Derek Cecil

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Derek Cecil
Born (1973-01-05) January 5, 1973 (age 52)
Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Derek Cecil (born January 5, 1973) is an American actor. He played the role of Seth Grayson on the Netflix series House of Cards , starred in the short-lived series Push, Nevada and The Beat , and made several appearances in the series Pasadena and Banshee .

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He is also in the Showtime series Black Monday as Detective Lester.

Early life

Cecil was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from the University of Houston and the American Conservatory Theater. He graduated from William H. Taft High School in San Antonio, Texas.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Little PiecesMall Security
2002 Men in Black II Repairman Agent
2003PretendSophie's Lover
2004Mall CopFrank
2005That NightThomasShort film
2007 The Killing Floor Garret Rankin
2009Frank the RatBilly
2009ReunionStanley
2009 Winter of Frozen Dreams District Attorney
2010 The Next Three Days Dr. Becsey
2011 Friends with Kids Pete
2013 Mutual Friends Cody
2013 Parker Assistant to Mrs. Fritz
2018Family GamesBarrett
2019 The Tomorrow Man Brian
2022 The Listener (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995The Unspoken TruthJeff BlogertTelevision film
1998 Nash Bridges Bruce SutcliffeEpisode: "Cuda Grace"
2000 The Beat Mike Dorigan13 episodes
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Russell RamsayEpisode: "Taken"
2001 The $treet Duncan2 episodes
2001The Back PageTelevision film
2001–02 Pasadena Tom Bellow11 episodes
2002 Push, Nevada James A. Prufrock8 episodes
2005 Law & Order Steven LamarEpisode: "Age of Innocence"
2006 Masters of Horror Ernst HaeckelEpisode: "Haeckel's Tale"
2007 Gossip Girl AlexEpisode: "Roman Holiday"
2008Puppy LoveMalikUnsold TV pilot
2008 Fringe ChristopherEpisode: "The Same Old Story"
2008 Law & Order Joe HartwigEpisode: "Zero"
2008 Recount Jeremy Bash Television film
2009 The Good Wife Jonathan EldredgeEpisode: "Crash"
2009 Mercy KevinEpisode: "Pulling the Goalie"
2010 Grey's Anatomy Sean AllenEpisode: "Suicide Is Painless"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ted StoddardEpisode: "Abel & Willing"
2011 Unforgettable Adam CoyerEpisode: "Golden Bord"
2011 Too Big To Fail Young AIG ExecutiveTelevision film
2011–12 Treme Chas7 episodes
2013 Zero Hour EddieEpisode: "Escapement"
2013–14 Banshee Dean Xavier6 episodes
2014–18 House of Cards Seth Grayson42 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2015–16)
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Garrett HowardEpisode: "The Good Girl"
2020 The Outsider Andy KatcavageRecurring role
2022 The First Lady Donald Rumsfeld [1]
2023 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Senator HenshawRecurring Role
2023 Lessons in Chemistry Dr. Robert DonattiUpcoming series

References

  1. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (March 10, 2021). "Exclusive: 'House of Cards' Alum Derek Cecil to Play Donald Rumsfeld in 'The First Lady' on Showtime". Collider. Retrieved March 10, 2021.


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