Acting
John van den Heuvel
Born
1962-12-26 (63)
Known for
Acting
Credits
44 titles
John van den Heuvel (Amsterdam, 26 December 1962) is a Dutch (crime) journalist, presenter and former police officer.
Known for
5.1Vandaag Inside is a late-night talk show that airs on SBS6 in the Netherlands. It's known for its lively discussions, often revolving around current events, politics, and social issues, but with a bit of humor and controversy mixed in. The program has a unique dynamic because it features a combination of light-hearted banter and in-depth discussions about more serious topics.
Vandaag Inside
2022
8.0In Jachtseizoen, Giel, Thomas and Stefan from Dutch YouTube channel StukTV take on a new challenger every week. Who remains uncaptured by StukTV? The chase has begun!
Jachtseizoen
2016
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Weet Ik Veel
2013
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De Tafel Van...
2022
2.5No synopsis available yet.
De Oranjezomer
2021
7.0In RTL Vanavond's new talk show, presenters Renze Klamer, Beau van Erven Dorens, and Humberto Tan are joined by a whole squad of well-known divers. And there are some notable names among them.
RTL Tonight
2025
Film credits
2010s · 11 titles
NRRevealing report by crime reporter John van den Heuvel on the fastest-growing motorcycle club in the Netherlands, No Surrender. John interviewed all the leading figures of No Surrender in the 'lion's den,' including president Klaas Otto, and attended private meetings, wild parties, and secret initiation rituals of the club. Never before has a journalist penetrated so deeply into the hermetically sealed world of motorcycle clubs.
De Keiharde Werkelijkheid Achter No Surrender
2013
NRCrime special in which John van den Heuvel reveals the still deep dark side of Willem Holleeder. A man who poses as a cuddle criminal, but according to the judiciary is a tough killer.
De (Onder)Wereld van Willem Holleeder
2016
NRThe whole of the Netherlands is in shock when 56-year-old top executive Gerrit Jan Heijn is kidnapped on September 9, 1987. What follows is a months-long manhunt for the perpetrator: Ferdi E. He murdered Heijn on the day of the kidnapping, but kept up the pretense for months that he was still alive. Experts and former detectives show how they lured E. into a trap. Watch reconstructions and police interrogations in which E. recounts in detail why and how he committed his crimes.
De Ontvoering van Gerrit Jan Heijn
2017
8.2Special featuring the telephone conversation Peter R. de Vries had with Willem Holleeder in April 2011. The content of this tape could be of great importance in the current criminal case against Holleeder.
RTL Boulevard: De Holleeder Tapes
2019
7.0Penetrating report in which John van den Heuvel travels to the Challapalka prison in Peru where he visits Joran van der Sloot. John van den Heuvel managed to enter the prison with a hidden camera. In the covert conversation, Van der Sloot makes some very remarkable statements about the fate of Natalee Holloway, his stay in prison, his fatherhood and his secret lender to whom he also confessed everything. The murder of Stephany Flores and his offer for a deal with the judiciary are also discussed.
De Geheime Joran Tapes
2016
NRThe Passion is a sensational retelling of the last hours of Jesus' life. During a major cultural pop event in the centre of Gouda, famous artists will interpret the age-old Passion story using a contemporary Dutch repertoire.
The Passion 2011: Live in Gouda
2011
NRCrime special about the murder of the 69-year-old former director of Philips Tob Cohen, who had been missing for some time. The case gained momentum after the discovery of his corpse at his home in Nairobi.
De moord op Tob Cohen
2019
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De mannen van de anti-terreur
2016
6.5In the 50-minute documentary, John van den Heuvel provides insight into the six liquidations that Holleeder is suspected of. At the crime scene, he reconstructs the underworld murders on the basis of police files and his own investigation. In the interviews, April van der Bijl and Sonja Holleeder explain why they are convinced that Holleeder is responsible for the murders of Thomas van der Bijl and Cor van Hout.
Moorddossier Holleeder
2019
6.0Crime reporter John van den Heuvel takes you into the dark drug world of North Brabant and Limburg. Here, the police and justice system are waging a brutal war against drug gangs that, thanks to their unlimited financial resources, have penetrated deep into the legitimate world. Based on statements from scientists, detectives, mayors, public prosecutors, and a former drug dealer, a shocking picture is painted of the underbelly of the Netherlands.
Narcostaat NL
2018
6.0In "Motorbendes Onder Vuur", crime reporter John van den Heuvel follows the rise and development of the largest motorcycle club in the Netherlands, No Surrender. In follow-up to the earlier crime special "The Hard Reality Behind No Surrender" from 2013, Van den Heuvel gives the viewer a revealing look behind the scenes of the government hunt for motorcycle gangs. He speaks with all those directly involved, both with the police and the judiciary, as well as with members of No Surrender about the crimes within their club. Van den Heuvel follows several police actions, in which a rough picture is presented of how the judicial authorities are trying to stop these motorcycle gangs and try to come to a ban.
Motorbendes Onder Vuur
2017
Series credits
5.1Vandaag Inside is a late-night talk show that airs on SBS6 in the Netherlands. It's known for its lively discussions, often revolving around current events, politics, and social issues, but with a bit of humor and controversy mixed in. The program has a unique dynamic because it features a combination of light-hearted banter and in-depth discussions about more serious topics.
Vandaag Inside
2022
8.0In Jachtseizoen, Giel, Thomas and Stefan from Dutch YouTube channel StukTV take on a new challenger every week. Who remains uncaptured by StukTV? The chase has begun!
