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James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

Acting · Born 1977-03-08 (died at 48) · Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

37 movies · 53 TV shows

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.

Known for

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
IMDb4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
IMDb8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
IMDb5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
Criminal Minds
IMDb8.3

Criminal Minds

2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
IMDb5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
Modern Family
IMDb7.9

Modern Family

2009
Conan
IMDb7.2

Conan

2010
Saturday Night Live
IMDb6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975
One Tree Hill
IMDb7.8

One Tree Hill

2003
The View
IMDb4.3

The View

1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
IMDb5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
IMDb7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
IMDb5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
IMDb5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022
Dancing with the Stars
IMDb6.1

Dancing with the Stars

2005
How I Met Your Mother
IMDb8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
IMDb5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
Medium
IMDb7.5

Medium

2005
Dawson's Creek
IMDb7.3

Dawson's Creek

1998
The Soup
IMDb6.3

The Soup

2004
The Masked Singer
IMDb7.5

The Masked Singer

2019
Ugly Betty
IMDb6.4

Ugly Betty

2006
Walker
IMDb7.1

Walker

2021
Franklin & Bash
IMDb7.3

Franklin & Bash

2011
Scary Movie
IMDb6.4

Scary Movie

2000
Vampirina
IMDb6.7

Vampirina

2017
TFI Friday
IMDb7.1

TFI Friday

1996
The Eric Andre Show
IMDb7.9

The Eric Andre Show

2012
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
IMDb6.8

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

2012
Match Game
IMDb6.4

Match Game

2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
IMDb7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016
POSE
IMDb8.3

POSE

2018
Room 104
IMDb5.7

Room 104

2017
Overcompensating
IMDb7.2

Overcompensating

2025
CSI: Cyber
IMDb6.1

CSI: Cyber

2015
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
IMDb7.7

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020
Sidelined: The QB and Me
IMDb6.4

Sidelined: The QB and Me

2025
Labor Day
IMDb7.1

Labor Day

2013
Downsizing
IMDb5.4

Downsizing

2017
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
IMDb7.1

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

2025
Drop the Mic
IMDb6.5

Drop the Mic

2017
Clarissa Explains It All
IMDb7.8

Clarissa Explains It All

1991
Mercy
IMDb5.8

Mercy

2009
The Storm
IMDb6.4

The Storm

2009
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
IMDb6.4

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001
The Forgotten
IMDb6.1

The Forgotten

2009
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
IMDb6.1

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018
The Panel
IMDb7.0

The Panel

1998
Fast Foodies
IMDb4.7

Fast Foodies

2021
The Gates
IMDb7.6

The Gates

2026
Friends with Better Lives
IMDb6.5

Friends with Better Lives

2014
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
IMDb5.7

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019
Free Radio
0

Free Radio

2008
Varsity Blues
IMDb6.2

Varsity Blues

1999
What the Fit
IMDb7.5

What the Fit

2018
CMT Music Awards
IMDb10.0

CMT Music Awards

2002
The Rules of Attraction
IMDb6.2

The Rules of Attraction

2002
The Big Bang
IMDb5.4

The Big Bang

2011
Bad Hair
IMDb5.6

Bad Hair

2021
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
IMDb7.2

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

2007
Aliens in the Family
IMDb7.0

Aliens in the Family

1996
Final Draft
IMDb3.8

Final Draft

2007
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
IMDb6.0

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

2019
The Real Full Monty
IMDb4.0

The Real Full Monty

2024
Texas Rangers
IMDb5.9

Texas Rangers

2001
What Would Diplo Do?
IMDb5.9

What Would Diplo Do?

2017
Stolen
IMDb5.9

Stolen

2009
Angus
IMDb6.6

Angus

1995
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
IMDb6.4

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004
The Plague
IMDb4.9

The Plague

2006
Sea Oak
IMDb6.4

Sea Oak

2017
Eye of the Beast
IMDb5.0

Eye of the Beast

2007
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
IMDb6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999
Standing Still
IMDb5.5

Standing Still

2005
I Love You, I Love You Not
IMDb5.3

I Love You, I Love You Not

1996
Mrs. Miracle
IMDb6.0

Mrs. Miracle

2009
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
IMDb9.7

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020
Formosa Betrayed
IMDb6.1

Formosa Betrayed

2010
Harvest
IMDb4.3

Harvest

1999
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
IMDb7.0

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

2010
Backwards
IMDb5.7

Backwards

2012
Taken in Broad Daylight
IMDb5.2

Taken in Broad Daylight

2009
Salem Falls
IMDb5.3

Salem Falls

2011
DILF Khakis
IMDb6.0

DILF Khakis

2011
Teen Choice Awards
IMDb9.1

Teen Choice Awards

1999
Asshole for Hire
IMDb6.0

Asshole for Hire

2011
Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes
IMDb6.0

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes

2011
Vandermemes
IMDb6.0

Vandermemes

2011
EP Daily
0

EP Daily

1997
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches
IMDb2.0

All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches

2020