by Actor James Van Der Beek played “Dawson” in the famous series of the late 90s … At the time, he was a star. But what has become of?
Impossible not to have fallen in love with Dawson in … Dawson! This idealistic hero was interpreted by James Van Der Beek for 6 seasons shot between 1998 and 2003, but what has become of this actor with a deep look and blond hair perfectly styled since the end of the series?
Dawson the beautiful dreamer
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Van der Beek never denied that the character of Dawson Leery, aspiring dreamy and romantic director had it boring :: “There were so many things that annoyed me at Dawson. I like it to be sensitive. I like the fact that it is very open and that it is not trying to be a sportsman. So I like its vulnerability. It is something that I was happy to show. But for the rest, I found it a little boring, to be honest”.
Dawson was one of the characters whose all teens born in the 80s and 90s were in love, but the actor quickly got tired and he left to seek other roles as soon as he had the opportunity. Despite a hilarious cameo (Linked to Dawson) In Scary Movie, it cannot be said that projects were easy to find for Van der Beek.
Van der Beek today
Backgrid USA / Bestimage James van der Beek in 2025
In 2005, two years after the series stopped, he was found at the head of the scourge according to Clive Barker, a horror film released in video and in the romantic drama Stilling Still (for a small role). We then find him in an arc of four episodes of the Scott brothers in which he plays a film director who brings him again to his character of Dawson is not very far.
We find him a few years later in the comic series Don't Trust the B —- In Apartment 23 to play a quirky version of himself during 26 episodes broadcast on ABC from 2012 to 2013. After a season of experts: Cyber, he returned to the cinema to play a role of anesthesiologist in Downsizing.
From 2017 to 2021, Van Der Beek embodies the character of Boris, father of the heroine of the Disney Vampirina animation series, and we find him on the screen in the TV movie mixing horror and comedy Bad Hair, directed by Justin Simien in 2020.
In November 2024, the actor revealed to People that he suffered from colorectal cancer.
In 2025, we find him in two episodes of the series for overcompensation teenagers, in which he embodied a former (fictitious) university of Yates, a fairly crazy member of the Secret Society of FAC and which benefited from the networking it proposed.
