James Van Der Beek

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James David Van Der Beek[1] (Template:IPAc-en;[2] born March 8, 1977)[3] is 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 on CSI: Cyber as FBI Agent Elijah Mundo (2015–2016), and appeared as Matt Bromley on the first season of the FX drama Pose (2018).

His film credits include Varsity Blues (1998), Texas Rangers (2001), The Rules of Attraction (2002), Formosa Betrayed (2009), Labor Day (2013), and Bad Hair (2020).

Early life

James David Van Der Beek was born on March 8, 1977 in Cheshire, Connecticut, the son of Melinda (Template:Née; 1950–2020),[4] a dancer and gymnastics teacher, and husband James William Van Der Beek, a cellular phone company executive and former minor league baseball pitcher. He is of Dutch, German, English, Scots-Irish, and French descent; his last name translates to "from the creek" in Dutch.[5][6]

Career

Theatre

Van Der Beek played the role of Reuben in his middle school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. At the age of 15, he asked his mother to take him into New York City to get an agent and try his hand in professional acting. He made his professional debut off-Broadway at age 16 in 1993 in the New York premiere of Edward Albee's play Finding the Sun with the Signature Theatre Company. He played the role of "Fergus". Both he and the production, which was also directed by Albee, received positive reviews.[7][8] A decade later, in 2003, he appeared again off-Broadway, briefly, in the play Rain Dance.

At 17, while still in high school at Cheshire Academy, he performed in the musical Shenandoah at the Goodspeed Opera House, made his feature film debut as a sadistic bully in Angus (1995) and shot a small role in the independent film I Love You, I Love You Not (1996).

He attended Drew University on an academic scholarship, where he participated in an all-male a cappella group,[9] but he left the university when Dawson's Creek started production.[10] He performed at the Vineyard Theater in New York in Nicky Silver's play, My Marriage to Ernest Borgnine, and he played a supporting role in the independent film Cash Crop, which was originally shot in spring of 1997 and originally titled Harvest until released in 2001.[11]

Television and film

In early 1997, Van Der Beek auditioned for three television pilots. One of them was for The WB show Dawson's Creek. Van Der Beek won the title role of Dawson Leery, and the show's 1998 debut was a success that helped to establish the network and its cast. The series ran for six seasons and was syndicated worldwide. In 1999, he starred in the teen football drama Varsity Blues, which held the number 1 spot at the U.S. box office for its first two weeks.[12] He won an MTV Movie Award for his role.

Around this time he was selected one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World", and he appeared in several other films, including Texas Rangers, Scary Movie, and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, playing himself playing Jay in the film within the film opposite Jason Biggs as Silent Bob.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2002, he played Sean Bateman (younger brother of American Psycho protagonist Patrick Bateman) in the film adaptation of the novel The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis, written and directed by Roger Avary. The film was an initial box office failure but found a cult following on DVD.[13]

In 2006, he appeared on the Direct-to-DVD thriller The Plague, which was produced by Clive Barker and was panned by critics. After Dawson's Creek ended in 2003, he returned to off-Broadway, in Lanford Wilson's Rain Dance. He completed an unproduced screenplay titled Winning. Since then, he made a few appearances on television, including a role on Ugly Betty. In 2007, he guest-starred in a two-part episode of the series Criminal Minds, playing a serial killer with dissociative identity disorder called Tobias Hankel who kidnaps and drugs one of the main characters, Spencer Reid. In 2008, he made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother, in which he played Simon Tremblay, one of Robin Scherbatsky’s (Cobie Smulders) former boyfriends. He returned for two more episodes in 2013.[14]

In 2008, he began a recurring role on One Tree Hill as a filmmaker who was largely the satirical opposite of Dawson Leery. He appeared in an episode of the fifth season of Medium. In 2009, he portrayed real life kidnapper Anthony Steven "Tony Zappa" Wright in the Lifetime network television film Taken In Broad Daylight.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2009, he won Best Actor at the 8th Annual San Diego Film Festival for his portrayal of FBI agent Jake Kelly working in Taiwan in the political thriller Formosa Betrayed, which also won Best Picture. The film was distributed theatrically in the United States starting February 26, 2010.[15]

