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'{{Infobox person | image =RPG Toram Online by ASOBIMO,Inc. https://appsto.re/us/U5H76.i | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|4|24}} | birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = | death_place = | othername = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1999–present | spouse = Sophia Adella Luke (1998–present) | children = 1 | homepage = [http://derekluke.com derekluke.com] }} '''Derek Luke''' (born April 24, 1974)<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Apr24/0,4670,History,00.html | work=Fox News | title=Today in History - April 24 | date=2012-05-04}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]]. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film ''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]'', directed and produced by [[Denzel Washington]].<ref name="Kam">{{cite web |url=http://www.kamwilliams.com/2009/01/derek-luke-notorious-interview.html |title=Derek Luke: The Notorious Interview |accessdate=2009-06-30 |date=2009-01-25 |author= [[Kam Williams]]|publisher=KamWilliams.com}}</ref> Since 1998, he has been married to actress Sophia Adella Luke.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379714/ |title=Sophia Adella Luke - IMDB |accessdate=2015-07-08 |year=2015 |work= |publisher=IMDB.com}}</ref> ==Early life== Luke was born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], the son of Marjorie Dixon, a pianist, and Maurice Luke, a former actor. His father is from [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popentertainment.com/robbinsluke.htm |title=Tim Robbins and Derek Luke interview about ''Catch a Fire'' |accessdate=2007-11-10 |year=2006 |work= |publisher=PopEntertainment.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804502220/bio |title=Derek Luke Biography| accessdate=2007-11-10| publisher=''[[Yahoo!]] Movies''}}</ref> He attended freshman year at [[Linden High School (New Jersey)|Linden High School]] and graduated from [[Henry Snyder High School]] in 1993.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} ==Career== An audition with [[casting director]] Robi Reed-Humes for the role of ''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]'' went well enough that Luke was called in to meet Washington, one of Luke's childhood idols.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2002/nov/03/entertainment/ca-baskin3 "It's just like in the movies: A novice hits the big time"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', November 3, 2002</ref> Luke played one of the four male leads in [[Spike Lee]]'s 2008 war film ''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]'', replacing [[Wesley Snipes]], who had to leave the film due to his highly publicized [[Wesley Snipes#Tax problems|tax problems]].<ref>Collis, Clark. "Fall Movie Summer Preview, September: Miracle at St. Anna". ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Iss. #1007/1008, August 22/29, 2008, pg. 42-45.</ref> Luke played a small part as a nurse in the 1999 episode "White Collar" of the sitcom ''The King of Queens'', and appeared on the [[NBC]] show ''[[Trauma (TV series)|Trauma]]''. He played one of the group members of Mayhem in the ''[[Moesha]]'' episode "Mayhem at the Jam Esp" (March 19, 2001). He plays [[Alicia Keys]]' love interest in her [[music video]] for "[[Teenage Love Affair]]". He played singer [[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]]'s love interest in the her music video for "[[So Gone]]". Luke played [[Sean Combs|Sean 'Puffy' Combs]] in the 2009 film ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'',<ref name="Kam" /> and James 'Boobie' Miles in the 2004 film [[Friday Night Lights (film)|''Friday Night Lights'']]. Luke was cast to play [[Gabe Jones]], a member of the [[Howling Commandos]] in ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'', released in July 2011. In June 2011, Luke also began starring in the [[TNT (TV channel)|TNT]] original medical drama series ''[[Hawthorne (TV series)|HawthoRNe]]'' as Miles Bourdet, an assistant surgeon from Chicago. From February to April 2013, Luke played the character of "Gregory" in the FX series ''[[The Americans (2013 TV series)|The Americans]]''. ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 2002 || ''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]'' || [[Antwone Fisher|Antwone "Fish" Fisher]] || [[BET Awards|BET Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance]]<br>[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]<br>[[National Board of Review|National Board of Review Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance]]<br>[[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent]]<br>Nominated—[[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards|Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Newcomer]]<br>Nominated—[[MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance]]<br>Nominated—[[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star – Male]] |- | 2003 || ''[[Biker Boyz]]'' || Kid || |- | 2003 || ''[[Pieces of April]]'' || Bobby || |- | 2004 || ''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights]]'' || [[Boobie Miles]] || |- | 2004 || ''[[Spartan (film)|Spartan]]'' || Curtis || |- | 2006 || ''[[Glory Road (film)|Glory Road]]'' || [[Bobby Joe Hill]] || [[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Breakthrough Actor]] |- | 2006 || ''[[Catch a Fire (film)|Catch a Fire]]'' || Patrick Chamusso || Nominated—[[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award for Best Actor]]<br>Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] |- | 2007 || ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'' || Arian Finch || |- | 2008 || ''[[Definitely, Maybe]]'' || Russell T. McCormack || |- | 2008 || ''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]'' || 2nd Staff Sgt. Aubrey Stamps || Nominated—[[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award for Best Actor]]<br>Nominated—[[NAACP Image Awards|Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]] |- | 2009 || ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'' || [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]] || |- | 2009 || ''[[Madea Goes to Jail (film)|Madea Goes to Jail]]'' || Joshua Hardaway || Nominated—[[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor]] |- | 2011 || ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' || [[Gabe Jones]] || |- | 2012 || ''[[Sparkle (2012 film)|Sparkle]]'' || Stix || |- | 2012 || ''[[Seeking a Friend for the End of the World]]'' || Alan Speck || |- | 2013 || ''[[Baggage Claim (film)|Baggage Claim]]'' || William Wright || |- | 2014 || ''[[Supremacy (film)|Supremacy]]'' || Raymond || |- | 2015 || ''[[Self/less]]'' ||Anton || |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1999 || ''[[The King of Queens]]'' || Orderly || Episode: "White Collar" |- | 2000 || ''[[The King of Queens]]'' || Delivery Man || Episode: "Dark Meet" |- | 2001 || ''[[Moesha]]'' || Ruckus || Episode: "Mayhem at the Jam" |- | 2009–2010 || ''[[Trauma (TV series)|Trauma]]'' || Cameron Boone || 20 episodes |- | 2011 || ''[[Hawthorne (TV series)|Hawthorne]]'' || Dr. Miles Bourdet || 8 episodes |- | 2011 || ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' || Paramedic || Episode: "CSI Down" |- | 2013 || ''[[The Americans (2013 TV series)|The Americans]]'' || Gregory Thomas || 3 episodes |- | 2015 || ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' || Malcolm DeVeaux || 3 episodes |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|1035682}} * [http://www.lifeteen.com/default.aspx?PageID=FEATUREDETAIL&__DocumentId=132232&__ArticleIndex=3 Interview, 1/12/06, LIFETEEN.com] {{IndependentSpiritBestMaleLead 2000-2020}} {{Authority control}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Luke, Derek | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actor | DATE OF BIRTH =1974-04-24 | PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Jersey City, New Jersey]], [[United States|U.S.]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Luke, Derek}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:African-American male actors]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American people of Guyanese descent]] [[Category:Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead winners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from New Jersey]] [[Category:People from Jersey City, New Jersey]]'