James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

Known for
Acting
Born
March 8, 1977
Died
February 11, 2026 (aged 48)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
The Gates poster

The Gates

Movie · as Jacob

2026
1 in 2 poster

1 in 2

Movie

2025
Sidelined: The QB and Me poster

Sidelined: The QB and Me

Movie · as Leroy Lahey

2025
Sidelined 2: Intercepted poster

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

Movie · as Leroy Lahey

2025
Overcompensating poster

Overcompensating

TV · as Charlie · 2 eps

2024
The Real Full Monty poster

The Real Full Monty

Movie · as Self

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Bad Hair poster

Bad Hair

Movie · as Grant Madison

2021
Fast Foodies poster

Fast Foodies

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Walker poster

Walker

TV · as New Neighbour · 1 ep

2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU poster

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Movie · as Self

2020
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches poster

All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches

Movie · as Self

2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride poster

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

TV · as Prince Humperdinck · 1 ep

2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot poster

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Movie · as Self

2019
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro poster

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale poster

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
POSE poster

POSE

TV · as Matt · 8 eps

2018
What the Fit poster

What the Fit

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Downsizing poster

Downsizing

Movie · as Anesthesiologist

2017
What Would Diplo Do? poster

What Would Diplo Do?

TV · as Diplo · 5 eps

2017
Room 104 poster

Room 104

TV · as Scott · 1 ep

2017
Vampirina poster

Vampirina

TV · as Boris Hauntley (voice) · 147 eps

2017
Sea Oak poster

Sea Oak

TV · as Mr. Frendt · 1 ep

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 4 eps

2016
The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
CSI: Cyber poster

CSI: Cyber

TV · as Elijah Mundo · 31 eps

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Friends with Better Lives poster

Friends with Better Lives

TV · as Will Stokes · 13 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Labor Day poster

Labor Day

Movie · as Officer Treadwell

2013
The Magic Bracelet

The Magic Bracelet

Movie · as Joe

2012
Backwards poster

Backwards

Movie · as Geoff

2012
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 poster

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

TV · as James Van Der Beek · 18 eps

2012
The Eric Andre Show poster

The Eric Andre Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
DILF Khakis poster

DILF Khakis

Movie · as Self

2011
Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes poster

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes

Movie · as Self

2011
Vandermemes poster

Vandermemes

Movie · as Self

2011
Asshole for Hire poster

Asshole for Hire

Movie · as Self

2011
The Big Bang poster

The Big Bang

Movie · as Adam Nova

2011
Salem Falls poster

Salem Falls

Movie · as Jack St. Bride

2011
Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash

TV · as Nathan · 1 ep

2010
Formosa Betrayed poster

Formosa Betrayed

Movie · as Jake Kelly

2010
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis poster

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

Movie · as Sean Bateman

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Stolen poster

Stolen

Movie · as Diploma / Roggiani

2009
Taken in Broad Daylight poster

Taken in Broad Daylight

Movie · as Tony Zappa

2009
Mrs. Miracle poster

Mrs. Miracle

Movie · as Seth Webster

2009
The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten

TV · as Judd Shaw · 1 ep

2009
The Storm poster

The Storm

TV · as Dr. Jonathan Kirk · 2 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Bo Johnson · 1 ep

2009
Mercy poster

Mercy

TV · as Dr. Joe Briggs · 22 eps

2008
Free Radio poster

Free Radio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Final Draft poster

Final Draft

Movie · as Paul Twist

2007
Eye of the Beast poster

Eye of the Beast

Movie · as Dan Leland

2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars poster

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

Movie · as Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)

2006
The Plague poster

The Plague

Movie · as Tom Russell

2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director

Danny Roane: First Time Director

Movie · as Self

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Luke Carnes · 1 ep

2005
Standing Still poster

Standing Still

Movie · as Simon

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Dylan Hoyt · 1 ep

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Tobias Hankel · 2 eps

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 10 eps

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Simon Tremblay · 3 eps

2004
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party poster

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

Movie · as Self

2004
The Soup poster

The Soup

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
One Tree Hill poster

One Tree Hill

TV · as Adam Reese · 4 eps

2002
The Rules of Attraction poster

The Rules of Attraction

Movie · as Sean Bateman

2002
CMT Music Awards poster

CMT Music Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

2001
Texas Rangers poster

Texas Rangers

Movie · as Lincoln Rogers Dunnison

2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back poster

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Movie · as James Van Der Beek

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Rex Tamlyn · 1 ep

2000
Scary Movie poster

Scary Movie

Movie · as Dawson Leary (uncredited)

1999
Varsity Blues poster

Varsity Blues

Movie · as Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon

1999
Harvest poster

Harvest

Movie · as James Peterson

1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Sean Albert · 1 ep

1999
Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek

TV · as Dawson Leery · 128 eps

1998
The Panel poster

The Panel

TV · 1 ep

1997
EP Daily poster

EP Daily

TV · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
I Love You, I Love You Not poster

I Love You, I Love You Not

Movie · as Tony

1996
Aliens in the Family poster

Aliens in the Family

TV · as Ethan · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Angus poster

Angus

Movie · as Rick Sandford

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1991
Clarissa Explains It All poster

Clarissa Explains It All

TV · as Paulie · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep