James Van Der Beek starred as main character Dawson Leery for all six seasons of The WB's beloved teen drama "Dawson's Creek" from 1998 to 2003. Along the way, he shared the screen with the likes of Joshua Jackson, Michelle Williams, and Katie Holmes. But now that it's been quite some time since Van Der Beek and the rest of the gang left Capeside behind, you may be wondering where the stars of "Dawson's Creek" are now — and whatever happened to the show's lead actor, in particular.
Although it took a little while before he joined the main cast of a TV show again, Van Der Beek actually kept pretty busy after "Dawson's Creek" wrapped. Between 2003 and 2013, he made appearances in a few episodes each of popular shows like "Criminal Minds," "One Tree Hill," and "How I Met Your Mother." It w