How tall is James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek's Height

5ft 11 ¾ (182.2 cm)

American actor best known for playing Dawson Leery in TV series Dawson's Creek. In film he can be seen in Rules of Attraction, Angus and Varsity Blues. At age 19 he had himself listed on his resume as "Height: 5'11" and "Weight: 170 [pounds]", however by the time he starring in Dawson's Creek his resume listed him as "6'".

How tall is James Van Der Beek
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Average Guess (46 Votes)
5ft 11.71in (182.1cm)
Jake: 1.84 m - 1.85 m said on 3/Aug/22
Had at least 2.5 inches on Ian Somerhalder.
viper said on 16/Feb/22
So people agree with me he's 5-10.5 or so
(Billythetreesurgeon) said on 15/Feb/22
Rowan182cm

What’s your morning height mate, think we could be height twins if we met in the evening, although I’ve got a 4.8 - 5 inch eye level

I agree though this chap does look 179 but not quite 180
Rowan182cm said on 9/Feb/22
Looks more 179cm maybe 181cm tops than 182cm to me
J welling said on 12/Jul/21
Celebrities always at 2 in to their height I'd say at Max he's 5'9
viper said on 6/Apr/21
Nah, only 5-11.5 in shoes.

He's maybe, maybe 5-10.5
Chris Junior Hernandez 1990 said on 6/Apr/21
You mean 2mm? Ok 5'11 3/4 and 6'0 is visibly seem through. Worst 5'11 1/2 for James VDB.
viper said on 5/Apr/21
Yep, 99.9999 percent of the time he looked 2 inches shorter
viper said on 31/Mar/21
He's only this tall in Nike Air Max 720's
viper said on 31/Mar/21
He always looked 2 inches shorter than 6-0 John Wesley Shipp.

He should be downgraded to 5-11 at least.

I think he's 5-10 range
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Jesica said on 5/Dec/20
He was listed as 6’0 and even 6’1. I’ll give him 5’11.5 max. Has a relatively big head.
Chris Junior Hernandez 1990 said on 12/Aug/20
Rob, do you believe James grow a 3/4 inch after 19 since his resume stated 5'11 at 19?
Editor Rob
It's a tricky one really, he has looked anywhere in 5ft 11 to 6ft range. Remember he appeared in that show with Krysten Ritter...click Here.

From what I remember, I think he seemed over a flat 5ft 11, especially after seeing Krysten up close, she's a 176 range girl really.
Hulk.23 said on 1/Aug/20
Perfect listing/ he’s as tall as me: 182cm
viper said on 22/Jun/20
He looks around 5-10-5-11

5-11 is the most he could be
HJ said on 21/Jun/20
he was at least an inch shorter than murray who is listed at 5' 11.5".
Editor Rob
11 years ago somebody mentioned the same and maybe Murray could look the one nearer 6ft than James could. However, I did meet Chad and wouldn't have guessed him a full six foot guy...

I did get hold of the resume for Van Der Beek.

At 18 he he was 165 pounds, then when moving to another company at age 19 kept the 5ft 11 height and changed weight to 170 pounds.
Realist said on 30/May/20
I can see 5'11 in the movie Varsity Blues he was like 23 and looked 5'10 its weird but definitely 5'11
Editor Rob
This is what VanDer Beek claimed at age 18, 5ft 11. I think from 18 to 19 he bumped up his weight by 5 pounds but left his height at 5ft 11...I will need to dig out the file again.
Que lo Que said on 26/Apr/20
Rob could you guess his dutch bretheren Donny Van de beek next
Miss Sandy Cowell said on 13/Mar/20
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QM6'1QM said on 20/Aug/19
182 cm max. for him, nothing more.
Sandy Cowell said on 6/Aug/18
The height gap is more evident when Patricia sits down actually! One can't see her shoe heel height in one scene, and James, or Dylan as he's called in this, doesn't tower over Patricia's Allison anywhere near as much as one would expect!
Sandy Cowell said on 6/Aug/18
James is in more stuff that's right down my street, as it were! He's starring in an episode of 'Medium' with the gorgeous Patricia Arquette, in a story called 'All In The Family'. Bad episodes of this don't exist, so I'd better start concentrating, as I haven't got this one on DVD - yet!

This 6-footer is towering over the 5ft1.5 Patricia...
Sandy Cowell said on 25/Jul/18
James is sporting a bit of stubble in the film I'm watching at the moment. Under the circumstances, I don't think that shaving is top on the priority list for the guys in this though. Called 'The Plague', it is a film by Clive Barker, and the kids who've been comatosed for 10 years haven't woken up yet... but they will! 😲😨😟

I haven't seen this for ages, and I don't remember if I've seen it to an end. The beginning rings familiar though!

