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James Van Der Beek

ACTING

1977-03-08

2026-02-11

Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

Biography

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.

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Biography

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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Clarissa Explains It All poster

Clarissa Explains It All(1991)

Paulie

Angus poster

Angus(1995)

Rick Sandford

Aliens in the Family poster

Aliens in the Family(1996)

Ethan

I Love You, I Love You Not poster

I Love You, I Love You Not(1996)

Tony

Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek(1998)

Dawson Leery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

Sean Albert

Varsity Blues poster

Varsity Blues(1999)

Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon

Harvest poster

Harvest(1999)

James Peterson

Scary Movie poster

Scary Movie(2000)

Dawson Leary (uncredited)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back poster

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back(2001)

James Van Der Beek (uncredited)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

Rex Tamlyn

Texas Rangers poster

Texas Rangers(2001)

Lincoln Rogers Dunnison

The Rules of Attraction poster

The Rules of Attraction(2002)

Sean Bateman

One Tree Hill poster

One Tree Hill(2003)

Adam Reese

Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut) poster

Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)(2003)

Dawson Leery

Medium poster

Medium(2005)

Dylan Hoyt

How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother(2005)

Simon Tremblay

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds(2005)

Tobias Hankel

Standing Still poster

Standing Still(2005)

Simon

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty(2006)

Luke Carnes

The Plague poster

The Plague(2006)

Tom Russell

Final Draft poster

Final Draft(2007)

Paul Twist

Robot Chicken: Star Wars poster

Robot Chicken: Star Wars(2007)

Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)

Eye of the Beast poster

Eye of the Beast(2007)

Dan Leland

Modern Family poster

Modern Family(2009)

Bo Johnson

Mercy poster

Mercy(2009)

Dr. Joe Briggs

Taken in Broad Daylight poster

Taken in Broad Daylight(2009)

Tony Zappa

The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten(2009)

Judd Shaw

The Storm poster

The Storm(2009)

Dr. Jonathan Kirk

Stolen poster

Stolen(2009)

Diploma / Roggiani

Mrs. Miracle poster

Mrs. Miracle(2009)

Seth Webster

Formosa Betrayed poster

Formosa Betrayed(2010)

Jake Kelly

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis poster

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis(2010)

Sean Bateman

Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash(2011)

Nathan

The Big Bang poster

The Big Bang(2011)

Adam Nova

Salem Falls poster

Salem Falls(2011)

Jack St. Bride

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 poster

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23(2012)

James Van Der Beek

Backwards poster

Backwards(2012)

Geoff

Labor Day poster

Labor Day(2013)

Officer Treadwell

Friends with Better Lives poster

Friends with Better Lives(2014)

Will Stokes

CSI: Cyber poster

CSI: Cyber(2015)

Elijah Mundo

Room 104 poster

Room 104(2017)

Scott

What Would Diplo Do? poster

What Would Diplo Do?(2017)

Diplo

Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

Vampirina poster

Vampirina(2017)

Boris Hauntley (voice)

Sea Oak poster

Sea Oak(2017)

Mr. Frendt

Downsizing poster

Downsizing(2017)

Anesthesiologist

POSE poster

POSE(2018)

Matt

Home Movie: The Princess Bride poster

Home Movie: The Princess Bride(2020)

Prince Humperdinck

Walker poster

Walker(2021)

New Neighbour

Bad Hair poster

Bad Hair(2021)

Grant Madison

Devil May Cry poster

Devil May Cry(2025)

In Memory Of

Overcompensating poster

Overcompensating(2025)

Charlie

Sidelined: The QB and Me poster

Sidelined: The QB and Me(2025)

Leroy Lahey

Sidelined 2: Intercepted poster

Sidelined 2: Intercepted(2025)

Leroy Lahey

The Gates poster

The Gates(2026)

Jacob