James David Van Der Beek is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series Dawson's Creek.
Known For
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Cast Credits
We Are Family (2024)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 1x10: Thicker Than Water (Feb 28, 2024)
25 Words or Less (2019)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x84: Ross Mathews, Raven-Symoné, James Van Der Beek, Joel McHale (Dec 30, 2020)
- Episode 2x25: Joel McHale and Raven-Symoné vs. James Van Der Beek and Ross Mathews (Oct 2, 2020)
- Episode 2x24: Joel McHale and Raven-Symoné vs. James Van Der Beek and Ross Mathews (Oct 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x23: Joel McHale and Raven-Symoné vs. James Van Der Beek and Ross Mathews (Sep 30, 2020)
- Episode 2x22: Joel McHale and Raven-Symoné vs. James Van Der Beek and Ross Mathews (Sep 29, 2020)
- Episode 2x21: Joel McHale and Raven-Symoné vs. James Van Der Beek and Ross Mathews (Sep 28, 2020)
Under a Rock with Tig Notaro (2019)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 1x01: James Van Der Beek (Jun 4, 2019)
Pose (2018)
Starring as Matt
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Love is the Message (Jul 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Mother's Day (Jul 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Giving and Receiving (Jun 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Access (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jun 3, 2018)
What the Fit (2018)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 2x06: Track & Field with James Van Der Beek and Kevin Hart (Mar 14, 2019)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (2018)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 1x13: A Bacon of Hope (May 13, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 1x65: Matthew McConaughey, James Van Der Beek, Lawrence Zarian, guest co-host Busy Philipps (Jul 31, 2017)
The Nightly Show (2017)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 1x23: James Van Der Beek, Scott Eastwood (Mar 30, 2017)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 4x09: Hill Harper vs Mary Lynn Rajskub and Sara Haines vs James Van Der Beek (Aug 18, 2019)
Match Game (2016)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
(4 episodes)
- Episode 5x07: James Van Der Beek, Cheryl Hines, Thomas Lennon, Sherri Shepherd, Dr. Oz, Laura Benanti (Oct 1, 2020)
- Episode 5x02: Sam Richardson, Jane Krakowski, Ben Schwartz, Caroline Rhea, James Van Der Beek, Vivica A Fox (Jun 7, 2020)
- Episode 3x10: Jack McBrayer, Jenifer Lewis, James Van Der Beek, Ellie Kemper, Anthony Anderson, Kate Flannery (Jun 28, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: Jack McBrayer, Ellie Kemper, Anthony Anderson, Yvette Nicole Brown, James Van Der Beek, Anna Camp (Jan 24, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 2017-08-02: Dave Chappelle, James Van Der Beek, Joe Walsh (Aug 2, 2017)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2019-09-10: Kris Jenner, James Van Der Beek, Half Alive (Sep 10, 2019)
- Episode 2017-09-06: Jim Gaffigan, James Van Der Beek, Liam Payne (Sep 6, 2017)
- Episode 2015-11-25: Chrissy Teigen, James Van Der Beek, Jay Duplass, Tove Lo (Nov 25, 2015)
- Episode 2015-04-08: Josh Gad, James Van Der Beek & Jessie Ware (Apr 8, 2015)
CSI: Cyber (2015)
Starring as FBI Agent Elijah Mundo
(31 episodes)
- Episode 2x18: Legacy (Mar 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x17: Flash Squad (Mar 9, 2016)
- Episode 2x16: 5 Deadly Sins (Mar 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x15: Python's Revenge (Mar 2, 2016)
- Episode 2x14: Fit-and-Run (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 2x13: The Walking Dead (Feb 14, 2016)
- Episode 2x12: Going Viral (Jan 31, 2016)
- Episode 2x11: 404: Flight Not Found (Jan 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x10: Shades of Grey (Dec 20, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: iWitness (Dec 13, 2015)
- Episode 2x08: Python (Nov 22, 2015)
- Episode 2x07: Corrupted Memory (Nov 15, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: Gone in 6 Seconds (Nov 8, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: Hack E.R. (Nov 1, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: Red Crone (Oct 25, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes (Oct 18, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: Heart Me (Oct 11, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Why-Fi (Oct 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x13: Family Secrets (May 13, 2015)
- Episode 1x12: Bit by Bit (May 13, 2015)
- Episode 1x11: Ghost in the Machine (May 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: Click Your Poison (May 6, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: L0m1S (Apr 29, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Selfie 2.0 (Apr 22, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: URL, Interrupted (Apr 21, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: The Evil Twin (Apr 15, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Crowd Sourced (Apr 8, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Fire Code (Mar 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Killer En Route (Mar 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: CMND:\Crash (Mar 11, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Kidnapping 2.0 (Mar 4, 2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 2014-03-27: Jennifer Connelly, James Van Der Beek, Joe Mande (Mar 27, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 2014-04-24: Dr. Phil McGraw, James Van Der Beek, Courtney Barnett, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry (Apr 24, 2014)
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
Starring as James Van Der Beek
(19 episodes)
- Episode 2x19: Original Bitch... (Sep 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x18: Ocupado... (Aug 30, 2014)
- Episode 2x17: Using People... (Aug 23, 2014)
- Episode 2x16: The Seven Year Bitch... (Aug 16, 2014)
- Episode 2x15: The D... (Aug 9, 2014)
- Episode 2x14: Teddy Trouble... (Aug 2, 2014)
- Episode 2x13: Monday June... (Jul 26, 2014)
- Episode 2x12: The Leak... (Jul 19, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Dating Games... (Jan 15, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: Mean Girls... (Jan 13, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: The Scarlet Neighbor... (Jan 8, 2013)
- Episode 2x08: Paris... (Jan 6, 2013)
- Episode 2x07: A Weekend in the Hamptons... (Dec 18, 2012)
- Episode 2x06: Bar Lies... (Dec 11, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: Whatever It Takes... (Dec 4, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: It's a Miracle... (Nov 20, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: Sexy People... (Nov 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: Love and Monsters... (Oct 30, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: A Reunion... (Oct 23, 2012)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 2x55: Co-Host Meghan McCain | James Van Der Beek (Dec 5, 2012)
Franklin & Bash (2011)
Guest starring as Nathan Connor
- Episode 1x09: Bachelor Party (Jul 27, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 2017-08-16: Conor McGregor, James Van Der Beek, Dan St. Germain (Aug 16, 2017)
Modern Family (2009)
Guest starring as Bo Johnson
- Episode 9x10: No Small Feet (Dec 13, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
Mercy (2009)
Guest starring as Dr. Joe Briggs
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: That Crazy Bitch Was Right (May 12, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x21: Too Much Attitude and Not Enough Underwear (May 5, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x20: We All Saw This Coming (Apr 28, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x19: There is No Superwoman (Apr 21, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x18: Of Course I'm Not (Mar 24, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x17: There is No Room for You on My Ass (Mar 17, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x16: I'm Fine (Mar 10, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x15: I Did Kill You, Didn't I? (Mar 3, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x14: I Have a Date (Feb 10, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x13: Can We Talk About the Gigantic Elephant in the Ambulance? (Feb 3, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 14x130: James Van Der Beek & Kate Upton (Aug 1, 2017)
The Streamy Awards (2009)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 2015-09-17: The 5th Annual Streamy Awards (Sep 17, 2015)
NewNowNext Awards (2008)
Starring as Host
- Episode 2011-04-11: New Now Next Awards 2011 (Apr 11, 2011)
Criminal Minds (2005)
Guest starring as Tobias Hankel
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x15: Revelations (Feb 7, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x14: The Big Game (Feb 4, 2007) [Special Guest Star]
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Guest starring as Simon Tremblay
(3 episodes)
- Episode 9x11: Bedtime Stories (Nov 25, 2013)
- Episode 8x15: P.S. I Love You (Feb 4, 2013)
- Episode 3x16: Sandcastles in the Sand (Apr 21, 2008)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
(11 episodes)
- Episode 28x11: Finale (Nov 25, 2019) [Uncredited]
- Episode 28x10: Semi-Finals (Nov 18, 2019)
- Episode 28x09: Boy Band & Girl Group Night (Nov 11, 2019)
- Episode 28x08: Dance-Off Week (Nov 4, 2019)
- Episode 28x07: Halloween Night (Oct 28, 2019)
- Episode 28x06: Week 6 (Oct 21, 2019)
- Episode 28x05: Disney Night (Oct 14, 2019)
- Episode 28x04: Top 10 (Oct 7, 2019)
- Episode 28x03: Movie Night (Sep 30, 2019)
- Episode 28x02: First Elimination (Sep 23, 2019)
- Episode 28x01: 2019 Season Premiere (Sep 16, 2019)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Guest starring as Rex Tamlyn
- Episode 10x08: To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap (Jun 26, 2011)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Sean Albert
- Episode 13x20: Father Dearest (May 2, 2012)
Dawson's Creek (1998)
Starring as Dawson Leery
(128 episodes)
- Episode 6x24: ...Must Come to an End (May 14, 2003)
- Episode 6x23: All Good Things... (May 14, 2003)
- Episode 6x22: Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption (May 7, 2003)
- Episode 6x21: Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road (Apr 30, 2003)
- Episode 6x20: Catch-22 (Apr 23, 2003)
- Episode 6x19: Lovelines (Apr 16, 2003)
- Episode 6x18: Love Bites (Apr 9, 2003)
- Episode 6x17: Sex and Violence (Apr 2, 2003)
- Episode 6x16: That Was Then (Mar 26, 2003)
- Episode 6x15: Castaways (Feb 12, 2003)
- Episode 6x14: Clean and Sober (Feb 5, 2003)
- Episode 6x13: Rock Bottom (Jan 29, 2003)
- Episode 6x12: All the Right Moves (Jan 22, 2003)
- Episode 6x11: Day Out of Days (Jan 15, 2003)
- Episode 6x10: Merry Mayhem (Dec 11, 2002)
- Episode 6x09: Everything Put Together Falls Apart (Nov 20, 2002)
- Episode 6x08: Spiderwebs (Nov 13, 2002)
- Episode 6x07: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (Nov 6, 2002)
- Episode 6x06: Living Dead Girl (Oct 30, 2002)
- Episode 6x05: The Impostors (Oct 23, 2002)
- Episode 6x04: Instant Karma! (Oct 16, 2002)
- Episode 6x03: The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest (Oct 9, 2002)
- Episode 6x02: The Song Remains the Same (Oct 2, 2002)
- Episode 6x01: The Kids Are Alright (Oct 2, 2002)
- Episode 5x23: Swan Song (May 15, 2002)
- Episode 5x22: The Abby (May 8, 2002)
- Episode 5x21: After Hours (May 1, 2002)
- Episode 5x20: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Apr 24, 2002)
- Episode 5x19: 100 Light Years from Home (Apr 17, 2002)
- Episode 5x18: Cigarette Burns (Apr 10, 2002)
- Episode 5x17: Highway to Hell (Apr 3, 2002)
- Episode 5x16: In a Lonely Place (Feb 20, 2002)
- Episode 5x15: Downtown Crossing (Feb 13, 2002)
- Episode 5x14: Guerilla Filmmaking (Feb 6, 2002)
- Episode 5x13: Something Wilder (Jan 30, 2002)
- Episode 5x12: Sleeping Arrangements (Jan 23, 2002)
- Episode 5x11: Something Wild (Jan 16, 2002)
- Episode 5x10: Appetite for Destruction (Dec 19, 2001)
- Episode 5x09: Four Scary Stories (Dec 12, 2001)
- Episode 5x08: Hotel New Hampshire (Nov 28, 2001)
- Episode 5x07: Text, Lies and Videotape (Nov 21, 2001)
- Episode 5x06: High Anxiety (Nov 14, 2001)
- Episode 5x05: Use Your Disillusion (Nov 7, 2001)
- Episode 5x04: The Long Goodbye (Oct 31, 2001)