I have seen enough to see that James is a tall fellow, so six foot is his in the box without question. I know his face and I am Busting a Gut to recall what it is I've seen him in to date. All I know is it isn't 'Dawson's Creek'! ( I never saw it even once!)
so said on 5/Jun/18
10 inch head??
Editor Rob
Could be close to that.
viper said on 19/Apr/18
He's 182cm only in shoes.

Barefoot he is 5-10
berta said on 19/Apr/18
rob this guy is never taller than 182.
Anonymous said on 5/Jan/18
Rob, please give him downgrade he is 5'11.25 max. Click Here Click Here the woman in the blue dress is listed at 6'2 and is wearing heels she is like 6'4.5 or something in those. Click Here here she is again next to the Rock so solid 6'2. the woman (first photo with Beek) Click Here she is listed 6'3.5 and she is in flats not showing full posture making her like 6'3 flat and she has at least 3 inches on Beek he is just over 6' in his shoes. Please downgrade at least half an inch.
checker said on 5/Dec/17
He never looked taller than 5'11 on dawsons creek standing next to 6'0 John Wesley Shipp.
Dpny said on 25/Aug/17
you can't judge by seeing them next to other actors on TV they use camera angles and lifts in their shoes to make people look taller on TV you really have to see someone in person.
Actor said on 17/Aug/17
I have never heard of Andre till I saw this show with James in it too and realized he is a comedian with his own show, planning to watch this show he has soon. Van Der Beek is in an episode I heard.
Actor said on 17/Aug/17
Rob how tall is Eric Andre? He says he is 6 feet but looks taller than Van Der Beek in this show I saw them both in.
Dmeyer said on 2/Aug/17
In the photo looks 16-17cm over my 166cm friend , looked solid 184cm maybe 184,5cm but has near 1,5cm more shoes than me so 183cm
Visitor said on 19/Jun/17
He doesn't quite look 6ft, more like 182 cm max
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 28/May/17
Looks roughly 6ft. Could look both a bit over and under it at times
Jonas said on 5/Mar/17
No more than 5'11 after seeing him in CSI Cyber next to actor Diogo Morgado who is around 6'1.5
Dimity said on 18/Nov/16
I'm almost 6'0.25
AroundParade said on 29/Apr/16
Its pretty obvious he looks no taller than 5'10. 2 inches shorter than 6'0 Josh Jackson.
Dmeyer said on 24/Dec/15
No m'y freind is more 166-7cm And beek had 0,25in more shoes m'y friend had Γ  air max in the 1.25-1.3in beek had Γ  1.5-6in boot , anyway hΓ© looked near 184cm not looking at shoes so his height is aleast near 6ft ,
dmeyer said on 23/Dec/15
He came to a restaurent he had about 0.5-0.6in more shoes he looked just about as tall as a 6ft 1 guy that had 0.3in less shoes and was a solid 1in taller than me i was about 184cm shoes on he was 6'1,5in shoes on minus 1.5-6in about 6ft , but looked over 6'0 flat because of the 0.6in boost but didnt look the full 6"1 so 183cm make sens
Sean said on 21/Dec/15
I think he's a solid 5'11. He's definitely a bit under 6'.
MD said on 11/Dec/15
With 5'11" Mark-Paul Gosseler:

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He has impeccable posture and a good build, which can make him look taller.
Markus said on 9/Dec/15
I met James back in 2004. Hung out at a bar with he and his wife for a while. I'm 5'9" on a good day and I'm at least an inch taller than him.
Josh1 said on 8/Aug/15
More like 5'11
Judd ISR said on 15/Jun/15
i think he's a "fifty-fifty" guy, among 5'11.75" and 6'...
Gino said on 22/Aug/14
Solid six footer without any doubt!
Hypado said on 6/Jul/14
James Van Der Beek is 183cm, maybe 182
Arch Stanton said on 9/Feb/14
Always looked 6'1" ish in shoes to me, I think is a about right.
The Horse of FUNK said on 7/Feb/14
I think it's his head lol, it's long and huge.
sigge said on 7/Feb/14
I think he needs a downgrade. 180-181 cm. He is not even 2 inches taller than Brolin.
dmeyer said on 6/Feb/14
He pulled off weak 6'1 with 1.6in boots
dmeyer said on 6/Feb/14
In Person taller than me
MD said on 30/Dec/13
With 5'9.5" Josh Brolin:

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I don't know if we're just to assume there is something in Brolin's shoes, but something else to add to the pile.

