Derek Luke
Derek Nathanial Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film "Antwone Fisher", directed and produced by Denzel Washington. Luke played Gabe Jones in "". He is also known for his role as Kevin Porter on the Netflix original series "13 Reasons Why". Early life. Luke was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Marjorie Dixon, a pianist, and Maurice Luke, a former actor. His father is from Georgetown, Guyana. He attended Henry Snyder High School and graduated from Linden High  School. Career. Luke played one of the four male leads in Spike Lee's 2008 war film "Miracle at St. Anna", replacing Wesley Snipes, who had to leave the film due to his highly publicized tax problems. Luke played a small role as a nurse in the 1999 episode "White Collar" of the sitcom "The King of Queens", and appeared on the NBC show "Trauma". He played one of the group members of Mayhem in the "Moesha" episode "Mayhem at the Jam Esp" (March 19, 2001). Luke played alongside American actor Laurence Fishburne as Kid in the 2003 film Biker  Boyz. He plays Alicia Keys' love interest in her music video for "Teenage Love Affair". He played singer Monica's love interest in her music video for "So Gone". Luke played Sean 'Puffy' Combs in the 2009 film "Notorious", and James 'Boobie' Miles in the 2004 film "Friday Night Lights". Luke was cast to play Bobby Joe in Glory Road. Luke played Gabe Jones, a member of the Howling Commandos, in the 2011 film "". In June 2011, Luke also began starring in the TNT original medical drama series "HawthoRNe" as Miles Bourdet, an assistant surgeon from Chicago. From February to  April 2013, Luke played the character of "Gregory" in the FX series "The Americans". In 2015, he played Malcolm Devoe, head of security for Empire Entertainment on the TV series "Empire" and Cookie's secret love interest. In March, 2018, he was cast in the lead role of the NBC pilot "Suspicion." Personal life. Since 1998, Luke has been married to actress Sophia Adella Luke. They have a son together.