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Derek Wilson (actor)

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Derek Wilson
Born (1982-07-19) July 19, 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Notable workFuture Man
Preacher

Derek Wilson is a television actor. He is featured in Rectify, the Preacher TV series and is a star of the Hulu original series Future Man, in which he plays the character Wolf.

Early life

Wilson grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1] He is a fan of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball.[1] He attended Western Kentucky, choosing theater as a major after randomly pointing his finger at it on a list of options.[1]

Wilson moved to New York City doing sound design work before performing in numerous Shakespeare plays.[1] He would go on to apply and get into the New York University Tisch School of the Arts grad program.[1]

Career

Wilson visited Los Angeles for pilot season and landed his role in Preacher.[1]

Personal life

Wilson is a vegan.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Brother's Blood James Short
2013 Wet Behind the Ears Brian
2014 The Gene Dr. Noah Cobb Short
2015 The Last Girl James
Woodshed Jacob
2017 Life Hack Charlie
2018 Oxalis Dean Ruster
2020 Birds of Prey Detective Tim Munroe

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 In the Now Derek Recurring role; 4 episodes
2013 The Good Wife Morgan Croft Episode: "Je Ne Sais What?"
Person of Interest Dennis Cunningham Episode: "Proteus"
2013-14 Rectify Kent Benny Guest role; 2 episodes
2016 Aquarius Captain Welles Episode: "Revolution 1"
Preacher Donnie Schenck Recurring role; 5 episodes
2018 Gwennie G's Thoughts on Things Terry Voice; Episode: "Exercise"
2017-20 Future Man Wolf Main role

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "BA #278: Derek Wilson". the Box Angeles podcast. July 15, 2019.