DerekCecil,aTexasnative,wasdrawntoperformingfromanearlyage,actinginplaysfromthesecondgradethroughhighschool.Aftergraduating,hemovedtoHoustonwhereheperformedwiththeAlley,TheHoustonShakespeareFestival,UrbanTheaterandattendedtheUniversityofHouston.HedecidedtofurtherhistrainingattheAmericanConservatoryTheater'sAdvancedTrainingPrograminSanFrancisco,stayedintheBayAreaforayear...(展开全部) DerekCecil,aTexasnative,wasdrawntoperformingfromanearlyage,actinginplaysfromthesecondgradethroughhighschool.Aftergraduating,hemovedtoHoustonwhereheperformedwiththeAlley,TheHoustonShakespeareFestival,UrbanTheaterandattendedtheUniversityofHouston.HedecidedtofurtherhistrainingattheAmericanConservatoryTheater'sAdvancedTrainingPrograminSanFrancisco,stayedintheBayAreaforayearafterwordsdoingtheater,andlocalTVandfilm.HemovedtoNewYorkCityin1998wherehewasafoundingmemberoftheRudeMechanicalsTheaterCompany(NY),actinganddirectingasamemberofthecompanyforseveralyears.CecilgainednationalexposurewhenhestarredoppositeMarkRuffaloinUPN'sTVseries"TheBeat"createdbythe"Homicide:LifeontheStreet",Emmywinningteam,BarryLevinsonandTomFontana.HefollowedwitharecurringroleontheFoxseries"Pasadena"andthentheleadrole,JimPrufrockonABC'sexperimentalseries"Push,Nevada".Histheaterhighlightsinclude"LesLiaisonsDangereuses"onBroadwaywithLauraLinney,andplayingChanceWayneinTennesseeWilliams"SweetBirdOfYouth"attheWilliamstownTheaterFestival.WhilelivinginNYDerekhasdoneepisodesofZeroHour,Law&Order,Law&Order:SVU,Law&Order:CI,GossipGirl,Unforgettable,TheGoodWife,Fringe,andThe$treetaswellasseveralindependentfilms.