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James Van Der Beek
Acting
08 Mar 1977
† 11 Feb 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.
Also Known As
James Van Derbeek, James David Van Der Beek
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James Van Der Beek's Movies
64%
Scary Movie
07 Jul 2000
54%
Downsizing
22 Dec 2017
64%
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
22 Aug 2001
70%
Labor Day
27 Dec 2013
62%
The Rules of Attraction
11 Oct 2002
57%
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
15 Oct 2019
61%
Varsity Blues
15 Jan 1999
72%
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
17 Jul 2007
61%
Sidelined: The QB and Me
06 Feb 2025
53%
The Big Bang
03 Feb 2011
60%
Texas Rangers
30 Nov 2001
59%
Stolen
10 Oct 2009
60%
Mrs. Miracle
05 Dec 2009
66%
Angus
15 Sept 1995
57%
Bad Hair
05 May 2021
48%
The Plague
05 Sept 2006
72%
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
27 Nov 2025
54%
Standing Still
02 Jan 2005
50%
Eye of the Beast
08 Dec 2007
50%
I Love You, I Love You Not
28 Aug 1996
James Van Der Beek's TV Shows
81%
How I Met Your Mother
19 Sept 2005
79%
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sept 1999
83%
Criminal Minds
22 Sept 2005
79%
Modern Family
23 Sept 2009
73%
Dawson's Creek
20 Jan 1998
82%
POSE
03 Jun 2018
78%
One Tree Hill
23 Sept 2003
74%
Medium
03 Jan 2005
70%
Saturday Night Live
11 Oct 1975
71%
Walker
21 Jan 2021
76%
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
30 Sept 2001
59%
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
17 Feb 2014
68%
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
11 Apr 2012
64%
Ugly Betty
28 Sept 2006
61%
CSI: Cyber
04 Mar 2015
54%
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
26 Jan 2003
78%
Clarissa Explains It All
23 Mar 1991
79%
The Eric Andre Show
20 May 2012
57%
Room 104
28 Jul 2017
52%
The Late Late Show with James Corden
23 Mar 2015