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James Van Der Beek

ACTOR · FROM CHESHIRE, USA

James Van Der Beek

1977–202659 credits since 1991

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In the pictureHow I Met Your Mother

ABOUT JAMES

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born8 March 1977

Died11 February 2026

BirthplaceCheshire, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora49 of 57 titles

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Known for

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How I Met Your Mother poster

Series

How I Met Your Mother

2005–2014IMDb8.3

One Tree Hill poster

Series

2003–2012IMDb7.8

The Rules of Attraction poster

Movie

The Rules of Attraction

2002IMDb6.6

Varsity Blues poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.6

Dawson's Creek poster

Series

1998–2003IMDb6.8

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

Series

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

2012–2013IMDb7.3

POSE poster

Series

2018–2021IMDb8.6

CSI: Cyber poster

Series

2015–2016IMDb5.5

Angus poster

Movie

1995IMDb6.7

Sidelined: The QB and Me poster

Movie

Sidelined: The QB and Me

2025IMDb5.7

Texas Rangers poster

Movie

2001IMDb5.3

Friends with Better Lives poster

Series

Friends with Better Lives

2014IMDb7.0

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 49
Average IMDb: 6.4
Highest rated: POSEIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1991

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

59 credits

The 2020s

7 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

The Gates poster

Movie

2026IMDb5.4

as Jacob

Sidelined 2: Intercepted poster

Movie

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

2025IMDb5.4

as Leroy Lahey

Overcompensating poster

Series

Overcompensating

2025–IMDb7.7

as Charlie · 2 episodes

Sidelined: The QB and Me poster

Movie

Sidelined: The QB and Me

2025IMDb5.7

as Leroy Lahey

Bad Hair poster

Movie

2021IMDb5.6

as Grant Madison

Walker poster

Series

2021–2024IMDb6.2

as New Neighbour · 1 episode

Home Movie: The Princess Bride poster

Series

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020IMDb7.8

as Prince Humperdinck · 1 episode

The 2010s

18 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

POSE poster

Series

2018–2021IMDb8.6

as Matt · 8 episodes

Downsizing poster

Movie

2017IMDb5.8

as Anesthesiologist

Not on Cineora

Sea Oak

2017

as Mr. Frendt · 1 episode

Vampirina poster

Series

2017–2021IMDb6.4

as Boris Hauntley (voice) · 147 episodes

Not on Cineora

What Would Diplo Do?

2017

as Diplo · 5 episodes

Room 104 poster

Series

2017–2020IMDb6.1

as Scott · 1 episode

CSI: Cyber poster

Series

2015–2016IMDb5.5

as Elijah Mundo · 31 episodes

Not on Cineora

Power/Rangers

2015

as Rocky DeSantos

The 2000s

22 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Mrs. Miracle poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.7

as Seth Webster

Taken in Broad Daylight poster

Movie

Taken in Broad Daylight

2009IMDb5.5

as Tony Zappa

Stolen poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.1

as Diploma / Roggiani

Modern Family poster

Series

2009–2020IMDb8.5

as Bo Johnson · 1 episode

Mercy poster

Series

2009–2010IMDb7.1

as Dr. Joe Briggs · 22 episodes

The Forgotten poster

Series

2009–2010IMDb6.6

as Judd Shaw · 1 episode

The Storm poster

Series

2009IMDb3.5

as Dr. Jonathan Kirk · 2 episodes

Eye of the Beast poster

Movie

Eye of the Beast

2007IMDb4.3

as Dan Leland

The 1990s

10 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999–IMDb8.1

as Sean Albert · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Harvest

1999

as James Peterson

Varsity Blues poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.6

as Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon

Not on Cineora

The Panel

1998

1 episode

Dawson's Creek poster

Series

1998–2003IMDb6.8

as Dawson Leery · 128 episodes

I Love You, I Love You Not poster

Movie

I Love You, I Love You Not

1996IMDb5.3

as Tony

Not on Cineora

Aliens in the Family

1996

as Ethan · 1 episode

TFI Friday poster

Series

1996–2000IMDb6.8

1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in James’s titles.

Shannon ElizabethScary Movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and 1 more

Ben AffleckJay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Ali LarterJay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Varsity Blues

Siena AgudongSidelined: The QB and Me and Sidelined 2: Intercepted

Kevin SmithJay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Jason LeeJay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Eric AndreDon't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 and The Eric Andre Show

Patricia ArquetteMedium and CSI: Cyber

Becki NewtonHow I Met Your Mother and Ugly Betty

Vanessa WilliamsUgly Betty and Bad Hair