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Derek Luke Born Derek Luke
April 24, 1974 (age 37)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1999–present Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974)[1] is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington.[2]
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Early life
Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of pianist Marjorie Dixon and Guyanese native Maurice Luke, a former actor.[3][4] He graduated from Linden High School, Linden, NJ, Class of 1993.
Career
Luke played one of the four male leads in Spike Lee's 2008 war film Miracle at St. Anna, replacing Wesley Snipes, who had to leave the film due to his highly-publicized tax problems.[5]
Luke played a small part as a nurse in the 1999 episode "White Collar" of the sitcom The King of Queens, and appeared on on the NBC show Trauma. He played one of the group member of Mayhem in the Moesha episode "Mayhem at the Jam Esp' (March 19, 2001).
He plays Alicia Keys' love interest in her music video for "Teenage Love Affair". He played singer Monica's love interest in the her music video for "So Gone". Luke played Sean 'Puffy' Combs in the 2009 film Notorious,[2] and James 'Boobie' Miles in the 2004 film Friday Night Lights.
Luke was cast to play Gabe Jones, a member of the Howling Commandos in Captain America: The First Avenger, released in July 2011.
In June 2011, Luke also began starring in the TNT original medical drama series HawthoRNe as Miles Bourdet, an assistant surgeon from Chicago.
Filmography
- Antwone Fisher (2002)- Antwone "Fish" Fisher
- Biker Boyz (2003)- Kid
- Pieces of April (2003)- Bobby
- Friday Night Lights (2004)- Boobie Miles
- Spartan (2004)- Curtis
- Glory Road (2006)- Bobby Joe Hill
- Catch a Fire (2006)- Patrick Chamusso
- Lions for Lambs (2007)- Arian Finch
- Definitely, Maybe (2008)- Russell T. McCormack
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008)- 2nd Staff Sgt. Aubrey Stamps
- Notorious (2009)- Sean "Puffy" Combs
- Madea Goes to Jail (2009)- Joshua Hardaway
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)- Gabe Jones
- Sparkle (2012)- Stix
- Seeking A Friend for the End of the World (2012)- Speck
Television
- The King of Queens (1999/2000)- Orderly/Delivery Man
- Moesha (2001)- Ruckus
- Trauma (2010)- Cameron Boone
- HawthoRNe (2011)- Dr. Miles Bourdet
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, "CSI Down", 2011) - Paramedic
References
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Apr24/0,4670,History,00.html
- ^ a b Kam Williams (2009-01-25). "Derek Luke: The Notorious Interview". KamWilliams.com. http://www.kamwilliams.com/2009/01/derek-luke-notorious-interview.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Tim Robbins and Derek Luke interview about Catch a Fire". PopEntertainment.com. 2006. http://www.popentertainment.com/robbinsluke.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Derek Luke Biography". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804502220/bio. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ Collis, Clark. "Fall Movie Summer Preview, September: Miracle at St. Anna." Entertainment Weekly, Iss. #1007/1008, August 22/29, 2008, pg. 42-45.
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Categories:- 1974 births
- Actors from New Jersey
- African American actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American people of Guyanese descent
- Independent Spirit Award winners
- Living people
- People from Jersey City, New Jersey
- American film actor, 1970s birth stubs
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