What is James Van Der Beek?
[[File:James Van Der Beek (53232756233).jpg|thumb|200px|Van der Beek in 2023]] '''James William Van Der Beek''' (born March 8, 1977) is an [[Americans|American]] [[television]] and [[movie]] [[actor]]. He was born in [[Cheshire, Connecticut]]. He is best known for his role as Dawson Leery in ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''. In November 2024, Van Der Beek revealed that he has been diagnosed with [[colorectal cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek reveals cancer diagnosis|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/dawsons-creek-star-james-van-der-beek-reveals-cancer-diagnosis/news-story/77d3e6603b6755a3e3da058b0411ca26|access-date=2024-11-04|website=[[News.com.au]]|language=EN}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb|0004735}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Der Beek,James}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Connecticut]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]]