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.
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 200102 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 201112 Treme Chas 7 episodes 2013 Zero Hour Eddie Episode: "Escapement" 201314 Banshee Dean Xavier 6 episodes 201418 House of Cards Seth Grayson 50 episodesNominated—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 5 episodes2023Tom Clancy's Jack RyanSenator Henshaw4 episodes2023Lessons in ChemistryDr. Robert Donatti5 episodes2026The PittMichael WilliamsUpcoming series
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