Dawson’s Creek legend looks unrecognisable with long hair 20 years after teen soap and quitting Hollywood
DAWSON'S Creek legend James Van Der Beek looks unrecognisable with long hair 20 years after teen soap and quitting Hollywood.
The 46-year-old played Dawson Leery in the drama between 1998 and 2003.
Dawson's Creek followed the lives of a group of American teens navigating through their high school to college transition.
James starred in the teen show alongside Katie Holmes, Joey Potter, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams.
The show had six successful series with 128 episodes before ending in the early 2000s.
After his role in the hit programme, James went on to star in a number of popular shows and films.
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Some of his roles include characters in Criminal Minds, Ugly Betty, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and Modern Family.
But in 2020 James announced that he was quitting Los Angeles and moving to Texas with his family wife Kelly Brook and their six kids.
Despite not being on our screens for three years, James has a huge following on social media and loves to keep his fans up to date with what he gets up to.
His Instagram bio states: "#Husband, #father, #writer, professional make-believer, work in progress."
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The star has over one million followers on the platform.
