Derek Luh

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Derek Luh
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Luh in 2025
Born
Derek Luh

(1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 33)
Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals

Derek Luh (born June 24, 1992) is an American actor, rapper, and songwriter from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California. He is best known for portraying the male form of Jordan Li in the superhero drama Gen V .

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Early life

Derek Luh was born on June 24, 1992 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California. [1] He is of Chinese descent. [2]

Career

2013–2016: Beginnings, musical career

Luh made his musical debut in 2013, with a hip-hop mixtape titled L.A. Confidential, which featured other artists like Mark Battles, Lola Monroe, Dizzy Wright, and Jarren Benton. [3] [4] He has also toured with Machine Gun Kelly. [4]

2017–present: Acting career

In 2017, he appeared as Brayden in Marvel's Runaways . [5] In 2022, he was in the first season of the horror-comedy series Shining Vale as Ryan He, Valerie (Susan Park)'s son whom Gaynor (Gus Birney) tries to seduce, [5] [6] and was announced as a cast member for the superhero drama Gen V . [7] The show began airing in September 2023 and his character was revealed to be Jordan Li, a bigender shape-shifting superhero who has both a male form (which Luh portrays) and a female form (London Thor). [8] In September 2025, he and Thor reprised their roles for the show's second season. [2] In a feature published on September 22, Luh posed for Men's Health alongside his Gen V co-star Asa Germann. The two talked about their friendship amid the "male loneliness epidemic", with Luh revealing that Germann introduced him to the acting coach they now share. [9]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Filmography

YearTitleRoleReferences
2019 Marvel's Runaways Brayden [5]
2019 All Rise Jack Allen
2022 Shining Vale Ryan He
2023–present Gen V Jordan Li

References

  1. ↑ "Derek Luh - ScreenRant". ScreenRant . Archived from the original on October 15, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Loreto, Julienne Pal. "Derek Luh and London Thor on playing our favorite superpowered bigender bisexual". JoySauce . Archived from the original on October 14, 2025. Add the fact that Jordan is Asian American—Luh has Chinese heritage and Thor is of Korean descent...
  3. ↑ Schlutt, Marcel (September 30, 2019). "Video Premiere: Derek Luh – Jerry Maguire". Kaltblut.
  4. 1 2 Legardye, Quinci (September 22, 2025). "Meet the Cast of 'Gen V:' Your Guide to the Supes-in-Training". Marie Claire . Archived from the original on October 15, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Derek Luh - Metacritic". Metacritic .
  6. ↑ Collington, Faefyx (March 6, 2022). "Shining Vale Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant .
  7. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (May 9, 2022). "London Thor To Replace Reina Hardesty In Prime Video's 'The Boys' Spinoff; Derek Luh, Asa Germann & Shelley Conn Join Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Romano, Nick (7 September 2023). "A to Gen V: A crash course in The Boys' college-set spinoff". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Aminosharei, Nojan (September 22, 2025). "Even the Stars of Gen V Can't Believe What They're Doing". Men's Health .
  10. ↑ "New Music Alert: Derek Luh Releases "L.A. Confidential" Featuring Mark Battles & Lola Monroe". Hip Hop Enquirer Magazine, LLC. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  11. ↑ Derek Luh - Wake Up Call Feat. Mark Battles | Download & Listen [New Song] , retrieved 2017-07-14
  12. ↑ "Disposable Hero - EP by Derek Luh on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  13. ↑ "Derek Luh Drops New Genre-Ridden Socks & Slides EP". Beyond the Stage. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  14. ↑ "Rapper Derek Luh Addresses Police Brutality In "Bad Boy"". Okayplayer. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  15. ↑ StrictlyHits (2016-09-07), Derek Luh - "Now You Know" OFFICIAL VERSION , retrieved 2017-07-14
  16. ↑ "Grow Up - Single by Derek Luh on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-07-14.[ dead link ]
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