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Derek Wilson
Born (1982-07-19) July 19, 1982 (age 41)
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S
EducationWestern Kentucky University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Notable workFuture Man
Preacher

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.

Early life and education

Wilson grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1] He attended Western Kentucky University, 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 eventually graduate from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts MFA acting program.[1]

Career

Wilson visited Los Angeles for pilot season and landed his role in Preacher.[1] On Gen V, the spinoff of Prime Video's The Boys, Wilson played superhero detective Tek Knight.[2]

Personal life

Wilson is a vegan.[1] He is a fan of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball.[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
2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Spider (voice)

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
2023 Gen V Tek Knight Episode: "The Whole Truth"[3]
2023 Billions Derek Episode: "Enemies List"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "BA #278: Derek Wilson". the Box Angeles podcast. July 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Club, Comic Book (2023-10-06). "Tek Knight On Gen V: Tek Knight's Powers, Actor, More". Comic Book Club. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ^ September 07, Nick Romano; EDT, 2023 at 12:15 PM. "'The Boys' comic character Tek Knight arrives in 'Gen V' spinoff". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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