Casper Van Dien

Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American actor and producer.
== Early life ==
Van Dien was born and raised in Milton, Florida, the son of Diane (née Morrow), a nursery school teacher, and Casper Robert Van Dien Sr., a U.S. NavyCommander and fighter pilot.[1]
There is a long military tradition in Van Dien's family. Aside from his father, his grandfather was a Marine during World War II. Van Dien is descended from an old Dutch family long settled in the New York area; his other heritage includes Swedish, French, English, and Native American.[2]
The street on which Van Dien grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Van Dien Avenue, was named after his great-great-great-grandfather.[3] When Van Dien was older, his family moved to Florida, where he enrolled at the St. Petersburgcampus of the Admiral Farragut Academy, graduating 3rd in command. While in the Florida prep school, Van Dien was often referred to as "Ken doll" due to his good looks, and got into many fights for that reason.[4] Even some writers later described him as a "perfect life-sized Ken doll."[5] After high school, Van Dien attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[citation needed]
== Career ==
After moving to Los Angeles, Van Dien landed a number of small parts in various television series and movies. Two early breaks were recurring roles as Ty Moody on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live and the prime time drama Beverly Hills, 90210. Keen to expand his acting talents, Van Dien took a bit part in the video game, Wing Commander IV.
In 1996, Van Dien played King Tal in Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus, the second sequel to the 1982 cult classic, The Beastmaster. Van Dien also starred in the 1997 James Dean biopic James Dean: Race with Destiny. Soon after, he got the breakthrough role of Johnny Rico in Paul Verhoeven's 1997 science fiction action film Starship Troopers. His success in Starship Trooperssubsequently resulted in his casting as Tarzan in Tarzan and the Lost City(1998).[6] Van Dien next played Brom von Brunt in Tim Burton's 1999 film Sleepy Hollow, a reworking of the classic Washington Irving tale.
In 2000 Van Dien appeared in Cutaway as well as Aaron Spelling's short-lived NBC prime time soap Titans with Yasmine Bleeth, John Barrowman, Perry Kingand Victoria Principal. He filmed several scenes as Patrick Bateman, the character that Christian Bale had played in 2000's American Psycho, in 2002's The Rules of Attraction. However, the scenes were unused in the final film.
In 2008 Van Dien returned to the role of Rico in Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, a direct-to-video sequel to Starship Troopers.
Van Dien replaced Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage for the second season of the YouTube webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy.[7]
In 2013 Van Dien played the part in Assumed Killer in which he was a husband to a woman who had retrograde amnesia, who believed him to be a serial killer.[citation needed]
== Personal life ==
From 1993 to 1997 Van Dien was married to Carrie Mitchum (granddaughter of Robert Mitchum). They have two children, Casper Robert Mitchum Van Dien and actress Caroline Grace Van Dien. Van Dien had co-starred with Robert Mitchum in James Dean: Race with Destiny. Grace Van Dien is known for starring in the Netflix series Greenhouse Academy.
In 1999 Van Dien met actress Catherine Oxenberg during the filming of the TV movie The Collectors, and they soon worked together again in the 1999 thriller The Omega Code. On May 8, 1999, they married at Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2005, the couple appeared in their own reality series, I Married a Princess, which aired on the Lifetime Television channel[8] in the United States, LIVINGtv in the United Kingdom and Lifestyle You in Australia; Oxenberg's mother is Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. During the 2006-2007 TV season, Van Dien and Oxenberg co-starred in the American drama series Watch Over Me on MyNetworkTV. Van Dien and Oxenberg have two daughters, born in 2001 and 2003.
Oxenberg and Van Dien are celebrity ambassadors for the non-profit organization Childhelp.[9]
In 2015, Van Dien filed for divorce from Oxenberg.[10] Van Dien married Jennifer Wenger in June 2018.[11]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1996 	Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus 	King Tal 	
1997 	Casper: A Spirited Beginning 	Bystander 	Video
1997 	Starship Troopers 	Johnny Rico 	
1998 	Tarzan and the Lost City 	Tarzan 	
1998 	Casper Meets Wendy 	Crewcut Hunk 	Video
1999 	The Omega Code 	Gillen Lane 	
1999 	Sleepy Hollow 	Brom Van Brunt 	
2000 	Sanctimony 	Tom Gerrick 	
2000[12]	Road Rage 	Jim Travis 	
2002 	The Vector File 	Gerry Anderson 	
2002 	The Rules of Attraction 	Patrick Bateman 	Scenes deleted
2004 	Dracula 3000 	Captain Abraham Van Helsing	
