James Van Der Beek’s Most Iconic Projects Besides ‘Dawson’s Creek’: ‘DWTS,’ ‘Pose’ and More

James Van Der Beek may be a household name because of Dawson’s Creek, but that’s not his only hit. Scroll down below to check out the beloved late actor’s other projects.

Varsity Blues

The 1999 hit movie saw James suit up as Jonathan “Mox” Moxon, an academically gifted small-town Texas high school quarterback who dreams of scoring an Ivy League education.

The Rules of Attraction

He took a darker turn as Sean Bateman — the less-homicidal sibling of American Psycho protagonist Patrick Bateman — in the 2002 film adaptation of the titular Bret Easton Ellis novel.

Don’t Trust the B* in Apartment 23

This cult-favorite sitcom, which ran on ABC for two seasons from 2012 to 2014, featured James opposite Krysten Ritter as a hilariously vain meta-version of himself.

CSI: Cyber

He scored the male lead on the 2015 CBS procedural for two seasons — Elijah Mundo, an FBI agent specializing in battlefield forensics and high-stakes cybercrime investigation.

What Would Diplo Do?

James co-created, wrote and starred as a fictionalized, buffoonish version of real-life Grammy-winning DJ-producer Diplo. The 2017 meta-comedy ran for one season on Viceland.

Pose

In 2018, James appeared in the first season of the acclaimed FX series about NYC’s LGBTQ subculture as Matt Bromley, a lascivious, materialistic boss at the Trump Organization.

Dancing With the Stars

James and pro partner Emma Slater were season 28 favorites in 2019 but suffered a shocking fifth-place semifinal exit after he revealed his wife suffered a miscarriage two days earlier.