With Matthew Morrison (they are both in regular, black dress shoes), who is listed at 5'11", here, but I'm not entirely sure of that:

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With 5'9"(ish) Mario Lopez:

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I am not at all convinced James is a full 6'0".
mId said on 27/Nov/13
Click Here explain please.. Jason mewes is what.. 5'11?
Taller than Chad michael murray?.. Not in One Tree Hill. And like I said Before.. Chad ain't even 6' himself.
cole said on 17/Oct/13
@Editor Rob: Yeah probably.
cole said on 15/Oct/13
@Editor Rob: What do you make of this? Click Here
Editor Rob
I'm sure the background is digitally put on
mId said on 12/Oct/13
He was shorter than Chad michael murray who's not even 6' himself. Maybe Chad wore lifts.. I just never saw these guys as 6 footers. ~5'11 tops.
Arch Stanton said on 21/Sep/13
If his head isn't actually much longer than average it's because his eyes and face form the lower half of his head and the part above the eyes to the top of the head takes up half his face so it gives the illusion of him having a very long face.
Arch Stanton said on 21/Sep/13
Emily says on 12/May/13
IsnΒ΄t his head length abnormal for his height? How long do you guess his head to be?
[Editor Rob: not abnormal, maybe half inch longer than average]

Not abnormally big or anything but it looks much longer than average to me.
Editor Rob
it is possible he has an equal eyelevel-head and eyelevel-chin, so a 10-inch head
cole said on 21/Aug/13
@Viper: Absolutely not. Stop trolling.
Viper said on 13/Aug/13
Hes 5'10 Max
Emily said on 12/May/13
IsnΒ΄t his head length abnormal for his height? How long do you guess his head to be?
Editor Rob
not abnormal, maybe half inch longer than average
Arch Stanton said on 17/Jan/13
182-183 cm but has a head as long as a 6 ft 6 + guy which can make him seem taller.
Hew said on 10/Jan/13
Looks 5'11 range.
Mr-KILLER-SHRIMP said on 14/Dec/12
180cm on the dot.
Dmeyer said on 2/Oct/12
Apeared solid 184cm guy in person but had 1-1.5 cm more shoes so 183cm
Jake: 1.82 m--1.83 m--1.84 m said on 2/Sep/12
Actually, now having a better idea: 182- 183 cm range for J.V.D.B. seems fitting.
jake, 1.82 m- 1.83 m- 1.84 m said on 28/Jan/12
Those estimates are generally good Maio, but Joshua Jackson is at least 6" 1 in my opinion.
jake, 1.82 m- 1.83 m said on 4/Dec/11
He looked 2 inches below Gubler I have to say. Van Der Beek is more like 5ft 11in (180 cm).
jasperwazap said on 1/Dec/11
I can't get over him being called an 'Ommpa Loompa' by Pacey in Dawson's Creek who was only 1'' taller minus the hair. Another star Bethalzar (wrong spelling) (oops) Getty used to get 6'2'' as his height now listed at 5'9''.
Maio said on 28/Nov/11
James Van Der Beek: 5 ft 11.75 in/182 cm
Katie Holmes: 5 ft 9 in/175 cm
Joshua Jackson: 6 ft 0.5 in/184 cm
Michelle Williams: 5 ft 3.5 in/161 cm
Kerr Smith: 5 ft 11.25 in/181 cm
Dmeyer said on 25/Jun/11
Looked 184 185 cm but thΓ© hΓ© had 4 cm boots so 183 cm
Viper said on 5/Jun/11
5-10 Max, maybe as low as 5-9. 6-0 is beyond hillarious.

Hell 5-11 Max Scott Speedman was taller than him in Dawsons Creek.
dmeyer said on 24/May/11
this guy came to a restaurent i use to work i am about 5 ft 11.5 i had 1 in sneakers so 6 ft 0.5 in james was taller than me by about 1 to 1.25 in and he was 0.25 in shorter than a waiter that was 6 ft 0.75 in who had 1.1 in shoes so james was somewere 6ft 1.5 to 6 ft 1.7 with shoes on he had 1.5 1.6 in heels thaugh so if no lifts he is solid 6 ft with a chance of 6 ft 0.25 6 ft seems right since he gave a 6 ft 0.5 to 6 ft 0.75 impression because of the 1.5 1.6 in heels
layne van der beek said on 24/Apr/11
I promise! This guys is probably my height! 5'10 1/2 barefoot, 5'11 1/2'' in tennis shoes, and 6ft even with elevated casuals or dress shoes.
cook said on 17/Nov/10
also he had a very bad posture on one tree hill if you stop at 6.50 you can see van der beek is actually taller
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cook said on 17/Nov/10
saw last week in L.A looked like 6'1 from afar when I got closer he was really a strong 6' no lift beacsue he was wearing sneackers, weird I thought the guy was only like 5'10, I was wrong, about murray looking taller in one tree hill, I can bet he we was wearing lifts cause co.star asutin nichols its like 6'4
confessional said on 16/May/09
no downgrade...van der beek its 6' in minus

