Who is Derek Luke?

Derek Luke is a renowned Hollywood actor mainly notable for playing the title role in the movie ‘Antwone Fisher.

His performance in the movie bagged him the illustrious ‘Independent Spirit Award’.

The success of Antwone Fisher led to many big opportunities in the life of Luke.

He then went on to play in movies like ‘Friday Night Lights and ‘Notorious’ that went super successful in the theater.

Derek Luke: Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Derek Luke was born on 24 April 1974 to a father who worked as an actor in London and a mother, a pianist.

His father’s name is Maurice Luke is from a place called Guyana, South America, and his mother’s name is Marjorie Dixon.

His ethnicity is Afro-American and his nationality is American.

He has two brothers. Since his parents’ relationship went rough and they divorced when he was in 3rd grade, he had to struggle quietly a lot with his early education.

At a quiet young age, Derek Luke learned how to act tough.

Despite early life hardships, he eventually attended Linden High School as a freshman year. Then he went to another six different schools.

In 1992, he enrolled at Jersey State College to study acting after graduating from Snyder. In 1993, Luke graduated from Henry Snyder High School.

Following graduation, he selected an acting career and got enrolled at Jersey State College.

Later to pursue an acting career, in 1995, Derek Luke moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles.