De Vries was born in Middelburg and grew up in Zeeland.
A few years later he finished a director's course at the New York Film Academy.
[2] De Vries currently is a news correspondent in France for RTL Nieuws and Euronews.
He comments on French politics in the TV-shows 'Politics' or 'The World This Week' on France 24.
[3] In December 2015, de Vries started his own podcast called "So French".