James Van Der Beek

ActingBorn March 8, 1977 · Cheshire, Connecticut, USADied February 11, 2026

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 (78)

6.4

Scary Movie

2000 · Movie

Scary Movie

6.4·2000

8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005 · Series

How I Met Your Mother

8.1·2005

8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0·1999

5.4

Downsizing

2017 · Movie

Downsizing

5.4·2017

8.3

Criminal Minds

2005 · Series

Criminal Minds

8.3·2005

7.9

Modern Family

2009 · Series

Modern Family

7.9·2009

6.3

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 · Movie

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

6.3·2001

7.1

Labor Day

2013 · Movie

Labor Day

7.1·2013

6.2

The Rules of Attraction

2002 · Movie

The Rules of Attraction

6.2·2002

7.8

One Tree Hill

2003 · Series

One Tree Hill

7.8·2003

5.7

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019 · Movie

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

5.7·2019

7.3

Dawson's Creek

1998 · Series

Dawson's Creek

7.3·1998

8.3

POSE

2018 · Series

POSE

8.3·2018

7.5

Medium

2005 · Series

Medium

7.5·2005

8.2

Devil May Cry

2025 · Series

Devil May Cry

8.2·2025

6.2

Varsity Blues

1999 · Movie

Varsity Blues

6.2·1999

7.1

Walker

2021 · Series

Walker

7.1·2021

7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Series

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6·2001

6.8

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

2012 · Series

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

6.8·2012

6.4

Ugly Betty

2006 · Series

Ugly Betty

6.4·2006

7.2

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

2007 · Movie

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

7.2·2007

6.5

Sidelined: The QB and Me

2025 · Movie

Sidelined: The QB and Me

6.5·2025

6.1

CSI: Cyber

2015 · Series

CSI: Cyber

6.1·2015

7.9

The Eric Andre Show

2012 · Series

The Eric Andre Show

7.9·2012

7.9

Clarissa Explains It All

1991 · Series

Clarissa Explains It All

7.9·1991

5.7

Room 104

2017 · Series

Room 104

5.7·2017

5.4

The Big Bang

2011 · Movie

The Big Bang

5.4·2011

6.2

Dancing with the Stars

2005 · Series

Dancing with the Stars

6.2·2005

7.1

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

2025 · Movie

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

7.1·2025

5.9

Texas Rangers

2001 · Movie

Texas Rangers

5.9·2001

7.3

Overcompensating

2025 · Series

Overcompensating

7.3·2025

7.5

The Masked Singer

2019 · Series

The Masked Singer

7.5·2019

5.9

Stolen

2009 · Movie

Stolen

5.9·2009

6.0

Mrs. Miracle

2009 · Movie

Mrs. Miracle

6.0·2009

7.5

The Gates

2026 · Movie

The Gates

7.5·2026

5.6

Bad Hair

2021 · Movie

Bad Hair

5.6·2021

7.3

Franklin & Bash

2011 · Series

Franklin & Bash

7.3·2011

6.6

Angus

1995 · Movie

Angus

6.6·1995

4.9

The Plague

2006 · Movie

The Plague

4.9·2006

6.6

Friends with Better Lives

2014 · Series

Friends with Better Lives

6.6·2014

5.5

Standing Still

2005 · Movie

Standing Still

5.5·2005

5.1

Eye of the Beast

2007 · Movie

Eye of the Beast

5.1·2007

6.7

Vampirina

2017 · Series

Vampirina

6.7·2017

5.3

I Love You, I Love You Not

1996 · Movie

I Love You, I Love You Not

5.3·1996

5.1

Taken in Broad Daylight

2009 · Movie

Taken in Broad Daylight

5.1·2009

6.1

The Forgotten

2009 · Series

The Forgotten

6.1·2009

6.2

The Storm

2009 · Series

The Storm

6.2·2009

6.5

Match Game

2016 · Series

Match Game

6.5·2016

5.8

Mercy

2009 · Series

Mercy

5.8·2009

5.3

Salem Falls

2011 · Movie

Salem Falls

5.3·2011

6.1

Formosa Betrayed

2010 · Movie

Formosa Betrayed

6.1·2010

7.4

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020 · Series

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

7.4·2020

6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999 · Movie

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

6.9·1999

5.7

Backwards

2012 · Movie

Backwards

5.7·2012

3.7

Final Draft

2007 · Movie

Final Draft

3.7·2007

6.4

Drop the Mic

2017 · Series

Drop the Mic

6.4·2017

9.1

Teen Choice Awards

1999 · Series

Teen Choice Awards

9.1·1999

7.1

TFI Friday

1996 · Series

TFI Friday

7.1·1996

6.4

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004 · Movie

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

6.4·2004

5.9

What Would Diplo Do?

2017 · Series

What Would Diplo Do?

5.9·2017