James Van Der Beek
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James David Van Der Beek was an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's Dawson's Creek, he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the ABC sitcom Don't Trust the
Van Der Beek in 2013
Van Der Beek in 2023
Van Der Beek with Kerr Smith at GalaxyCon in Oklahoma City, 2025
Van Der Beek at GalaxyCon Austin in September 2023, not long after his cancer diagnosis
The Rules of Attraction is a 2002 dark comedy film written and directed by Roger Avary, based on Bret Easton Ellis' 1987 novel. The story follows three Camden College students who become entangled in
James Van Der Beek
…as Matt Bromley during the first season of the FX drama Pose (2018). Van Der Beek's film credits included Varsity Blues (1999), Texas Rangers (2001), The Rules of Attraction (2002), The Plague (2006), Formosa Betrayed (2009), Labor Day (2013) and Bad Hair (2020). James David Van Der Beek was born on March 8, 1977, in Cheshire…
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