American actor
Derek Phillips
Born (1976-04-18 ) April 18, 1976 (age 48) 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 .[ 1] [ 2] 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 .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] 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).[ 6] [ 7]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006
Serum
Eddie
2011
Son of Morning
Skyler
2011
Betrayed at 17
Detective Morris
Television film
2012
A Scene from a Street in L.A.
Daniel
Short film
2012
Inside
Grant Carter
2013
42
Bobby Bragan
2013
The Jogger
Paul
2013
Ritual
The Man
2014
Son of the Devil
David Daly
Short film
2016
Looking: The Movie
Jake
Television film
2016
Retake
James
2018
Point Defiance
Peter Allen
2018
Rift I Duhi
Richard
2021
Injustice
Dick Grayson / Nightwing / Deadwing , Arthur Curry / Aquaman
Voice, direct-to-video[ 8] [ 9]
Television
Video games
References
^ Andrew Dansby (January 6, 2009). "Catch the magic of Friday Night Lights" . Chron.com - Houston Chronicle . Retrieved April 5, 2010 .
^ 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" . Deadline Hollywood .
^ Evans, Greg (March 12, 2019). "Netflix Orders 'Gods & Heroes' Greek Mythology Anime Series" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 12, 2019 .
^ Francisco, Eric (October 30, 2020). " 'Blood of Zeus' creators explain how a surprise character sets up Season 2" . Inverse.com .
^ Lyons, Margaret (October 29, 2020). "How Much Watching Time do You Have This Weekend?" . The New York Times .
^ "Home" . cleareyesfullheartspod.com .
^ White, Peter (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)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Derek Phillips (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 16, 2024 . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
^ Cianciolo, Dominic [@domcianciolo] (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" (Tweet ). Retrieved June 16, 2024 – via Twitter .
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