Derek Richardson (actor)
Derek Richardson | |
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Born | Queensbury, New York, US |
January 18, 1976
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Franka Potente (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Derek Richardson (born January 18, 1976) is an American actor.
Biography
Richardson was born in Queensbury, New York.[1]
He attended Colorado College from 1994-98. He began his career in acting with guest roles on Law & Order and Strangers with Candy. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2002, he was cast in a recurring role on J.J. Abrams' Felicity as Keri Russell's love interest. He subsequently co-starred in the prequel to the Dumb and Dumber franchise Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd as a younger version of Jeff Daniels' character, Harry Dunne.[2]
Richardson starred opposite Jay Hernandez as one of the leads in the Lions Gate Entertainment horror film Hostel, directed by Eli Roth and executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino. His performance in the horror film garnered him a 2006 MTV Movie Award nomination for "Best Frightened Performance". In 2006, he began starring in the television show Men in Trees as "Patrick Bachelor".[2]
In 2012, he married German film actress Franka Potente in a private ceremony. They met while appearing on an episode of House. Their daughter Polly was born in 2011. From 2012-14, he played the character Nolan Johnson on the FX original series Anger Management.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Strangers with Candy | Jared | |
Law & Order | Brad Wilder | ||
2002 | Felicity | Adam Davis | |
2003 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | Harry Dunne | Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple |
2004 | Bring It On Again | Party Guy | |
2005 | Hostel | Josh | Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance |
Reeker | Nelson | ||
2006 | Men in Trees | Patrick Bachelor | |
2009 | Prep and Landing | Lanny (voice) | |
House | Freedom Master | TV series, episode "Broken" | |
2011 | American Horror Story | Constance's Lawyer | |
2012 | Psych | Danny | Episode: Shawn and the Real Girl |
Anger Management | Nolan | Series regular | |
2013 | The Power of Few | Shane |
References
- ↑ Derek Richardson profile, abcmedianet.com; accessed December 25, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Derek Richardson at the Internet Movie Database