James Van Der Beek

1977-03-08 (1977)Cheshire, Connecticut, USAActing

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV • 2009

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV • 2014

Criminal Minds

TV • 2005

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Modern Family

TV • 2009

Saturday Night Live

TV • 1975

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV • 2001

How I Met Your Mother

TV • 2005

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV • 2022

Walker

TV • 2021

The View

TV • 1997

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV • 2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

One Tree Hill

TV • 2003

Medium

TV • 2005

Dancing with the Stars

TV • 2005

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992