Charlotte Gallagher

He played the title character in the popular drama Dawson's Creek alongside Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams.

Lee Milner has been looking back at his life.

Lee Milner.

Emily Longoretta from Variety magazine told us more about James Van Der Beek and how the role he created on Dawson's Creek was so important to the era-defining TV show.

That was Emily Longoretta.

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I'm Charlotte Gallagher.

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