Derek Cecil

Derek Cecil (born January 5, 1973) is an American actor. He played the role of Seth Grayson on the Netflix series House of Cards, starred in the short-lived series Push, Nevada and The Beat, and made several appearances in the series Pasadena and Banshee.

Derek Cecil
Born	(1973-01-05) January 5, 1973 (age 52) Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Houston, Clear Lake (BFA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present

He is also in the Showtime series Black Monday as Detective Lester.

Early life

Cecil was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from the University of Houston and the American Conservatory Theater. He graduated from William H. Taft High School in San Antonio, Texas.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Little Pieces	Mall Security
2002	Men in Black II	Repairman Agent
2003	Pretend	Sophie's Lover
2004	Mall Cop	Frank
2005	That Night	Thomas	Short film
2007	The Killing Floor	Garret Rankin
2009	Frank the Rat	Billy
2009	Reunion	Stanley
2009	Winter of Frozen Dreams	District Attorney
2010	The Next Three Days	Dr. Becsey
2011	Friends with Kids	Pete
2013	Mutual Friends	Cody
2013	Parker	Assistant to Mrs. Fritz
2018	Family Games	Barrett
2019	The Tomorrow Man	Brian
2022	The Listener	(voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	The Unspoken Truth	Jeff Blogert	Television film
1998	Nash Bridges	Bruce Sutcliffe	Episode: "Cuda Grace"
2000	The Beat	Mike Dorigan	13 episodes
2000	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Russell Ramsay	Episode: "Taken"
2001	The $treet	Duncan	2 episodes
2001	The Back Page		Television film
2001–02	Pasadena	Tom Bellow	11 episodes
2002	Push, Nevada	James A. Prufrock	8 episodes
2005	Law & Order	Steven Lamar	Episode: "Age of Innocence"
2006	Masters of Horror	Ernst Haeckel	Episode: "Haeckel's Tale"
2007	Gossip Girl	Alex	Episode: "Roman Holiday"
2008	Puppy Love	Malik	Unsold TV pilot
2008	Fringe	Christopher	Episode: "The Same Old Story"
2008	Law & Order	Joe Hartwig	Episode: "Zero"
2008	Recount	Jeremy Bash	Television film
2009	The Good Wife	Jonathan Eldredge	Episode: "Crash"
2009	Mercy	Kevin	Episode: "Pulling the Goalie"
2010	Grey's Anatomy	Sean Allen	Episode: "Suicide Is Painless"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Ted Stoddard	Episode: "Abel & Willing"
2011	Unforgettable	Adam Coyer	Episode: "Golden Bord"
2011	Too Big To Fail	Young AIG Executive	Television film
2011–12	Treme	Chas	7 episodes
2013	Zero Hour	Eddie	Episode: "Escapement"
2013–14	Banshee	Dean Xavier	6 episodes
2014–18	House of Cards	Seth Grayson	42 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2015–16)
2019	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Garrett Howard	Episode: "The Good Girl"
2020	The Outsider	Andy Katcavage	Recurring role
2022	The First Lady	Donald Rumsfeld	[1]
2023	Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan	Senator Henshaw	Recurring Role
2023	Lessons in Chemistry	Dr. Robert Donatti	Upcoming series