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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Ruthless Bastards
Character:Nico Hawk
Release Date:11/11/2025
Guns of Redemption
Character:Luke
Release Date:07/03/2025
Murder at Hollow Creek
Character:Bill Brooks
Release Date:01/05/2024
Monsters of California
Character:Myers
Release Date:06/10/2023
The Flood
Character:Russell Cody
Release Date:14/07/2023
Hunt Club
Character:Carter
Release Date:06/04/2023
Heart of a Champion
Character:Clint
Release Date:17/02/2023
Daughter
Character:Father
Release Date:10/02/2023
County Line: No Fear
Character:Zed Dalton
Release Date:06/12/2022
Battle for Saipan
Character:Vic
Release Date:25/11/2022
Mad Heidi
Character:President Meili
Release Date:24/11/2022
The Most Dangerous Game
Character:Baron Von Wolf
Release Date:05/08/2022
Assailant
Character:Michael
Release Date:22/03/2022
A Tale of Two Guns
Character:Abel Cruz
Release Date:17/02/2022
Mister Mayfair: Shooting Paul
Character:Ben
Release Date:17/12/2021
Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game
Character:Ben
Release Date:09/06/2021
Batman: Dying is Easy
Character:Commissioner James Gordon
Release Date:10/03/2021
Red Prophecies
Character:Sergey Volkov
Release Date:01/03/2021
The 2nd
Character:Driver
Release Date:14/12/2020
G-Loc
Character:Decker
Release Date:11/08/2020
Dead Water
Character:John
Release Date:28/05/2020
Roped
Character:Robert Peterson
Release Date:02/05/2020
Lady Driver
Character:Elliot Lansing
Release Date:02/05/2020
Acquitted by Faith
Character:Benjamin Stills
Release Date:20/02/2020
The Warrant
Character:The Saint
Release Date:06/02/2020
Madness in the Method
Character:Tim
Release Date:24/09/2019
Last Seen in Idaho
Character:Brock
Release Date:22/08/2019
One Nation Under God
Character:Headmaster Kingsley
Release Date:04/07/2019
Chokehold
Character:
Release Date:08/02/2019
Alita: Battle Angel
Character:Amok
Release Date:31/01/2019
Alpha Wolf
Character:Jack Lupo
Release Date:13/11/2018
Darkness Reigns
Character:Casper Van Dien
Release Date:10/07/2018
Deadpool Musical 2
Character:Cyclops
Release Date:10/07/2018
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
Character:Johnny Rico (voice)
Release Date:21/08/2017
The Conway Curve
Character:Roger Conway
Release Date:28/07/2017
All About the Money
Character:Kurt
Release Date:02/06/2017
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
Character:Saber Raine
Release Date:08/05/2017
Tarzan Revisited
Character:Self
Release Date:28/04/2017
ISRA 88
Character:Lt. Col. Harold Richards
Release Date:08/08/2016
The Last Bid
Character:Dayton
Release Date:25/04/2016
Showdown in Manila
Character:Charlie Benz
Release Date:18/02/2016
Army Dog
Character:Tom Holloway
Release Date:12/01/2016
Ratpocalypse
Character:
Release Date:21/09/2015
June
Character:Dave Anderson
Release Date:01/08/2015
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf
Character:Ray
Release Date:19/07/2015
Fire Twister
Character:Scott
Release Date:21/06/2015
Avengers Grimm
Character:Rumpelstiltskin
Release Date:17/03/2015
Patient Killer
Character:Jason Turner
Release Date:13/01/2015
Beyond the Game
Character:Perry Bernstein
Release Date:31/12/2014
Sleeping Beauty
Character:King David
Release Date:13/05/2014
The Twelve Trees of Christmas
Character:Charles Harris
Release Date:16/11/2013
Assumed Killer
Character:Sam Morrow
Release Date:14/10/2013
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation
Character:Randy
Release Date:11/10/2013
500 MPH Storm
Character:Nathan Sims
Release Date:28/02/2013
Noobz
Character:Casper Van Dien
Release Date:25/01/2013
Christmas Twister
Character:Ethan
Release Date:16/12/2012
Baby's First Christmas
Character:Kyle
Release Date:29/11/2012
Fugitive at 17
Character:Spencer Oliphant
Release Date:30/06/2012
The Pact
Character:Bill Creek
Release Date:25/05/2012
Lake Effects
Character:Ash Henson
Release Date:06/05/2012
Shiver
Character:Detective Sebastian Delgado
Release Date:21/04/2012
Born to Ride
Character:Mike Callahan
Release Date:26/06/2011
Turbulent Skies
Character:Tom
Release Date:05/05/2010
One Hot Summer
Character:Luther Simmonds
Release Date:26/07/2009
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Character:Johnny Rico
Release Date:19/07/2008
Mask of the Ninja
Character:Jack Barrett
Release Date:26/04/2008
Aces 'N' Eights
