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Derek Mears

Actor / Stunt Performer / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 04/29/1972 (51) | Bakersfield, California (United States of America (USA))
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Derek Mears (born April 29, 1972) is an American actor and stuntman. Often appearing in horror and science-fiction titles, he came to prominence for portraying Jason Voorhees in the 2009 reboot of Friday the 13th. His film roles also include The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), Predators (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), and Alita: Battle Angel (2019). On television, he played the title character on the DC Universe series Swamp Thing (2019). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Horror | Action

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A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators. ...

Predators

R

2010 | 3.1/5 | 1h 47min
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
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A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions. ...

Friday the 13th

R

2009 | 2.9/5 | 1h 37min
Horror
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When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is t ...

Alita: Battle Angel

PG-13

2019 | 3.6/5 | 2h 2min
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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CDC researcher Abby Arcane investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but she soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexpl ...

Swamp Thing

TV-MA

2019 | 3.7/5 | 50min per episode
Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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Movies with Derek Mears as Actor(47)

as Kaisei Kishi2024 Lion-Girl
as himself2023 The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
2023 Broken Oaks
as Romo2019 Alita: Battle Angel
as Blake2019 Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
as Monster2018 The Intervention
as himself2018 For the Love of Halloween
as SockMonster2018 SockMonster
as Butch Valentine2017 From Jennifer
as Donkey Dick2017 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
as Donnie Gishler2016 Live by Night
as Vylgoth2015 Monster Problems
as Wolf2015 Freaks of Nature
as Dojo Ninja2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Stavarin2014 Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
as Mr. Elliot2014 Lost Time
as Edward2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
as Hawes2013 Hatchet III
as Bridge Goon2013 Gangster Squad
as William2013 Compound Fracture
as Bullseye2013 Truth in Journalism
as Cyclops #12013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
as Self - 'Jason Voorhees'2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Chissolm2012 The Aggression Scale
as Brutus Jackson2011 Arena
as Master-at-Arms2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
as Large Henchman2010 MacGruber
as Classic Predator2010 Predators
as UMTA Handler2010 The United Monster Talent Agency
as himself2010 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as Legion2009 Hellbinders
as Officer Rollins2009 The Resurrection of Officer Rollins
as Jason Vorhees2009 Friday the 13th
as Greg Glenn / G-Curtis (motion capture)2008 Resident Evil: Degeneration
as Russian Soldier (uncredited)2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Huey2008 Ring of Death
as Chameleon2007 The Hills Have Eyes 2
as Bounty Hunter #32007 Dragon Wars: D-War
as himself2007 The Hills Have Eyes 2: Mutant Attacks
as The Father2006 Pro-Life
as Werewolf2005 Cursed
as Lead Zorgon2005 Zathura: A Space Adventure
as Alien on the Roof (uncredited)2002 Signs
as The Milkman2002 Love and a Bullet
as Mosh Tendrils2002 Men in Black II
as Metal Head (uncredited)1999 Wild Wild West
as Chuck X1995 The Demolitionist

TV Shows/Series with Derek Mears as Actor(25)

as Awesome Man2022 The Guardians of Justice
as The Shambler2022 First Kill
as Swamp Thing2019 Swamp Thing
as Robber2018 My Dead Ex
2017 Midnight, Texas
as Bruidian Ambassador2017 The Orville
as Swamp Thing (uncredited) (archive footage)2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Sylbert Rundine / Dwarfstar2014 The Flash
as Kree Captain2013 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Catastrophe2013 Mighty Med
as Golem2013 Sleepy Hollow
as Moloch2013 Sleepy Hollow
as Officer Duffy2012 Holliston
2012 Common Law
as Krampus2011 Grimm
2011 Death Valley
as Kimo2010 Hawaii Five-0
as Kickpuncher2009 Community
as Lance2007 Chuck
2005 Masters of Horror
2004 CSI: NY
2002 CSI: Miami
as Hairy (uncredited)2002 She Spies
as Reno1998 V.I.P.
as Renzo1990 Twin Peaks

Movies with Derek Mears as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2023 Broken Oaks
Crew/Stunts2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

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Full Name: Derek Mears
Born: Saturday, 04/29 1972 (April) in Bakersfield, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 51 years + 362 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Highland High School
Derek Mears frequently works together with these people:
Tom Cavanagh (14x, Actor)
Erik Betts (11x, Actor)
David Lynch (10x, Crew)
Marc Guggenheim (10x, Crew)
Dan Harmon (10x, Crew)
Alex Kurtzman (9x, Crew)
Andrew Kreisberg (9x, Crew)
Adam Green (9x, Crew)
Patrick Weil (9x, Cast)
Grainne Godfree (9x, Crew)
Sam Chalsen (9x, Crew)
Greg Berlanti (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3793, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/05/2024