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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2012
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2012
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Criminal Minds
2007
Conan
2012
Saturday Night Live
1999
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2011
Modern Family
2017
The View
2003
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2012

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
93
Writing
1
Producing
1
Crew
1
2026
The Gates
as Jacob
2026
1 in 2
· unreleased
2025
Sidelined: The QB and Me
as Leroy Lahey
2025
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
as Leroy Lahey
2025
Overcompensating
as Charlie
2025
The Masked Singer
as Self - Griffin
2024
The Real Full Monty
as Self
2024
Walker
as New Neighbour
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2024
CMT Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
2021
Bad Hair
as Grant Madison
2021
Fast Foodies
as Self
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches
as Self
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Self
2019
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2019
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
as Self - Guest
2019
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2019
What the Fit
as Self
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Guest
2018
POSE
as Matt
2018
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2017
Downsizing
as Anesthesiologist
2017
What Would Diplo Do?
as Diplo
2017
Room 104
as Scott
2017
Vampirina
as Boris Hauntley (voice)
2017
Sea Oak
as Mr. Frendt
2017
Drop the Mic
as Self
2017
Modern Family
as Bo Johnson
2015
The Soup
as Self
2015
CSI: Cyber
as Elijah Mundo
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2014
Friends with Better Lives
as Will Stokes
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2013
Labor Day
as Officer Treadwell
2013
The Magic Bracelet
as Joe
2013
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
2012
Backwards
as Geoff
2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2012
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
as James Van Der Beek
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sean Albert
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2012
Conan
as Self
2011
DILF Khakis
as Self
2011
Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes
as Self
2011
Vandermemes
as Self
2011
Asshole for Hire
as Self
2011
The Big Bang
as Adam Nova
2011
Salem Falls
as Jack St. Bride
2011
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Rex Tamlyn
2011
Franklin & Bash
as Nathan
2010
Formosa Betrayed
as Jake Kelly
2010
Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis
as Sean Bateman
2009
Stolen
as Diploma / Roggiani
2009
Taken in Broad Daylight
as Tony Zappa
2009
Mrs. Miracle
as Seth Webster
2009
Medium
as Dylan Hoyt
2009
The Forgotten
as Judd Shaw
2009
The Storm
as Dr. Jonathan Kirk
2009
Mercy
as Dr. Joe Briggs
2008
Free Radio
as Self
2008
One Tree Hill
as Adam Reese
2008
How I Met Your Mother
as Simon Tremblay
2007
Final Draft
as Paul Twist
2007
Eye of the Beast
as Dan Leland
2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
as Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound)
2007
Criminal Minds
as Tobias Hankel
2007
Ugly Betty
as Luke Carnes
2006
The Plague
as Tom Russell
2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director
as Self
2006
EP Daily
2005
Standing Still
as Simon
2004
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
as Self
2003
The View
as Self
2002
The Rules of Attraction
as Sean Bateman
2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001
Texas Rangers
as Lincoln Rogers Dunnison
2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as James Van Der Beek
2000
Scary Movie
as Dawson Leary (uncredited)
1999
Varsity Blues
as Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon
1999
Harvest
as James Peterson
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1999
The Panel
1999
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1999
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
TFI Friday
1998
Dawson's Creek
as Dawson Leery
1996
I Love You, I Love You Not
as Tony
1996
Aliens in the Family
as Ethan
1995
Angus
as Rick Sandford
1993
Clarissa Explains It All
as Paulie