James Van Der Beek
March 8, 1977(48 at death)|Died February 11, 2026
Cheshire, Connecticut, USA|Acting
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.
Movies (38)
6.4
The Gates
2026
6.8
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
2025
6.2
Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025
5.5
The Real Full Monty
2024
5.7
Bad Hair
2021
2.0
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches
2020
9.7
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
5.7
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
5.4
Downsizing
2017
7.1
Labor Day
2013
5.7
Backwards
2012
5.3
Salem Falls
2011
5.3
The Big Bang
2011
6.0
DILF Khakis
2011
6.0
Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes
2011
6.0
Vandermemes
2011
6.0
Asshole for Hire
2011
7.0
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
2010
6.0
Formosa Betrayed
2010
6.0
Mrs. Miracle
2009
5.2
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009
5.9
Stolen
2009
5.0
Eye of the Beast
2007
3.5
Final Draft
2007
7.3
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007
4.9
The Plague
2006
4.6
Danny Roane: First Time Director
2006
5.5
Standing Still
2005
6.4
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
6.0
Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)
2003
6.2
The Rules of Attraction
2002
6.0
Texas Rangers
2001
6.4
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
6.4
Scary Movie
2000
4.3
Harvest
1999
6.1
Varsity Blues
1999
5.2
I Love You, I Love You Not
1996
6.6
Angus
1995
TV Shows (51)
7.3
Overcompensating
2025
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
4.7
Fast Foodies
2021
7.1
Walker
2021
7.5
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
6.0
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019
7.5
The Masked Singer
2019
8.3
POSE
2018
7.5
What the Fit
2018
5.8
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
6.4
Sea Oak
2017
6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
6.7
Vampirina
2017
5.9
What Would Diplo Do?
2017
5.7
Room 104
2017
7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
6.4
Match Game
2016
5.2
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
6.1
CSI: Cyber
2015
6.5
Friends with Better Lives
2014
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
2012
6.8
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012
7.3
Franklin & Bash
2011
7.9
Modern Family
2009
5.8
Mercy
2009
6.1
The Forgotten
2009
6.4
The Storm
2009
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Free Radio
2008
6.4
Ugly Betty
2006
8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
2005
7.5
Medium
2005
6.3
The Soup
2004
7.8
One Tree Hill
2003
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
10.0
CMT Music Awards
2002
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
9.1
Teen Choice Awards
1999
7.0
The Panel
1998
7.3
Dawson's Creek
1998
EP Daily
1997
4.4
The View
1997
7.0
Aliens in the Family
1996
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
7.8
Clarissa Explains It All
1991
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975