James Van Der Beek Shares Difficult Update on Cancer Journey

For now, James—who is shares children Olivia, 14, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, Gwendolyn, 7, and Jeremiah, 3 with wife Kimberly Van Der Beek—is finding normalcy by getting back in front of the camera for the upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series Elle.

“The greatest thing about work is a cancer doesn’t exist between action and cut,” he said. “It was fun to drop in and just have a blast because it’s such a great cast, a great production, and everybody out there is really talented.”

But since sharing his diagnosis in November 2024, James has been candid about the difficulties he’s faced.