The 37-year-old actor will play FBI agent Elijah Mundo opposite actress Patricia Arquette in the upcoming series 'CSI: Cyber', reported The New York Post.
His character is said to be 'an expert in battlefield forensics' and a 'savant when it comes to weaponry, vehicles and bombs' who served in Afghanistan.
Van Der Beek last co-starred on the short-lived CBS series 'Friends With Better Lives' and also appeared on 'Don't Trust The B' and 'Mercy', both of which didn't last very long.