James Van Der Beek: Global Green with Kimberly Brook!

James Van Der Beek is joined by his wife Kimberly Brook at Global Green’s Gorgeous and Green event at the W Hotel on Monday (December 13) in San Francisco, Calif.

The 33-year-old actor has recently started speaking out about ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects approximately 500,000 Americans, including his own mother.

“People need to know that the condition is not due to anything they’ve done,” James told AOL News. “Plus, even though there is no cure, there are ways to treat it, such as changes in diet and learning stress management techniques.”