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.

Filmography

• 2027Cassi
• River Sunset — James Doolittle
• 2025Guns of Redemption — Luke
• 2025Ruthless Bastards — Nico Hawk
• 2024Murder at Hollow Creek — Bill Brooks
• 2024Road House — Stunts
• 2023Daughter — Father
• 2023Heart of a Champion — Clint
• 2023Hunt Club — Carter
• 2023Monsters of California — Myers
• 2023The Flood — Russell Cody
• 2022A Tale of Two Guns — Abel Cruz
• 2022Assailant — Michael
• 2022Battle for Saipan — Vic
• 2022County Line: No Fear — Zed Dalton
• 2022Mad Heidi — President Meili
• Salvage Marines — Samuel Hyst
• 2022The Most Dangerous Game — Baron Von Wolf
• Wednesday — Gideon Sterling
• 2021Mister Mayfair: Serena's Game — Ben
• 2021Mister Mayfair: Shooting Paul — Ben
• 2021Red Prophecies — Sergey Volkov
• 2020Acquitted by Faith — Benjamin Stills
• 2020G-Loc — Decker
• 2020Lady Driver — Elliot Lansing
• 2020Roped — Robert Peterson
• 2020The 2nd — Driver
• 2020The Warrant — The Saint
• 2019Alita: Battle Angel — Amok
• 2019Chokehold
• 2019Dead Water — John
• 2019Last Seen in Idaho — Brock, Producer
• 2019Madness in the Method — Tim
• 2019One Nation Under God — Headmaster Kingsley
• All American — Harold Adams
• 2018Alpha Wolf — Jack Lupo
• 2018Darkness Reigns — Casper Van Dien
• 2017All About the Money — Kurt
• 2017Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine — Saber Raine
• 2017Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars — Johnny Rico (voice), Executive Producer
• 2017The Conway Curve — Roger Conway
• 2016Army Dog — Tom Holloway
• 2016ISRA 88 — Lt. Col. Harold Richards
• Interns of F.I.E.L.D. — Hawk Guy
• 2016Showdown in Manila — Charlie Benz
• 2016The Last Bid — Dayton, Director
• 2015Avengers Grimm — Rumpelstiltskin
• Con Man — John Boutell
• 2015Fire Twister — Scott
• 2015June — Dave Anderson
• 2015Patient Killer — Jason Turner, Director
• 2015Ratpocalypse
• 2015Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf — Ray
• 2014Beyond the Game — Perry Bernstein
• 2014Sleeping Beauty — King David, Writer, Director
• 2013500 MPH Storm — Nathan Sims
• 2013Assumed Killer — Sam Morrow, Co-Producer
• 2013Noobz — Casper Van Dien
• 2013The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation — Randy
• 2013The Twelve Trees of Christmas — Charles Harris
• 2012Baby's First Christmas — Kyle
• 2012Christmas Twister — Ethan
• 2012Fugitive at 17 — Spencer Oliphant
• 2012Lake Effects — Ash Henson
• 2012Shiver — Detective Sebastian Delgado
• 2012Starship Troopers: Invasion — Executive Producer
• 2012The Pact — Bill Creek
• 2011Born to Ride — Mike Callahan
• Femme Fatales — Joe Hallenbeck
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy — Johnny Cage
• Hawaii Five-0 — Roger Niles
• 2010Turbulent Skies — Tom
• 2009One Hot Summer — Luther Simmonds
• 2008Aces 'N' Eights — Luke Rivers
• 2008Mask of the Ninja — Jack Barrett
• 2008Starship Troopers 3: Marauder — Johnny Rico
• 2006Meltdown: Days of Destruction — Tom
• 2006Slayer — Hawk
• 2006The Curse of King Tut's Tomb — Danny Freemont
• The Curse of King Tut's Tomb — Danny Freemont
• 2006The Veteran — Capt. Ramsey
• Watch Over Me — Andre Forester
• 2005Hollywood Flies — Zach
• I Married a Princess
• 2005Officer Down — Officer Philip Hallows
• 2005Personal Effects — Chris Locke
• 2005Premonition — Jack Barnes
• 2005The Fallen Ones — Matt Fletcher
• 2004Dracula 3000 — Capt. Abraham Van Helsing
• 2004Maiden Voyage — Kyle Considine
• 2004Skeleton Man — Staff Sgt. Oberron
• 2004What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? — Romantic Moritz (uncredited)
• 2003Big Spender — Eddie Burton
• Rock Me Baby — Michael
• Monk — Steven Albright
• 2002The Vector File — Gerry
• 2002Windfall — Ace
• 2001Chasing Destiny — Bobby Moritz
• 2001Danger Beneath the Sea — Commander Miles Sheffield
• 2001The Tracker — Connor Spears
• 2001Under Heavy Fire — Capt. Ramsey
• 2000Cutaway — Delmira
• 2000Partners — Axel
• 2000Python — Bart Parker
• 2000Road Rage — Jim Travis
• 2000Sanctimony — Tom Gerrick
• Titans — Chandler Williams
• 1999Shark Attack — Steven McKray
• 1999Sleepy Hollow — Brom Van Brunt
• 1999The Collectors — A.K.
• 1999The Omega Code — Gillen Lane
• 1999The Time Shifters — Tom Merrick
• 1998Casper Meets Wendy — Crewcut Hunk
• 1998Modern Vampires — Dallas, Co-Producer
• 1998On the Border — Jake Barnes
• 1998Tarzan and the Lost City — Tarzan / John Clayton
• 1997Casper: A Spirited Beginning — Bystander
• 1997James Dean: Race with Destiny — James Dean
• 1997NightScream — Teddy Johnson
• 1997Starship Troopers — Johnny D. Rico
• 1996Backroads to Vegas — Adam
• 1996Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus — King Tal
• 1996Lethal Orbit — Tom Corbett
• 1996Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion — Roy
• 1996The Colony — Sawyer
• 1995Kill Shot — Randy
• The Outer Limits — Jake Miller
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — Jesse
• Freshman Dorm — Zack Taylor
• Silk Stalkings — Roger Barrows
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Griffin Stone
• 1990Menu for Murder — Life Guard
• Life Goes On
• Saved by the Bell — Student (uncredited)
• Married... with Children — Eric Waters
• Aaah! Roach! — Officer Tom Johnson
• Garrison7: War Is Coming — Jai Garrison
• No Free Lunch
• Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2
• Organism 46-B The Unseen — Dr. Daniel Carter
• Spawn of the Living Dead — Jeff Sanders
• The Last Time — Vasillias

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 2017Tarzan Revisited — Self
• Made in Hollywood — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• 2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' — Himself
• 2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend — Self
• 1995James Dean and Me — Self (uncredited)