Derek Luke

Derek Luke is an American film actor whose first major role was the title character in Antwone Fisher.

He plays the role of Sean "Diddy" Combs in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic Notorious, that premiered in U.S. theaters on January 16, 2009.

Career Highlights

Following Luke's success in Antwone Fisher, he was offered roles in the films Friday Night Lights and Lions for Lambs. He starred alongside Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz and Elizabeth Banks in Definitely, Maybe. In 2008, Luke played a staff sergeant in Miracle at St. Anna and Sean 'Puffy' Combs in the biopic Notorious.

Derek Luke Quotes

"David Mamet challenged me a whole lot. It turned out to be a good learning experience for me. He pushed me to see things through his eyes, and I pushed him to see things through what I believed. It wasn't a tug of war, but there were definitely discussions about direction." — Derek Luke on David MarnetBNET: Derek Luke... (April 2004)

"Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance." — Derek Luke on Denzel WashingtonBrainyquote: Invoked

"Spartan is about this elite unit of the armed forces named the Delta Force. I play a protege of Val Kilmer's character, and he kind of gives me a hard time." — Derek Luke on the film SpartanBNET: Derek Luke... (April 2004)