<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Actor James Van Der Beek has died at age 48, according to a post by his wife Kimberley on Instagram.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace," she wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-files-uk-prosecutors-speak-with-police-over-former-prince-andrew-mountbattenwindsors-epstein-links/b44f581f-7180-4aaa-a5da-98e9f43dcaf6"><strong><span>UK prosecutors speak with police over former prince Andrew's Epstein links</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No cause of death has been given but Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Van Der Beek shot to fame as the titular Dawson Leery in teen drama </span><em><span>Dawson's Creek</span></em><span> in the late 1990s and early 2000s.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/james-van-der-beek-actor-dies-age-48/0e69f5eb-5943-4fc1-86d3-2f7eed253726" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em><span></span></div></div>