- Episode 5x03: Capeside Revisited (Oct 24, 2001)
- Episode 5x02: The Lost Weekend (Oct 17, 2001)
- Episode 5x01: The Bostonians (Oct 10, 2001)
- Episode 4x23: Coda (May 23, 2001)
- Episode 4x22: The Graduate (May 16, 2001)
- Episode 4x21: Separation Anxiety (May 9, 2001)
- Episode 4x20: Promicide (May 2, 2001)
- Episode 4x19: Late (Apr 25, 2001)
- Episode 4x18: Eastern Standard Time (Apr 18, 2001)
- Episode 4x17: Admissions (Apr 11, 2001)
- Episode 4x16: Mind Games (Feb 28, 2001)
- Episode 4x15: Four Stories (Feb 14, 2001)
- Episode 4x14: A Winter's Tale (Feb 7, 2001)
- Episode 4x13: Hopeless (Jan 31, 2001)
- Episode 4x12: The Te of Pacey (Jan 17, 2001)
- Episode 4x11: The Tao of Dawson (Jan 10, 2001)
- Episode 4x10: Self Reliance (Dec 20, 2000)
- Episode 4x09: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Nov 29, 2000)
- Episode 4x08: The Unusual Suspects (Nov 22, 2000)
- Episode 4x07: You Had Me at Goodbye (Nov 15, 2000)
- Episode 4x06: Great Xpectations (Nov 8, 2000)
- Episode 4x05: A Family Way (Nov 1, 2000)
- Episode 4x04: Future Tense (Oct 25, 2000)
- Episode 4x03: Two Gentlemen of Capeside (Oct 18, 2000)
- Episode 4x02: Failing Down (Oct 11, 2000)
- Episode 4x01: Coming Home (Oct 4, 2000)
- Episode 3x23: True Love (May 24, 2000)
- Episode 3x22: The Anti-Prom (May 17, 2000)
- Episode 3x21: Show Me Love (May 10, 2000)
- Episode 3x20: The Longest Day (May 3, 2000)
- Episode 3x19: Stolen Kisses (Apr 26, 2000)
- Episode 3x18: Neverland (Apr 5, 2000)
- Episode 3x17: Cinderella Story (Mar 1, 2000)
- Episode 3x16: To Green, with Love (Feb 16, 2000)
- Episode 3x15: Crime and Punishment (Feb 9, 2000)
- Episode 3x14: Valentine's Day Massacre (Feb 2, 2000)
- Episode 3x13: Northern Lights (Jan 26, 2000)
- Episode 3x12: A Weekend in the Country (Jan 19, 2000)
- Episode 3x11: Barefoot at Capefest (Jan 12, 2000)
- Episode 3x10: First Encounters of the Close Kind (Dec 15, 1999)
- Episode 3x09: Four to Tango (Dec 1, 1999)
- Episode 3x08: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Nov 24, 1999)
- Episode 3x07: Escape from Witch Island (Nov 17, 1999)
- Episode 3x06: Secrets and Lies (Nov 10, 1999)
- Episode 3x05: Indian Summer (Oct 27, 1999)
- Episode 3x04: Home Movies (Oct 20, 1999)
- Episode 3x03: None of the Above (Oct 13, 1999)
- Episode 3x02: Homecoming (Oct 6, 1999)
- Episode 3x01: Like a Virgin (Sep 29, 1999)
- Episode 2x22: Parental Discretion Advised (May 26, 1999)
- Episode 2x21: Ch... Ch... Ch... Changes (May 19, 1999)
- Episode 2x20: Reunited (May 12, 1999)
- Episode 2x19: Abby Morgan, Rest in Peace (May 5, 1999)
- Episode 2x18: A Perfect Wedding (Apr 28, 1999)
- Episode 2x17: Psychic Friends (Mar 10, 1999)
- Episode 2x16: Be Careful What You Wish For (Mar 3, 1999)
- Episode 2x15: ...That Is the Question (Feb 17, 1999)
- Episode 2x14: To Be or Not to Be... (Feb 10, 1999)
- Episode 2x13: His Leading Lady (Feb 3, 1999)
- Episode 2x12: Uncharted Waters (Jan 27, 1999)
- Episode 2x11: Sex, She Wrote (Jan 20, 1999)
- Episode 2x10: High Risk Behavior (Jan 13, 1999)
- Episode 2x09: The Election (Dec 16, 1998)
- Episode 2x08: The Reluctant Hero (Nov 25, 1998)
- Episode 2x07: The All-Nighter (Nov 18, 1998)
- Episode 2x06: The Dance (Nov 11, 1998)
- Episode 2x05: Full Moon Rising (Nov 4, 1998)
- Episode 2x04: Tamara's Return (Oct 28, 1998)
- Episode 2x03: Alternative Lifestyles (Oct 21, 1998)
- Episode 2x02: Crossroads (Oct 14, 1998)
- Episode 2x01: The Kiss (Oct 7, 1998)
- Episode 1x13: Decisions (May 19, 1998)
- Episode 1x12: Beauty Contest (May 12, 1998)
- Episode 1x11: The Scare (May 5, 1998)
- Episode 1x10: Double Date (Apr 28, 1998)
- Episode 1x09: Roadtrip (Mar 17, 1998)
- Episode 1x08: Boyfriend (Mar 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x07: Detention (Mar 3, 1998)
- Episode 1x06: Baby (Feb 24, 1998)
- Episode 1x05: Hurricane (Feb 17, 1998)
- Episode 1x04: Discovery (Feb 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: Kiss (Feb 3, 1998)
- Episode 1x02: Dance (Jan 27, 1998)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jan 20, 1998)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as James Van Der Beek
- Episode 24x11: James Van Der Beek / Everlast (Jan 16, 1999)