James Van Der Beek's brother Jared has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his sibling in the wake of his death. Jared, 47, took to Instagram on Friday, February 13 to open about his feelings of loss after the Dawson's Creek star's death. (James died on Wednesday, February 11 following a stage III colorectal cancer battle. He was 48.) "There's a special bond that exists between brothers and two days ago, that physical bond was broken.I now know why people call it heartbreak when you lose someone close to you," Jared wrote.