People

James Van Der Beek, portrait 1 of 6

Person· Acting

James Van Der Beek

Sign in to follow

Born: March 8, 1977
Died: February 11, 2026
From: Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

Also known as

James Van Derbeek · James David Van Der Beek

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

The Rules of Attraction

Dawson's Creek

1998 Series 7.3

Varsity Blues

Scary Movie

Texas Rangers

Filmography

32 displayed · 95 matching · 95 total

2026

Acting (Jacob)

2025

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

Acting (Leroy Lahey)

Overcompensating

Acting (Charlie) 2 EP

Devil May Cry

Crew (In Memory Of) 1 EP

Sidelined: The QB and Me

Acting (Leroy Lahey)

2024

The Real Full Monty

Acting (Self)

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Acting (Self) 1 EP

2021

Acting (Grant Madison)

Fast Foodies

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Acting (New Neighbour) 1 EP

2020

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

Acting (Self)

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Acting (Prince Humperdinck) 1 EP

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Acting (Self)

2019

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Acting (Self)

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

Acting (Self - Guest) 1 EP

The Masked Singer

Acting (Self) 3 EP

2018

Acting (Matt) 8 EP

What the Fit

Acting (Self) 1 EP

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

Acting (Self - Guest) 1 EP

2017

Acting (Anesthesiologist)

Acting (Mr. Frendt) 1 EP

Drop the Mic

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Acting (Boris Hauntley (voice)) 147 EP

What Would Diplo Do?

Acting (Diplo) 5 EPWriting (Writer) 5 EPProduction (Executive Producer) 5 EPCreating (Creator)

Acting (Scott) 1 EP

2016

The $100,000 Pyramid

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Acting (Self - Panelist) 4 EP

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Acting (Self) 2 EP

Acting (Elijah Mundo) 31 EP

Power/Rangers

Acting (Rocky DeSantos) Writing (Writer)

2014

Friends with Better Lives

Acting (Will Stokes) 13 EP