murray its about 6' too, murray shoes on that episode looked suspicious...trust me
unknown said on 14/May/09
George 5'11 sounds right then Chad Michael Murray needs to be 5 ft 11.75 in. or 6 ft. even!
George said on 14/May/09
Rob, would it be possible to downgrade James to at least 5'11?
unknown said on 13/May/09
thanks George you noticed too! Murray got him by at least in a inch I'm sayin a tad more. Needs to be downgraded to 5 ft 10.5 at least or Chad M. is 6 ft. on the dot. No way is James taller posture or not. Plus looking at Chad's foot ware, no excessive footware went down,lol!
Doug said on 21/Apr/09
He has the long head of a 6'4" guy. Looks around 5'11" to me.
George said on 13/Apr/09
Yes, he did look shorter than Murray and Van Der Beek was in professional attire so he was wearing dress shoes. Van Der Beek was wearing a tight shirt tucked in and he looked kindof short. A legit 6'0 would not look that short. This guy may be 6' in his shoes, but barefoot he's around 5'10.5 to 5'11.
confessional said on 12/Apr/09
donest look shorter than murray, his characater weas always drunk and height and always in bad posture and they looked about the same, plus. chad was wearing suspicious shoes..so..van der beek is 6' and also dmeyer met him and met a lot fo c celebreties and he said that van der beek is a legit 6'0!
dani said on 9/Apr/09
This guy is no more than 5"10-5"11. He's never 6"0, people who are saying he's 6"1-6"0 are blind and need to have their eyes checked.
George said on 7/Apr/09
Ok, anyone who watched James guest star in the new episode of One Tree Hill would have noticed that he was 1-2 inches shorter than 5'11.5 Chad Michael Murray. No way is James a legit 6'0!
dani said on 17/Mar/09
i don't buy him being 6"0, probably 6'0 with lifts.
confessional said on 4/Mar/09
looks 6' never looked shorter than that for me
Anonymous said on 15/Feb/09
There is no way The Beek is over 5'10.Im 179 and when I met him I had over an inch on him!
Anonymous said on 20/Jan/09
If anyone watched last night's episode of "One Tree Hill" he did a guest spot on...he's dwarfed by Chad Michael M, needs a down grade big time. He's min. 5 feet 11 at best. If not down graded...Chad M. is just under 6 feet 1,lol!!!
jiijijijjijijijijiijijji said on 4/Dec/08
he looks and inch shorter than colin hanks, so hes at least 6'
maybe 6'.05
Anonymous said on 25/Nov/08
Could this guy be shorter? He guest starred on Criminal Minds a while ago. Here's a mock documentary of one of the show's cast members Matthew Gray Gubler meeting up with James. Matthew is 6'1" by the way.

