United Kingdom, Oct. 5 -- Joshua Jackson fought back tears during an emotional tribute to his Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek.

James died in February at the age of 48 after a battle with cancer and he was remembered at a star-studded charity event in Santa Monica, California on Saturday (03.10.26) as Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson was honoured with a special prize.

Joshua took to the stage alongside Kevin at the The Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala - launched by writer/producer Greg Berlanti who also worked on the teen drama - and he praised Kevin for bringing the cast together for a table reunion last year even though James' health stopped him from participating. Joshua told the audience at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar...