Derek Mirs is an American actor and stuntman. The audience remembered him for his role in the film "Friday the 13th." Derek starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Men in Black 2, Alita: Battle Angel, and Gangster Hunters.
Biography and personal life
Derek Mirs was born April 29, 1972 in Bakersfield, California. He received his secondary education at Highland School in his hometown. In 2008, he married actress, director, screenwriter, producer and cameraman Jennifer Flack. After 4 years, their marriage broke up, and in 2012 they divorced. There were no children in their family.
Despite his awesome appearance, Derek is a very thoughtful and serious actor. He tries to understand the motives of his heroes and for this sometimes studies the appropriate psychological research. A athletic figure and excellent physical shape allow the actor, with his short stature, to play thugs, dangerous criminals and even monsters. He has accounted for nearly a hundred roles in film and television, and Derek does not intend to stop there.
Career
At the beginning of his career, Derek was more involved in episodes or performed as a stuntman. Among the films with his participation, mostly rating films, but there are several that received negative reviews from viewers and critics. The beginning of Derek's acting career came in the 1990s. Then he got a cameo role in the series Saved By The Call: A New Class, starring Dennis Haskins, Dustin Diamond, Samantha Becker and Sarah Lancaster. A total of 7 seasons came out. This family comedy was shown not only in the USA, but also in Germany.
Then Mirs played in the famous medical drama "Ambulance" about the work of doctors at the Chicago City Hospital. The main roles were played by Noah Wiley, Laura Innes, Laura Seron, Dizer Dee and Mora Tierney. The series went from 1994 to 2009. A total of 15 seasons were released. This drama won the Emmy, the Guild of Actors Prize and the Golden Globe. The series was seen by viewers in the United States, many European countries, Argentina, Japan and Canada.
Then Derek appeared in the 1995 film Destroyer. The main roles in this sci-fi horror film were given to Nicole Eggert, Bruce Abbott, Susan Tyrrell, Peter Jason and Sarah Douglas. The plot tells about a police officer Alice, who was killed by criminals. But scientists using the latest technology were able to bring it back to life. Thanks to this, Alice became a biogenetically advanced soldier of justice. She is armed with various ultramodern weapons.
In 1996, the shooting of the crime series Detective Nash Bridges began, in which Derek got the role of Thor Thornston. The main characters were played by Don Johnson, Chich Marin, Jeff Perry, Jaime Gomez and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. The plot tells about the life and work of the lieutenant, head of the special forces department. His subordinates unravel the most complex crimes. This detective series has been shown in the USA, Germany, Japan and Estonia. Then Mirs played in the TV series Malcolm and Eddie, VIP, Passion. In 1998, he played in the film Hurricane Festival, and a year later in the drama Amazing Cabinet. Then he was invited to the TV shows "Tick Hero", "Shield", "CSI: Miami". The year 2002 brought him roles in the action movie Men in Black 2 and Love and Bullets.
