2000Texas Rangers
A ragtag group of youngsters band together after the American Civil War to form the Texas Rangers, a group charged with the dangerous, ruthless duty of cleaning up the West. Also stars Dylan McDermott and Rachael Leigh Cook.
Release Date: Around or after summer 20001999
Castle In The Sky- Voice of Patzu
An Anglicized version of the 1986 Japanese cartoon Tenku no shiro Rapyuta. Patzu, the character that James plays, is a boy who is a lift operator in the mines, and is trying to prove to his father that he saw a flying island during a storm. This island, called Laputa (but the name's probably going to change) is rumored to hold fantastic wealth and technology. It will also star Mark Hamill as Muska.
Release Date: Fall 1999Varsity Blues- Plays John "Mox" Moxon
Two Texas high school quarterbacks compete for attention from their fans, their family, and their coach (Voight) who is respected by the whole town for leading the school on a long winning streak, and this year it looks like they're headed to State. One is the first-string QB (Walker), driven by his coach; the other is the upstart second-string QB (Van der Beek) with an unusual playing style.
VB Official Web Site
* More VB pictures in the pictures section.1998
Harvest
America's farms are struggling to stay in business, and in Harvest, a small town makes the collective decision to turn to what may be the most profitable American crop, even more than tobacco: marijuana. Harvest is the story of what happens when a DEA agent comes to town to investigate this odd community program. Supposedly, James filmed this movie even before Dawson's Creek.
Harvest Official Site
Harvest movie posterDawson's Creek- Plays Dawson Leery
Set in a small coastal town near Boston called Capeside, Dawson's Creek tells the story of four teenagers as they struggle through adolescence. This is particularly true for 15-year-olds Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), an introspective dreamer and Joey Potter (Katie Holmes), a precocious tomboy unaware of her beauty. Best friends since childhood, they are about to enter that confusing time in life where nothing is the way it was and nothing is as it seems.
DC Official Web Site
* More DC pictures in the pictures section.1996
I love You, I love you not- Plays Tony
Prep school student Daisy and her European-born grandmother Nana share the sad stories of their lives: Daisy tells Nana of her romance with young Ethan and problems in school because she's Jewish; and Nana tells of her young years under Nazis when she was sent to ghetto and then to concentration camp.
Official Site
I Love You, I Love You Not movie poster1995
Angus- Plays Rick Sandford
Overweight, science-loving teenager Angus Bethune decides to take a stand against his merciless classmates after they elect him prom king as a practical joke. With the support of his grandparents and a lone friend, Angus decides to pursue a date with a pretty cheerleader.
Angus fan page1994
Shenandoah
A play done in The Goodspeed Opera House Finding the Sun- Played Fergus
An off-Broadway play in a local community theatre production. It was written and directed by three-time Pulitzer Prize winner playwright Edward Albee. 1991"Clarissa Explains it All" - Plays Paulie (TV guest appearance)
"The Red Booth" (TV guest appearance)
