Derek Mio
Derek Mio grew up in Huntington Beach, CA and earned a Bachelor of Arts from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He is an alumnus of the Meisner-based Joanne Baron/ D.W. Brown Studio and also studied at Upright Citizens Brigade, The Michael Woolson Studio, and Aquila Morong Studio. In addition to acting, Derek is an impressionist and has performed stand-up comedy at the Improv, HaHa Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store. Derek can be seen in the Netflix anthology series Medal of Honor--executive produced by Robert Zemeckis--and is the lead actor in the second season of the critically acclaimed AMC series The Terror, executive produced by Ridley Scott. His hobbies include fishing, beach volleyball, rapping, dancing, cooking, traveling, and playing with his nephews.
Movies
- Oct 21, 2014
- English
A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable and possibly insane young woman who's recently gotten out of prison for murdering her last ex-boyfriend. The party really gets started when Nikki herself arrives, hauling her latest lover and fiancee, the morally challenged lawyer who'd been handling her case. She's mysterious about her intentions and her current and former lovers soon realize they are all caught in one of her brilliant, mischievous mind-games with possible deadly consequences. By the night's end, revenge will be had, new romance will bloom, and Nikki will have delivered on her reputation as the Sexy Evil Genius.