He has a brother named Jared who was born in , and a sister named Juliana who was born in James started acting at 13 after suffering a concussion playing football that prevented him from playing for a year on doctor's orders. He landed the role of Danny Zuko in his school production of "Grease. Around 16, he and his mother went to New York City to find an agent and possible auditions. A year later, he was cast in an off-Broadway play called "Finding the Sun. After that film his acting career was at a dead end and he decided to continue with his schooling and eventually made the Dean's list. The college experience soon became old for James, so he took some time off to travel and when he returned he auditioned for a role in Dawson's Creek He won the lead in the show, and his life changed forever. Though James has taken a hiatus from his college studies to shoot the series, he still plans to finish his degree.

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The actor and his wife, Kimberly, relocated from their Beverly Hills abode to the Lone Star state this week with their five kids and two dogs in tow. Onto the next big adventure! And a shut-down. All of that led to some drastic changes in our lives, and dreams, and priorities Sometimes a fuller life begins with an empty house.
He is partly of Dutch ancestry; his last name translates to " by the brook ". At the age of 15, he asked his mother to take him into New York City to get an agent and try his hand in professional acting. He played the role of "Fergus". Both he and the production, which was also directed by Albee, received positive reviews. Aged 17, while still in high school at Cheshire Academy , he performed in the musical Shenandoah at the Goodspeed Opera House , and made his feature film debut as a sadistic bully in Angus and shot a small role in the independent film I Love You, I Love You Not He attended Drew University , on an academic scholarship, where he participated in an all-male a cappella group, [9] but dropped out once Dawson's Creek was picked up to series.