2006 	The Curse of King Tut's Tomb 	Danny Freemont 	
2008 	Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 	Colonel Johnny Rico 	Direct to video
2009 	Through the Air to Calais or the Wonderful Cruise of Blanchard's Balloon	Dr. John Jeffries 	Short film
2011 	Shiver 	Det. Sebastian Delgado 	
2011 	Born to Ride 	Mike Callahan 	
2012 	Malibu Days 	 	Short film
2012 	The Pact 	Bill Creek 	
2012 	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Sequels 	James K. Polk 	Short film
2012 	noobz 	Casper Van Dien 	Completed
2012 	Christmas Twister 	Ethan 	
2013 	500 MPH Storm 	Nathan Sims 	
2013 	Assumed Killer 	Sam Morrow 	
2013 	11 Seconds 	Benjamin Stills 	
2013 	Mucho Dinero 	Kurt 	
2013 	Higher Mission 	John Perryman 	
2014 	Sleeping Beauty 	Director 	Direct-to-video by The Asylum
2015 	Avengers Grimm 	Rumpelstiltskin 	
2015 	June 	Dave Anderson 	
2016 	Army Dog 	Tom Holloway 	
2016 	Showdown in Manila 	Charlie Benz 	
2016 	Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine 	Saber Raine 	
2016 	Isra 88 (or Mission 88 or Beyond the Edge) 	Lt. Col. Harold Richards 	
2017 	Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars 	Colonel Johnny Rico (voice)	Also executive producer, direct to video
2017 	All About the Money 	Kurt 	
2018 	Last Seen in Idaho 	Brock 	
2018 	Darkness Reigns 	Himself 	
2018 	Dead Water 	John 	
2018 	Alpha Wolf 	Jack Lupo 	
2018 	Alita: Battle Angel 	Amok 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1990 	Menu for Murder 	Life Guard 	TV movie
1991 	Saved by the Bell 	Student (uncredited) 	Episode: "Pipe Dreams"
1991 	Dangerous Women 	Brad Morris 	1 episode
1992 	Freshman Dorm 	Zack Taylor 	5 episodes
1992 	Life Goes On 	 	Episode: "Udder Madness"
1993–1994	One Life to Live 	Tyler "Ty" Moody 	TV series
1994 	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 	Jesse 	Episode: "Cattle Drive: Part 1"
Episode: "Cattle Drive: Part 2"
1994 	Beverly Hills, 90210 	Griffin Stone 	7 episodes
1995 	P.C.H. 	Randy 	TV movie
1995 	Silk Stalkings 	Roger Barrows 	Episode: "I Know What Scares You"
1995 	Married... with Children 	Eric Waters 	Episode: "Blonde and Blonder"
1996 	Backroads to Vegas 	Adam 	TV movie
1996 	Lethal Orbit 	Tom Corbett 	TV movie
1996 	Night Eyes Four: Fatal Passion 	Roy 	TV movie
1996 	Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus 	King Tal 	TV movie
1996 	The Colony 	 	TV movie
1997 	The Outer Limits 	Jake Miller 	Episode: "Heart's Desire"
1997 	NightScream 	Teddy Johnson / Ray Ordwell Jr	TV movie
1997 	James Dean: Race with Destiny 	James Dean 	TV movie
1998 	Modern Vampires 	Dallas 	TV movie
1998 	On the Border 	Jake Barnes 	TV movie
1999 	Shark Attack 	Steven McKray 	TV movie
1999 	The Collectors 	A.K. 	TV movie
1999 	Thrill Seekers 	Tom Merrick 	TV movie
2000 	Partners 	Axel 	TV movie
2000 	Python 	Bart Parker 	TV movie
2000 	Road Rage 	Jim Travis 	TV movie
2000 	Cutaway 	Delmira 	TV movie
2001 	Chasing Destiny 	Bobby Moritz 	TV movie
2000–2001	Titans 	Chandler Williams 	14 episodes
2001 	Going Back (Under Heavy Fire) 	Capt. Ramsey 	TV movie
2001 	The Tracker 	Connor Spears 	TV movie
2001 	Danger Beneath the Sea 	Commander Miles Sheffield 	TV movie
2002 	The Vector File 	Gerry 	TV movie
2003 	Big Spender 	Eddie Burton 	TV movie
2003 	Windfall 	Ace Logan 	TV movie
2004 	Skeleton Man 	Staff Sgt. Oberron 	TV movie
2004 	What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? 	Romantic Moritz (uncredited) 	Documentary
2004 	Rock Me, Baby 	Michael 	Episode: "Love at First Flight"
2005 	Hollywood Flies 	Zach 	TV movie
2005 	Maiden Voyage 	Kyle Considine 	TV movie
2005 	Personal Effects 	Chris Locke 	TV movie
2005 	The Fallen Ones 	Matt Fletcher 	TV movie
2005 	Officer Down 	Officer Philip Hallows 	TV movie
2005 	Premonition 	Jack Barnes 	TV movie
2006 	Meltdown 	Tom 	TV movie
2006 	The Curse of King Tut's Tomb 	Danny Freemont 	TV movie
2006 	Slayer 	Hawk 	TV movie
2006–2007	Watch Over Me 	Andre Forester 	64 episodes
2008 	Aces 'N' Eights 	Luke Rivers 	TV movie
2008 	Mask of the Ninja 	Jack Barrett 	TV movie
2008 	Monk 	Lt. Steven Albright 	Episode: "Mr. Monk Is Underwater"
2009 	Monk 	Lt. Steven Albright 	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the End: Part 1 & 2"
2009 	One Hot Summer 	Luther Simmonds 	TV movie
2010 	Turbulent Skies 	Tom 	TV movie
2010 	Laugh Track Mash-ups 	James 	Episode: "Coopin' with Mr. Levy"
2010 	The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation	Randy McGovern 	TV movie
2012 	Lake Effects 	Ash Henson 	TV movie
2012 	Fugitive at 17 	Spencer Oliphant 	TV movie
2012 	Femme Fatales 	 	Episode: "One Man's Death"
2012 	Baby's First Christmas 	Kyle 	TV movie
2015 	Fire Twister 	Scott 	TV movie
2015 	Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf 	Ray 	TV movie
2015 	Patient Killer 	Jason (also as director) 	TV movie
2015–2016	Con Man 	Waiter (cameo) 	6 episodes, web series, aired on TV by Syfi
2017 	Hawaii Five-0 	Roger Niles 	Episode "Na La Ilio" (Dog Days)
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