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James Van Der Beek

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James David Van Der Beek (; born March 8, 1977) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012–2013), starred on CSI: Cyber as FBI Agent Elijah Mundo (2015–2016), and appeared as Matt Bromley on the first season of the FX drama Pose (2018). His film credits include Varsity Blues (1998), Texas Rangers (2001), The Rules of Attraction (2002), Formosa Betrayed (2009), Labor Day (2013), and Bad Hair (2020). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Van Der Beek is the 7,979th most popular actor (down from 7,037th in 2019), the 12,316th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,395th in 2019) and the 3,734th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Van Der Beek ranks 7,979 out of 13,578. Before him are Lysette Anthony, Victoria Justice, Kathrine Narducci, Boman Irani, Gosha Kutsenko, and Jay Harrington. After him are Stéphane Freiss, Fele Martínez, Ebru Şahin, Keiko Kitagawa, Trevor Moore, and Torrey DeVitto.

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Among people born in 1977, James Van Der Beek ranks 300. Before him are Jason Earles, Noriko Baba, Guillermo Cañas, Eddie Howe, Jim Jefferies, and Sascha Gerstner. After him are Radu Jude, Marco Storari, Alexander Morozevich, Tadaaki Matsubara, Konstantin Zyryanov, and Diego Placente.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Van Der Beek ranks 12,319 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat O'Connor (1928), Melody Gardot (1985), Jack Yerman (1939), Debbie Gibson (1970), Redfoo (1975), and Jay Harrington (1971). After him are Wilma Mankiller (1945), Christian Pollas (1947), Ben Shelton (2002), Stone Gossard (1966), Roy Clark (1933), and Leroy Chiao (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Van Der Beek ranks 3,736. Before him are Amanda Peterson (1971), Lisa Rinna (1963), Freddie Prinze (1954), Victoria Justice (1993), Kathrine Narducci (1965), and Jay Harrington (1971). After him are Trevor Moore (1980), Torrey DeVitto (1984), Bill Mumy (1954), Vivian Blaine (1921), Beth Fowler (1940), and Ted Lange (1948).

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