Derek Phillips (actor)

Derek Phillips
Born	(1976-04-18) April 18, 1976 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

Derek Phillips (born April 18, 1976) is an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best known for his role as Billy Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.

Early life

Phillips was born in Miami, Florida on April 18, 1976, and attended Baylor University where he received a BFA in acting. Upon graduation Derek moved to New York and began acting professionally in both television and regional theatre performing throughout the country in numerous plays including "The Winter's Tale" (Baltimore Center Stage), "Of Mice and Men" (Dallas Theater Center), "The Glass Menagerie" (Virginia Stage Company), and "King o' The Moon" (Capital Repertory Theatre).

Career

After years of regional theatre and recurring roles on "The Guiding Light", "As the World Turns", and "All My Children" Derek finally got his break playing the emotionally charged role of Billy Riggins on the critically acclaimed NBC television show "Friday Night Lights." Derek is also an associate producer, assistant director and resident actor for the award-winning, ensemble based theatre company Second Thought Theatre, where he has performed as an actor in the regional premiere of Eric Bogosian's "Humpty Dumpty", Douglas Post's "Earth and Sky", and the world premiere of Steven Walters "Pluck the Day."

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Serum	Eddie
2011	Son of Morning	Skyler
2011	Betrayed at 17	Detective Morris	TV Movie
2012	A Scene from a Street in L.A.	Daniel	Short
2012	Inside	Grant Carter
2013	42	Bobby Bragan
2013	The Jogger	Paul
2013	Ritual	The Man
2014	Son of the Devil	David Daly	Short
TBA	The Pieces	Mike	Short
TBA	HBO's Looking Special	Jake	TV Movie
2016	Retake	James	Completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Guiding Light	Keevan	2 episodes (#1.13948, #1.13949)
2006	Prison Break	Field Cop	Episode: "Dead Fall" (2.08)
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Dale Winick	2 episodes (3.24, 3.25)
2008	Numbers	Ryan Ferraro	Episode: "End Game" (4.15)
2009	The Closer	Stomper	Episode: "Strike Three" (5.07)
2010	Medium	Sean Riley	Episode: "How to Beat a Bad Guy" (6.15)
2010	Trauma	Jason	Episode: "Tunnel Vision" (1.11)
2010	Private Practice	Eddie Lindy	3 episodes
2006- 2011	Friday Night Lights	Billy Riggins	60 episodes
2011	Breakout Kings	Joseph Ramsey	Episode: "Out of the Mouths of Babes" (1.04)
2011	Castle	Reggie Walsh	Episode: "To Love and Die in L.A." (3.22)
2011	Body of Proof	Kevin Kraiser	Episode: "Love Thy Neighbour" (2.01)
2012	Parenthood	Billy Gardner	Episode: "My Brother's Wedding" (3.18)
2014	Parenthood: Friday Night at the Luncheonette	Billy Riggins	TV Mini-Series
2014	Murder in the First	Stewart Hornady	Episode: "The City of Sisterly Love" (1.02)
2014	Reckless	Ronnie Porter	2 Episodes (1.12, 1.13)
2015	Grimm	Stetson Donovan	Episode: "Death Do Us Part" (4.11)
2015	The Mentalist	Stan Lisbon	2 episodes (7.07, 7.13)
2015	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Agent O'Brien	Episode: "Melinda" (2.17)
2013- 2015	Longmire	Travis Murphy	7 episodes
2015	Chicago P.D.	Damien Boyd	Episode: "Natural Born Storyteller" (3.02)
2015	Rosewood	Trevor McCown	Episode: "Necrosis and New Beginnings" (1.05)
2015	Doc McStuffins	Wyatt	Episode: "The Search for Squibbles; Factory Fabulous" (3.29)
2016	Game of Silence	Boots	3 episodes

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Dishonored	Lord Treavor Pendleton	Voice
2013	Aliens: Colonial Marines	Cpl. Christopher Winter	Voice
2013	The Last of Us	Additional Voices	Voice
2014	Murdered: Soul Suspect	Officer Scott / Kurt Wehlander	Voice
2015	Life Is Strange	Mark Jefferson / Samuel / Zachary	Voice
2015	Battlefield Hardline	Additional Voices	Voice
2015	Fallout 4	Elder Maxson / Z2-47	Voice
2015	Rise of the Tomb Raider	Additional Voices	Voice

External links

• Derek Phillips at IMDb