René van Kooten was born on December 24, 1972 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor, known for Goede tijden, slechte tijden (1990), Kunt U mij de weg naar Hamelen vertellen, meneer? (2004) and The Passion (2013). He has been married to Tanya van der Kooij since August 30, 2010. They have one child.