Derek Richardson (actor)

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Derek Richardson
Born (1976-01-18) January 18, 1976 (age 47)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children2

Derek Richardson Jr. (born January 18, 1976) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his TV roles on Men in Trees and Anger Management , and for starring as young Harry Dunne in the film Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd .

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Early life

Richardson was born in Queensbury, New York, the eldest of the five children of Ellen and Dr. Derek Richardson, a dermatologist. [2]

Career

Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2002, he was cast in a recurring role on J. J. Abrams' Felicity as Keri Russell's love interest. He subsequently co-starred in the prequel to the Dumb and Dumber franchise Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd as a younger version of Jeff Daniels' character, Harry Dunne. [3]

Richardson starred opposite Jay Hernandez as one of the leads in the Lions Gate Entertainment horror film Hostel , directed by Eli Roth and executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino. His performance in the horror film garnered him a 2006 MTV Movie Award nomination for "Best Frightened Performance". In 2006, he began starring in the television show Men in Trees as "Patrick Bachelor". [3]

From 2012-14, he played Nolan Johnson on all 100 episodes of the Charlie Sheen FX original series Anger Management . [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Strangers with Candy JaredEpisode: "Jerri's Burning Issue"
Law & Order Brad WilderEpisode: "Black, White and Blue"
2002 Felicity Adam Davis2 episodes
2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Harry DunneNominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple
2004 Bring It On Again Party Guy
2005 Hostel Josh BrooksNominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance
Reeker Nelson
2006 Men in Trees Patrick Bachelor36 episodes
2007 Hostel: Part II Josh Brooks
2008What Makes Alex TickAlex YoungShort film
2009 House Steve Alkateen / Freedom MasterEpisode "Broken"
Prep & Landing Lanny (voice)
2010 Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa
2011 Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
American Horror Story Harry GoodmanEpisode: "Smoldering Children"
2012 Psych Danny SmithEpisode: "Shawn and the Real Girl"
2012–2014 Anger Management Nolan Johnson100 episodes
2013 The Power of Few Shane
2016Der Island-KrimiÁrni
2017 Lethal Weapon JonahEpisode: "Fools Rush In"
2020 Home Wade
2021 Fear the Walking Dead FredEpisode: "Six Hours"
A Million Little Things StephenEpisode: "The Things We Keep Inside"
2023 Welcome to Flatch Lloyd3 episodes

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References

  1. Rose, Mike (January 18, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 18, 2023 includes celebrities Kevin Costner, Dave Bautista". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. "Derek Richardson profile". ABC Medianet. Archived from the original on January 22, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Derek Richardson at IMDb