Derek Webster (actor)
American actor (born 1968)
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Derek Webster is an American actor best known for the role of Raleigh Jordan in the 1997-1999 superhero TV series Night Man. He is also known for his roles in In the Dark, 9-1-1: Lone Star, NCIS: New Orleans, CSI: Vegas and Mayor of Kingstown.
Derek Webster | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
Career
Born in Bakersfield, California, he started acting in the late 1980s,[1] and has appeared in over 100 films and television shows.
Among TV shows he guest-starred in were Grey's Anatomy, Castle, Good Doctor. He recurred on Ray Donovan, Star Trek: Picard as Romulan Guard, Harry's Law, Damages, NCIS: New Orleans as Raymond Isler and on CSI: Vegas as new coroner, Dr. Milton Hudson.[2]
He also recurred on 9-1-1: Lone Star as Charles, husband of Gina Torres' character, Captain Tommy Vega.[3][4] He left the show during the second season when his character died of aneurysm.[5][6] He was cast in Lee Daniels' TV series Our Kind of People.[7]
Webster was a main cast member on the first season of In the Dark.[8] He is also a main cast member on Mayor of Kingstown starring Jeremy Renner and Dianne Wiest.[9] He plays Kingstown police officer Stevie,[10] a loyal ally to the McLusky family.
Film
He appeared in three films directed by Roland Emmerich: Stargate, Independence Day and Godzilla. In Stargate he played Senior Airman Brown, a member of Colonel Jack O'Neil's team who was killed by a Horus guard.[11] In Independence Day starring Will Smith, Webster played the role of a pilot who is killed when the helicopter sent to make the first contact with one of the alien ships is destroyed.[12]