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Currently, Derek S. Orr is 35 years, 9 months and 13 days old. Derek S. Orr will celebrate 36rd birthday on a Friday 14th of February 2025. Below we countdown to Derek S. Orr upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Derek S. Orr |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 35 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 14, 1989 () |
| Birthday | February 14 |
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Derek S. Orr’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Derek S. Orr was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Derek is relatively new to the art of acting and started to do so professionally at a pretty late age. However, every acting teacher and director he has studied under or worked with is amazed that he has only been acting for a short time.
"Derek's willingness to dive into a role/character and do the hard work to bring out all the deep ugly and scary stuff that most actors are afraid to really live in and explore - that's what separates him and makes him an amazing actor".
Derek grew up in the Midwest (Chicago) with 3 brothers. He excelled in sports and proved to be a character very early on. It was a always a fight with his siblings to be center stage and hold court to perform in front of family audiences and neighborhood friends.
He began working at ten years of age with 3 full paper routes and did so in the extremely harsh winters of the Windy City. Hard work and a strong work ethic were instilled in him early on by his blue collar parents.
By the time he was a teenager he was working construction jobs to help support his family and raise his brothers. Derek later went on to College where he worked two jobs while maintaining a full class load.
He was the first in his family to receive a degree and was an outstanding scholar that graduated at the top of his class in Criminal Justice. Not bad for someone whose teachers thought was just a class clown and trouble maker.
After college he moved to California where he took a job with the Federal Government. Subconsciously he always knew he wanted to start acting and Los Angeles would be the best place to do so. Finally, 14 years into a very busy career is when he finally made the leap to pursue a life long need to act.
Since then he has maintained two separate lives. One in the public service realm and one in the Arts. Two very challenging full time careers that require extreme training, sacrifice, and a tenacity that few seem to possess.
He began studying acting in a 2 year Meisner Program at the Ruskin School of Acting in Santa Monica and would not even consider auditioning until he had finished the program and established a solid acting foundation.
When he finished the program he auditioned and landed a role in the Film "A Young Man's Future / A Nice Quiet Life" where he plays the hardened yet emotional role of a single father who loses his gay son to Schizophrenia and struggles to find him and bring him home.
Derek was mesmerized by the art of film making after his first day on set and vowed to learn the job of every crew member so he could understand and appreciate how each role contributes in the collaboration of any project.
This inquisitive nature and a desire to learn the art of film led him to pursue Directing and Producing as well. He started his own company Iron Orr Productions and began creating his own content as well as producing other artists passion projects.
He is currently a Show-runner and Co-lead in the Series - B@RBEE REHAB "Get Addicted" - where he acts along side the legendary Tom Sizemore, Janice Dickinson, Bai Ling, and Vanessa Bednar. The Adult Parody will be debuting on Amazon this summer.
Derek Co-wrote, Produced, Directed, and Stars in the hilarious new comedy. While filming the show, he taught himself to edit and learned the post production side so the project could be finished properly.
Like some of the greats: Spielberg, Lucas, and others- he tried several editors before realizing what he already knew - only he would put in the time and energy that could pull off the vision. So he forced himself to learn to edit and has become a master at story telling in this art form as well.
He admits that learning to edit is a monster endeavor but it has allowed him to gain a new understanding about story, directing, and acting. Especially how acting and the nuances of actors can make or break a scene.
Derek actively seeks roles that will challenge him to make new discoveries and push him as an artist. He continues to study acting and believes every role is teaching him more about the art and about himself.
He strives to become one of the most respected actors in the business. He hates the idea being famous and wants nothing to do with fame or fortune. Instead, as he always tells people- "I want to be like Chris Mulkey, that highly respected, super talented actor that's been in everything and you know his face but you have to look up his name.
Especially because Mulkey is known as one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood and has been working for decades refining his craft and art". Derek met Mulkey at the Ruskin School when he was teaching a scene study class and was immediately affected by his drive, humility, and passion for the craft.
Derek also brings 17 years of specialized training and experience to his craft. He spent those years training over 1,000 men and women as well as military veterans in Firearms, Hand-to-hand combat techniques, Ground fighting, Arrest and Control techniques, and many other specialty skills.
He is a weapons specialist and master trainer of handguns, assault rifles and special weapon techniques. One day he looks forward to becoming a consultant on both TV and film productions - as it just ruins the scene when he sees the actor(s) that are playing the roles of a Navy Seal, Delta Force, Special Agents, and Police Officers doing things incorrectly with weapons on film.
Like anything its proper training that leads to proficiency as well as looking the part.
