Derek Wilson (actor)

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Derek Wilson
Born (1982-07-19) July 19, 1982 (age 43)
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S
Education Western Kentucky University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Notable work

Derek Wilson (born July 19, 1982) is an American television actor. He is featured in Rectify , the AMC series Preacher and is a star of the Hulu original series Future Man , in which he plays the character Wolf, and the Amazon Prime Video series Gen V and The Boys , playing the superhero Robert Vernon / The Tek-Knight.

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Early life and education

Wilson grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky. [1] He attended Western Kentucky University, choosing theater as a major after randomly pointing his finger at it on a list of options. [1]

Wilson moved to New York City doing sound design work before performing in numerous Shakespeare plays. [1] He would eventually graduate from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts MFA acting program. [1]

Career

Wilson visited Los Angeles for pilot season and landed his role in Preacher , [1] and later Future Man . On Gen V , the spin-off of Prime Video's The Boys , Wilson played superhero detective Robert Vernon / The Tek-Knight, [2] before reprising the role in the main series' fourth season.

Personal life

Wilson used to be vegan, but is currently vegetarian. [1] He is a fan of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball and tennis. [1] He also has a pitbull. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Brother's BloodJamesShort
2013Wet Behind the EarsBrian
2014The GeneDr. Noah CobbShort
2015The Last GirlJames
WoodshedJacob
2017Life HackCharlie
2018OxalisDean Ruster
2020 Birds of Prey Detective Tim Munroe
2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem SpiderVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008In the NowDerekRecurring role; 4 episodes
2013 The Good Wife Morgan CroftEpisode "Je Ne Sais What?"
Person of Interest Dennis CunninghamEpisode "Proteus"
2013–14 Rectify Kent Benny2 episodes
2016 Aquarius Captain WellesEpisode "Revolution 1"
Preacher Donnie SchenckMain Role (Season 1); 9 episodes
2018Gwennie G's Thoughts on ThingsTerryVoice; Episode "Exercise"
2017–20 Future Man Wolf (Corey Wolf-Hart)
Torque Wheelmaker
Himself		Main role
2023 Gen V Robert Vernon / The Tek-Knight Episode "The Whole Truth" [3]
2023 Billions DerekEpisode "Enemies List"
2024 The Boys Robert Vernon / The Tek-Knight3 episodes [4]
2025 The Studio Josh FleisherEpisode "The Pediatric Oncologist"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "BA #278: Derek Wilson". the Box Angeles podcast. July 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ Club, Comic Book (2023-10-06). "Tek Knight On Gen V: Tek Knight's Powers, Actor, More". Comic Book Club. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ↑ Romano, Nick (September 7, 2023). "The Boys comic character Tek Knight arrives in Gen V spinoff". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Garside, Megan (June 20, 2024). "'The Boys' just re-introduced a major 'Gen V' villain in Season 4 - but who is he?". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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