Derek Richardson's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Anger Management Nolan Men in Trees Patrick Bac…

Main Movie Roles 2007 - Hostel Part II 2005 - Hostel 2005 - Reeker 2003 - Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

BIOGRAPHY:

Richardson was born in Queensbury, New York. He attended Colorado College from 1994 to 1998. He began his career with guest roles on Law & Order and Strangers with Candy. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 2002, he was cast in a recurring role on J.J. Abrams' Felicity as Keri Russell's love interest. He subsequently co-starred in the Dumb and Dumber prequel, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd as a younger version of Jeff Daniels' character.

Richardson starred opposite Jay Hernandez as one of the leads in the Lions Gate Entertainment horror film Hostel, directed by Eli Roth and executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino. His performance in the horror film garnered him a 2006 MTV Movie Award nomination for "Best Frightened Performance". In 2006, he began starring in the television show Men in Trees as Patrick Bachelor.


TRIVIA:

• He frequently plays goofy, young guys who are exploited in their gullibility.