Derek Wilson (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|19}}
| birth_place = Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Western Kentucky University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
| occupation = Actor
| notable works = {{ubl|Future Man|Preacher|Gen V and The Boys}}
}}
Derek Wilson (born July 19, 1982) is an American television actor. He is featured in Rectify, the AMC series Preacher and is a star of the Hulu original series Future Man, in which he plays the character Wolf, and the Amazon Prime Video series Gen V and The Boys, playing the superhero Robert Vernon / The Tek-Knight.
Early life and education
Wilson grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky.{{cite web|title=BA #278: Derek Wilson|url=http://boxangeles.com/2019/07/15/ba-278-derek-wilson/|website=the Box Angeles podcast|date=July 15, 2019}} He attended Western Kentucky University, choosing theater as a major after randomly pointing his finger at it on a list of options.
Wilson moved to New York City doing sound design work before performing in numerous Shakespeare plays. He would eventually graduate from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts MFA acting program.
Career
Wilson visited Los Angeles for pilot season and landed his role in Preacher, and later Future Man. On Gen V, the spin-off of Prime Video's The Boys, Wilson played superhero detective Robert Vernon / The Tek-Knight,{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Comic Book |date=2023-10-06 |title=Tek Knight On Gen V: Tek Knight's Powers, Actor, More |url=https://comicbookclublive.com/2023/10/05/who-plays-tek-knight-on-gen-v/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Comic Book Club |language=en-US}} before reprising the role in the main series' fourth season.
Personal life
Wilson used to be vegan, but is currently vegetarian. He is a fan of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball and tennis. He also has a pitbull. Wilson also has a cameo.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Brother's Blood | James | Short |
| 2013
| Wet Behind the Ears | Brian | |
| 2014
| The Gene | Dr. Noah Cobb | rowspan="3" | Short |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| The Last Girl | James |
| Woodshed
| Jacob |
| 2017
| Life Hack | Charlie | |
| 2018
| Oxalis | Dean Ruster | |
| 2020
| Detective Tim Munroe | |
| 2023
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Spider | Voice |
=Television=
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3738901}}
- https://livekamp.com/american-actor-derek-wilson-bio-wiki-age-height-girlfriend-net-worth/
- https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/11/why-future-man-owes-its-great-first-season-to-dere.html
- https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/12/hulu-future-man-derek-wilson-james-cameron-top-gun.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiexMVusEGg
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Category:American male television actors
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