Kristopher van Varenberg (aka "Kris Van Damme") is the first son of martial arts/action superstar, Belgian-born actor Jean-Claude Van Damme with fitness expert/actress Gladys Portugues. Kristopher has a younger sister, Bianca Brigitte Van Damme and another brother with Van Damme's ex-wife Darcy LaPier, named Nicolas. Kristopher first faced the camera in Universal Soldier (1992) as Young Luc Deveraux followed by Le grand tournoi (1996) -first film directed by Van Damme, in which he portrayed the character of Young Chris. He got his first acting role in Point d'impact (2002) then resumed his acting career in Universal Soldier: Régénération (2009) and The Eagle Path (2010) -directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme. In an exclusive interview with Kristopher by the Int'l JCVD Forum, he said that he also has passion for writing and directing besides his career as an actor. He was credited as a writer for the first time in Van Damme's martial arts epic movie known as The Tower (2010).
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 20, 1987 (39)
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 15 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Kris Van Damme's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 7
Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 5
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kris Van Damme's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Kris Van Damme's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Mexicali(2026)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Darkness of Man(2024)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Black Water(2018)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Kill 'Em All(2017)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Enemies Closer(2013)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Welcome to the Jungle(2013)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
6 Bullets(2012)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Philly Kid(2012)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Dragon Eyes(2012)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Assassination Games(2011)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Full Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Derailed(2002)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Quest(1996)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Universal Soldier(1992)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2012.
Biggest box office
Black Water (2018)
Highest rated
Assassination Games (2011)
Most popular right now
Mexicali (2026)
Film career
Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1992Screen debut· Universal Soldier
- 2012Career best· 6 Bullets
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Kris Van Damme's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Kris Van Damme's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Kris Van Damme work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kris Van Damme's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Claude Van Damme shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Ernie BarbarashShared titles: 6 Bullets (2012), Assassination Games (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Ernie Barbarash
Writers
- Chad LawShared titles: Black Water (2018), 6 Bullets (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Chad Law
Actors
- Jean-Claude Van DammeShared titles: Black Water (2018), Kill 'Em All (2017), Enemies Closer (2013), Welcome to the Jungle (2013), 6 Bullets (2012), Dragon Eyes (2012), Assassination Games (2011), Derailed (2002)See all 8 shared titles with Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Bianca Van DammeShared titles: Welcome to the Jungle (2013), 6 Bullets (2012), Assassination Games (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Bianca Van Damme
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Neal AcreeShared titles: 6 Bullets (2012), Assassination Games (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Neal Acree
- Peter Devaney FlanaganShared titles: 6 Bullets (2012), Assassination Games (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Devaney Flanagan
- Phil ParmetShared titles: 6 Bullets (2012), Assassination Games (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Parmet
Producers
- Arnaud LannicShared titles: Enemies Closer (2013), Dragon Eyes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Arnaud Lannic
- Bobby RanghelovShared titles: Enemies Closer (2013), Dragon Eyes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Bobby Ranghelov
- Christopher MilburnShared titles: Enemies Closer (2013), Dragon Eyes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Milburn
- Courtney SolomonShared titles: Enemies Closer (2013), Dragon Eyes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Courtney Solomon
Mixed roles
- John HyamsShared titles: Enemies Closer (2013), Dragon Eyes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with John Hyams
