beek - wikipedia James Van Der Beek James Van Der Beek James Van Der Beek at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival premiere of Labor Day James David Van Der Beek ( 1977 - 03 - 08 ) March 8, 1977 ( age 40 ) Cheshire, Connecticut, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1993 -- present Spouse ( s ) Heather McComb ( m. 2003 -- 10 ) ( divorced ) Kimberly Van Der Beek ( m. 2010 ) Children James David Van Der Beek ( born March 8, 1977 ) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series Dawson 's Creek. He played a fictionalized version of himself on the short - lived ABC sitcom Do n't Trust the B -- -- in Apartment 23, and, most recently, starred in CSI : Cyber as FBI Special Agent Elijah Mundo. His film roles include Varsity Blues ( 1999 ) and The Rules of Attraction ( 2002 ). Contents 1 Early life and stage career 2 Television and film career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links 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 of Dutch ethnicity. 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 at age 16 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. 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, but dropped out to pursue acting. 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. 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. The series ran for six seasons and was syndicated worldwide. 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. 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. 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, he returned to off - Broadway, 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. In 2007, he guest - starred in a two - part episode of the series Criminal Minds, playing a serial killer with dissociative identity disorder called Tobias Hankel who kidnaps and drugs one of the main characters Spencer Reid. In 2008, he made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother, in which he played Simon, one of Robin Scherbatsky 's early boyfriends, multiple times. 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. 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. 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. He starred alongside Rhona Mitra, Josh Lucas, and Jon Hamm in the Anders Anderson thriller film Stolen. In 2011, he portrayed Kesha 's nemesis in her music video for `` Blow ''. He portrayed a fictionalized version of himself on the television series, Do n'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. 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. Van Der Beek is due to appear in British comedy Carters Get Rich on Sky One, beginning in March 2017. Van Der Beek is also the co-creator and star of What Would Diplo Do ?, in which he portrays producer and DJ Diplo. Personal life On July 5, 2003, Van Der Beek married actress Heather McComb. They separated in April 2009, and on November 20, 2009, Van Der Beek filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized on March 31, 2010 and enforced on June 3, 2010. Van Der Beek and business consultant Kimberly Brook married on August 1, 2010, in a small ceremony at the Kabbalah Center near Dizengoff Plaza in Tel Aviv, Israel. The couple have four children together. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Angus Rick Sandford 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 Rules of Attraction, The The Rules of Attraction Sean Bateman 2003 Castle in the Sky Pazu Voice ( English dub, 1998 ) 2005 Standing Still Simon 2006 Plague, The 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 Big Bang, The The Big Bang Adam Nova 2011 Salem Falls Jack St. Bride Television film 2012 Backwards Geoff 2013 Magic Bracelet, The The Magic Bracelet Joe Short film 2013 Labor Day Officer Treadwell 2015 Power / Rangers Rocky DeSantos / Red Ranger Short film, screenwriter 2017 Downsizing Anesthesiologist Television Year Title Role Notes Clarissa Explains It All Paulie Episode : `` Alter Ego '' 1995 As the World Turns Stephen Anderson 3 episodes Aliens in the Family Ethan Episode : `` You Do n't Have a Pet to Be Popular '' 1998 -- 2003 Dawson 's Creek Dawson Leery Main cast ; 128 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 Storm, The The Storm Dr. Jonathan Kirk Miniseries ; 2 episodes 2009 Forgotten, The The Forgotten Judd Shaw Episode : `` Lucky John '' 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 Do n'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 ; 13 episodes 2015 -- 2016 CSI : Cyber Elijah Mundo Main cast 2017 Carters Get Rich Trent Zebrisky Main cast 2017 What Would Diplo Do ? Diplo Co-creator, writer 2017 Room 104 Scott Episode : `` Pizza Boy '' Awards and nominations MTV Movie Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 1999 Varsity Blues Best Breakthrough Male Performance Won 2001 Scary Movie Best Cameo in a Movie Won Teen Choice Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 1999 Dawson 's Creek Choice TV Actor Nominated Varsity Blues Choice Movie Breakout Star Won 2012 Do n't Trust the B in Apt 23 Choice TV : Male Scene Stealer Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2000 Varsity Blues Favorite Actor -- Newcomer ( Internet Only ) Nominated San Diego Film Festival Year Nominee / work Award Result 2009 Formosa Betrayed Best Actor Won NewNowNext Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2011 JamesVanDerMemes.com OMG Internet Award Won References Jump up ^ Notice of Van Der Beek 's fourth child, dailymail.co.uk ; accessed May 2, 2016. Jump up ^ `` James Van Der Beek : 25 Things You Do n't Know About Me ''. usmagazine.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` James Van Der Beek profile ''. Filmreference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` They Have Followed A Star At Christmas ''. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. December 23, 1999. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Richards, David ( February 10, 1994 ). `` Review / Theater ; 3 Albee One - Acters About People Boxed In ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2010. Jump up ^ Canby, Vincent ( February 20, 1994 ). `` SUNDAY VIEW ; A Season of Albee, Obsessions Safely Intact ''. The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2010. Jump up ^ Chin, Mike ( January 23, 2009 ). `` Friday Factoid : James Van Der Beek ''. The A Cappella Blog. Retrieved April 9, 2012. Jump up ^ `` James Van Der Beek : Actor ''. People. May 11, 1998. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Varsity Blues ( 1999 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` THE RULES OF ATTRACTION Review ''. Aintitcool.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Formosa Betrayed ''. Formosathemovie.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Joyce Eng. `` James Van Der Beek Scrubs In to Mercy ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` STOLEN, Starring Jon Hamm & Josh Lucas Acquired ''. Ifcfilms.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Darren Franich ( February 26, 2011 ). `` James Van Der Beek talks Ke $ ha, killing unicorns, and playing himself ''. EW.com PopWatch. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Review : Do n't Trust the B in Apt. 23 ''. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Tartaglione, Nancy ( 2016 - 06 - 28 ). `` James Van Der Beek To Star In Sky 1 Comedy ' Carters Get Rich ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` James Van Der Beek, Wife Split -- Celebrity News ''. UsMagazine.com. June 9, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Adam Bryant. `` James Van Der Beek Files for Divorce ''. TVGuide.com. Jump up ^ `` Van Der Beek Divorce Settlement ''. News-briefs.ew.com. March 31, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mazal Tov : Dawson Marries ''. August 1, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Nudd, Tim ( September 28, 2010 ). `` James Van Der Beek Welcomes Daughter Olivia ''. People. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` James and Kimberly Van Der Beek Welcome a Son ''. People. March 13, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Lewis, Raha ( January 31, 2014 ). `` James and Kimberly Van Der Beek Name Daughter Annabel ''. People. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Vandermemes from James Van Der Beek, lauren, BoTown Sound, Antonio Scarlata, Danny Jelinek, Funny Or Die, Betsy Koch, Aubrey Binzer, and Christin Trogan ''. Funnyordie.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : James Van Der Beek Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Van Der Beek. 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