James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

ActorMusic DepartmentWriter
Born
March 8, 1977
Died
February 11, 2026

James David Van Der Beek was born on March 8, 1977 in Cheshire, Connecticut, as the oldest of three children of Melinda (Weber), a gymnastics studio owner and Broadway dancer, and Jim Van Der Beek, a cell phone company executive. He has a brother named Jared who was born in 1979, and a sister named…

Actor

Elle(2026)as Dean Wilson
The Gates(2026)as Jacob
Sidelined 2: Intercepted(2025)as Leroy Lahey
Sidelined: Rewind with Noah and Siena(2025)
Overcompensating(2025)as Charlie

Producer

What Would Diplo Do?(2017)

Music Department

Vampirina(2017)

Additional Crew

Castle in the Sky(1986)

Self

ABC News Breakfast(2008)as Self - Actor
Today(1952)as Self - Guest
The Masked Singer(2019)as Self - Griffin
The Jennifer Hudson Show(2022)as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self

Archive Footage

Horizons: PBS News(2026)as Self - Actor
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
Sidewalks Entertainment(1994)as Self - Guest
ABC News Breakfast(2008)as Self - Actor
The Times in Pictures(1957)as Self

Archive Sound

Robot Chicken: Star Wars(2007)as Bush's Aide

Credit Score: James Van Der Beek

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Matt Bromley
Sun Jun 03 2018 – Sun Jun 06 2021
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Pose40.0020188.642036528
2What Would Diplo Do?4.8820177.100681
3Dawson's Creek3.2519986.80048612
4The Rules of Attraction3.2520026.60055650
5Varsity Blues3.2519996.60053413
6Overcompensating2.0020257.70015765
7Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 231.5020127.30042629
8Scary Movie1.2020006.300325511
9Labor Day1.0020146.90056373
10Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back1.0020016.800166442