Derek Luke Movies and Career Information

Derek 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 was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of pianist Marjorie Dixon and Guyanese native Maurice Luke, a former actor. He has two brothers, Daniel and Maurice. He is a graduate of Linden High School in Linden, NJ. Luke married singer-actress Sophia Adella Hernandez in 1998. Luke was discovered while working at the Studio Emporium gift shop on the Sony studio lot and given the Fisher role, a story which is still repeated on the Sony studio tour. 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 part as a nurse in the 1999 episode "White Collar" in the sitcom "The King of Queens". He plays Alicia Keys' love interest in her video "Teenage Love Affair". Luke played Sean 'Puffy' Combs in the 2009 film Notorious. Luke played "James Boobie Miles" in the 2004 film, "Friday Night Lights" Derek Luke also played singer Monica's love