Getty Images Tap Here To Add Us Weekly As A Trusted Source Add as a preferred source on Google James Van Der Beek was a loving dad to his six children. James and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, tied the knot in August 2010 and became parents the following month when they welcomed daughter Olivia. The couple expanded their family two years later with the arrival of son Joshua. In 2014, Kimberly gave birth to the pair's third child, Annabel. They later welcomed daughters Emilia and Gwendolyn in 2016 and 2018, respectively.