--- name: "Casper Van Dien" canonical: "https://film.one/person/casper-van-dien" fi1m_id: "casper-van-dien" imdb_id: "nm0000680" tmdb_id: 27763 wikidata_id: "Q313804" roles: ["Actor"] born: "18 December 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-05T15:09:22.021631+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Casper Van Dien ## Identity Casper Van Dien - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/casper-van-dien - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** casper-van-dien - **IMDb ID:** nm0000680 - **TMDB ID:** 27763 - **Wikidata ID:** Q313804 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_Van_Dien, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313804, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000680/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27763 Actor. Born 18 December 1968 in Milton, Florida, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 18 December 1968, Milton, Florida, USA - **Active:** 1997–2019 - **Also known as:** Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr., Casper Robert Van Dien Jr., 卡斯柏・范・狄恩, کاسپر ون دین, 卡斯帕·凡·迪恩, 昵称 - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2010s 72 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 67 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2, Fantasy 1, Horror 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $732m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_Van_Dien, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313804, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000680/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27763 ## Coming up - *Cassi* (2027-02-12) ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Starship Troopers*](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md) (79) - **Apple TV:** [*Sleepy Hollow*](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Casper Van Dien > Casper Van Dien's polished, upright screen presence suits the soldier better than the romantic lead. We like what Paul Verhoeven does with it in *Starship Troopers*, though its romantic scenes ask for more than he supplies. In *Starship Troopers* (1997), Casper Van Dien's Johnny D. Rico looks like someone a recruitment advertisement would be pleased to find. He has the polished appeal the film needs, and little about him suggests a habit of questioning the society around him. Paul Verhoeven makes that unquestioning confidence useful, while Van Dien's physical commitment helps the military action. We like him in the part, with considerable reservations about the romantic acting. That breakthrough led to the title role in *Tarzan and the Lost City* (1998) and a supporting part as Brom Van Brunt in Tim Burton's *Sleepy Hollow* (1999). The career then settled largely into direct-to-video films, television and voice work, with action, science fiction and military parts recurring. *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008) brought him back as Rico, a character he has also reprised in animation and games. The persistence of that casting makes sense: the upright screen hero remains the clearest use of his particular appeal. The qualification is there in his scenes with Denise Richards's Carmen Ibañez: both have the right appearance, but neither makes the romance sufficiently involving. Their stiffness matters when the film asks us to take an interest in their private lives. It would be too generous to excuse every awkward exchange as part of the satire, especially when the relationships occupy so much time. Van Dien is convincing as the young man the publicity needs; he is less convincing as the young man whose feelings we are meant to share. We laughed at the mock military advertisements, then felt uncomfortable about our enthusiasm for the battles, because the fighting made the invitation to enlist so appealing. That response helps explain why Rico remains the part to return to: Van Dien makes it easy to see the attraction of the soldier being advertised. Verhoeven understands what to do with that attraction without relying on the actor to explain it. Start with *Starship Troopers*, with some patience reserved for the teenage romance. ## Biography Casper Van Dien is an American actor. He was born on 18 December 1968 in Milton, Florida. Van Dien is best known for his lead role as Johnny Rico in the science-fiction film *Starship Troopers* (1997). Other credits include *Sleepy Hollow* (1999) as Brom Van Brunt and *Tarzan and the Lost City* (1998) as Tarzan. He has appeared in television series such as *Beverly Hills, 90210* and *Monk*, and reprised the role of Rico in *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008). Van Dien has also worked as a director, helming films including *Patient Killer* (2015), in which he starred. