As a child, grew up on a mountain in a home which never had a TV.
He unsuccessfully auditioned for the 2nd season of the reality show "I Wanna Be a Soap Star." Then within that year, he was cast as Luke on "As the World Turns".
Van's first feature length film "Occupant" premiered on October 14, 2011 at the Gotham Screen International Film Festival in New York City.
Attending high school at Walnut Hill, a performing arts boarding school located in Natick, Massachusetts.
Has a BFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama.
Born in North Adams, Massachusetts, he moved to Greenfield in the third grade when his mother became a principal in the Gill-Montague Regional School District.