Kimberly Van Der Beek, wife of James Van Der Beek, confirmed in a post on Instagram that the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ actor has died. His death focused the lives of his wife and their six children. James van der Beek is 48.
James van der Beek (L) and Kimberly van der Beek with their children (R). (James van der Beek on Instagram)”Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning,” wrote Kimberly Van Der Beek. “He met his final days with courage, faith and grace. He has much to share about his will, love for humanity and the sanctity of time. Those days will come.
“For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we mourn our loving husband, father, son, brother and friend,” the statement added. Notably, the cause of death was not mentioned although the actor revealed in 2024 that he was suffering from stage 3 colorectal cancer.
In this article we will look at what we know about Kimberly Van Der Beek and her family along with the late actor James Van Der Beek.
Who is James Van Der Beek’s wife Kimberly Van Der Beek?Kimberly van der Beek is reportedly a business consultant. He worked as a former associate producer on the 2010 documentary ‘Teenage Paparazzo’. She met James during a group trip to Israel in 2009, shortly after his divorce from actress Heather McComb, and they married on August 1, 2010, in an intimate ceremony in Tel Aviv.
James van der Beek has repeatedly acknowledged the support Kimberly provided during his cancer battle. The actor once recalled how he once “saved his life”. They lived in Texas.
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Children of James and Kimberly Van Der BeekThe couple has endured challenges as parents, including two miscarriages. They have six children, four girls, two boys. Their eldest daughter, Olivia, was born in 2010, shortly after their marriage. Their eldest son, Joshua, was born in 2012, followed by their daughters, Annabelle in 2015, Emilia in 2016 and Gwendolyn in 2021. According to reports, their youngest son is Jeremiah.
He revealed how important his wife, children and five dogs were to him during his cancer battle. In August 2025, she said: “When I was in therapy and away from the six kids and 36 acres and five dogs and a bearded dragon and the beautiful chaos that is my life, sober, I realized how much negative talk I was talking to myself.”
