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James Van Der Beek

Actor

James Van Der Beek

Born March 8, 1977Cheshire, Connecticut, USADied February 11, 2026

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

Scary Movie

2000 · 43 · Movie

How I Met Your Mother

2005 · 88 · Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · 80 · Series

Downsizing

2017 · 33 · Movie

Criminal Minds

2005 · 84 · Series

Modern Family

2009 · 90 · Series

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 · 52 · Movie

Labor Day

2013 · 58 · Movie

The Rules of Attraction

2002 · 47 · Movie

One Tree Hill

2003 · 72 · Series

Dawson's Creek

1998 · 35 · Series

POSE

2018 · 93 · Series

Filmography

1 in 2

2026

The Gates

2026 · Jacob

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

2025 · Leroy Lahey

Overcompensating

2025 · Charlie

Sidelined: The QB and Me

2025 · Leroy Lahey

Bad Hair

2021 · Grant Madison

Walker

2021 · New Neighbour

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020 · Prince Humperdinck

POSE

2018 · Matt

Downsizing

2017 · Anesthesiologist

Sea Oak

2017 · Mr. Frendt

Vampirina

2017 · Boris Hauntley (voice)

What Would Diplo Do?

2017 · Diplo

Room 104

2017 · Scott

CSI: Cyber

2015 · Elijah Mundo

Power/Rangers

2015 · Rocky DeSantos

Friends with Better Lives

2014 · Will Stokes

Labor Day

2013 · Officer Treadwell

The Magic Bracelet

2013 · Joe

Backwards

2012 · Geoff

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

2012 · James Van Der Beek

Salem Falls

2011 · Jack St. Bride

Franklin & Bash

2011 · Nathan

The Big Bang

2011 · Adam Nova

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

2010 · Sean Bateman

Formosa Betrayed

2010 · Jake Kelly

Mrs. Miracle

2009 · Seth Webster

Taken in Broad Daylight

2009 · Tony Zappa

Stolen

2009 · Diploma / Roggiani

Modern Family

2009 · Bo Johnson

Mercy

2009 · Dr. Joe Briggs

The Forgotten

2009 · Judd Shaw

The Storm

2009 · Dr. Jonathan Kirk

Eye of the Beast

2007 · Dan Leland

Final Draft

2007 · Paul Twist

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

2007 · Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)