{{Short description|American musician (born 1992)}}{{Infobox person | name = Derek Luh | image = Derek Luh in 2025.png | caption = Luh in 2025 | alt = | alias = | birth_name = Derek Luh | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|6|24}} | birth_place = Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|songwriter|rapper}} | years_active = | works = | mother = | awards = | website = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{hlist|Hip hop}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}} | label = }} }} '''Derek Luh''' (born June 24, 1992) is an American actor, rapper, and songwriter from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California. In 2013, he made his debut as a hip-hop artist with the mixtape ''L.A. Confidential''. In the 2010s, he was a fashion model and influencer featured in ad campaigns for brands such as Armani Exchange, Diesel, and Lacoste. In 2023, he became known for portraying the male form of Jordan Li in the superhero drama ''Gen V''.
== Early life == Derek Luh was born on June 24, 1992 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California.<ref name="rant">{{Cite web | title=Derek Luh - Screen Rant | url=https://screenrant.com/tag/person/derek-luh/ | website=Screen Rant | archive-url=https://archive.today/20251015031118/https://screenrant.com/tag/person/derek-luh/ | archive-date=October 15, 2025 | url-status=live | language=en-US}}</ref> He is of Chinese descent.<ref name="js">{{Cite news | first=Julienne Pal | last=Loreto | title=Derek Luh and London Thor on playing our favorite superpowered bigender bisexual | url=https://joysauce.com/derek-luh-and-london-thor-on-playing-your-favorite-superpowered-bigender-bisexual/ | work=JoySauce | language=en-US | quote=Add the fact that Jordan is Asian American—Luh has Chinese heritage and Thor is of Korean descent... | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021102512/https://joysauce.com/derek-luh-and-london-thor-on-playing-your-favorite-superpowered-bigender-bisexual/ | archive-date=October 21, 2025}}</ref>
== Career == === 2013–2016: Beginnings, musical career, modeling === Luh made his musical debut in 2013, with a hip-hop mixtape titled ''L.A. Confidential'', which featured other artists like Mark Battles, Lola Monroe, Dizzy Wright, and Jarren Benton.<ref name="kaltblut">{{Cite magazine | date=September 30, 2019 | first=Marcel | last=Schlutt | title=Video Premiere: Derek Luh – Jerry Maguire | url=https://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/video-premiere-derek-luh-jerry-maguire/ | magazine=Kaltblut | language=en}}</ref><ref name="marie">{{Cite magazine | date=September 22, 2025 | first=Quinci | last=Legardye | title=Meet the Cast of 'Gen V:' Your Guide to the Supes-in-Training | url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/gen-v-cast-prime-video/ | magazine=Marie Claire | language=en-US | archive-url=https://archive.today/20251015032247/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/gen-v-cast-prime-video/ | archive-date=October 15, 2025 | url-status=live}}</ref> He has also toured with Machine Gun Kelly.<ref name=ref name="marie"/>
He has also been described as a fashion model and influencer. In the 2010s, he posed for ad campaigns by Armani Exchange, Diesel, Puma, and Lacoste.<ref name="ladygunn1">{{Cite magazine | date=November 15, 2019 | first=Malorie | last=McCall | title=Derek Luh Discusses Loss Without Animosity in New Single, 'Hoodie' | url=https://www.ladygunn.com/music/derek-luh-discusses-loss-without-animosity-in-new-single-hoodie/ | magazine=Ladygunn | language=en-us | access-date=May 5, 2026}}</ref><ref name="elicit1">{{Cite magazine | first=Kelly | last=Holm | date=November 15, 2019 | title=Derek Luh | url=https://www.elicitmagazine.com/derek-luh/ | magazine=Elicit | language=en-us | access-date=May 5, 2026}}</ref><ref name="digital1">{{Cite website | title=Armani Exchange | url=https://digitaldustagency.com/en/portfolio/armaniexchange-2-2/ | website=Digital Dust | language=en-us | access-date=May 5, 2026}}</ref>
