Key facts
- Born
- Derek Nathanial Luke , ( 1974-04-24 ) April 24, 1974 (age 52) , Jersey City, New Jersey , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Spouse
- Sophia Adella Luke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Derek
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jersey City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.derekluke.com
- Image
- NABJ 2013 - Orlando (9451924600).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- social media followers
- 44129
- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1974-04-24
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Derek Nathanial Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance as the titular character in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington. He is also known for his roles as Boobie Miles in Friday Night Lights (2004), Bobby Joe Hill in Glory Road (2006), Joshua Hardaway in Madea Goes to Jail (2009), Gabe Jones in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), William Wright in Baggage Claim (2013), and Kevin Porter on the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020).
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Derek Luke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.