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James Van Der Beek

Actor • Born 1977

James Van Der Beek

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About

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999Criminal Minds posterCriminal MindsSeries • 2005Modern Family posterModern FamilySeries • 2009Law & Order: Criminal Intent posterLaw & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001How I Met Your Mother posterHow I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005One Tree Hill posterOne Tree HillSeries • 2003Medium posterMediumSeries • 2005Dawson's Creek posterDawson's CreekSeries • 1998Ugly Betty posterUgly BettySeries • 2006Franklin & Bash posterFranklin & BashSeries • 2011TFI Friday posterTFI FridaySeries • 1996Walker posterWalkerSeries • 2021Devil May Cry posterDevil May CrySeries • 2025Vampirina posterVampirinaSeries • 2017Scary Movie posterScary MovieMovie • 2000Room 104 posterRoom 104Series • 2017Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 posterDon't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Series • 2012POSE posterPOSESeries • 2018Overcompensating posterOvercompensatingSeries • 2025The Forgotten posterThe ForgottenSeries • 2009CSI: Cyber posterCSI: CyberSeries • 2015Downsizing posterDownsizingMovie • 2017Home Movie: The Princess Bride posterHome Movie: The Princess BrideSeries • 2020Clarissa Explains It All posterClarissa Explains It AllSeries • 1991