Derek Phillips

Film/TV and stage actor Derek Phillips was born in Miami, Florida and attended Baylor University where he received a BFA in acting. Derek started his career in New York and quickly began performing in regional theatres throughout the country in shows such as: The Winter's Tale (Baltimore Center Stage), Of Mice and Men (Dallas Theater Center), The Glass Menagerie (Virginia Stage Company). In 2006 Derek was cast as Billy Riggins on the Emmy and Peabody Award winning NBC television series Friday Night Lights. He has had major recurring roles on numerous series such as: Grey’s Anatomy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Shooter, Them, The Rookie, Private Practice, Game of Silence, The Mentalist, NCIS: Hawai’i Longmire, Parenthood, Reckless, SEAL Team and The Terminal List as well as guest starring roles on: Criminal Minds, FBI International, For The People, S.W.A.T., When We Rise, Grimm, Scandal, Rosewood, Scorpion, Chicago P.D., Castle, Murder in the First, Body of Proof, Breakout Kings, Trauma, The Closer, Medium, Prison Break and Numb3rs. He has also been seen in the films: The Jogger, Son of Mourning, Pieces, Looking, Retake, Point Defiance, Rift, Inside and 42 opposite the late Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. Derek is the lead in the Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus. He has also had major roles in numerous video games including Call of Duty: Vanguard. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, The Last of Us 1 and 2, Dishonored, Life Is Strange, Mortal Kombat 1, The Walking Dead: Michonne, Fallout 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Phillips is a founder, producer and resident actor for the award-winning, ensemble based theatre company Second Thought Theatre.