John van den Heuvel


John van den Heuvel is a Dutch crime journalist, television presenter and former police officer.

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, Weet Ik Veel and Ik hou van Holland. 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. This prevented him from appearing in live broadcasts of RTL Boulevard in 2018.
In 2019 he appeared in an episode of Zomergasten. In the episode he discussed the impact of living with full-time protection and the possibility of reducing it. In 2019 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. In 2019 he also appeared as police officer in the Sinterklaasjournaal.
He also made his acting debut in the series Random Shit.

Filmography

As presenter