Derek Webster (actor)

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Derek Webster (born 1 January) is an American actor best known for the role of Raleigh Jordon in the 1997-1999 superhero TV series NightMan. He is also known for his roles in In the Dark , 9-1-1: Lone Star , CSI: Vegas and Mayor of Kingstown .

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Career

Derek Webster started acting in the late 1980s. [1] He appeared in over 100 films and television shows.

Among TV shows he guest-starred in were Grey's Anatomy , Castle , Good Doctor . He recurred on Ray Donovan , Star Trek: Picard as Romulan Guard, Harry's Law , Damages , NCIS: New Orleans as Raymond Isler and on CSI:Vegas as new coroner, Dr. Milton Hudson. [2]

He also recurred on 9-1-1: Lone Star as Charles, husband of Gina Torres' character, Captain Tommy Vega. [3] [4] He left the show during the second season when his character died of aneurysm. [5] [6] He was cast in Lee Daniels' TV series Our Kind of People . [7]

Webster was a main cast member on the first season of In the Dark . [8] He is also a main cast member on Mayor of Kingstown starring Jeremy Renner and Dianne Wiest. [9] He plays Kingstown police officer Stevie, [10] a loyal ally to the McLusky family.

Film

He appeared in three films directed by Roland Emmerich: Independence Day , Godzilla , and Stargate , where he played Lieutenant Brown, a member of Captain Jack O'Neill's team who met gruesome fate and was killed by one of the Horus guards. [11] In Independence Day starring Will Smith, Webster played the role of a pilot who was sent to make the first contact with one of the alien ships. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Mayor of Kingstown Cast and Character Guide
  2. ↑ CSI: Vegas Season 2, Episode 14, 'Third Time's The Charm,' Recap and spoilers
  3. ↑ Derek Webster To Recur On Fox’s ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’, JR Bourne On Netflix’s ‘On the Verge’
  4. ↑ The Real Reason Derek Webster Left 9-1-1: Lone Star
  5. ↑ '911 Lone Star' Recap: Season 2 Episode 13 — Gina Torres Interview – TVLine
  6. ↑ 9-1-1: Lone Star's Gina Torres previews Tommy's unexpected visitor: 'It's not a happy reunion'
  7. ↑ 9-1-1: Lone Star Boss Explains Why Spoiler Had to Die in Season 2
  8. ↑ [https://deadline.com/2018/03/in-the-dark-kathleen-york-derek-webster-cast-the-cw-drama-pilot-1202325662/ In The Dark’: Kathleen York & Derek Webster Cast In the CW Drama Pilot
  9. ↑ NCIS: New Orleans star joins Marvel's Jeremy Renner in new TV series
  10. ↑ ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’: Derek Webster & Taylor Handley Join Taylor Sheridan’s Series For Paramount+
  11. ↑ 9 Movies & TV Shows You’ve Seen The Cast Of The Mayor Of Kingstown
  12. ↑ "Why Dr. Hudson from CSI: Vegas Looks So Familiar". 18 February 2023.
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