James Van Der Beek
1977-03-08 · Cheshire, Connecticut, USA
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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Sean Albert
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
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Criminal Minds
2005 · Tobias Hankel
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
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Modern Family
2009 · Bo Johnson
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Rex Tamlyn
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Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
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One Tree Hill
2003 · Adam Reese
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Conan
2010 · Self
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How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Simon Tremblay
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
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Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Contestant
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The View
1997 · Self
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Medium
2005 · Dylan Hoyt
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Dawson's Creek
1998 · Dawson Leery
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
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Franklin & Bash
2011 · Nathan
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Ugly Betty
2006 · Luke Carnes
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The Masked Singer
2019 · Self - Griffin
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The Soup
2004 · Self
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The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
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Walker
2021 · New Neighbour
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The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
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Scary Movie
2000 · Dawson Leary (uncredited)
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Vampirina
2017 · Boris Hauntley (voice)
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TFI Friday
1996
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Match Game
2016 · Self - Panelist
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Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012 · James Van Der Beek
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POSE
2018 · Matt
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Overcompensating
2025 · Charlie
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Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025 · Leroy Lahey
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What the Fit
2018 · Self
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Room 104
2017 · Scott
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CSI: Cyber
2015 · Elijah Mundo
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Sidelined 2: Intercepted
2025 · Leroy Lahey
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Prince Humperdinck
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The Forgotten
2009 · Judd Shaw
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Labor Day
2013 · Officer Treadwell
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Downsizing
2017 · Anesthesiologist
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Drop the Mic
2017 · Self
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Clarissa Explains It All
1991 · Paulie
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Mercy
2009 · Dr. Joe Briggs
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001 · James Van Der Beek
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The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 · Self - Guest
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The Rules of Attraction
2002 · Sean Bateman
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019 · Self
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Fast Foodies
2021 · Self
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Friends with Better Lives
2014 · Will Stokes
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The Panel
1998
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Free Radio
2008 · Self
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The Gates
2026 · Jacob
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CMT Music Awards
2002 · Self - Presenter
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The Big Bang
2011 · Adam Nova
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The Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007 · Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)
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The Storm
2009 · Dr. Jonathan Kirk
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Varsity Blues
1999 · Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon
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Aliens in the Family
1996 · Ethan
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Bad Hair
2021 · Grant Madison
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Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
2019 · Self - Guest
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Texas Rangers
2001 · Lincoln Rogers Dunnison
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Self
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What Would Diplo Do?
2017 · Diplo
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Stolen
2009 · Diploma / Roggiani
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Sea Oak
2017 · Mr. Frendt
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The Plague
2006 · Tom Russell
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The Real Full Monty
2024 · Self
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I Love You, I Love You Not
1996 · Tony
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Standing Still
2005 · Simon
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Mrs. Miracle
2009 · Seth Webster
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Angus
1995 · Rick Sandford
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Final Draft
2007 · Paul Twist
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Danny Roane: First Time Director
2006 · Self
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020 · Self
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Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004 · Self
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Eye of the Beast
2007 · Dan Leland
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The Magic Bracelet
2013 · Joe
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Backwards
2012 · Geoff
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