American actor (1977–2026) James David Van Der Beek was 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 ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 (2012–2013), starred as FBI agent Elijah Mundo on CSI: Cyber (2015–2016) and appeared as Matt Bromley during the first season of the FX drama Pose (2018). Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 4,215,615 views in all, peaking at 1,882,964 on February 11, 2026. Wed, Feb 11: 1,882,964 views Thu, Feb 12: 1,735,845 views Fri, Feb 13: 596,806 views Wiki link