James Van Der Beek

Born: 1977-03-08, Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

Died: 2026-02-11

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Criminal Minds (2005)
• Modern Family (2009)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• How I Met Your Mother (2005)
• Dawson's Creek (1998)
• Medium (2005)
• Franklin & Bash (2011)
• Ugly Betty (2006)
• Walker (2021)
• Vampirina (2017)
• Scary Movie (2000)
• Room 104 (2017)
• TFI Friday (1996)
• CSI: Cyber (2015)
• Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
• Labor Day (2013)
• Sidelined: The QB and Me (2025)
• Overcompensating (2025)
• Sidelined 2: Intercepted (2025)
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
• Downsizing (2017)
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• Varsity Blues (1999)
• The Gates (2026)
• The Big Bang (2011)
• Bad Hair (2021)
• Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
• Final Draft (2007)