Jachtseizoen
2016
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Weet Ik Veel
2013
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De Tafel Van...
2022
2.5No synopsis available yet.
De Oranjezomer
2021
7.0In RTL Vanavond's new talk show, presenters Renze Klamer, Beau van Erven Dorens, and Humberto Tan are joined by a whole squad of well-known divers. And there are some notable names among them.
RTL Tonight
2025
No synopsis available yet.
RTL Late Night
2013
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De Oranjezondag
2024
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Oh, Wat een Jaar!
2017
NRDe Lama's is a Dutch television show made by BNN and first aired on 26 June 2004. It is an adaptation of the Channel 4 show Whose Line is it Anyway?. Patrick Lodiers hosts the show, which contains both well-known and more obscure elements of theatresports. The most important of these is improvisation. De Lama's consist of the following comedians: Ruben Nicolai, Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. Jandino Asporaat, Ad-Just Bouwman, Sara Kroos, Arie Koomen, Kristel Zweers and Martijn Oosterhuis are ex-Lama's. Other than in the British and American series, every episode of De Lama's features a Guest Llama, a well-known Dutch person who offers suggestions for games and always joins the regulars for one or two games at the end. At the end of 2006, regulars Sara Kroos and Arie Koomen left the show, leaving it with only three regular performers. To help alleviate this problem, broadcaster BNN organised a televised competition, Lama Gezocht, in order to find a new performer to round out the team. Ad-Just Bouwman eventually won this competition, and joined the Llamas. He, however, is no longer part of the troupe, reportedly because his artistic style didn't fit in with the other Llamas. Another recently 'llamafied' performer, Jandino Asporaat, left at around the same time to focus on his own theatre production, although rumour has it that his style clashed with the remaining three members as well. Jeroen van Koningsbrugge is the only new member to remain with the Llamas until the end.
De Lama's
2004
8.0Astrid Holleeder works towards the moment when she definitively betrays her brother to Justice. Flashbacks make it clear what childhood she and her brother have wrestled themselves with and how painful, but necessary, her betrayal is.
Judas
2019
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De Geknipte Gast
2020
NRIn YouTube format Open Kaart, presenter Robbert Rodenburg talks to famous Dutch people, such as Monica Geuze, Jaimie Vaes, Jutta Leerdam or our own Chantal. Robbert's personal questions often result in a beautiful, vulnerable and sometimes even emotional conversation, which earned him a Televizier Ster Online Video Series in 2022. And thus us as loyal fans.
Open Kaart
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hoge Bomen
2020
No synopsis available yet.
CRIMINEEL NEDERLAND
2026
7.2No synopsis available yet.
De Jacht op de Mocro-Maffia
2020
7.2No synopsis available yet.
De Jacht op de Mocro-Maffia
2020
8.0John van den Heuveland his team take on international child abductions. They give it their all to safely reunite the child with their parent back in the Netherlands.
Kidnapped
2012
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Isola di Beau
2022
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Dit Ben Ik: Gordon
2024
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Bolle Jos
2025
NRPact with the devil in the most extensive and longest-running liquidation case ever in the Netherlands: the Passage process. What drove the government to cooperate with murderers as key witnesses? How did the deals come about? The precursor to the Marengo process still raises many questions. Was the process fair? Or was it a case where justice was 'too big to fail'?
Pact met de Duivel, In de Wurggreep van het Passageproces
2024
7.0No synopsis available yet.
De Biecht van Joran
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Crime Desk
2021
NREvery day, two shooting incidents take place in the Netherlands and young criminals are increasingly reaching for firearms. The police speak of an alarming development. Where do these weapons come from and how easy is it to obtain an illegal weapon in the Netherlands? John van den Heuvel delves into the shadowy world of illegal weapons at home and abroad.
John van den Heuvel in de Wapenhandel
2022
7.0No synopsis available yet.
De Taxioorlog
2024
NRIn the two-part special Cocaine War, John van den Heuvel exposes the cocaine route between South America and the Netherlands. After the murder of drug king Pablo Escobar, who runs the coke trade in Colombia? Where is the white gold produced and how does it get on board and eventually ashore in the Dutch ports?
Cocaine War
2020
6.0In "Drugs van de Duivel" (The Devil's Drugs), he investigates the rise of crystal meth in the Netherlands. Dutch criminals have flocked to the lucrative meth business, working closely with Mexican drug cartels.
Drugs van de Duivel
2025
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Costa Del Crime
2021
Behind the camera
NRBram Moszkowicz was dropped from the bar in 2013 as a lawyer, but now, seven years later, he wants to return. Crime reporter John van den Heuvel follows him in the run-up to the hearing of the Court of Discipline until the result of March 30, 2020. A process that depends on the fallen lawyer. Did Bram Moszkowicz improve his life? John speaks for and opponents, including: Geert Wilders, Jeroen Pauw and Elsevier journalist Gerlof Leistra.
Moszkowicz: Make it or break it
2020
NRCrime special in which John van den Heuvel reveals the still deep dark side of Willem Holleeder. A man who poses as a cuddle criminal, but according to the judiciary is a tough killer.
De (Onder)Wereld van Willem Holleeder
2016
5.0Bouchra (25) killed her sister Anouk with more than eighty stab wounds while suffering from psychosis and live-streamed her act on Instagram. The outrage is great and justice is demanding a ten-year prison sentence. While the outside world judges harshly and Anouk's father struggles with a lack of understanding, Bouchra, her mother and her sister Roxanne try to stay strong together. A poignant portrait of a family torn apart by murder and mental illness.
De Instagram Moord
2026