Character:Luke Rivers
Release Date:15/03/2008
Slayer
Character:Hawk
Release Date:08/07/2006
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Character:Danny Freemont
Release Date:11/04/2006
Meltdown: Days of Destruction
Character:Tom
Release Date:27/02/2006
The Veteran
Character:Capt. Ramsey
Release Date:01/01/2006
Premonition
Character:Jack Barnes
Release Date:16/08/2005
Officer Down
Character:Officer Philip Hallows
Release Date:01/08/2005
Hollywood Flies
Character:Zach
Release Date:28/06/2005
The Fallen Ones
Character:Matt Fletcher
Release Date:14/05/2005
Personal Effects
Character:Chris Locke
Release Date:18/04/2005
Maiden Voyage
Character:Kyle Considine
Release Date:02/10/2004
Dracula 3000
Character:Capt. Abraham Van Helsing
Release Date:09/08/2004
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Character:Romantic Moritz (uncredited)
Release Date:23/04/2004
Skeleton Man
Character:Staff Sgt. Oberron
Release Date:01/03/2004
Big Spender
Character:Eddie Burton
Release Date:25/03/2003
Windfall
Character:Ace
Release Date:28/11/2002
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Character:Himself
Release Date:28/05/2002
The Vector File
Character:Gerry
Release Date:10/03/2002
Danger Beneath the Sea
Character:Commander Miles Sheffield
Release Date:29/11/2001
The Tracker
Character:Connor Spears
Release Date:21/11/2001
Chasing Destiny
Character:Bobby Moritz
Release Date:14/02/2001
Under Heavy Fire
Character:Capt. Ramsey
Release Date:01/01/2001
Road Rage
Character:Jim Travis
Release Date:07/11/2000
Sanctimony
Character:Tom Gerrick
Release Date:26/10/2000
Cutaway
Character:Delmira
Release Date:26/08/2000
Python
Character:Bart Parker
Release Date:09/08/2000
Partners
Character:Axel
Release Date:20/07/2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2000
Sleepy Hollow
Character:Brom Van Brunt
Release Date:19/11/1999
Shark Attack
Character:Steven McKray
Release Date:09/11/1999
The Time Shifters
Character:Tom Merrick
Release Date:17/10/1999
The Omega Code
Character:Gillen Lane
Release Date:15/10/1999
The Collectors
Character:A.K.
Release Date:27/08/1999
On the Border
Character:Jake Barnes
Release Date:19/11/1998
Modern Vampires
Character:Dallas
Release Date:19/10/1998
Casper Meets Wendy
Character:Crewcut Hunk
Release Date:10/09/1998
Tarzan and the Lost City
Character:Tarzan / John Clayton
Release Date:24/04/1998
Starship Troopers
Character:Johnny D. Rico
Release Date:07/11/1997
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Character:James Dean
Release Date:02/10/1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Character:Bystander
Release Date:09/09/1997
NightScream
Character:Teddy Johnson
Release Date:14/04/1997
The Colony
Character:Sawyer
Release Date:04/07/1996
Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus
Character:King Tal
Release Date:24/05/1996
Lethal Orbit
Character:Tom Corbett
Release Date:06/03/1996
Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion
Character:Roy
Release Date:06/02/1996
Kill Shot
Character:Randy
Release Date:18/04/1995
James Dean and Me
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1995
Menu for Murder
Character:Life Guard
Release Date:04/12/1990
Television Appearances
River Sunset
Character:James Doolittle
Wednesday
Character:Gideon Sterling
Salvage Marines
Character:Samuel Hyst
All American
Character:Harold Adams
Interns of F.I.E.L.D.
Character:Hawk Guy
Con Man
Character:John Boutell
Femme Fatales
Character:Joe Hallenbeck
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Character:Johnny Cage
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Roger Niles
Watch Over Me
Character:Andre Forester
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Character:Danny Freemont
Made in Hollywood
Character:Self
I Married a Princess
Character:
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Rock Me Baby
Character:Michael
Monk
Character:Lt. Steven Albright
Titans
Character:Chandler Williams
The Outer Limits
Character:Jake Miller
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Character:Jesse
Freshman Dorm
Character:Zack Taylor
Silk Stalkings
Character:Roger Barrows
Beverly Hills, 90210
Character:Griffin Stone
Life Goes On
Character:
Saved by the Bell
Character:Student (uncredited)
Married... with Children
Character:Eric Waters
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