John van den Heuvel

John van den Heuvel (born 26 December 1962) is a Dutch crime journalist, television presenter and former police officer.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Heuvel, not Heuvel.
John van den Heuvel
John van den Heuvel (2016)
Born (1962-12-26) 26 December 1962
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Known for

Career

As of 1990 he works as crime reporter at the newspaper De Telegraaf.

He often appears on the television programme RTL Boulevard to discuss crime-related news. He is also known for presenting various crime-related television programs including Bureau Misdaad, Bureau van den Heuvel and Das je goed recht.

He appeared as contestant in various game shows including De Jongens tegen de Meisjes (in 2011), Weet Ik Veel (in 2013) and Ik hou van Holland (in 2009 and 2012). In 2011, he also appeared in the television show House Ibiza, a television show by PowNed inspired by the format of Villa Felderhof.

As of December 2017, due to concerns for his safety, he receives full-time protection by the Dienst Koninklijke en Diplomatieke Beveiliging, which also protects the Dutch royal family and other threatened individuals.[1][2] This prevented him from appearing in live broadcasts of RTL Boulevard in 2018.[2]

In 2019, he appeared in an episode of Zomergasten.[3] In the episode he discussed the impact of living with full-time protection and the possibility of reducing it.[4] He also presented the television show Dossier Van den Heuvel in which he travels to people around the world who have become a victim of crime.[5] In the same year, he also appeared as police officer in the Sinterklaasjournaal.[6]

He also made his acting debut in the series Random Shit.[7] In 2020, he appeared in the Dutch version of The Masked Singer.

Filmography
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As presenter
  • Bureau Misdaad
  • Bureau van den Heuvel
  • Das je goed recht
  • Dossier Van den Heuvel (2019)

As contestant

As actor
  • Random Shit (2019)[7]
  • Sinterklaasjournaal (2019)

References
  1. Voermans, Ton (8 April 2019). "'Topcrimineel Taghi bedreigde ook John van den Heuvel'". AD.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. "John van den Heuvel mag door dreiging niet aanschuiven bij RTL Boulevard". NU.nl (in Dutch). 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. "John van den Heuvel trapt Zomergasten af dit seizoen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. "John van den Heuvel sceptisch over mogelijk afschalen beveiliging". NU.nl (in Dutch). 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "Nieuw programma John van den Heuvel start met 639.000 kijkers". NU.nl (in Dutch). 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. "John van den Heuvel krijgt gastrolletje in Sinterklaasjournaal". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. van Steensel, Tom (9 April 2019). "Random Shit onthult meer castleden". de Lagarde (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.


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