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tony van der beek said on 19/Oct/08
hes my cousin an he is 6 ft
Layne Van Der Beek said on 18/Oct/08
If kate holmes is 5'8'' legit, then I believe that the beek is probably about 5'10 1/2''-5'11'' barefoot. and maybe 6 in lifts. I think I would be about the same height as he if I were to meet him in person. Cause those of us who stand a little bit under 6ft, give the 6ft billing. and the 6 footers legit are given 6ft2 billings. Its weird, but thats the way it goes.
howie day said on 18/Sep/08
nicole...or you are lying or you just cant messure heights..if van der beek its 5'8 or 5'9...that maske katie holmes at 5'5, ian som,erhalder at 5'4, and things like that..van der beek its not shorter than 6'
Nicole said on 5/Sep/08
Years ago I met James Van Der Beek on the set of Dawson's Creek, I had to do a scene where I'm walking by him and I had to grab his butt. Anyway before shooting the scene James and I talked and he was not very tall at all. My real height is 5'3 1/2 and I was wearing 3 inch heels when we talked so I was about 5'6 1/2, and James wasn't too much taller. He looked like he was about 5'8-5'9, no Joke! In fact I remember thinking to myself about how short he was. I expected him to be much taller. Hope that helped.
jonny said on 23/Apr/08
today I saw one of the first episodes of dawsson and he looks 5'11 next to josuah but then I realize van der beek had a bad posture durind dawson first days always slouchign and running and it was hard to tell...but the guy its a 6' footer
jonny said on 5/Apr/08
he is an easy 6' footer...he always look tall to me..never looked short...
he was barely shorter than jackson on dawson's reek and like 4 inhes taller than somerhalder in rules of attraction...he was also quite taller than katie holmes who's 5'9 and when she was in heals he was till taller...he could be 184
Bosco said on 12/Mar/08
nothing under 6'0..viper i have to agree with you in other celebs except with jackson and beek..
I forgot to mention..I met van der beek and he was like 6'1 but he was in sneakers..so the man gotta be 183 in minimum..
jackson its 6'1
Viper said on 3/Mar/08
No, Josh Jackson is 6-0. James is under 6-0.
Bosco said on 3/Mar/08
looks like a 6 footer to me...nothing below that...joshua jackson had and inch on him and he is like 187 so he must 183 to 184
gossip boy said on 18/Feb/08
this guys looks like 6'1.05 maybe 6'2 in rules of attraction..so he must be like 6'0.05 184 cm could be more accurrate
height_police said on 21/Dec/07
you see viper? radio_man was right all along...and I have to agrre with him..he is a tall guy...
byt the way dmeyer..exactly how tall are you? is james a nice guy?
Viper said on 18/Dec/07
That blows me away.
dmeyer said on 18/Dec/07
sorry my comment wasnt clear,james looks about 6 ft 0.5 in,but he had footwear advantage like 1.5 cm so 183 cm seems right
dmeyer said on 17/Dec/07
ad 1.5 to to 1.6 in heels he was about 6'1.285 to 6'1.5 in shoes so 6 ft barefeet but if he had 1 in lifts inside he could be 5'10.75 ,but lets say his shoes were normal thik casual boots with 1.5 in heels i had 0.9 in heels like 2.3 cm and he had about 4 cm ,he did have the build of a tall guy ,i think he didnt have lifts because if he had he would have weard smaller outside heels like 1 in ,i was expecting 5'11 from that guy ,and he looked 6'0.5 in minus 0.5 to 0.6 advantage he is 6 foot ,rob was right once again
Viper said on 17/Dec/07
Are you sure it wasnt lifts?
dmeyer said on 16/Dec/07
i talked to him today he looked lidl over 6 ft but he had 1.5 in heels and i had 09 to 1 in heels so 6 ft seems accurate
Viper said on 3/Dec/07
He looked to be of average height. Not short or tall.
Ted said on 3/Dec/07
doesn't look tall. I always thought he was short on his series
RobertJ said on 5/Nov/07
He needs a downgrade, at least to 5'11''. I don't think he's shorter than 5'10''.
radio_man said on 20/Oct/07
exactly jackie...he can easily look 6'1 in shoes..I saw standing still
and he was the taller of the gang except for colin hanks..whom was a bit taller like 1cm maybe 2..
I was checking van de rbeek shoes on that film and seems normal..in one scene he's barefoot next to the poll and heas still taller...than everybody..so..6'0.5 can be the taller for van der beek barefoot
Jackie Treehorn said on 17/Oct/07
Agree radio. At this point I would pin him between 5-11.5 and 6-0. Also, the Gray Grubler video below makes him look about the same height as that guy (not much lower).
radio_man said on 15/Oct/07
the minimum I can see van der beek its 5'11 barefoot. no shorter than that..
he has a large body..and you can clearly see it
Viper said on 9/Oct/07
You are being fooled by some lifts in a few pictures. Just look at the video wih Gubler. That shows his real height. 5-9-5-10. Can look cloer to 6-0 in lifts.
radio_man said on 8/Oct/07
viper...you are very good in judging heights..I agree with you with a lot of starts but in the van der beek thing..I have to disagree..this guy is not shorter than 5'11 and no taller than 6'1..so..he's on that range..
Viper said on 8/Oct/07
Hes 5-9 1/2 possibly.
Rob said on 7/Oct/07
When Dawsons Creek was popular, I remember a Radio DJ was talking about how she met James Van Der Beek. The female DJ kept going on and on about how James was much shorter than she thought.
Viper said on 24/Sep/07
Ashton is 6-2 at best. This Gubler looks 6-1 in other photos.
radio_man said on 24/Sep/07
well if matthew its 6'1, wich I doubt..he looks like ashton kutcher height, van der beek would be 5'11, for me...
its simple..Matthew its like 6'3..maybe a little less and van der beek its like6'0.5..
Viper said on 20/Sep/07
I think James might be a lift wearer.
trueheight said on 19/Sep/07
with Matthew Gray Gubler (6'1) in this clip, James appears only 5'10 - even struggling w/ 5'10. They stand face to face - watch clip starting at 2:25

