Jan Versteegh

Early in his career, Versteegh worked as a physical education teacher.^[5][6] In 2012, he became a reporter for the show PowNews by PowNed.^[7] He joined BNN in early 2014.^[7] Versteegh presented various television programs which include Spuiten en Slikken, a show about sexuality and drugs, and Proefkonijnen, a popular science show in which the presenters try to answer questions from viewers.^[1][2]

Versteegh presented Proefkonijnen together with Geraldine Kemper.^[2][8] A few years later, he presented the news and entertainment show 6 Inside, the game show Lingo and the game show Echt Waar?!.^[9][10] The show 6 Inside ended after one season.^[11][12]

Versteegh participated as contestant in the reality competition show Expeditie Robinson 2013.^[13][14] He was also a contestant in the singing competition show It Takes 2 (in 2016) and the quiz shows De Slimste Mens (in 2014), Weet Ik Veel (in 2016) and The Big Music Quiz (in 2017).^[15] He became the winner of his season of It Takes 2.^[16][17]

He won the Televizier Aanstormend Talent Award at the 2015 Gouden Televizier-Ring Gala.^[18][19] He was also nominated for this award in 2014.^[20] In 2015, Versteegh presented the show Jan is de Beste in which he competed against a Dutch celebrity in each episode.^[5][18] It was his first show as solo presenter.^[5]

In 2018, Versteegh played the role of the mole in the 18th season of the popular television show Wie is de Mol?.^[4][21] He played a small role in the 2018 romantic comedy film Gek van Oranje directed by Pim van Hoeve.^[22] Versteegh also appeared as panel member in the 2018 season of the show Ranking the Stars presented by Paul de Leeuw.^[23]

Versteegh began working for Talpa in January 2019.^[24][25] He was one of the team captains in the 2019 television game show Mars versus Venus, a quiz show about the differences between men and women.^[26] Versteegh was the team captain of the male team and Leonie ter Braak was team captain of the female team.^[26][27] In the same year, he presented the game show De Gordon tegen Dino Show in which two teams compete against each other.^[28][29] Gordon and Jandino Asporaat were the team captains.^[28][29]

He presented the 2020 quiz show BINGO! De 100.000 euro quiz.^[30][31] Martien Meiland also hosted part of the show.^[31] Versteegh also presented the show Klein maar Fijn in which contestants compete to create the best miniatures.^[32][33] In 2021, he presented the quiz show Iedereen is van de wereld with Britt Dekker and Leo Alkemade as team captains.^[34][35] In the quiz, each team has to answer questions which are based on interviews that were conducted with people around the world.^[36] In the same year, Versteegh and Viktor Brand competed as duo in the game show Code van Coppens: De wraak van de Belgen in which they need to escape from an escape room.^[37] Versteegh and Wendy van Dijk presented De Dansmarathon, a show in which contestants need to dance for fifty hours to win 100,000 euros.^[38][39] Other Dutch celebrity duos also presented parts of the show.^[40] Versteegh was one of the presenters of the 2021 show Missions Impossible in which people attempt to complete a challenge.^[41] Leo Alkemade, Hélène Hendriks and Dennis van der Geest were also presenters of the show.^[41]

In 2022, Versteegh appeared in the film Hart op de juiste plek directed by Bob Wilbers.^[42] In the same year, he was a contestant in an episode of the game show Think Inside the Box presented by Richard Groenendijk in which contestants have to guess what is inside a large box. He was also a contestant in the quiz show The Connection presented by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk.^[43][44] He appeared in the quiz alongside two other moles of Wie is de Mol?: Anne-Marie Jung and Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte.^[44] Versteegh and Sander Lantinga were contestants in a 2022 episode of the show Het Jachtseizoen.^[45][46] He also appears in the 2022 film De Grote Sinterklaasfilm: Gespuis in de Speelgoedkluis directed by Lucio Messercola.^[22][47]

Since 2023, he presents the reality game show De Bondgenoten in which contestants both collaborate and compete in challenges to win 100,000 euros.^[48] The contestants also live together in a villa in Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.^[48][49] Tooske Ragas and Mark Schaaf have also presented the show when Versteegh was unable to do so.^[50][51]

In 2024, it was revealed that Versteegh was the whistleblower who in 2021 told journalist Dennis Schouten about singer Marco Borsato's alleged child molestation of an underage girl.^[52] Borsato was eventually charged with child sexual abuse in 2023.^[52][53]

Versteegh renewed his contract with Talpa in January 2024 for two years.^[25] He presented the reality television series Muscles & Brains in 2024.^[54] In the show, six men and six women compete in challenges that involve strength and intelligence.^[54][55] In 2024, Versteegh also presented the outdoor survival show No Way Back in which the contestants travelled through Norway.^[56] Since 2025, he presents No Way Back VIPS, a version of the show with celebrities.^[56][57] The 2025 season of No Way Back VIPS was filmed in Romania and the 2026 season was filmed in Albania.^[58][59]

In 2025, he presented the game show Let's play ball in which contestants have to roll a large ball from one location to another.^[60][61] He renewed his contract with Talpa in July 2025.^[62] Versteegh and Airen Mylene presented the shows Alle Remmen Los! and Red Bull Stalen Ros in 2025.^[63] The show Alle Remmen Los! was filmed at Speedway Emmen in Emmen, Netherlands and contestants compete against each other by driving backwards or by driving with a caravan.^[64] In Red Bull Stalen Ros the contestants need to complete a course over water with a decorated bicycle (similar to the television show Te land, ter zee en in de lucht).

In 2026, he presents the show The Bicycle Race in which contestants cycle through India.^[65]

• Televizier Aanstormend Talent Award (2015)

Versteegh and his wife married in 2017 and they have two daughters.^[66][67] He is an ambassador for the Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds.^[68][69]