On January 5, 2010, TVGuide.com confirmed that Van Der Beek had been cast in a major recurring role on the television series Mercy. He played Dr. Joe Briggs, the new womanizing ICU chief who harbors a dark secret.[16] He starred alongside Rhona Mitra, Josh Lucas, and Jon Hamm in the Anders Anderson thriller film Stolen.[17]

In 2011, he portrayed Kesha's nemesis in her music video for "Blow".[18] He portrayed a fictionalized version of himself on the television series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. The show debuted to critical praise, with Van Der Beek earning particularly good notices for his comic timing and sendup of his own image.[19] The show was cancelled after two seasons; the series streamed on Netflix and reruns aired on Logo TV.

On March 4, 2015, he began his role as Senior Field Agent Elijah Mundo on CSI: Cyber. In 2017, Van Der Beek appeared in the British comedy series Carters Get Rich.[20] He made a cameo in the film Downsizing (2017), starring Matt Damon, and voices Boris Hauntley in the Disney Junior show Vampirina.[21][22][23]

As a writer, Van Der Beek co-created, wrote, produced and starred in What Would Diplo Do?, in which he portrays producer and DJ Diplo. It was Van Der Beek's first foray as a showrunner of a series. The show debuted on Viceland to positive reviews, both for the writing and Van Der Beek's performance,[24] was called, "The Veep of DJ Culture" by the L.A. Times[25] and scored 90% on Rotten Tomatoes[26]

In 2019, Van Der Beek was cast in the drama series Pose as Matt Bromley [27] on FX, a role he played for one season.[28]

Van Der Beek joined the cast of the 28th season of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Emma Slater. A surprisingly good dancer,[29] Van Der Beek was consistently scored in the top spot and favored to win until he was eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing in fifth place. That night, he revealed that his wife, Kimberly, had suffered a miscarriage forty-eight hours prior. The judges scored him lowest, and then, in a decision that was controversial with fans, was eliminated.[30][31][32]

In 2025, Van Der Beek competed on season thirteen of The Masked Singer as "Griffin" which featured wings that spread open at some points during his performances. There was a reference to Van Der Beek's illness in the clues. He was eliminated in the "Group B Finals: Grand Ole Opry Night". As an added bonus, Nick Cannon surprised Van Der Beek by bringing his wife Kimberly Brook and their children out.[33]

Personal life

Van Der Beek was married to actress Heather McComb from 2003 until their separation in April 2009.[34] Van Der Beek filed for divorce later that year;[35] the divorce was finalized later in 2010.[36]

Van Der Beek married business consultant Kimberly Brook on August 1, 2010, in a small ceremony at the Kabbalah Center near Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, Israel.[37][38] The couple have six children: four daughters (born 2010,[39][40] 2014,[41][42] 2016,[43][44] and 2018[45]) and two sons.[46] He has spoken about a miscarriage Brook suffered in November 2019,[47] just a month after announcing she was pregnant.[48] On November 22, 2021, following the birth of their sixth child, he disclosed that she had actually suffered two miscarriages at 17 weeks or later.[49] In September 2020, he and Brook announced that they were leaving Los Angeles and moving to Texas.[50]

