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James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

Acting March 8, 1977 (48 years old) February 11, 2026 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.

Movies 40

Scary Movie 6.4

Scary Movie

as Dawson Leary (uncredited)

2000
Sidelined 2: Intercepted 7.1

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

as Leroy Lahey

2025
Sidelined: The QB and Me 6.5

Sidelined: The QB and Me

as Leroy Lahey

2025
Downsizing 5.4

Downsizing

as Anesthesiologist

2017
The Rules of Attraction 6.2

The Rules of Attraction

as Sean Bateman

2002
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 6.3

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

as James Van Der Beek

2001
Labor Day 7.1

Labor Day

as Officer Treadwell

2013
The Gates 7.3

The Gates

as Jacob

2026
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot 5.7

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

as Self

2019
Varsity Blues 6.2

Varsity Blues

as Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon

1999
Robot Chicken: Star Wars 7.2

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

as Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)

2007
Bad Hair 5.6

Bad Hair

as Grant Madison

2021
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self

1999
Texas Rangers 5.9

Texas Rangers

as Lincoln Rogers Dunnison

2001
Stolen 5.9

Stolen

as Diploma / Roggiani

2009
The Big Bang 5.4

The Big Bang

as Adam Nova

2011
Eye of the Beast 5.1

Eye of the Beast

as Dan Leland

2007
Angus 6.6

Angus

as Rick Sandford

1995
The Real Full Monty 4.0

The Real Full Monty

as Self

2024
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU 9.7

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

as Self

2020
I Love You, I Love You Not 5.3

I Love You, I Love You Not

as Tony

1996
1 in 2

1 in 2

2026
Standing Still 5.5

Standing Still

as Simon

2005
Final Draft 3.7

Final Draft

as Paul Twist

2007
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party 6.4

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

as Self

2004
Harvest 4.3

Harvest

as James Peterson

1999
Taken in Broad Daylight 5.1

Taken in Broad Daylight

as Tony Zappa

2009
Mrs. Miracle 6.0

Mrs. Miracle

as Seth Webster

2009
The Plague 4.9

The Plague

as Tom Russell

2006
Salem Falls 5.3

Salem Falls

as Jack St. Bride

2011
Danny Roane: First Time Director 4.6

Danny Roane: First Time Director

as Self

2006
Backwards 5.7

Backwards

as Geoff

2012
Formosa Betrayed 6.1

Formosa Betrayed

as Jake Kelly

2010
The Magic Bracelet 5.0

The Magic Bracelet

as Joe

2013
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches 2.0

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

as Self

2020
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis 7.0

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

as Sean Bateman

2010
Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes 6.0

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes

as Self

2011
DILF Khakis 6.0

DILF Khakis

as Self

2011
Vandermemes 6.0

Vandermemes

as Self

2011
Asshole for Hire 6.0

Asshole for Hire

as Self

2011

TV Shows 53

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sean Albert

1999
Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Tobias Hankel

2005
Modern Family 7.9

Modern Family

as Bo Johnson

2009
How I Met Your Mother 8.1

How I Met Your Mother

as Simon Tremblay

2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Conan 7.2

Conan

as Self

2010
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Rex Tamlyn

2001
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

2015
One Tree Hill 7.8

One Tree Hill

as Adam Reese

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show 5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

2022
Dancing with the Stars 6.2

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

2005
Medium 7.5

Medium

as Dylan Hoyt

2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
Dawson's Creek 7.3

Dawson's Creek

as Dawson Leery

1998
The Masked Singer 7.5

The Masked Singer

as Self

2019
The Soup 6.4

The Soup

as Self

2004
Ugly Betty 6.4

Ugly Betty

as Luke Carnes

2006
Vampirina 6.7

Vampirina

as Boris Hauntley (voice)

2017
Walker 7.1

Walker

as New Neighbour

2021
The $100,000 Pyramid 7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

2016
TFI Friday 7.1

TFI Friday

1996
Franklin & Bash 7.3

Franklin & Bash

as Nathan

2011
The Eric Andre Show 7.9

The Eric Andre Show

as Self

2012
Match Game 6.5

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

2016
Room 104 5.7

Room 104

as Scott

2017
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 6.8

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

as James Van Der Beek

2012
POSE 8.3

POSE

as Matt

2018
Overcompensating 7.2

Overcompensating

as Charlie

2025
Clarissa Explains It All 7.9

Clarissa Explains It All

as Paulie

1991
CSI: Cyber 6.1

CSI: Cyber

as Elijah Mundo

2015
Drop the Mic 6.4

Drop the Mic

as Self

2017
The Forgotten 6.1

The Forgotten

as Judd Shaw

2009
Mercy 5.8

Mercy

as Dr. Joe Briggs

2009
Home Movie: The Princess Bride 7.4

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

2020
CMT Music Awards 10.0

CMT Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

2002
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale 6.1

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

as Self - Guest

2018
Free Radio

Free Radio

as Self

2008
Friends with Better Lives 6.6

Friends with Better Lives

as Will Stokes

2014
What the Fit 7.5

What the Fit

as Self

2018
Aliens in the Family 7.0

Aliens in the Family

as Ethan

1996
Fast Foodies 4.7

Fast Foodies

as Self

2021
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro 6.8

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

as Self - Guest

2019
The Panel 7.0

The Panel

1998
What Would Diplo Do? 5.9

What Would Diplo Do?

as Diplo

2017
The Storm 6.2

The Storm

as Dr. Jonathan Kirk

2009
Sea Oak 6.4

Sea Oak

as Mr. Frendt

2017
Teen Choice Awards 9.1

Teen Choice Awards

as Self

1999
EP Daily

EP Daily

1997

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