Actor profile

James Van Der Beek

8th March 1977 Cheshire, Connecticut, USA Acting

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.

36 Movies 52 TV Shows 90 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Gates poster

The Gates 13th March 2026 as Jacob

Sidelined 2: Intercepted poster

Sidelined 2: Intercepted 27th November 2025 as Leroy Lahey

Sidelined: The QB and Me poster

Sidelined: The QB and Me 6th February 2025 as Leroy Lahey

The Real Full Monty poster

The Real Full Monty 8th December 2024 as Self

Bad Hair poster

Bad Hair 5th May 2021 as Grant Madison

All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches poster

All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches 1st December 2020 as Self

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU poster

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU 2nd January 2020 as Self

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot poster

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot 15th October 2019 as Self

Downsizing poster

Downsizing 22nd December 2017 as Anesthesiologist

Labor Day poster

Labor Day 27th December 2013 as Officer Treadwell

Backwards poster

Backwards 21st September 2012 as Geoff

Salem Falls poster

Salem Falls 19th November 2011 as Jack St. Bride

The Big Bang poster

The Big Bang 3rd February 2011 as Adam Nova

DILF Khakis poster

DILF Khakis 21st January 2011 as Self

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes poster

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes 7th January 2011 as Self

Asshole for Hire poster

Asshole for Hire 4th January 2011 as Self

Vandermemes poster

Vandermemes 4th January 2011 as Self

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis poster

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis 14th June 2010 as Sean Bateman

Formosa Betrayed poster

Formosa Betrayed 26th February 2010 as Jake Kelly

Mrs. Miracle poster

Mrs. Miracle 5th December 2009 as Seth Webster

Taken in Broad Daylight poster

Taken in Broad Daylight 10th November 2009 as Tony Zappa

Stolen poster

Stolen 10th October 2009 as Diploma / Roggiani

Eye of the Beast poster

Eye of the Beast 8th December 2007 as Dan Leland

Final Draft poster

Final Draft 18th September 2007 as Paul Twist

The Robot Chicken: Star Wars poster

The Robot Chicken: Star Wars 17th July 2007 as Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)

The Plague poster

The Plague 5th September 2006 as Tom Russell

Standing Still poster

Standing Still 2nd January 2005 as Simon

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party poster

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party 17th November 2004 as Self

The Rules of Attraction poster

The Rules of Attraction 11th October 2002 as Sean Bateman

Texas Rangers poster

Texas Rangers 30th November 2001 as Lincoln Rogers Dunnison

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back poster

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 22nd August 2001 as James Van Der Beek (uncredited)

Scary Movie poster

Scary Movie 7th July 2000 as Dawson Leary (uncredited)

Harvest poster

Harvest 12th March 1999 as James Peterson

Varsity Blues poster

Varsity Blues 15th January 1999 as Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon

I Love You, I Love You Not poster

I Love You, I Love You Not 28th August 1996 as Tony

Angus poster

Angus 15th September 1995 as Rick Sandford

Overcompensating poster

Overcompensating 15th May 2025 as Charlie

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self

Fast Foodies poster

Fast Foodies 4th February 2021 as Self

Walker poster

Walker 21st January 2021 as New Neighbour

Home Movie: The Princess Bride poster

Home Movie: The Princess Bride 29th June 2020 as Prince Humperdinck

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro poster

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro 4th June 2019 as Self - Guest

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Self - Griffin

POSE poster

POSE 3rd June 2018 as Matt

What the Fit poster

What the Fit 15th March 2018 as Self

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale poster

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale 18th February 2018 as Self - Guest

Sea Oak poster

Sea Oak 10th November 2017 as Mr. Frendt

Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic 24th October 2017 as Self

Vampirina poster

Vampirina 1st October 2017 as Boris Hauntley (voice)

What Would Diplo Do? poster

What Would Diplo Do? 3rd August 2017 as Diplo

Room 104 poster

Room 104 28th July 2017 as Scott

The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid 27th June 2016 as Self

Match Game poster

Match Game 26th June 2016 as Self - Panelist

The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden 23rd March 2015 as Self

CSI: Cyber poster

CSI: Cyber 4th March 2015 as Elijah Mundo

Friends with Better Lives poster

Friends with Better Lives 31st March 2014 as Will Stokes

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

The Eric Andre Show poster

The Eric Andre Show 20th May 2012 as Self

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

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 11th April 2012 as James Van Der Beek

Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash 1st June 2011 as Nathan

Mercy poster

Mercy 23rd September 2009 as Dr. Joe Briggs

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Bo Johnson

The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten 22nd September 2009 as Judd Shaw

The Storm poster

The Storm 26th July 2009 as Dr. Jonathan Kirk

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Free Radio poster

Free Radio 3rd February 2008 as Self

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Luke Carnes

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds 22nd September 2005 as Tobias Hankel

How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother 19th September 2005 as Simon Tremblay

Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars 1st June 2005 as Self - Contestant

Medium poster

Medium 3rd January 2005 as Dylan Hoyt

The Soup poster

The Soup 1st July 2004 as Self

One Tree Hill poster

One Tree Hill 23rd September 2003 as Adam Reese

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

CMT Music Awards poster

CMT Music Awards 12th June 2002 as Self - Presenter

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Rex Tamlyn

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Sean Albert

Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards 1st August 1999 as Self

The Panel poster

The Panel 18th February 1998

Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek 20th January 1998 as Dawson Leery

EP Daily poster

EP Daily 20th September 1997

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Aliens in the Family poster

Aliens in the Family 15th March 1996 as Ethan

TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday 9th February 1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 25th May 1992

Clarissa Explains It All poster

Clarissa Explains It All 23rd March 1991 as Paulie

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host