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Fi1m 72, as Amok — [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md) - *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), Fi1m 78, as Brom Van Brunt — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md) - *Starship Troopers* (1997), Fi1m 79, as Johnny D. Rico — [page](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md) ## Complete filmography (141) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Cassi* (2027), Actor - *River Sunset* (2026), series, as James Doolittle - *Ruthless Bastards* (2025), as Nico Hawk - *Guns of Redemption* (2025), as Luke - *Murder at Hollow Creek* (2024), as Bill Brooks - *Road House* (2024), Stunts - *Monsters of California* (2023), as Myers - *The Flood* (2023), as Russell Cody - *Hunt Club* (2023), as Carter - *Heart of a Champion* (2023), as Clint - *Daughter* (2023), as Father - *County Line: No Fear* (2022), as Zed Dalton - *Battle for Saipan* (2022), as Vic - *Mad Heidi* (2022), as President Meili - *Wednesday* (2022), series, as Gideon Sterling — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md) - *The Most Dangerous Game* (2022), as Baron Von Wolf - *Salvage Marines* (2022), series, as Samuel Hyst - *Assailant* (2022), as Michael - *A Tale of Two Guns* (2022), as Abel Cruz - *Mister Mayfair: Shooting Paul* (2021), as Ben - *Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game* (2021), as Ben - *Red Prophecies* (2021), as Sergey Volkov - *The 2nd* (2020), as Driver - *G-Loc* (2020), as Decker - *Dead Water* (2020), as John - *Lady Driver* (2020), as Elliot Lansing - *Roped* (2020), as Robert Peterson - *Acquitted by Faith* (2020), as Benjamin Stills - *The Warrant* (2020), as The Saint - *Madness in the Method* (2019), as Tim - *Last Seen in Idaho* (2019), as Brock · Producer - *One Nation Under God* (2019), as Headmaster Kingsley - *Chokehold* (2019), Actor - *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), as Amok — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md) - *Alpha Wolf* (2018), as Jack Lupo - *All American* (2018), series, as Harold Adams — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-american.md) - *Darkness Reigns* (2018), as Casper Van Dien - *Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars* (2017), as Johnny Rico (voice) · Executive Producer - *The Conway Curve* (2017), as Roger Conway - *All About the Money* (2017), as Kurt - *Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine* (2017), as Saber Raine - *ISRA 88* (2016), as Lt. Col. Harold Richards - *The Last Bid* (2016), as Dayton · Director - *Showdown in Manila* (2016), as Charlie Benz - *Army Dog* (2016), as Tom Holloway - *Interns of F.I.E.L.D.* (2016), series, as Hawk Guy - *Con Man* (2015), series, as John Boutell - *Ratpocalypse* (2015), Actor - *June* (2015), as Dave Anderson - *Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf* (2015), as Ray - *Fire Twister* (2015), as Scott - *Avengers Grimm* (2015), as Rumpelstiltskin - *Patient Killer* (2015), as Jason Turner · Director - *Beyond the Game* (2014), as Perry Bernstein - *Sleeping Beauty* (2014), as King David · Writer, Director - *The Twelve Trees of Christmas* (2013), as Charles Harris - *Assumed Killer* (2013), as Sam Morrow · Co-Producer - *The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation* (2013), as Randy - *500 MPH Storm* (2013), as Nathan Sims - *Noobz* (2013), as Casper Van Dien - *Christmas Twister* (2012), as Ethan - *Baby's First Christmas* (2012), as Kyle - *Starship Troopers: Invasion* (2012), Executive Producer - *Fugitive at 17* (2012), as Spencer Oliphant - *The Pact* (2012), as Bill Creek - *Lake Effects* (2012), as Ash Henson - *Shiver* (2012), as Detective Sebastian Delgado - *Born to Ride* (2011), as Mike Callahan - *Femme Fatales* (2011), series, as Joe Hallenbeck - *Mortal Kombat: Legacy* (2011), series, as Johnny Cage - *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Roger Niles — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) - *Turbulent Skies* (2010), as Tom - *One Hot Summer* (2009), as Luther Simmonds - *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008), as Johnny Rico - *Mask of the Ninja* (2008), as Jack Barrett - *Aces 'N' Eights* (2008), as Luke Rivers - *Watch Over Me* (2006), series, as Andre Forester - *Slayer* (2006), as Hawk - *The Curse of King Tut's Tomb* (2006), series, as Danny Freemont - *The Curse of King Tut's Tomb* (2006), as Danny Freemont - *Meltdown: Days of Destruction* (2006), as Tom - *The Veteran* (2006), as Capt. Ramsey - *Premonition* (2005), as Jack Barnes - *Officer Down* (2005), as Officer Philip Hallows - *Hollywood Flies* (2005), as Zach - *The Fallen Ones* (2005), as Matt Fletcher - *Personal Effects* (2005), as Chris Locke - *I Married a Princess* (2005), series, Actor - *Maiden Voyage* (2004), as Kyle Considine - *Dracula 3000* (2004), as Capt. Abraham Van Helsing - *What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?