James Van Der Beek
Born March 8, 1977 · Cheshire, Connecticut, USA
James Van Der Beek (March 8, 1977 – February 11, 2026) was an American actor best known for his role as Dawson Leary on the television series Dawson's Creek.
Movies
Scary Movie
Sidelined: The QB and Me
Labor Day
Downsizing
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
The Rules of Attraction
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Varsity Blues
The Gates
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
The Big Bang
Final Draft
Bad Hair
Texas Rangers
The Plague
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Stolen
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Angus
I Love You, I Love You Not
Standing Still
Eye of the Beast
Mrs. Miracle
The Real Full Monty
Backwards
Taken in Broad Daylight
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
Formosa Betrayed
Harvest
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches
Salem Falls
Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes
Asshole for Hire
DILF Khakis
Vandermemes
Unreleased
1 in 2
TV Shows
Criminal Minds
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The View
Modern Family
Saturday Night Live
Conan
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
One Tree Hill
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Jennifer Hudson Show
How I Met Your Mother
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Dancing with the Stars
Medium
Dawson's Creek
Ugly Betty
The Masked Singer
The Soup
Franklin & Bash
The $100,000 Pyramid
The Eric Andre Show
Match Game
Walker
Room 104
Vampirina
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
TFI Friday
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
POSE
CSI: Cyber
The Forgotten
Drop the Mic
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Overcompensating
Mercy
What the Fit
Clarissa Explains It All