=== 2017–present: Acting career === In 2017, he appeared as Brayden in ''Marvel's Runaways''.<ref name="metacritic">{{Cite web | title=Derek Luh - Metacritic | url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/derek-luh/ | website=Metacritic}}</ref> In 2022, he was in the first season of the horror-comedy series ''Shining Vale'' as Ryan He, Valerie (Susan Park)'s son whom Gaynor (Gus Birney) tries to seduce,<ref name="metacritic"/><ref name="rant2">{{Cite web | date=March 6, 2022 | first=Faefyx | last=Collington | title=Shining Vale Cast & Character Guide | url=https://screenrant.com/shining-vale-cast-characters-guide-actors/ | website=Screen Rant | language=en-US}}</ref> and was announced as a cast member for the superhero drama ''Gen V''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/london-thor-the-boys-spinoff-derek-luh-asa-germann-shelley-conn-1235020015/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=22 December 2023|title=London Thor To Replace Reina Hardesty In Prime Video's 'The Boys' Spinoff; Derek Luh, Asa Germann & Shelley Conn Join Cast|first= Alexandra|last=Del Rosario|date= May 9, 2022}}</ref> The show began airing in September 2023 and his character was revealed to be Jordan Li, a bigender shape-shifting superhero who has both a male form (which Luh portrays) and a female form (London Thor).<ref>{{cite magazine|accessdate=22 December 2023|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-boys-gen-v-spinoff-crash-course/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=A to Gen V: A crash course in The Boys' college-set spinoff|first=Nick|last=Romano|date=7 September 2023}}</ref> In September 2025, he and Thor reprised their roles for the show's second season.<ref name="js"/> In a feature published on September 22, Luh posed for ''Men's Health'' alongside his ''Gen V'' co-star Asa Germann. The two talked about their friendship amid the "male loneliness epidemic", with Luh revealing that Germann introduced him to the acting coach they now share.<ref name="health">{{Cite magazine | first=Nojan | last=Aminosharei | date=September 22, 2025 | title=Even the Stars of Gen V Can't Believe What They're Doing | url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a46462305/asa-germann-derek-luh-gen-v-season-2-interview/ | magazine=Men's Health | language=en-US}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''L.A. Confidential'' <small>(via DatPiff)</small> (2013)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hiphopenquirer.com/new-music-alert-derek-luh-releases-l-confidential-featuring-mark-battles-lola-monroe/|title=New Music Alert: Derek Luh Releases "L.A. Confidential" Featuring Mark Battles & Lola Monroe|date=2013-12-29|work=Hip Hop Enquirer Magazine, LLC|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en-US}}</ref> * ''The Fortunate Few'' <small>(w/ SK8)</small> (2015) * ''Hollywood Blvd'' (2015) * ''The Second Coming'' (2015)<ref>{{Citation|title=Derek Luh - Wake Up Call Feat. Mark Battles {{!}} Download & Listen [New Song]|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/27292-derek-luh-wake-up-call-feat-mark-battles-new-song|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref>
===EPs=== * ''Disposable Hero'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/disposable-hero-ep/id1192498759|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429000003/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/disposable-hero-ep/id1192498759|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2018|title=Disposable Hero - EP by Derek Luh on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> * ''Socks & Slides'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/derek-luh-drops-new-genre-ridden-socks-slides-ep/|title=Derek Luh Drops New Genre-Ridden Socks & Slides EP|website=Beyond the Stage|access-date=2021-01-16}}</ref>
===Singles=== * "Bad Boy" (2016)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/rapper-derek-luh-addresses-police-brutality-in-bad-boy-record.html|title=Rapper Derek Luh Addresses Police Brutality In "Bad Boy"|date=2016-08-16|work=Okayplayer|access-date=2017-07-14|language=en-US}}</ref> * "Now You Know" (2016)<ref>{{Citation|last=StrictlyHits|title=Derek Luh - "Now You Know" OFFICIAL VERSION|date=2016-09-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjzNJZNg5gg|accessdate=2017-07-14}}</ref> * "Grow Up" (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/grow-up-single/id1252797436|title=Grow Up - Single by Derek Luh on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=2017-07-14}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !References |- | 2019 | ''Marvel's Runaways'' | Brayden |rowspan="4" | <ref name="metacritic"/> |- | 2019 | ''All Rise'' | Jack Allen |- | 2022 | ''Shining Vale'' | Ryan He |- | 2023–2025 | ''Gen V'' | Jordan Li |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|11221274}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luh, Derek}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:American actors of Chinese descent Category:American hip-hop musicians Category:American male rappers Category:American male songwriters Category:American male television actors Category:American musicians of Chinese descent Category:Rappers from California Category:Songwriters from California Category:Male actors from Santa Clarita, California Category:21st-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male rappers