Streamline
James Van Der Beek
Known for
Acting
Born
1977-03-08 · 48 (at death)
Died
2026-02-11
Place of birth
Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

James Van Der Beek

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 · 90 titles

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Criminal Minds
8.3

Criminal Minds

2005

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Modern Family
7.9

Modern Family

2009

Scary Movie
6.4

Scary Movie

2000

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975

How I Met Your Mother
8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005

The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

One Tree Hill
7.8

One Tree Hill

2003

Dancing with the Stars
6.1

Dancing with the Stars

2005

The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

The View
4.4

The View

1997

Medium
7.5

Medium

2005

Dawson's Creek
7.3

Dawson's Creek

1998

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Devil May Cry
8.3

Devil May Cry

2025

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Ugly Betty
6.4

Ugly Betty

2006

The Masked Singer
7.5

The Masked Singer

2019

The Soup
6.3

The Soup

2004

Walker
7.1

Walker

2021

Franklin & Bash
7.3

Franklin & Bash

2011

Vampirina
6.7

Vampirina

2017

Match Game
6.4

Match Game

2016

The $100,000 Pyramid
7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016

Sidelined: The QB and Me
6.2

Sidelined: The QB and Me

2025

Room 104
5.7

Room 104

2017

POSE
8.3

POSE

2018

The Eric Andre Show
7.9

The Eric Andre Show

2012

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
6.8

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

2012

Sidelined 2: Intercepted
6.8

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

2025

Overcompensating
7.3

Overcompensating

2025

CSI: Cyber
6.2

CSI: Cyber

2015

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
7.5

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

The Forgotten
6.1

The Forgotten

2009

Drop the Mic
6.5

Drop the Mic

2017

Mercy
5.8

Mercy

2009

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
5.8

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018

Clarissa Explains It All
7.8

Clarissa Explains It All

1991

Varsity Blues
6.1

Varsity Blues

1999

Downsizing
5.4

Downsizing

2017

CMT Music Awards
10.0

CMT Music Awards

2002

Labor Day
7.1

Labor Day

2013

Friends with Better Lives
6.5

Friends with Better Lives

2014

Free Radio

Free Radio

2008

Fast Foodies
4.7

Fast Foodies

2021

What the Fit
7.5

What the Fit

2018

Texas Rangers
6.0

Texas Rangers

2001

The Rules of Attraction
6.2

The Rules of Attraction

2002

Aliens in the Family
7.0

Aliens in the Family

1996

Bad Hair
5.7

Bad Hair

2021

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
6.4

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

The Plague
4.9

The Plague

2006

Angus
6.6

Angus

1995

The Big Bang
5.3

The Big Bang

2011

Final Draft
3.5

Final Draft

2007

What Would Diplo Do?
5.9

What Would Diplo Do?

2017

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
5.7

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019

The Gates
6.3

The Gates

2026

Stolen
5.9

Stolen

2009

The Storm
6.4

The Storm

2009

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
6.0

Under A Rock with Tig Notaro

2019

Sea Oak
6.4

Sea Oak

2017

Salem Falls
5.3

Salem Falls

2011

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
9.7

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

Standing Still
5.5

Standing Still

2005

Teen Choice Awards
9.1

Teen Choice Awards

1999

Eye of the Beast
5.0

Eye of the Beast

2007

Formosa Betrayed
6.0

Formosa Betrayed

2010

Robot Chicken: Star Wars
7.3

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

2007

Mrs. Miracle
6.0

Mrs. Miracle

2009

The Real Full Monty
5.5

The Real Full Monty

2024

Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)
6.0

Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)

2003

Harvest
4.3

Harvest

1999

I Love You, I Love You Not
5.2

I Love You, I Love You Not

1996

Danny Roane: First Time Director
4.6

Danny Roane: First Time Director

2006

DILF Khakis
6.0

DILF Khakis

2011

The Panel
7.0

The Panel

1998

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
6.4

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004

Taken in Broad Daylight
5.2

Taken in Broad Daylight

2009

Backwards
5.7

Backwards

2012

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
7.0

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

2010

EP Daily

EP Daily

1997

Asshole for Hire
6.0

Asshole for Hire

2011

All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches
2.0

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

2020

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes
6.0

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes

2011

Vandermemes
6.0

Vandermemes

2011