Derek Mears

Biography

Derek Mears is an American actor and stuntman whose work is often in horror and science fiction. Born in Bakersfield, California, he had minor roles in series such as Alias, The Shield, and Community and did stunt work on Angel and Bones. His breakthrough came with the 2009 film Friday the 13th, in which he played Jason Voorhees and received an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Villain. He later appeared as a Predator in Predators (2010), a zombie in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), and had roles in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019). In 2019, he also took the title role in the DC Universe television series Swamp Thing.

54years old

Turns 55 on April 29in 169 days

Born April 29, 1972Bakersfield
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 30 years1995 to 2025

Genres

Action67%, 12 films
Horror50%, 9 films
Thriller39%, 7 films
Comedy28%, 5 films
Sci-Fi22%, 4 films

First and latest

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A first
Mears has a contract to come back for a Friday the 13th sequel or another Platinum Dunes film. Should he play Jason again, he would join Kane Hodder as just the second actor to take on the character more than once.

Derek Mears movies on Netflix

Shelby Oaks2025IMDb rating 5.3as Tarion
Alita: Battle Angel2019IMDb rating 7.3as Romo
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore2017IMDb rating 6.9as Donkey Dick
Live by Night2016IMDb rating 6.4as Donnie Gishler
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014IMDb rating 6.8as Stavarin
Lost Time2014IMDb rating 2.9as Mr. Elliot
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013IMDb rating 6.1as Edward
Hatchet III2013IMDb rating 5.6as Tyler Hawes
The Aggression Scale2012IMDb rating 5.8as Chissolm
Arena2011IMDb rating 4.7as Brutus Jackson
Predators2010IMDb rating 6.4as Classic Predator
Friday the 13th2009IMDb rating 5.5as Jason Voorhees
Hellbinders2009IMDb rating 3.7as Legion
Ring of Death2008IMDb rating 4.8as Huey
Pro-Life2006IMDb rating 5.6as The Father
Cursed2005IMDb rating 5.1as Werewolf
Zathura: A Space Adventure2005IMDb rating 6.3as Lead Zorgon
The Demolitionist1995IMDb rating 4.3as Chuck X

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013 Action, Fantasy, Horroras Edward
IMDb rating 6.1228K votes
Friday the 13th2009 Horror, Thrilleras Jason Voorhees
IMDb rating 5.5128K votes
Zathura: A Space Adventure2005as Lead Zorgon
IMDb rating 6.3128K votes
Predators2010as Classic Predator
IMDb rating 6.4265K votes
Alita: Battle Angel2019as Romo
IMDb rating 7.3327K votes
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore2017as Donkey Dick
IMDb rating 6.968K votes
Hatchet III2013as Tyler Hawes
IMDb rating 5.612K votes
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014as Stavarin
IMDb rating 6.829K votes

Most often with

Tommy Wirkola directed two of these films. Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Johnny Messner

Mahershala Ali

Christian Rubeck

Tommy WirkolaDirector, 2 films

Films together

Johnny Messner2 films together, 2008 to 2011
Johnny Messner's page
- Arena2011IMDb rating 4.7Mears as Brutus JacksonMessner as Kaden
- Ring of Death2008IMDb rating 4.8Mears as HueyMessner as Burke Wyatt
Mahershala Ali2 films together, 2010 to 2019
Mahershala Ali's page
- Alita: Battle Angel2019IMDb rating 7.3Mears as RomoAli as Vector
- Predators2010IMDb rating 6.4Mears as Classic PredatorAli as Mombasa
Christian Rubeck2 films together, 2013 to 2014
Christian Rubeck's page
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014IMDb rating 6.8Mears as StavarinRubeck as Politiman
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013IMDb rating 6.1Mears as EdwardRubeck as Tracker Jonathan
Tommy WirkolaDirector, 2 films, 2013 to 2014
All films by Tommy Wirkola
- Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead2014IMDb rating 6.8Mears as Stavarin
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013IMDb rating 6.1Mears as Edward