Illness

On August 31, 2023, Van Der Beek was diagnosed with colorectal cancer; he did not make his diagnosis public until November 2024. He stated that he has "been privately dealing with this diagnosis and [has] been taking steps to resolve it" with the support of his family.[51] In November 2025, Van Der Beek announced he would be auctioning items from Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues in efforts to assist with costs associated with his cancer treatment.[52]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Clarissa Explains It All Paulie Episode: "Alter Ego"
1995 As the World Turns Stephen Anderson 3 episodes
1996 Aliens in the Family Ethan Episode: "You Don't Have a Pet to Be Popular"
1998–2003 Dawson's Creek Dawson Leery Main cast; 122 episodes
2006 Robot Chicken Various Voices 2 episodes
2007 Criminal Minds Tobias Hankel / Raphael
Ugly Betty Luke Carnes Episode: "Grin and Bear It"
Eye of the Beast Dan Leland Television film
2008–2013 How I Met Your Mother Simon 3 episodes
2008–2009 One Tree Hill Adam Reese 4 episodes
2009 Medium Dylan Hoyt Episode: "All in the Family"
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Script error: No such module "Sort". Judd Shaw Episode: "Lucky John"
Taken in Broad Daylight Anthony Steven "Tony Zappa" Wright Television film
Mrs. Miracle Seth Webster
2010 Mercy Dr. Joe Briggs 10 episodes
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rex Tamlyn Episode: "To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap"
Franklin & Bash Nathan Episode: "Bachelor Party"
Salem Falls Jack St. Bride Television film
2012–2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 James Van Der Beek Main cast; 26 episodes
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sean Albert Episode: "Father Dearest"
2013 The Eric André Show James Van Der Beek/Team Go! Member #2 Episode 2 : "James Van Der Beek / Steve-O", "Lauren Conrad; Reese Witherspoon"
2014 Friends with Better Lives Will Stokes Main cast; 13 episodes
2015–2016 CSI: Cyber Elijah Mundo Main cast
2017 Carters Get Rich Trent Zebrisky
What Would Diplo Do? Diplo Co-creator, writer
Room 104 Scott Episode: "Pizza Boy"
2017–2021 Vampirina Boris Hauntley (voice) Main cast
2017 Modern Family Bo Johnson Episode: "No Small Feet"
Drop the Mic Himself Episode: "James Van Der Beek vs. Randall Park / Gina Rodriguez vs. Rob Gronkowski"
2018 Pose Matt Bromley Main cast (season 1)
2019 Dancing with the Stars Himself Season 28
2020 25 Words or Less Game Show
2024 We Are Family Himself with oldest daughter Olivia Season finale
The Real Full Monty Himself TV special to raise money for cancer charities
2025 The Masked Singer Himself/Griffin Season 13 contestant
Overcompensating Charlie 2 episodes[53]
2026 Elle Dean Wilson Filming

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Angus Rick Sandford
1996 I Love You, I Love You Not Tony
1998 Harvest James Peterson
1999 Varsity Blues Jonathon "Mox" Moxon
2000 Scary Movie Dawson Leery Uncredited
2001 Texas Rangers Ranger Lincoln Rogers Dunnison
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Himself
2002 Script error: No such module "Sort". Sean Bateman
2003 Castle in the Sky Pazu Voice; English dub produced in 1998 by Disney
2005 Standing Still Simon
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". Tom Russell Direct-to-video
2007 Final Draft Paul Twist
2009 Formosa Betrayed Jake Kelly
Stolen Diploma / Roggiani
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". Adam Nova
2012 Backwards Geoff
2013 Script error: No such module "Sort". Joe Short film
Labor Day Officer Treadwell
2015 Power/Rangers Rocky DeSantos / Red Ranger Short film, screenwriter
2017 Downsizing Anesthesiologist
2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Himself
2020 Bad Hair Grant
2024 Sidelined: The QB and Me Leroy Lahey Tubi Original
2025 Sidelined 2: Intercepted Leroy Lahey Tubi Original

Awards and nominations

MTV Movie Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999 Varsity Blues Best Breakthrough Male Performance Won
2001 Scary Movie Best Cameo in a Movie Won
Teen Choice Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999 Dawson's Creek Choice TV Actor Nominated
Varsity Blues Choice Movie Breakout Star Won
2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000 Varsity Blues Favorite Actor – Newcomer (Internet Only) Nominated
San Diego Film Festival

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Formosa Betrayed Best Actor Won
NewNowNext Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 JamesVanDerMemes.com[55] OMG Internet Award Won

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