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James David Van Der Beek is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series Dawson's Creek. He played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, starred in CSI: Cyber as FBI Special Agent Elijah Mundo, and as Matt Bromley on the FX drama Pose. His film roles include Varsity Blues (1999) and The Rules of Attraction (2002).
Birth Name
James David Van Der Beek Jr.
Born
Tuesday, 08 March 1977
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fast Foodies | Self | 2021 |
| Bad Hair | Grant Madison | 2020 |
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | 2020 |
| Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Self | 2020 |
| Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | James Van Der Beek | 2019 |
| Under a Rock with Tig Notaro | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| The '90s Greatest | Self | 2018 |
| 25 Words or Less | Self | 2018 |
| Pose: Identity, Family, Community | Self | 2018 |
| Pose | Matt Bromley | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Fast Foodies | Self | 2021 |
| Bad Hair | Grant Madison | 2020 |
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | 2020 |
| Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Self | 2020 |
| Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | James Van Der Beek | 2019 |
| Under a Rock with Tig Notaro | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| The '90s Greatest | Self | 2018 |
| 25 Words or Less | Self | 2018 |
| Pose: Identity, Family, Community | Self | 2018 |
| Pose | Matt Bromley | 2018 |
| The $100,000 Pyramid | Self - Celebrity Player | 2018 |
| The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Self - Guest | 2018 |
| Downsizing | Anesthesiologist | 2017 |
| Sea Oak | Mr. Frendt | 2017 |
| Drop the Mic | Self | 2017 |
| Vampirina | Boris Hauntley (voice) / Boris | 2017 |
| What Would Diplo Do? | Diplo | 2017 |
| Room 104 | Scott | 2017 |
| Carters Get Rich | Trent Zebriski | 2017 |
| The Nightly Show | Self | 2017 |
| Celebs React | Self | 2016 |
| Match Game | Self - Celebrity Panelist | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| CSI: Cyber | Elijah Mundo | 2015 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Friends with Better Lives | Will / Will Stokes | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Pierre Chalfant / Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Labor Day | Officer Treadwell | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The Magic Bracelet | Joe | 2013 |
| Backwards | Geoff | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Eric Andre Show | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | James Van Der Beek | 2012 |
| Salem Falls | Jack McBradden / Jack St. Bride | 2011 |
| Rove LA | Himself | 2011 |
| Franklin & Bash | Nathan | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| After Lately | Self | 2011 |
| The Big Bang | Adam Nova | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Formosa Betrayed | Jake Kelly | 2010 |
| Wake Up, It's Tuesday! | Self | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| Stolen | Rogianni / Diploma / Roggiani | 2009 |
| Mercy | Dr. Joe Briggs | 2009 |
| Modern Family | Bo Johnson | 2009 |
| The Forgotten | Judd Shaw | 2009 |
| The Storm | Dr. Jonathan Kirk | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 2009 |
| Taken in Broad Daylight | Tony Zappa | 2009 |
| Spoilers | Self | 2008 |
| Mrs. Miracle | Seth Webster | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| Free Radio | Self | 2008 |
| Eye of the Beast | Dan Leland | 2007 |
| Final Draft | Paul Twist | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Will Stokes in 'Friends with Better Lives' / Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 2007 |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars | Bush's Aide | 2007 |
| Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary | Self | 2006 |
| Ugly Betty | Luke Carnes | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| The Plague | Tom Russell | 2006 |
| Danny Roane: First Time Director | Self | 2006 |
| Sex, Power, Love & Politics | Ozzie | 2006 |
| Criminal Minds | Tobias Hankel / Raphael | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Simon Tremblay / Simon | 2005 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant / Self - Audience Member | 2005 |
| Medium | Dylan Hoyt | 2005 |
| Standing Still | Simon | 2005 |
| Three | John-O | 2005 |
| Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Self | 2004 |
| The Insider | Himself | 2004 |
| The Soup | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| One Tree Hill | Adam Reese | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| The Rules of Attraction | Sean Bateman | 2002 |
| V Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rex Tamlyn | 2001 |
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | James Van Der Beek | 2001 |
| Texas Rangers | Lincoln Rogers Dunnison | 2001 |
| Total Access 24/7 | Self | 2001 |
| Robot Chicken | Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon / Bush's Aide / Doctor / Time Traveller / Husband Paper Bag | 2001 |
| Scary Movie | Dawson Leery | 2000 |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | Self | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sean Albert | 1999 |
| Harvest | James Peterson | 1999 |
| Varsity Blues | Mox / Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon | 1999 |
| Dawson's Creek | Dawson Leery | 1998 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| I Love You, I Love You Not | Tony | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Aliens in the Family | Ethan | 1996 |
| Angus | Rick Sandford | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Clarissa Explains It All | Paulie | 1991 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self | 1988 |
| Castle in the Sky | Pazu (Disney dub) | 1986 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Chris Brubaker / Freddie Patek / Ric / Gabriel Jakob / Laser Point Guy / Ted Reynolds / Frankenteen / Tony / Self - Host | 1975 |
