Acting
James Van Der Beek
Born 1977-03-08· 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.
Known for
Full filmography
Modern Family
2009
COMEDY
How I Met Your Mother
2005
COMEDY
One Tree Hill
2003
DRAMA
Medium
2005
CRIME
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
DRAMA
Dawson's Creek
1998
DRAMA
Ugly Betty
2006
COMEDY
Vampirina
2017
ANIMATION
Walker
2021
CRIME
Franklin & Bash
2011
DRAMA
Scary Movie
2000
COMEDY
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012
COMEDY
POSE
2018
DRAMA
Room 104
2017
MYSTERY
Clarissa Explains It All
1991
COMEDY
CSI: Cyber
2015
CRIME
Overcompensating
2025
COMEDY
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
2025
ROMANCE
Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025
COMEDY
The Forgotten
2009
CRIME
Mercy
2009
DRAMA
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
COMEDY
Downsizing
2017
DRAMA
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
COMEDY
The Rules of Attraction
2002
DRAMA
Friends with Better Lives
2014
COMEDY
Labor Day
2013
DRAMA
The Gates
2026
THRILLER
Varsity Blues
1999
COMEDY
The Storm
2009
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