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radio_man said on 23/Aug/07
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he looks pretty tall in there
like 6'1..probably 6'2 but he's wearing shoes like 1 inch
so I think he's 6'0 maybe a bit more
Viper said on 21/Jun/07
Im calling BS on that radio man. He never looked the same height as him or even taller from what I could remember. The guy is lucky If hes even 5-11. 5-10 barefoot looks right for him. Also Josh Jackson always looked taller by a couple of inches most of the time.
radio_man said on 21/Jun/07
well, he's 6'0..no doubt with no doubt..with a bad posture he can look too 5'11 but he's 6'0 and Viper, in some scenes he looked taller than john
L0GAN5 said on 20/Jun/07
If you watch Ali Larter's nude scene in Varsity Blues he is clearly only a couple of inches taller, and she is listed as 5'7/8 so I reckon about 5'10".
Viper said on 15/Jun/07
Vanderbeek never looked 6-0 with 6-0-6-1 John Wesley Shipp. Always looked 2-3 inches shorter.
jessie said on 14/Jun/07
in the dawsons creek episode "all good things... must come to an end" they are all at a wedding and katie holmes is wearing 3-4 inch heels and dawson is at least an inch taller than her. he is definitely at least 6ft
Anonymous said on 6/Jun/07
met him at the molly pitcher inn in red bank Nj last November. He's definitely 6ft, a strong 6 ft even. his huge forhead may throw you off, but he was barely shorter than my buddy who is 6'2" barefoot. so 6ft or maybe even a little over would be right.
Josh said on 3/Jun/07
Yeah In Varsity Blues he looks 5'10, the most 5'10.5 If u wanna be generous put him at 5'11 the most.
Anonymous said on 26/May/07
NO way in hell 6'0.

There's a scene in VARSITY BLUES where Ali Larter (5'7) is standing in front of him barefoot, and wearing shoes he couldn't be more than 4 inches taller than her.

