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'{{Infobox actor | image = | birthname = Derek Luke | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1974|4|24}} | birthplace = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], [[United States|U.S.]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | othername = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1999–present | spouse = Sophia Hernandez (1998-present) | homepage = | academyawards = | emmyawards = | tonyawards = }} '''Derek Luke''' (born April 24, 1974) 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> ==Early life== Luke was born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], the son of pianist Marjorie Dixon and [[Guyanese]] native Maurice Luke, a former actor.<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 |date=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 has two brothers, Daniel and Maurice. He is a graduate of Snyder High School in Jersey City. Luke married singer-actress [[Sophia Adella Hernandez]] in 1998. <gallery> http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/10991/derek%20luke.jpg </gallery> ==Career== Luke was discovered while working at the Studio Emporium gift shop on the [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony]] studio lot and given the Fisher role, a story which is still repeated on the Sony studio tour. 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" in the sitcom "The King of Queens". He plays [[Alicia Keys]]' love interest in her video "[[Teenage Love Affair]]". Luke played [[Sean Combs|Sean 'Diddy' Combs]] in the 2009 film ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]''.<ref name="Kam" /> Luke played "James Boobie Miles" in the 2004 film, "Friday Night Lights" Derek Luke also played singer [[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]]'s love interest in the her music video for [[So Gone]]. Luke played one of the group member of Mayhem on the Moesha Show on Mayhem at the Jam Esp (March 19, 2001). He currently appears on the [[NBC]] show [[Trauma (TV series)|Trauma]]. ==Filmography== *''[[Antwone Fisher (film)|Antwone Fisher]]'' (2002) *''[[Biker Boyz]]'' (2003) *''[[Pieces of April]]'' (2003) *''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights]]'' (2004) *''[[Spartan (film)|Spartan]]'' (2004) *''[[Glory Road (film)|Glory Road]]'' (2006) *''[[Catch a Fire (film)|Catch a Fire]]'' (2006) *''[[Lions for Lambs]]'' (2007) *''[[Definitely, Maybe]]'' (2008) *''[[Miracle at St. Anna]]'' (2008) *''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'' (2009) *''[[Madea Goes to Jail (film)|Madea Goes to Jail]]'' (2009) ==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] *[http://www.kamwilliams.com/2009/01/derek-luke-notorious-interview.html Derek Luke: The Notorious Interview with Kam Williams] {{DEFAULTSORT:Luke, Derek}} [[Category:1974 births]] [[Category:African American actors]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American people of Guyanese descent]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from New Jersey]] [[Category:People from Jersey City, New Jersey]] {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub}} [[de:Derek Luke]] [[fr:Derek Luke]] [[it:Derek Luke]] [[ja:デレク・ルーク]] [[pl:Derek Luke]] [[pt:Derek Luke]] [[sv:Derek Luke]]'