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James Van Der Beek

Acting · Born March 8, 1977 · 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.

James Van Der Beek movies and shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
  • Modern Family2009
  • How I Met Your Mother2005
  • Criminal Minds2005
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers2014
  • Conan2010
  • Saturday Night Live1975
  • The View1997
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden2015
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001
  • One Tree Hill2003
  • Dancing with the Stars2005
  • Medium2005
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
  • Dawson's Creek1998
  • The Masked Singer2019
  • The Soup2004
  • Ugly Betty2006
  • Walker2021
  • Vampirina2017