James Van Der Beek
Acting
1977-03-08 — 2026-02-11Cheshire, 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.
Known For
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005 · tv
7.9
Modern Family
2009 · tv
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · tv
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · tv
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · tv
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · tv
7.8
One Tree Hill
2003 · tv
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · tv
7.3
Dawson's Creek
1998 · tv
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · tv
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975 · tv
7.5
Medium
2005 · tv
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · tv
5.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · tv
4.4
The View
1997 · tv
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · tv
7.6
The Masked Singer
2019 · tv
7.2
Franklin & Bash
2011 · tv
7.1
Walker
2021 · tv
6.4
Scary Movie
2000 · movie
6.4
Ugly Betty
2006 · tv
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · tv
6.2
Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025 · movie
6.6
The Gates
2026 · movie
6.6
Vampirina
2017 · tv
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · tv
7.1
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
2025 · movie
8.3
POSE
2018 · tv
6.2
The Soup
2004 · tv