DEREK LEE ZAKARI
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You Were Always My Favorite - Victor Labinnac (Performance Video) Quicktime
Horror. Psychological Thriller. Stunts. Dapper cannibal. An older gentleman enjoys throwing lavish dinners. What happens when his lover discovers that these guests are also the main course?
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The Plan - Josh (Performance Video) Quicktime
Improv. IT Tech. Nerdy Computer Guy. When two friends get a group of people together to rob a bank and get out of debt, see the chaos that ensues. (Improv)
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BaggyFace - Bully (Performance Video) Quicktime
Comedy. Bully. High School Character. When a kid prefers to wear a bag over his head, how does the rest of the world cope?
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Ticking Clock - Matt (Performance Video) Quicktime
Drama. Brother. Emotional. Matt's father passes away, and he deals with his anger from childhood.
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Coalescence - Elijah (Performance Video) Quicktime
Drama. Best Friend. Comedy Relief. When a new student joins the photography club at college and steals the star student's thunder, her best friend Eli is there to help her cope.
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Drag King Performance (Performance Video) Quicktime
Drag King. Dance. Live Performance. Lee Venue - Song "Bang" Houston, Texas
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Résumé Print Résumé
Film | ||
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The Reading |
Day Player |
BET+ | Dir: Courtney Glade |
H.E.L.L |
Supporting |
SCAD, Julia Hicks |
Napoleon's America |
Lead |
William Mikula |
You Were Always My Favorite* |
Lead* |
CSU | Dir: Tara Gause |
Unbreakable* |
Lead* |
CSU | Dir: TJ Battle |
Filet de Femme* |
Lead* |
Dir: Rozalyn Mattocks |
If Not Now, When? |
Lead |
GTU | Dir: Oliver Bemis |
Neighbors |
Lead |
SCAD | Dir: Zoe Nevins |
Ticking Clock |
Lead |
SCAD | Dir: Yili Ma |
Silent Fury |
Lead |
SHSU | Dir: Shane McCarthy |
Christmas on the Western Front* |
Supporting |
William Mikula |
Strings |
Supporting |
SHS | Dir: Oquajie Williams |
Possession |
Supporting |
GSU | Dir: Shannon McCarthy |
King of the Lanes |
Supporting |
GTU | Dir: Carter Jay Allen |
The Plan |
Supporting |
Dir: Charles "CJ" Owens |
Coalescence |
Supporting |
Dir: Enoc Flores |
Spare Keys |
Supporting |
SCAD | Dir: Yili Ma |
Baggyface |
Supporting |
SHS | Dir: Nickolas Hammock |
Sundown: Vampire Clan |
Supporting |
Star Visions Production |
Web Series | ||
Growing Up Queer |
Principal |
Queer & Disabled Studios |
You Just Never Know |
Co-star |
Fentress Films |
Music Video | ||
Tera Rishta |
Supporting |
Shazed |
Podcast | ||
Unemployment Check |
Recurring |
Sean Garvey |
Theater | ||
As You Like It - Flipped! |
Touchstone |
Live Arts Theatre |
Man From Earth |
Harry |
Live Arts Theatre |
The Minutes |
Mr. Oldfield |
Live Arts Theatre |
Trouble In Mind |
Eddie |
Live Arts Theatre |
Tapas 2025: Meta-Pitch |
Skip Edmond |
Academy Theater |
Tapas 2025: Fairest of Them All |
Florence |
Academy Theater |
Chicken and Biscuits* |
Logan |
Live Arts Theater |
Under Construction |
Rowan |
Vidalia Theater Company |
We Lovers* |
Mama's Boy |
Live Arts Theater |
Tapas 2024: "Nicking The Hour" |
Era |
Steven Chambers |
Coriolanus |
Volscian 2/AI |
World's Elsewhere Theater |
She Kills Monsters |
Stephen |
World's Elsewhere Theater |
H-Town Kings |
Drag King (Lee Venue) |
Pearl Bar |
Training | ||
Warner Laughlin Scene Study |
Hollywood Atlanta |
Wes McGee |
Warner Laughlin Intensive |
Hollywood Atlanta |
Wes McGee |
Warner Laughlin |
Greenlight |
Erin Bethea |
Intermediate Scene Study |
Greenlight |
Michael Conti |
Meisner |
Houde School of Acting |
Jessica Houde-Morris |
Improv |
Greenlight |
Michael Conti |
Prop Firearms Safety |
Drama Inc |
Scott Mann |
Basic Firearms (9mm, Revolver & AR15) |
Clybel Shooting Range |
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Improv |
Houde School of Acting |
Joe Quinn |
Script Analysis |
Houde School of Acting |
Robert Pralgo |
On Camera Intermediate |
Drama Inc |
Michael Cook |
Emotional Access |
Drama Inc |
April Billingsley |
Viewpoints |
Drama Inc |
Eliana Marianes |
On Camera Basics |
Drama Inc |
Jason MacDonald/Cathryn Dyer |
Practical Aesthetics |
Drama Inc |
Sherrie Peterson |
Meisner |
Becky Sharpe |
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Stunts |
Mark Dong |
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Drag King Boot Camp |
Ian Syder-Blake |
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Workshop: Strasberg, Meisner, Uta Hagen |
Greenlight |
Erin Bethea, Jonathon Taylor |
Workshop: Stella Adler, Practical Aesthetics, Chubbuck |
Greenlight |
Amy Richards, Warren Haney |
Workshop: Warner Laughlin, Chekov |
Greenlight |
Michael Conti, Jonathon Taylor |
Notes | ||
* award nomination |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'3" |
Weight: 220 lbs |
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Comedy, Cooking, Drag King Makeup, Krav Maga, Mobility Car Devices, Puns, Stunts, Video editing, Wheelchair: manual, Wheelchair: Power, Combat - Stage, Contortionist, Fishing, Jump Rope, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Shooting - Revolver/Automatic, Shooting - Rifle, Snorkeling, Soccer, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - butterfly, Swimming - freestyle, Yoga, Drag Performer, Gamer (Console), Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Voiceover, Whistler, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, German Accent
Derek is a compelling and dynamic actor that has enjoyed getting to play a wide variety of characters, winning several awards. Their favorite roles are ones dealing with mental instability, disability and LGBTQIA2S+ themes. Recently they have found a new home performing stand-up comedy. Assigned female at birth, they transitioned towards masculine presentation, but identifies as two-spirit and is comfortable with any gender presentation (any pronouns).