Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Babies James Van Der Beek and Wife Kimberly Welcome Daughter Gwendolyn James Van Der Beek and wife Kimberly are also parents to Emilia, 2, Annabel Leah, 4, Joshua, 6, and Olivia, 7½ By Elizabeth Leonard Elizabeth Leonard Elizabeth Leonard is Managing Executive Editor and West Coast Bureau Chief for PEOPLE, where she's worked in leadership positions across the brand's entertainment and human interest verticals for 25 years. People Editorial Guidelines and Karen Mizoguchi Published on June 17, 2018 03:31PM EDT James Van Der Beek is a father of five! PEOPLE exclusively confirms the 41-year-old Pose star and his wife Kimberly welcomed their fifth child, a girl named Gwendolyn. The baby was born Friday morning, June 15, at their home with a doctor and midwife on-hand, just like their previous three children. (Their eldest was born in a hospital.) “Every child awakens a different energy in you… and this one has been bringing up the truth ever since we found out she was on her way,” the actor said in a statement. “I’ve been in bliss these last few days, but I’ve also been feeling the pain of parents who have been separated from their kids, and the terror those poor kids must be in right now. I live an incredibly privileged life… and the last thing I want would be to politicize a birth… but this is human rights abuse. It just didn’t seem right to bask in my privilege and blessings and not bring attention to it.” In a sweet photo with the newborn, Van Der Beek holds Gwendolyn against his bare chest. Another photo shows Kimberly enjoying some sleepy cuddling with the baby, and the other children fawn over their new sibling. James Van Der Beek Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. Kimberly Van Der Beek and Gwendolyn James Van Der Beek’s Daughter Has ‘Great Taste’ in Movies: Find Out Which (Scary!) Film She Loves Makes Him ‘Super Proud’ James Van Der Beek James Van Der Beek’s family James Van Der Beek James Van Der Beek’s kids Emilia, Annabel Leah, Joshua, and Olivia The newest addition to the family joins big siblings Emilia, 2, Annabel Leah, 4, Joshua, 6, and Olivia, 7½. The What Would Diplo Do? showrunner and star tied the knot with Kimberly in August 2010, welcoming Olivia the next month. The “small, spiritual ceremony” took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, where the couple met in 2009. The Van Der Beeks first announced their baby news in February when they shared an an adorable photo of their four children placing their hands on Kimberly’s baby bump. In late April, Van Der Beek said there was “plenty of room for one more” in the family minivan alongside a snapshot of all four kids hanging out in the backseat of the car. RELATED GALLERY: Garrett! Lulu! Isla! All the Celebrity Babies Born in 2018 — So Far RELATED VIDEO: Dawson’s Creek Reunites! The Cast Looks Back at the Iconic Show’s Legacy A month before, in March, the Dawson’s Creek alum opened up on social media about the “trickiest” part of being a parent of four — and how he and his wife manage the task. “Trickiest thing with multiple kids is carving out one-on-one time with each of them … but it’s SO important,” he captioned a photo gallery featuring himself, a pregnant Kimberly and Annabel. “Had a million things I wanted to get done today, but ultimately, none of it would have held a candle to watching my #3 thrive when asked something she’s rarely ever asked: What do YOU want to do?” Van Der Beek added.