Dawson's Creek actor James Van Der Beek celebrates his 37th birthday today so we take a look back over his past and present relationships.

James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

In July 2003 Van Der Beek married actress Heather McComb, however they separated in April 2009 and on the 20th November 2009, he filed for divorce. They met her after Heather's sister had a small guest appearance in an episode of Dawson's Creek in 1998. Heather kept in touch with the Dawson's Creek crew and they eventually introduced James to Heather.

On 9th April 2010, he took to Twitter and announced that his girlfriend- business consultant Kimberly Brook were expecting their first baby together.

They got married don the 1st August 2010 in a little ceremony in Kabbalah Centre near Dizengoff Plaza in Tel Aviv, Israel.

They now have three children together Olivia, Joshua and Annabel Leah.

And that is all we will ever know; 'I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once - then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So, I just keep my private life to myself.' (IMDB)

Happy Birthday James!


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