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Derek Milman (born March 21, 1979) is an American actor.
Born in New York City, Milman began his career as a playwright; his first play, A Visionary Drowns, premiered in New York at the Samuel Beckett Theater, when he was 22.
Milman attended Northwestern University, then received his Master of Fine Arts at the Yale School of Drama. He has numerous stage credits, including originating the role of Bill Wade in the 1999 New York premiere of Never Swim Alone, by Daniel MacIvor, and the role of Reed Williams in Cats Talk Back, which was a success at the New York City Fringe Festival, in 2002.
Milman has also worked at the SoHo Repertory Theater, Yale Repertory Theater, and twice with playwright Israel Horovitz at the Gloucester Stage Company.
In 2003 Milman gained wide exposure as "The New Guy" in the popular Wendy's Television commercial.
Milman's recent television credits include roles on The Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and the short-lived Love Monkey. In 2007, he appeared in the HBO miniseries, John Adams as the ill-fated Lt. William Barron.
In the spring of 2009, Derek was cast in the pilot episode of The Wonderful Maladys for HBO, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.
External links
- Derek Milman at the Internet Movie Database.
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American stage actors
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