5'9.75 ... maybe 5'10.25. Definitely needs a downgrade.
what the hell said on 13/Apr/07
he's 6'0 maybe 6'1
I saw an episode of dawson0s this morning, and he was talking to joshau and the were in the eye eye level, joshua myabe was like 1 or 2 cm taller but that's all, he's quite tall, taller than I expected, he wasn't wearing lifts, both of them wearing sneakers
Anonymous said on 9/Apr/07
van der beek is about 5'10 - 5'11.Never 6 foot.A true 6 footer is pretty tall and thats not him.
radio_man said on 18/Feb/07
6'2.5 Jk: I agree with you..
sometimes he lokks 6'1!! he's a tall guy,...
Viper said on 18/Feb/07
JK, there are a few guys on here over listed on this site. Im pretty shocked he is listed at 6-0 on here.
6'2.5'' JK said on 17/Feb/07
Come on don't be pathetic, if He was anything under 6'0'' especially 2 inches or more, Don't you think Rob would change his height and not keep him listed as 6'0''. I also think he is no less than 6'0''
Viper said on 16/Feb/07
Hes never looked 6-0 to me on television.
radio_man said on 16/Feb/07
i dont know, he seems 6'.0
joshua was just a bit taller than him sometimes they were the same height!!
Viper said on 14/Feb/07
I think hes 5-10. Could be as tall as 5-11 but I doubt that even.
radio_man said on 14/Feb/07
well viepr, how tall you think he is? I think he's no less than 6'0..
Viper said on 13/Feb/07
Hes wearing lifts there, Im 100 percent sure. Hes never looked that tall before.
radio_man said on 13/Feb/07
anonymous
I watched attraction again and you're right he seems pretty tall, perhaps 6'1 too!, he's no wearing lifs, just regular shoes..
Viper said on 17/Jan/07
He does look tall in those premeire pics. Strange. I think hes wearing lifts there. Joshua Jackson always looked a good deal taller than him and hes between 6-0 and 6-1.
dmeyer said on 12/Jan/07
at the vanity fair party he walked by me i had 1.4 dockers so like 6'0.5 in in shoes so i looked 5'11.5 and he was shorter than me so i think he is at beat ny height 5'11 i aint sure 6 feet is a lidl generous but he just walked by me i didnt see him long enaugh but billy zane walked by me and looked 184 cm so 1.5 inches taller than james
radio_man said on 12/Jan/07
I agree with you
Anonymous said on 10/Jan/07
well, I have the fil and in some scenes they make ian look taller but the guy is short!!, if you see van der beek standong next to shannon sossamon( wearing 2 0r 3 inches heals) van der beek was a lot taller like 3 or 4 inches taller and in another scene shannos is with ian wearing the same heals and was taller tahn ian. so.. van der beek is tall! at least 184, but there's no way he's shorter than 6'o..!
Glenn said on 6/Jan/07
I believe you.
Anonymous said on 5/Jan/07
glenn.. he`s 6'0 maybe 6'1, he's tall.. check on rules of attraction or Dawson's creek the lates episode whe he looks older..sometimes I think they downgrade his height on Dawson's to make him look younger
Viper652 said on 15/Nov/06
He looked 5-10 Max in Dawsons Creek.
radio_man said on 15/Nov/06
he`s a tall guy!!
6`0 in rules of attraction he looks 3 inches than ian somerhalder who`s 5`9.. so he`s a tall guy!!. and dawson`s creek he loks taller than 5`9 katie holems and 5`10 kerr smith and 1 inch shorter than joshua jackson. he`s tall!! why you wanna say he`s not?..
UNK said on 2/Oct/06
Could be 5'11", but no less. I met the guy, and look at the pic I posted next to Biggs (5'9") below.
Glenn said on 2/Oct/06
Im kind of with Viper on this one too.looked 5-11 to me.
Viper652 said on 2/Oct/06
Then he is the shortest looking 6-0 bloke of all time.
JK said on 30/Sep/06
he is 6'0''
Viper652 said on 21/Sep/06
I just watched the new movie the Plague and James looked 5-10 Max in that movie to me. No way 6-0.
Viper652 said on 19/May/06
I never said he looked 5-7, I said he looked around 5-10 flat in relation to other actors and Katie Holmes.
UNK said on 19/May/06
Here is the shot of them stading together in Jay and Silent Bob (2nd time trying to post this message).

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J-Dog said on 18/May/06
Vips, that is a pretty far stretch. I think at times the downgrading is very illogical and I don't understand the fervent need to lower everyone's height. Never has this guy looked 5'7", you would just be able to tell at that low of a height by his body proportions and no lifts unless he is wearing 5 inch lifts are going to let him tower over Katie Holmes with high heels on.
met him today at the apple store said on 18/May/06
He is 5-10" i met him and talked to him today at the apple store in sherman oaks california. very nice guy, he bought 2 new laptops.
UNK said on 17/May/06
pic from jay and silent bob... if you watch the movie you see they are both wearing normal footwear

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leonari said on 17/May/06
Viper652: Sorry but you are losing it man...5'7" is such a ridiculous claim for this guy...actually I'm shocked...He is way taller than Katie Holmes (5'9") and actually looks quite tall where ever you see him...I could accept 5'10" maybe 5'11" but 5'7",5'8" ...please don't bring this site down with such ridiculous claims. OK?
Viper652 said on 17/May/06
Biggs is more like 5-8 UNK, but that would still confirm Vanderbeek to be above the 5-7-5-8 range.
UNK said on 16/May/06
Once again, I met Van Der Beek in NYC he is 5'11"-6'0". I know I don't have a pic to prove it, but I have no reason to lie, I am not a fan and don't care at all how tall he is.

