#273: Derek Wilson - Embrace our fear

Derek Wilson is an actor who can currently be seen recurring on both GEN V and THE BOYS as fan favorite "Tek Knight." He starred opposite Josh Hutcherson and Eliza Coupe for 3 seasons of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Hulu comedy, FUTURE MAN. Other television credits include a series regular on AMC's PREACHER, recurring roles on BILLIONS, THE GOOD WIFE, and RECTIFY, and guest stars on PERSON OF INTEREST and AQUARIUS. Features include THE LAST GIRL and the upcoming OXALIS. Derek holds a MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He started his career on stage appearing in such productions as ANNA CHRISTIE as well as 22 of Shakespeare's plays including Henry IV, Richard III and the Broadway revival of MACBETH. We chat about doing over 20 Shakespeare plays, Future Man, going to acting school at 29, previously being a 'serious actor' guy, human messiness, perfection, anxiety, David Koechner, his life changing call after Preacher, his soul dog, plus plenty more! The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Derek out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_derekwilson ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan