James Van Der Beek

Acting

James Van Der Beek

Born March 8, 1977Cheshire, Connecticut, USA90 credits

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

The Gates
5.5

The Gates

Movie

2026

Sidelined 2: Intercepted
7.2

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

Movie

2025

Overcompensating
7.3

Overcompensating

TV

2025

Sidelined: The QB and Me
6.2

Sidelined: The QB and Me

Movie

2025

The Real Full Monty
5.5

The Real Full Monty

Movie

2024

The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV

2022

Filmography

The Gates
2026The Gatesas JacobMovie
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
2025Sidelined 2: Interceptedas Leroy LaheyMovie
Overcompensating
2025Overcompensatingas CharlieTV
Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025Sidelined: The QB and Meas Leroy LaheyMovie
The Real Full Monty
2024The Real Full Montyas SelfMovie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas SelfTV
Bad Hair
2021Bad Hairas Grant MadisonMovie
Fast Foodies
2021Fast Foodiesas SelfTV
Walker
2021Walkeras New NeighbourTV
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches
2020All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coachesas SelfMovie
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020Home Movie: The Princess Brideas Prince HumperdinckTV
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUas SelfMovie
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019Jay and Silent Bob Rebootas SelfMovie
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019Under A Rock with Tig Notaroas Self - GuestTV
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singeras Self - GriffinTV
POSE
2018POSEas MattTV
What the Fit
2018What the Fitas SelfTV
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleas Self - GuestTV
Downsizing
2017Downsizingas AnesthesiologistMovie
Sea Oak
2017Sea Oakas Mr. FrendtTV
Drop the Mic
2017Drop the Micas SelfTV
Vampirina
2017Vampirinaas Boris Hauntley (voice)TV
What Would Diplo Do?
2017What Would Diplo Do?as DiploTV
Room 104
2017Room 104as ScottTV
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas SelfTV
CSI: Cyber
2015CSI: Cyberas Elijah MundoTV
Friends with Better Lives
2014Friends with Better Livesas Will StokesTV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Labor Day
2013Labor Dayas Officer TreadwellMovie
T
2013The Magic Braceletas JoeMovie
Backwards
2012Backwardsas GeoffMovie
The Eric Andre Show
2012The Eric Andre Showas SelfTV
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23as James Van Der BeekTV
Salem Falls
2011Salem Fallsas Jack St. BrideMovie
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas NathanTV
The Big Bang
2011The Big Bangas Adam NovaMovie
DILF Khakis
2011DILF Khakisas SelfMovie
Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes
2011Van Der Week: Behind the Scenesas SelfMovie
Vandermemes
2011Vandermemesas SelfMovie
Asshole for Hire
2011Asshole for Hireas SelfMovie
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
2010Inspired by Bret Easton Ellisas Sean BatemanMovie
Formosa Betrayed
2010Formosa Betrayedas Jake KellyMovie
Mrs. Miracle
2009Mrs. Miracleas Seth WebsterMovie
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009Taken in Broad Daylightas Tony ZappaMovie
Stolen
2009Stolenas Diploma / RoggianiMovie
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas Bo JohnsonTV
Mercy
2009Mercyas Dr. Joe BriggsTV
The Forgotten
2009The Forgottenas Judd ShawTV
The Storm
2009The Stormas Dr. Jonathan KirkTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Free Radio
2008Free Radioas SelfTV
Eye of the Beast
2007Eye of the Beastas Dan LelandMovie
Final Draft
2007Final Draftas Paul TwistMovie
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007Robot Chicken: Star Warsas Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas Luke CarnesTV
The Plague
2006The Plagueas Tom RussellMovie
Danny Roane: First Time Director
2006Danny Roane: First Time Directoras SelfMovie
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Tobias HankelTV
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Simon TremblayTV
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - ContestantTV
Medium
2005Mediumas Dylan HoytTV
Standing Still
2005Standing Stillas SimonMovie
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Partyas SelfMovie
The Soup
2004The Soupas SelfTV
Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)
2003Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)as Dawson LeeryMovie
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas Adam ReeseTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
The Rules of Attraction
2002The Rules of Attractionas Sean BatemanMovie
CMT Music Awards
2002CMT Music Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Texas Rangers
2001Texas Rangersas Lincoln Rogers DunnisonMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Rex TamlynTV
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Backas James Van Der Beek (uncredited)Movie
Scary Movie
2000Scary Movieas Dawson Leary (uncredited)Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Sean AlbertTV
Teen Choice Awards
1999Teen Choice Awardsas SelfTV
Harvest
1999Harvestas James PetersonMovie
Varsity Blues
1999Varsity Bluesas Jonathan 'Mox' MoxonMovie
The Panel
1998The PanelTV
Dawson's Creek
1998Dawson's Creekas Dawson LeeryTV
EP Daily
1997EP DailyTV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
I Love You, I Love You Not
1996I Love You, I Love You Notas TonyMovie
Aliens in the Family
1996Aliens in the Familyas EthanTV
Angus
1995Angusas Rick SandfordMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Clarissa Explains It All
1991Clarissa Explains It Allas PaulieTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV