Derek Luke
Derek Luke
Derek Luke 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. Since 1998, he has been married to actress Sophia Adella Luke...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 April 1974
CityJersey City, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
children greatest-fear parent
As a parent my greatest fear is always anything that endangers my children.
honest denzel have-confidence
Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance.
rap mirrors hip-hop
Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman.
auditions sony denzel
I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington.
school college cities
I went to Jersey City State College to please a family member. I wasn't prepared for school. To say I failed out is putting it nicely.
believe heart made
In my heart of hearts I believe I was made to entertain.
heart firsts spirit
When your heart is first, you can be absent of heart but when you put spirit first, you have a reason for why you do heart.
believe men years
A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.
fun writing thinking
I don't think people come to television for spectacle. And I don't really have a lot of fun writing spectacle for television, I'll do that in features.
interesting people roles
I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters.
character hard-times play
Spartan is about this elite unit of the armed forces named the Delta Force. I play a protege of Val Kilmer's character, and he kind of gives me a hard time.
dream cities shirts
I was working at the store on the Sony studios in Culver City. And I was literally holding a shirt when they came in and told me I'd got the part! It just shows dreams do come true.