# Derek Cecil

Derek Cecil (born January 5, 1973) is an American actor. He played the role of Seth Grayson on the Netflix series House of Cards, starred in the short-lived series Push, Nevada and The Beat, and made several appearances in the series Pasadena and Banshee.
He is also in the Showtime series Black Monday as Detective Lester.

## Early life

Cecil was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from the University of Houston and the American Conservatory Theater. He graduated from William H. Taft High School in San Antonio, Texas.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Little Pieces | Mall Security | |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Repairman Agent | |
| 2003 | Pretend | Sophie's Lover | |
| 2004 | Mall Cop | Frank | |
| 2005 | That Night | Thomas | Short film |
| 2007 | The Killing Floor | Garret Rankin | |
| 2009 | Frank the Rat | Billy | |
| 2009 | Reunion | Stanley | |
| 2009 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | District Attorney | |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days | Dr. Becsey | |
| 2011 | Friends with Kids | Pete | |
| 2013 | Mutual Friends | Cody | |
| 2013 | Parker | Assistant to Mrs. Fritz | |
| 2018 | Family Games | Barrett | |
| 2019 | The Tomorrow Man | Brian | |
| 2022 | The Listener | (voice) | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | The Unspoken Truth | Jeff Blogert | Television film |
| 1998 | Nash Bridges | Bruce Sutcliffe | Episode: "Cuda Grace" |
| 2000 | The Beat | Mike Dorigan | 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Russell Ramsay | Episode: "Taken" |
| 2001 | The $treet | Duncan | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Back Page | | Television film |
| 2001–02 | Pasadena | Tom Bellow | 11 episodes |
| 2002 | Push, Nevada | James A. Prufrock | 8 episodes |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Steven Lamar | Episode: "Age of Innocence" |
| 2006 | Masters of Horror | Ernst Haeckel | Episode: "Haeckel's Tale" |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Alex | Episode: "Roman Holiday" |
| 2008 | Puppy Love | Malik | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2008 | Fringe | Christopher | Episode: "The Same Old Story" |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Joe Hartwig | Episode: "Zero" |
| 2008 | Recount | Jeremy Bash | Television film |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Jonathan Eldredge | Episode: "Crash" |
| 2009 | Mercy | Kevin | Episode: "Pulling the Goalie" |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Sean Allen | Episode: "Suicide Is Painless" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ted Stoddard | Episode: "Abel & Willing" |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Adam Coyer | Episode: "Golden Bord" |
| 2011 | Too Big To Fail | Young AIG Executive | Television film |
| 2011–12 | Treme | Chas | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | Zero Hour | Eddie | Episode: "Escapement" |
| 2013–14 | Banshee | Dean Xavier | 6 episodes |
| 2014–18 | House of Cards | Seth Grayson | 42 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2015–16) |
| 2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Garrett Howard | Episode: "The Good Girl" |
| 2020 | The Outsider | Andy Katcavage | Recurring role |
| 2022 | The First Lady | Donald Rumsfeld | |
| 2023 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Senator Henshaw | Recurring Role |
| 2023 | Lessons in Chemistry | Dr. Robert Donatti | Upcoming series |