Casper Robert Van Dien Jr. is an American actor and producer, best known for playing Johnny Rico in the sci-fi action film ‘Starship Troopers.’ Coming from the Van Dien family with a long military tradition, Casper chose to make his mark in showbiz. He started off with bit roles in both films and television shows and eventually starred in films like ‘Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus’ and ‘James Dean: Race with Destiny.’ His breakthrough came with ‘Starship Troopers’ and its success got him the lead role in the action-adventure film ‘Tarzan and the Lost City.’ He reprised the role of ‘Rico’ in direct-to-video sequel of ‘Starship Troopers,’ ‘Starship Troopers 3: Marauder,’ and lent his voice in the animated film ‘Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars.’ Some of his other notable films include ‘Sleepy Hollow,’ ‘The Pact,’ and ‘Isra 88.’ His television projects include series such as ‘Titans,’ ‘Watch Over Me,’ and ‘One Life to Live’; and movies like ‘Cutaway.’
