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Name
Casper Van Dien

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1968-12-18 (58 years old)

Place of Birth
Milton, Florida, USA

Biography

Casper Van Dien's breakthrough role was as the lead in Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi film Starship Troopers (1997). Still one of the most talked about films of 1997 that has one of the largest cult followings in film history. He was also in Tim Burton's critically acclaimed film Sleepy Hollow (1999), as Brom Bones. He was the 20th Tarzan and the only one to ever film in Africa and ride an African elephant in the Warner Bros. film Tarzan and the Lost City (1998).

Other film credits include The Pact (2012), which was well received at Sundance. Casper played a down and out alcoholic detective opposite Caity Lotz. A Post Apocalyptic survivor in Beyond The Wave (2015) shot entirely in China. Starring opposite Sean Maher as part of a two man crew on a mission to the end of the universe in the much anticipated independent film ISRA 88 (2016) . Television credits include "MONK" (2008) Playing a Navy Doctor for the season finale, and "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1994).

His most recent victory has been behind the camera as a Director. He has directed three films in which he also starred in. His second film Patient Killer won best film and best director awards and was bought and aired on Lifetime.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1997 Starship Troopers as Johnny D. Rico
2000 Cutaway as Delmira
2006 The Veteran as Capt. Ramsey
1999 Sleepy Hollow as Brom Van Brunt
2023 Heart of a Champion as Clint
2004 Dracula 3000 as Capt. Abraham Van Helsing
2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder as Johnny Rico
2000 Sanctimony as Tom Gerrick
1998 Modern Vampires as Dallas
2022 Mad Heidi as President Meili
1999 The Time Shifters as Tom Merrick
2004 What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? as Romantic Moritz (uncredited)
2001 Danger Beneath the Sea as Commander Miles Sheffield
2004 Maiden Voyage as Kyle Considine
2008 Mask of the Ninja as Jack Barrett
2005 The Fallen Ones as Matt Fletcher
2000 Python as Bart Parker
1999 Shark Attack as Steven McKray
1999 The Omega Code as Gillen Lane
2006 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Danny Freemont
2002 Windfall as Ace
1998 Tarzan and the Lost City as Tarzan / John Clayton
2006 Slayer as Hawk
2001 Under Heavy Fire as Capt. Ramsey
2002 The Vector File as Gerry
2011 Born to Ride as Mike Callahan
2008 Aces 'N' Eights as Luke Rivers
2006 Meltdown: Days of Destruction as Tom
1995 Kill Shot as Randy
2003 Big Spender as Eddie Burton
2010 Turbulent Skies as Tom
2000 Road Rage as Jim Travis
2005 Officer Down as Officer Philip Hallows
2005 Premonition as Jack Barnes
1996 Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion as Roy
2005 Hollywood Flies as Zach
2004 Skeleton Man as Staff Sgt. Oberron
2022 A Tale of Two Guns as Abel Cruz
2013 Noobz as Casper Van Dien
2012 Shiver as Detective Sebastian Delgado
1997 NightScream as Teddy Johnson
2012 Baby's First Christmas as Kyle
2012 Lake Effects as Ash Henson
2012 The Pact as Bill Creek
2022 Assailant as Michael
2012 Fugitive at 17 as Spencer Oliphant
1999 The Collectors as A.K.
2000 Partners as Axel
1998 On the Border as Jake Barnes
2013 500 MPH Storm as Nathan Sims
2012 Christmas Twister as Ethan
2005 Personal Effects as Chris Locke
2001 The Tracker as Connor Spears
2001 Chasing Destiny as Bobby Moritz
1997 James Dean: Race with Destiny as James Dean
2013 The Twelve Trees of Christmas as Charles Harris
Soon Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2
2024 Murder at Hollow Creek as Bill Brooks
2022 The Most Dangerous Game as Baron Von Wolf
2013 Assumed Killer as Sam Morrow
2014 Sleeping Beauty as King David
2023 The Flood as Russell Cody
1990 Menu for Murder as Life Guard
2014 Beyond the Game as Perry Bernstein
Soon Garrison7: War Is Coming as Jai Garrison
1996 The Colony as Sawyer
2015 Avengers Grimm as Rumpelstiltskin
2022 Battle for Saipan as Vic
2016 Showdown in Manila as Charlie Benz
2015 June as Dave Anderson
2015 Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf as Ray
2015 Patient Killer as Jason Turner
2023 Hunt Club as Carter
1995 James Dean and Me as Self (uncredited)
2022 County Line: No Fear as Zed Dalton
2015 Fire Twister as Scott
2016 Army Dog as Tom Holloway
2025 Guns of Redemption as Luke
2016 The Last Bid as Dayton
2016 ISRA 88 as Lt. Col. Harold Richards
1998 Casper Meets Wendy as Crewcut Hunk
2019 Madness in the Method as Tim
2017 Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine as Saber Raine
Soon Aaah! Roach! as Officer Tom Johnson
2019 Alita: Battle Angel as Amok
2017 All About the Money as Kurt
2017 Tarzan Revisited as Self
2017 Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars as Johnny Rico (voice)
2013 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation as Randy
1996 Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus as King Tal
2015 Ratpocalypse
2017 The Conway Curve as Roger Conway
2019 One Nation Under God as Headmaster Kingsley
2002 Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
2019 Last Seen in Idaho as Brock
2009 One Hot Summer as Luther Simmonds
2018 Darkness Reigns as Casper Van Dien
2018 Alpha Wolf as Jack Lupo
2019 Chokehold
2020 Dead Water as John
1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning as Bystander
2000 Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend as Self
1996 Lethal Orbit as Tom Corbett
2020 Acquitted by Faith as Benjamin Stills
2020 The Warrant as The Saint
2023 Daughter as Father
2020 Roped as Robert Peterson
2020 Lady Driver as Elliot Lansing
2020 G-Loc as Decker
2020 The 2nd as Driver
2021 Red Prophecies as Sergey Volkov
2023 Monsters of California as Myers
2025 Ruthless Bastards as Nico Hawk
Soon Spawn of the Living Dead as Jeff Sanders
Soon Organism 46-B The Unseen as Dr. Daniel Carter
2021 Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game as Ben
2021 Mister Mayfair: Shooting Paul as Ben
Soon The Last Time as Vasillias
2021 Batman: Dying Is Easy as Commissioner James (Jim) Gordon

