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Derek Cecil

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Derek Cecil was born on January 15, 1973 in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from the University of Houston and the American Conservatory's Advanced Theater Training Program in San Francisco, California. He is a founding member of New York's Rude Mechanicals Theater Company and has acted and directed as a member of the company.

Cecil gained national exposure when he starred opposite Mark Ruffalo in UPN's short-lived TV series The Beat (2000). The series dealt with the lives of two uniform police officers in New York City and was from Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) executive producers Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. Following a recurring role on the Fox series Pasadena (2001), Cecil took on another starring television role with ABC's experimental Push, Nevada (2002). Cecil played IRS agent Jim Prufrock on the show, which offered viewers a cash prize for solving its fictional mystery. Derek Cecil continues to divide his time between theater, television, and film.
BornJanuary 5, 1973
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      • 3 nominations total

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    Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Seth Grayson
    The Outsider (2020)
    The Outsider
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Andy Katcavage
    Push, Nevada (2002)
    Push, Nevada
    7.2
    TV Series
    • James A. Prufrock
    • Derek Cecil
    Mark Ruffalo in The Beat (2000)
    The Beat
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Mike Dorigan

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    Actor



    • Europa
      • Augustus
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Brie Larson in Lessons in Chemistry (2023)
      Lessons in Chemistry
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Dr. Robert Donatti
      • 2023
    • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
      Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Senator Henshaw
      • 2023
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Brian Burke
      • Joe Hartwig
      • Steven Lamar
      • 2005–2023
    • Tessa Thompson in The Listener (2022)
      The Listener
      5.6
      • Andy
      • 2022
    • Ed Begley Jr., Derek Cecil, and Adrienne Wells in A Ghost Story (2022)
      A Ghost Story
      7.4
      Short
      • Peter
      • 2022
    • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
      The First Lady
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Donald Rumsfeld
      • 2022
    • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
      Black Monday
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Private Investigator
      • Detective Lester
      • 2019–2020
    • The Outsider (2020)
      The Outsider
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Andy Katcavage
      • 2020
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Garrett Howard
      • Russell Ramsay
      • 2000–2019
    • Blythe Danner and John Lithgow in The Tomorrow Man (2019)
      The Tomorrow Man
      5.9
      • Brian
      • 2019
    • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
      House of Cards
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Seth Grayson
      • 2014–2018
    • Family Games (2018)
      Family Games
      6.4
      • Barrett
      • 2018
    • Michael Kelly in Vans (2017)
      Vans
      6.0
      Video
      • Seth
      • 2017
    • Banshee (2013)
      Banshee
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Dean Xavier
      • 2013–2014
    • Anthony Edwards in Zero Hour (2013)
      Zero Hour
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Eddie, SAS Agent
      • 2013

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    • Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2015)
      Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder
      8.8
      Video
      • still photographer
      • 2015

    Editor



    • Ed Begley Jr., Derek Cecil, and Adrienne Wells in A Ghost Story (2022)
      A Ghost Story
      7.4
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2022

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    The Listener
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    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • January 5, 1973
      • Amarillo, Texas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Melissa Bruning? - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Beau Herlie Cecil
    • Parents
        David Allen Cecil
    • Other works
      playing Chance Wayne in a Williamstown (MA) production of Sweet Bird of Youth.

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      Serves as Associate Artistic Director of the Rude Mechanicals Theater Co. in New York City.

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