Actor · Director · WriterJames Van Der BeekMarch 8, 1977(47 years old)Cheshire, Connecticut, USAJames Van Der Beek (born March 8, 1977) is an American actor, known for Dawson's Creek.SocialsInstagramTwitterFacebookIMDbKnown forDawson's CreekDawson LeeryVarsity BluesJonathan 'Mox' MoxonHow I Met Your MotherSimon TremblayThe Rules of AttractionSean BatemanDownsizingAnesthesiologistModern FamilyBo JohnsonCriminal MindsTobias HankelLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSean AlbertPower/RangersRockyOne Tree HillAdam ReeseScary MovieDawson Leary (uncredited)The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon