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James Van Der Beek
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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
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Criminal Minds
2005
Modern Family
2009
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Walker
2021
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
One Tree Hill
2003
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Medium
2005
Dawson's Creek
1998
The Masked Singer
2019
Scary Movie
2000
Ugly Betty
2006
Franklin & Bash
2011
Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025
CSI: Cyber
2015
The Eric Andre Show
2012
POSE
2018
Room 104
2017
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
2025
Overcompensating
2025
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012
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