's daughter Emilia opened up about her struggles with grief following the late actor's death last month.
His nine-year-old daughter shared a video as a tribute to her father on what would have been Dawson's Creek star's 49th birthday on Sunday, March 8.
In the Instagram post, marking her father's first posthumous birthday, Emilia said: 'I know that my dad's in a good place. He's not in pain anymore.'
Van Der Beek died at the age of 48 on February 11 at his home in Austin, after a battle with .
Back in late 2024, he revealed he had previously been diagnosed with cancer after a routine colonoscopy one year earlier.
Kimberly Van Der Beek, who was married to the actor since 2010 and shared six children with the late star, posted her daughter's video alongside a lengthy caption — after on the same day.
James Van Der Beek's daughter Emilia, nine, opened up about her struggles with grief in a self-taped video
On what would have been her late father's 49th birthday, she opened up about how she has been processing her grief and shared 'little tips' for others who have also lost a loved one; pictured in November 2024
'Emilia asked me if she could make a video to post today, walked outside and came back with this,' Kimberly wrote alongside her daughter's self-taped video.
'In my stories are a whole lot of photos and some videos,' the mother-of-six continued.
'All I want to do is watch videos of him right now with the kids. Thank you for the tremendous heart, love and support for the family.'
She said she feels comforted knowing that her father is 'in a good place' and is no longer 'in pain.' She said she talks to him every day and also 'stole his hat' to remember him
