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