BIO:
Derrick is a talented and rising star in the making. With the lead in the futuristic thriller Emotional State, and his latest film Indictment which is already creating a buzz, has just been released on Seraph Films YouTube channel. Click this link to go straight to the film. youtu.be/J_ILgt43n_0
Studying with the likes of Marjorie Ballentine, Jon Homa, and at the prestigious Playhouse West. Derrick spends his free time with his family or mentoring young kids! His first project as a writer "Skeletons" is close to pre-production. "A diamond in the rough"-Jhan Harper- "Keep your eyes on this one"-Robert Terry "He draws me in with his eyes"-Gene Blalock
2010 - present
FILM/TV
EMOTIONAL STATE ALVARO CATES(LEAD) DEDI FELDMAN-DIR
INDICTMENT NICO(LEAD) GENE BLALOCK-SERAPHIM FILMS
ILLICIT Uber Driver(SUP) COREY GRANT– NEW BREED ENT
ARMYNEL CHIP(SUP) LANCE DUMAIS – VALHALLA PROD.
PARANORMAL INCIDENT DANIEL(LEAD) MATHEW BOLTON-SPLASHDOWN PROD.
2010:MOBY DICK PIP(SUP) TREY STOKES-ASYLUM ENT
WITHOUT SANCTUARY HOWARD(LEAD) ROBERT TERRY-MAGIC EYE PROD
WHAT TO BRING TO AMERICA ETHIOPAN DRIVER CHRISTOFF NASSIF-USC FILM SCHOOL
IMITATION LIFE MAX(SUP) MARK BOOKER-INDEPENDENT PROD
LOCK-UP CO-STAR TRU TELEVISION
1000 WAYS TO DIE CO-STAR SPIKE TV
2010 - present
Theater
3 DAYS THOMAS STAGE 52 PRODUCTIONS
BEFORE SEX..AFTER SEX JACK HOLLYWOOD FIGHT CLUB THEATRE
TAPE JON HASTINGS COLLEGE THEATRE
CLOSER LARRY INTERNATIONAL THEATRE COMP
HURLY BURLY EDDIE LINCOLN COMMUNITY THEATRE
RABBIT HOLE HOWIE OFF BROADWAY GROUP THEATRE
SUMMER BRAVE HAL HASTINGS COLLEGE THEATRE
Training & Workshops
MASTER SCENE STUDY-MARJORIE BALLENTINE
MEISNER/SCENE STUDY/SHAKESPEARE/IMPROV-PLAYHOUSE WEST
SCENE STUDY/IMPROV-BOBBIE CHANCE
VOICE TRAINING-JEFF COHEN
EMOTIONAL TECHNIQUE-SUZANNE MORRIS
SCRIPT ANALYSIS/COLD READING/BUSINESS OF ACTING-JON HOMA
COMMERCIAL WORKSHOPS-KILLIAN MCHUGH