James Van Der Beek is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in the WB series Dawson`s Creek and Johnny Moxon in Varsity Blues (1999). He played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don`t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. He also starred in CSI: Cyber as FBI Special Agent Elijah Mundo. His 2020 releases include Bad Hair.