Former teen heartthrob James Van Der Beek, who won the hearts of TV viewers in beloved drama series Dawson’s Creek, is being remembered by his co-stars following his death, aged 48.
Van Der Beek brought an intensity to the character of Dawson Leery, a role that spawned online memes and self-aware cameos in films, such as spoof horror Scary Movie. He was respectful to the show’s fandom in the decades after it finished, remaining close friends with fellow actors Katie Holmes and Busy Philipps.