2000 Titans ( 13 episodes ) as Chandler Williams
2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 ( 7 episodes ) as Griffin Stone
2003 Rock Me Baby ( 1 episode ) as Michael
2006 Watch Over Me ( 65 episodes ) as Andre Forester
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ( 2 episodes ) as Jesse
1989 Saved by the Bell ( 2 episodes ) as Student (uncredited)
1989 Life Goes On ( 1 episode )
2005 I Married a Princess ( 13 episodes )
1992 Freshman Dorm ( 5 episodes ) as Zack Taylor
1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Jake Miller
1991 Silk Stalkings ( 1 episode ) as Roger Barrows
2002 Monk ( 3 episodes ) as Steven Albright
2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy ( 5 episodes ) as Johnny Cage
1987 Married... with Children ( 1 episode ) as Eric Waters
2010 Hawaii Five-0 ( 1 episode ) as Roger Niles
2022 Salvage Marines ( 6 episodes ) as Samuel Hyst
2006 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb ( 2 episodes ) as Danny Freemont
2018 All American ( 11 episodes ) as Harold Adams
2011 Femme Fatales ( 1 episode ) as Joe Hallenbeck
2015 Con Man ( 6 episodes ) as John Boutell
2016 Interns of F.I.E.L.D. ( 1 episode ) as Hawk Guy
2022 Wednesday ( 1 episode ) as Gideon Sterling
2005 Made in Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self
2026 River Sunset ( 44 episodes ) as James Doolittle

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