Derek Milman is an American actor.

Born in New York City

New York City

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, Milman began his career as a playwright; his first play, A Visionary Drowns, premiered in New York at the Samuel Beckett Theater, when he was 22.

Milman attended Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

, then received his Master of Fine Arts

Master of Fine Arts

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 at the Yale School of Drama

Yale School of Drama

The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...

. He has numerous stage credits, including originating the role of Bill Wade in the 1999 New York premiere of Never Swim Alone, by Daniel MacIvor

Daniel MacIvor

Daniel MacIvor is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director and film director. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and educated at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and then at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario....

, and the role of Reed Williams in Cats Talk Back, which was a success at the New York City Fringe Festival, in 2002.

Milman has also worked at the SoHo Repertory Theater, Yale Repertory Theater, and twice with playwright Israel Horovitz

Israel Horovitz

Israel Horovitz is an American playwright and screenwriter.-Theatre career:An American dramatist, Horovitz has written more than 70 produced plays, many of which have been translated and performed in more than 30 languages worldwide . The 70/70 Horovitz Project was created by NYC Barefoot Theatre...

 at the Gloucester Stage Company.

In 2003 Milman gained wide exposure as "The New Guy" in the popular Wendy's

Wendy's

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 Television commercial.

Milman's recent television credits include roles on The Sopranos

The Sopranos

The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...

, Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...

, and the short-lived Love Monkey

Love Monkey

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. In 2007, he appeared in the HBO miniseries, John Adams

John Adams (TV miniseries)

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as the ill-fated Lt. William Barron.

In the spring of 2009, Derek was cast in the pilot episode of The Wonderful Maladys

The Wonderful Maladys

The Wonderful Maladys is a HBO television pilot written by Charles Randolph, directed by Alan Taylor and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. HBO did not pick the series for their lineup.- Plot :...

 for HBO, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Prinze , known professionally by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar , is an American actress, singer and executive producer...

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External links

• Derek Milman at the Internet Movie Database
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