Derek Mio

{{short description|American film and television actor (born 1982)}} {{Infobox actor |name=Derek Mio |birth_date={{Birth year and age|1982}} | birth_place=Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |occupation=Actor |children = 1<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CYFZfacPTKY/</ref> |years_active=2003–present}} '''Derek Mio''' (born 1982) is an American film and television actor who attended USC School of Cinematic Arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://itsyowyow.com/2009/08/31/meet-derek-mio/ |title=Meet: Derek Mio |publisher=Yow Yow! |date=31 August 2009 |accessdate=16 October 2015}}</ref> He is a fourth generation Japanese American.

==Personal life== Mio was born in Huntington Beach, California and attended Huntington Beach High School. He attended the University of Southern California. He currently resides in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mellen|first1=Greg|title=Actor comes home as a stand-up guy|newspaper=Huntington Beach Wave|agency=The Orange County Register|date=December 14, 2017|pages=1–2}}</ref>

==Acting career== Mio is known for portraying the recurring character Wade Matthews on the ABC Family series ''Greek''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Derek+Mio |title=Derek Mio |publisher=Zimbio |date=21 July 2013 |accessdate=16 October 2015 |quote=Derek Mio is an actor best known for his role as Wade on the ABC television series Greek.}}</ref> and his portrayal of Glenn in the 2013 movie ''G.B.F. (Gay Best Friend)''. He had a role in the NBC series ''Day One'', which was scheduled as a mid-season replacement in 2010. One of his first roles was playing the lead in the PBS Special ''Day of Independence''. He also had a lead role in the indie feature ''Purity'', directed by NaRhee Ahn.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/2006/08/narhee-ahn-on-purity.shtml |title=NaRhee Ahn on "Purity" |work=AsianAmericanFilm.com |date=August 3, 2006 |accessdate=16 October 2015 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218224451/http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/2006/08/narhee-ahn-on-purity.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, he played the role of Elliot on the Geek & Sundry web-series Spooked. In 2019, Mio appeared in the World War II-themed second season<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/terror-renewed-world-war-ii-themed-second-season-at-amc-1122368 |title="'The Terror' Renewed for World War II-Themed Second Season at AMC |work=thehollywoodreporter.com |date=June 22, 2018 |accessdate= 16 December 2018}}</ref> of the AMC horror, drama anthology television series ''The Terror'', playing the lead role of Chester Nakayama, the son of Japanese-born immigrants, who joins the army.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/the-terror-derek-mio-star-amc-anthology-series-1202485235/ |title=""The Terror": Derek Mio To Star In AMC Anthology Series" |work=Deadline Hollywood | date=October 18, 2018 |access-date= 16 December 2018}}</ref>

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==External links == * {{IMDb name|1218732}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mio, Derek}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Male actors from Huntington Beach, California Category:American male actors of Japanese descent Category:USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Category:Huntington Beach High School alumni