Derek Phillips (actor)
American actor
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::summary American actor ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Derek Phillips |
| image | Derek Phillips by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
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| caption | Phillips in 2025 |
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| birth_place | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 2002–present |
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| name = Derek Phillips | image = Derek Phillips by Gage Skidmore.jpg | alt = | caption = Phillips in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2002–present Derek Phillips (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Billy Riggins in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights, as well as providing the voice and motion capture of Jerry Anderson in the action-adventure survival horror video game The Last of Us Part II. He has also voiced characters in video games such as Dishonored, The Last of Us, Life Is Strange, Battlefield Hardline, Fallout 4, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. He currently voices Heron on the Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus.
Early life
Phillips was born in Miami, Florida, on April 18, 1976. He attended Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay, Florida, where he played football alongside future MLB baseball players Alex Rodriguez and Doug Mientkiewicz. He later attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he received a BFA in acting.
Career
Upon graduating, Phillips moved to New York City to look for acting roles. He performed throughout the country in numerous plays, including The Winter's Tale at the Baltimore Center Stage, Of Mice and Men at the Dallas Theater Center, The Glass Menagerie at the Virginia Stage Company, and King o' the Moon at the Capital Repertory Theatre. He is also an actor, associate producer, and assistant director at the award-winning ensemble theater company Second Thought, with whom he has performed in Douglas Post's Earth and Sky, the regional premiere of Eric Bogosian's Humpty Dumpty, and the world premiere of Steven Walters' Pluck the Day.
After years of regional theater and recurring roles on the television series Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and All My Children, Phillips had his breakout role as Billy Riggins on the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights. When the series ended, he went on to voice characters in video games such as Dishonored, Aliens: Colonial Marines, The Last of Us, Life Is Strange, Battlefield Hardline, Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and The Walking Dead: Michonne. He received more attention for providing the voice and motion capture of Jerry Anderson in the action-adventure survival horror video game The Last of Us Part II, and currently voices Heron on the Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus. He currently hosts the Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" with Stacey Oristano, who played Mindy Collette-Riggins (Tyra Collette's older sister, whom Billy eventually married).
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Serum | Eddie | |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | Skyler | |
| Betrayed at 17 | Detective Morris | Television film | |
| 2012 | A Scene from a Street in L.A. | Daniel | Short film |
| Inside | Grant Carter | ||
| 2013 | 42 | Bobby Bragan | |
| The Jogger | Paul | ||
| Ritual | The Man | ||
| 2014 | Son of the Devil | David Daly | Short film |
| 2016 | Looking: The Movie | Jake | Television film |
| Retake | James | ||
| 2018 | Point Defiance | Peter Allen | |
| Rift I Duhi | Richard | ||
| 2021 | Injustice | Dick Grayson / Nightwing / Deadwing, Arthur Curry / Aquaman | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2024 | Lake George | Cory | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Guiding Light | Keevan | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Prison Break | Field Cop | Episode: "Dead Fall" |
| 2006–2011 | Friday Night Lights | Billy Riggins | 60 episodes |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Dale Winick | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Numbers | Ryan Ferraro | Episode: "End Game" |
| 2009 | The Closer | Stomper | Episode: "Strike Three" |
| 2010 | Medium | Sean Riley | Episode: "How to Beat a Bad Guy" |
| Trauma | Jason | Episode: "Tunnel Vision" | |
| Private Practice | Eddie Lindy | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Joseph Ramsey | Episode: "Out of the Mouths of Babes" |
| Castle | Reggie Walsh | Episode: "To Love and Die in L.A." | |
| Body of Proof | Kevin Kraiser | Episode: "Love Thy Neighbour" | |
| 2012 | Parenthood | Billy Gardner | Episode: "My Brother's Wedding" |
| 2013–2015 | Longmire | Travis Murphy | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Parenthood: Friday Night at the Luncheonette | Billy Riggins | Miniseries |
| Murder in the First | Stewart Hornady | Episode: "The City of Sisterly Love" | |
| Reckless | Ronnie Porter | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Grimm | Stetson Donovan | Episode: "Death Do Us Part" |
| The Mentalist | Stan Lisbon | 2 episodes | |
| Chicago P.D. | Damien Boyd | Episode: "Natural Born Storyteller" | |
| Rosewood | Trevor McCown | Episode: "Necrosis and New Beginnings" | |
| Doc McStuffins | Wyatt | Voice, episode: "Factory Fabulous" | |
| 2015–2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agent O'Brien | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Scorpion | Sandhog Frank | Episode: “The Hole Truth” |
| Game of Silence | Boots | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | Danny Wallace | Episode: "Innocence" |
| 2019 | 9-1-1 | Roger Moss | Episode: "Broken" |
| 2020–2025 | Blood of Zeus | Heron | Voice; main role, 23 episodes |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Mack Daniels | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ty Hackman | Episode: "A Final Call at Forlini's Bar" |
| The Terminal List | SSA Stephen Ramsay | 2 episodes | |
| Chicago Fire | Robert DeMarco | Episode: "All-Out Mystery" | |
| 2022–2023 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi | FBI ASAC Michael Curtis | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Creature Commandos | Justin, Billy | Voice, episode: "Cheers to the Tin Man" |
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Video games
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dishonored | Lord Treavor Pendleton | Voice |
| 2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Corporal Christopher Winter | Voice |
| The Last of Us | Additional Voices | Voice | |
| 2014 | Murdered: Soul Suspect | Officer Scott / Kurt Wehlander | Voice |
| 2015 | Life Is Strange | Mark Jefferson, Samuel Taylor | Voice |
| Battlefield Hardline | Additional Voices | Voice | |
| Fallout 4 | Elder Maxson, Z2-47 | Voice | |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | Additional Voices | Voice | |
| 2016 | The Walking Dead: Michonne | Randall | Voice |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Jerry Anderson | Voice and motion capture |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Raptor-1 | Voice | |
| 2021 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Lt. 1st Class Wade Jackson | Voice and motion capture |
| 2022 | The Last of Us Part I | Jerry Anderson | Voice, re-used from Part II |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Reiko | Voice |
| 2024 | Concord | Lennox | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Raptor-1 | Voice | |
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References
References
- Andrew Dansby. (January 6, 2009). "Catch the magic of Friday Night Lights". Chron.com - [[Houston Chronicle]].
- Petski, Denise. (June 5, 2020). "'Friday Night Lights': Adrianne Palicki, Taylor Kitsch, Derek Phillips & Stacey Oristano Envision Their Characters Today During ATX TV Festival Reunion".
- Evans, Greg. (March 12, 2019). "Netflix Orders 'Gods & Heroes' Greek Mythology Anime Series".
- Francisco, Eric. (October 30, 2020). "'Blood of Zeus' creators explain how a surprise character sets up Season 2".
- (October 29, 2020). "How Much Watching Time do You Have This Weekend?". The New York Times.
- "Home".
- (September 22, 2021). "'Friday Night Lights' Gets Rewatch Podcast Hosted By Derek Phillips & Stacey Oristano For Cadence13". Deadline.
- Couch, Aaron. (July 21, 2021). "DC's 'Injustice' Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive)".
- "Derek Phillips (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.
- Cianciolo, Dominic. (September 12, 2023). "The #MK1 launch trailer is here! Mileena!Shang Tsung!Reiko!Invasions! Please welcome Derek Phillips as the voice of Reiko!! #MortalKombat1 #MortalKombat #ItsInOurBlood". [[NetherRealm Studios]].
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