Derek Luke
Derek Luke | |
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Luke at Orlando, Florida in 2013 | |
Born | (1974-04-24) April 24, 1974 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse(s) | Sophia Adella Luke (m. 1998) |
Children | 1 |
Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974)[1] is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington.[2] Luke played Gabe Jones in Captain America: The First Avenger. He currently stars as a main character Kevin Porter in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Marjorie Dixon, a pianist, and Maurice Luke, a former actor. His father is from Georgetown, Guyana[3][4]
Derek attended freshman year at Linden High School and graduated from Henry Snyder High School in 1993.[citation needed]
Career
Luke played one of the four male leads in Spike Lee's 2008 war film Miracle at St. Anna, replacing Wesley Snipes, who had to leave the film due to his highly publicized tax problems.[5]
Luke played a small role as a nurse in the 1999 episode "White Collar" of the sitcom The King of Queens, and appeared on the NBC show Trauma. He played one of the group members of Mayhem in the Moesha episode "Mayhem at the Jam Esp" (March 19, 2001).
He plays Alicia Keys' love interest in her music video for "Teenage Love Affair". He played singer Monica's love interest in her music video for "So Gone". Luke played Sean 'Puffy' Combs in the 2009 film Notorious,[2] and James 'Boobie' Miles in the 2004 film Friday Night Lights.
Luke was cast to play Bobby Joe in Glory Road.
Luke played Gabe Jones, a member of the Howling Commandos, in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.
In June 2011, Luke also began starring in the TNT original medical drama series HawthoRNe as Miles Bourdet, an assistant surgeon from Chicago.
From February to April 2013, Luke played the character of "Gregory" in the FX series The Americans. In 2015, he played Malcolm Devoe, head of security for Empire Entertainment on the TV series Empire and Cookie's secret love interest. In March, 2018, he was cast in the lead role of the NBC pilot "Suspicion."[6]
Personal life
Since 1998, Luke has been married to actress Sophia Adella Luke.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Antwone Fisher | Antwone "Fish" Fisher | BET Award for Best Actor Black Reel Award for Best Actor Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead National Board of Review Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star – Male |
2003 | Pieces of April | Bobby | |
Biker Boyz | Kid | ||
2004 | Spartan | Curtis | |
Friday Night Lights | Boobie Miles | ||
2006 | Glory Road | Bobby Joe Hill | Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Breakthrough Actor |
Catch a Fire | Patrick Chamusso | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | |
2007 | Lions for Lambs | Arian Finch | |
2008 | Definitely, Maybe | Russell T. McCormack | |
Miracle at St. Anna | 2nd Staff Sgt. Aubrey Stamps | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated—Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | |
2009 | Notorious | Sean "Puffy" Combs | |
Madea Goes to Jail | Joshua Hardaway | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Gabe Jones | |
2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Alan Speck | |
Sparkle | Stix | ||
2013 | Baggage Claim | William Wright | |
2014 | Alex of Venice | Frank | |
Supremacy | Raymond | ||
Sight Unseen | N/A | ||
2015 | Self/less | Anton |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999–2000 | The King of Queens | Delivery Man / Orderly | 2 episodes |
2001 | Moesha | Ruckus | Episode: "Mayhem at the Jam" |
2009–2010 | Trauma | Cameron Boone | 20 episodes |
2011 | Hawthorne | Dr. Miles Bourdet | 8 episodes |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Paramedic | Episode: "CSI Down" | |
2013–2018 | The Americans | Gregory Thomas | 4 episodes |
2015 | Empire | Malcolm DeVeaux | 3 episodes |
2015–2017 | Rogue | Marlon Dinard | Series regular, 20 episodes |
2016 | Roots | Silla Ba Dibba | 2 episodes |
2017–present | 13 Reasons Why | Mr. Porter | Main cast, 26 episodes |
2019 | God Friended Me | Henry Chase | Episode; "Que Sera Sera"[8] |
References
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^ ab Kam Williams (2009-01-25). "Derek Luke: The Notorious Interview". KamWilliams.com. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
^ "Tim Robbins and Derek Luke interview about Catch a Fire". PopEntertainment.com. 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
^ "Derek Luke Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
^ Collis, Clark. "Fall Movie Summer Preview, September: Miracle at St. Anna". Entertainment Weekly, Iss. #1007/1008, August 22/29, 2008, pg. 42-45.
^ Otterson, Joe (2018-03-02). "'13 Reasons Why' Star Derek Luke Set for Lead Role in NBC Drama Pilot 'Suspicion'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
^ "Sophia Adella Luke - IMDB". IMDB.com. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
^ "God Friended Me Casts Derek Luke as Mysterious Hacker Henry Chase". TVLine. March 29, 2019.
External links
Derek Luke on IMDb- Interview, 1/12/06, LIFETEEN.com