---
name: "Derek Cecil"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/derek-cecil"
fi1m_id: "derek-cecil"
imdb_id: "nm0147689"
tmdb_id: 60117
wikidata_id: "Q4354004"
roles: []
born: "5 January 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-01T00:02:36.584278+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Derek Cecil

## Identity

Derek Cecil

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/derek-cecil
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** derek-cecil
- **IMDb ID:** nm0147689
- **TMDB ID:** 60117
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4354004
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Cecil, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4354004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147689/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60117

Actor. Born 5 January 1973 in Amarillo, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 5 January 1973, Amarillo, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Also known as:** درک سیسیل
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 72 (1), 2020s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 66 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Cecil, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4354004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147689/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60117

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Lessons in Chemistry*](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Derek Cecil is an American actor. Born on 5 January 1973 in Amarillo, Texas, he graduated from the University of Houston and the American Conservatory Theater. He is a founding member of New York's Rude Mechanicals Theater Company.

Cecil is known for his recurring role as Seth Grayson in the Netflix series *House of Cards* (2013–2018), for which the cast received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. His other television credits include *The Beat* (2000), *Push, Nevada* (2002), *Banshee* (2013–2014), *The Outsider* (2020) and *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018). Film roles include *Men in Black II* (2002) and *The Next Three Days* (2010). He appeared as Dr. Robert Donatti in the 2023 miniseries *Lessons in Chemistry*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), Fi1m 63, as Dr. Robert Donatti — [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)
- *Banshee* (2013), Fi1m 72, as Dean Xavier — [page](https://film.one/tv/banshee.md)
- *Fringe* (2008), Fi1m 80, as Christopher Penrose (young) — [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Pitt* (2025), series, as Michael Williams — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pitt.md)
- *The Listener* (2024), as Andy (voice)
- *Lessons in Chemistry* (2023), series, as Dr. Robert Donatti — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/lessons-in-chemistry.md)
- *A Ghost Story* (2022), as Peter
- *The First Lady* (2022), series, as Donald Rumsfeld
- *The Outsider* (2020), series, as Andy Katcavage — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-outsider.md)
- *The Tomorrow Man* (2019), as Brian
- *Black Monday* (2019), series, as Detective Lester, Private Investigator
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), series, as Senator Henshaw
- *Family Games* (2017), as Barrett
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, as Seth Grayson
- *Parker* (2013), as Assistant to Mrs. Fritz
- *Banshee* (2013), series, as Dean Xavier — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/banshee.md)
- *Friends with Kids* (2012), as Pete
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Adam Coyer
- *Café* (2011), as Movie Man
- *The Next Three Days* (2010), as Dr. Becsey
- *Mercy* (2009), series, Actor
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Jonathan Eldredge — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Winter of Frozen Dreams* (2009), as District Attorney
- *Frank the Rat* (2009), as Billy
- *Fringe* (2008), series, as Christopher Penrose (young) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fringe.md)
- *Recount* (2008), as Jeremy Bash
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, as Alex
- *The Killing Floor* (2007), as Garret Rankin
- *Haeckel's Tale* (2006), as Ernst Haeckel
- *Masters of Horror* (2005), series, as Ernst Haeckel
- *51/50 Mall Cop* (2005), as Frank
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Sean Allen — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Pretend* (2003), as Sophie's Lover
- *Push, Nevada* (2002), series, as Jim
- *Men in Black II* (2002), as Repairman Agent
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Ted Stoddard
- *Pasadena* (2001), series, as Tom Bellow
- *The $treet* (2000), series, as Duncan
- *The Beat* (2000), series, as Mike Dorigan
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Russell Ramsay, Garrett Howard
- *The Unspoken Truth* (1995), as Jeff Blogert
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Joe Hartwig, Steven Lamar, Brian Burke — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *EUROPA*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Derek Cecil](https://film.one/media/person/482286/gallery-746812fe8af0.jpg) Derek Cecil — Image via TMDB
- ![Derek Cecil](https://film.one/media/person/482286/gallery-7742a0dc841b.jpg) Derek Cecil — Image via TMDB
- ![Derek Cecil](https://film.one/media/person/482286/gallery-f8dae47c6c59.jpg) Derek Cecil — Image via TMDB

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