Watch Jay and Silent Bob and you will see him standing much taller than 5'9"-5'10" Jason Biggs. There is NO way the guy is under 5'11".
Viper652 said on 14/May/06
Id say Katie is 5-8 tops. She doesnt look any taller then that next to other actors and co-stars, and thats her listing on the internet. James had about an inch to maybe 2 inches on her in the show. Thats why I have always pegged him to be no more then 5-10 flat. Though its possible he wore lifts to look taller.
~Nate~ said on 14/May/06
This is ridiculous! LOL James is nobody's 5'7/5'8 How would you account for him towering over 5'9 Katie Holmes even when she's in heels!? You people are ridiculius! LOL I met Katie once Planet Hollywood back in 00 when Dawsons Creek was still the business and she was very sweet, I'd peg her around 5'9 closer to 5'10, so there is no way James is 5'7 unless he has retractable alien legs
Viper652 said on 13/May/06
Wow, so the original 5-7 listing for him could be true? That would be crazy If he really was that height and they list him at 6-0 now.
Anonymous said on 11/May/06
rob, i'm really surprised at this listing. i met van der beek in santa monica last week and took a picture of him with my younger brother, who is 14 and stands 5'8. My brother was about half an inch taller than Van Deer Beek. I'm a grown man, 26 years old and am just under six foot and i towered over him. i think you should downgrade him to 5'8 or at most 5'9
Viper652 said on 21/Apr/06
Well, James was first listed on the internet at 5-7 when he started Dawsons creek. So their could be some truth to Jamal's sighting. Does James wear lifts? I personally think he is 5-10. At least thats what he looks like on TV to me.
UNK said on 21/Apr/06
@jamal - that is complete crap, or you don't know how to estimate height. i met him after an off broadway play in NYC he did a few years ago, right after dawson's creek ended. he is definitely in the 6'0" range... maybe 5'11", but no shorter than that.
jamal said on 20/Apr/06
i met him in las vegas a few weeks ago, we were staying at the same hotel, i am 6'3'' and i TOWERED over him. In my personal opinion, he looked like 5'6''-5'7. REALLY small. Or at least must smaller than many would think..
Josh said on 11/Feb/06
He really doesnΒ΄t look like a solid 6 footer he barely looks 6-0 with shoes , in DawsonΒ΄s Creek he always looked 5-11.5 (182cm) to me with sneakers so barefoot heΒ΄s 5-11 (180cm) posibly 5-10.5 (179cm)
dmeyer said on 17/Jan/06
i walked by him i had 1.5" heels i was around 6'1" in my shoes and james didnt look as tall as me like 1 inch shorter
175cm16andgrowing said on 4/Jan/06
No, never 5'7''. www.absolutepictures.com list him at 6' and 190lbs... yes, 190lbs is wrong but 6' is correct, more than correct.
175cm16andgrowing said on 3/Jan/06
Well... the guy is skinny, very skinny... at least he looks very skinny and so he seems to be very tall. Nothing under 6'1'' I'D thought... he's a pretty large face and if 'm correct he looked just a tad under Paul Walker which measn Walker is just 6'1'' or 6'1.5'' and not the 6'3'' he claims.
vanderbeek said on 22/Nov/05
i saw an article that said he wore lifts to look near 6'2" jackson , and it said he was only around 181cm tall ... ill try finding it on the internet , but it did point Jackson as being a solid 6'2" guy ...
Brett said on 2/Nov/05
Yeh I dont understand why people think if they are 6'0" in shoes then thats there height, you have to take off an inch obviously, sometimes more, especially in high lift hollywood
Marc said on 25/Sep/05
With my shoes on I stand just over 5'10"- Maybe 5'10.5".I met James Van Der Beek in Hollywood and he stood about and inch taller than me. 6'0" would be accurate.
Viper652 said on 30/Jul/05
Its interesting how Celebrityplus.com has this guy listed at 5-7. I dont think hes that short, but the Internet has 3 different listings for this guy. 5-7, 5-10, and 6-0. Its very unlikely he is 5-7 and 6-0. So 5-10 does make sense just from the different listings.
Viper652 said on 1/Jul/05
If Vanderbeek is 6 foot tall I have a Bridge to sell you :) I do think the 5-10 listing is correct for Kerr. And James always looked at least an inch shorter then him on the show. The 5-10 listing for VanderBeek on the Web might be a little off even.
J. said on 8/May/05
Yeah, I believe the 179 cm (69.8 inches, right?). He's not that tall. If you watch Varsity Blues and look at in publicity photos, he's an average height guy. Maybe an average height guy with an average height guy's fancy for lifts but who am I to say! ;-)
Viper652 said on 6/May/05
There is no way this guy is even close to 6 feet. I would say hes around 5-9, maybe 5-10.
Ricardo said on 27/Mar/05
What really surprised me about Dawson's Creek and continues to surprise me is that Kerr Smith ho is listed as 5'10" always seemed to be 1/2 inch taller than dawson in the series ( i would know i used to watch it for months ). Bit Dawson was always listed as 2 inches taller... strange... how can someone who is shorter or the same height as someone be two inches shorter...
mike sig said on 24/Feb/05
Saw him at The Whiskey w. Hollywood. He was in dress shoes/wing tip like. I'm 5'9" I walked up to him eye to eye. I had shoes on that gave me about 1 inch.

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