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James Van Der Beek

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James Van Der Beek

Mar 8, 1977 – Feb 11, 202691 titles 38 movies · 53 TV
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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.

Also known as

James Van Derbeek · James David Van Der Beek

Born

Mar 8, 1977 – Feb 11, 2026

Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

90

Acting credits

0

Directing

1

Writing

2

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1975 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

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1995 1 title(s)

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2009 8 title(s)

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2011 7 title(s)

2012 3 title(s)

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2017 6 title(s)

2018 3 title(s)

2019 3 title(s)

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