James David Van Der Beek was an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013), starred as FBI agent Elijah Mundo on CSI: Cyber (2015–2016) and appeared as Matt Bromley during the first season of the FX drama Pose (2018).
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | OvercompensatingSeries | Charlie | 48 |
| 2025 | Sidelined: The QB and MeMovie | Leroy Lahey | 48 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2021 | WalkerSeries | New Neighbour | 44 |
| 2021 | Fast FoodiesSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess BrideSeries | Prince Humperdinck | 43 |
| 2019 | The Masked SingerSeries | Self - Griffin | 42 |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob RebootMovie | Self | 42 |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleSeries | Self - Guest | 41 |
| 2018 | POSESeries | Matt | 41 |
| 2018 | What the FitSeries | Self | 41 |
| 2017 | Room 104Series | Scott | 40 |
| 2017 | Drop the MicSeries | Self | 40 |
| 2017 | DownsizingMovie | Anesthesiologist | 40 |
| 2017 | Sea OakSeries | Mr. Frendt | 40 |
| 2017 | What Would Diplo Do?Series | Diplo | 40 |
| 2016 | Match GameSeries | Self - Panelist | 39 |
| 2016 | The $100,000 PyramidSeries | Self | 39 |
| 2015 | CSI: CyberSeries | Elijah Mundo | 38 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries | Self | 38 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 37 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries | Self | 37 |
| 2014 | Friends with Better LivesSeries | Will Stokes | 37 |
| 2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Series | James Van Der Beek | 35 |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre ShowSeries | Self | 35 |
| 2011 | Franklin & BashSeries | Nathan | 34 |
| 2010 | Formosa BetrayedMovie | Jake Kelly | 33 |
| 2009 | Modern FamilySeries | Bo Johnson | 32 |
| 2009 | The ForgottenSeries | Judd Shaw | 32 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 32 |
| 2009 | MercySeries | Dr. Joe Briggs | 32 |
| 2009 | The StormSeries | Dr. Jonathan Kirk | 32 |
| 2009 | StolenMovie | Diploma / Roggiani | 32 |
| 2008 | Free RadioSeries | Self | 31 |
| 2007 | Final DraftMovie | Paul Twist | 30 |
| 2007 | Robot Chicken: Star WarsMovie | Bush's Aide (voice) (archive sound) | 30 |
| 2006 | Ugly BettySeries | Luke Carnes | 29 |
| 2006 | Danny Roane: First Time DirectorMovie | Self | 29 |
| 2005 | Criminal MindsSeries | Tobias Hankel | 28 |
| 2005 | MediumSeries | Dylan Hoyt | 28 |
| 2005 | How I Met Your MotherSeries | Simon Tremblay | 28 |
| 2005 | Standing StillMovie | Simon | 28 |
| 2005 | Dancing with the StarsSeries | Self - Contestant | 28 |
| 2004 | The SoupSeries | Self | 27 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self | 26 |
| 2003 | One Tree HillSeries | Adam Reese | 26 |
| 2002 | The Rules of AttractionMovie | Sean Bateman | 25 |
| 2002 | CMT Music AwardsSeries | Self - Presenter | 25 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries | Rex Tamlyn | 24 |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackMovie | James Van Der Beek (uncredited) | 24 |
| 2001 | Texas RangersMovie | Lincoln Rogers Dunnison | 24 |
| 2000 | Scary MovieMovie | Dawson Leary (uncredited) | 23 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries | Sean Albert | 22 |
| 1999 | Varsity BluesMovie | Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon | 22 |
| 1999 | Teen Choice AwardsSeries | Self | 22 |
| 1999 | HarvestMovie | James Peterson | 22 |
| 1998 | Dawson's CreekSeries | Dawson Leery | 21 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 20 |
| 1997 | EP DailySeries | — | 20 |
| 1996 | I Love You, I Love You NotMovie | Tony | 19 |
| 1996 | Aliens in the FamilySeries | Ethan | 19 |
| 1995 | AngusMovie | Rick Sandford | 18 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | — | 15 |
| 1991 | Clarissa Explains It AllSeries | Paulie | 14 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host | — |