* (2004), as Romantic Moritz (uncredited) - *Skeleton Man* (2004), as Staff Sgt. Oberron - *Rock Me Baby* (2003), series, as Michael - *Big Spender* (2003), as Eddie Burton - *Windfall* (2002), as Ace - *Monk* (2002), series, as Steven Albright - *The Vector File* (2002), as Gerry - *Danger Beneath the Sea* (2001), as Commander Miles Sheffield - *The Tracker* (2001), as Connor Spears - *Chasing Destiny* (2001), as Bobby Moritz - *Under Heavy Fire* (2001), as Capt. Ramsey - *Road Rage* (2000), as Jim Travis - *Sanctimony* (2000), as Tom Gerrick - *Titans* (2000), series, as Chandler Williams - *Cutaway* (2000), as Delmira - *Python* (2000), as Bart Parker - *Partners* (2000), as Axel - *Sleepy Hollow* (1999), as Brom Van Brunt — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepy-hollow.md) - *Shark Attack* (1999), as Steven McKray - *The Time Shifters* (1999), as Tom Merrick - *The Omega Code* (1999), as Gillen Lane - *The Collectors* (1999), as A.K. - *On the Border* (1998), as Jake Barnes - *Modern Vampires* (1998), as Dallas · Co-Producer, Producer - *Casper Meets Wendy* (1998), as Crewcut Hunk - *Tarzan and the Lost City* (1998), as Tarzan / John Clayton - *Starship Troopers* (1997), as Johnny D. Rico — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/starship-troopers.md) - *James Dean: Race with Destiny* (1997), as James Dean - *Casper: A Spirited Beginning* (1997), as Bystander - *NightScream* (1997), as Teddy Johnson - *The Colony* (1996), as Sawyer - *Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus* (1996), as King Tal - *Lethal Orbit* (1996), as Tom Corbett - *Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion* (1996), as Roy - *Kill Shot* (1995), as Randy - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Jake Miller - *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, as Jesse - *Freshman Dorm* (1992), series, as Zack Taylor - *Silk Stalkings* (1991), series, as Roger Barrows - *Menu for Murder* (1990), as Life Guard - *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Griffin Stone — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) - *Life Goes On* (1989), series, Actor - *Saved by the Bell* (1989), series, as Student (uncredited) - *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Eric Waters - *Garrison7: War Is Coming*, as Jai Garrison - *Organism 46-B The Unseen*, as Dr. Daniel Carter - *The Last Time*, as Vasillias - *No Free Lunch*, Actor - *Spawn of the Living Dead*, as Jeff Sanders - *Aaah! Roach!*, as Officer Tom Johnson - *Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Casper Van Dien](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-a86745e5bc56.jpg) Casper Van Dien — Crosa from Nuernberg, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Casper_Van_Dien_%283x4%29.jpg/1280px-Casper_Van_Dien_%283x4%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Alison Haislip, Nolan North, Casper Van Dien, Tricia Helfer, Mindy Sterling, Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton and Barry Bishop speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con ](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-ac23bbfee30c.jpg) Alison Haislip, Nolan North, Casper Van Dien, Tricia Helfer, Mindy Sterling, Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton and Barry Bishop speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Alison_Haislip%2C_Nolan_North%2C_Casper_Van_Dien%2C_Tricia_Helfer%2C_Mindy_Sterling%2C_Felicia_Day%2C_Wil_Wheaton_%26_Barry_Bishop_%2819045877744%29.jpg/1280px-Alison_Haislip%2C_Nolan_North%2C_Casper_Van_Dien%2C_Tricia_Helfer%2C_Mindy_Sterling%2C_Felicia_Day%2C_Wil_Wheaton_%26_Barry_Bishop_%2819045877744%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Casper Van Dien and Alison Haislip speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-63637e70b8ab.jpg) Casper Van Dien and Alison Haislip speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Casper_Van_Dien_%26_Alison_Haislip_%2827938396813%29.jpg/1280px-Casper_Van_Dien_%26_Alison_Haislip_%2827938396813%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Casper Van Dien and Tricia Helfer speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-ee21e93f78c5.jpg) Casper Van Dien and Tricia Helfer speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califo — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Casper_Van_Dien_%26_Tricia_Helfer_%2819642492506%29.jpg/1280px-Casper_Van_Dien_%26_Tricia_Helfer_%2819642492506%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Casper Van Dien](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-abd84ce60be8.jpg) Casper Van Dien — Image via TMDB - ![Casper Van Dien](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-b55adccc1482.jpg) Casper Van Dien — Image via TMDB - ![Casper Van Dien](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-9b5840c45ac1.jpg) Casper Van Dien — Image via TMDB - ![Casper Van Dien speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-4a084122213d.jpg) Casper Van Dien speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Casper_Van_Dien_%2819047941743%29.jpg/1280px-Casper_Van_Dien_%2819047941743%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Casper Van Dien speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/87273/gallery-16930303ff58.jpg) Casper Van Dien speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Con Man", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. 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