Derek Mears

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Derek Mears
General information
Name	Derek Mears
Aliases	None
Roles	Actor Stuntman
Place of birth	Bakersfield, California
Gender	Male
Date of birth	April 29th, 1972
Date of death
First appearance	The Haunted Mansion (2003)
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Derek Mears is an American actor and stunt man born in Bakersfield, California on April 29th, 1972. His first work in a genre film was the Disney horror-comedy The Haunted Mansion playing a French duelist (uncredited). In 2005, Mears played the werewolf featured in Wes Craven's Cursed. He played the part of Chameleon in the 2007 remake of The Hills Have Eyes II || 2007. In 2009, Mears became the next in a long line of stuntmen/actors to don the infamous hockey mask of Jason Voorhees. He played Jason in the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th directed by Marcus Nispel. In 2010 he played a Predator in the sci-fi film Predators.

Body of work

Film

Film	Year	Role
The Haunted Mansion	2003	Actor
Cursed	2005	Actor
Masters of Horror: Pro-Life	2006	Stuntman
The Hills Have Eyes II	2007	Actor
Friday the 13th	2009	Actor
Predators	2010	Actor
Hatchet III	2013	Tyler Hawes

Notes & Trivia

• Derek Mears has also provided stunt work on the Angel and Charmed television programs.

• Derek Mears appeared as a commentator on the His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th documentary.

• Derek Mears appeared on the "The Rebirth of Jason Voorhees" documentary featured on the Friday the 13th: Killer Cut DVD.

• Suffers from alopecia, a medical condition which results in radical hair loss.

• Is also a professional pit fighter.

External Links

• Derek Mears at AMG
• Derek Mears at IMDB
• Derek Mears at Wikipedia

References

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Angel Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors, crew members and other behind-the-scenes creators pertaining to the Angel franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Buffy and Angel Crew Members category.

Charmed Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Charmed television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Charmed crew members category.

Friday the 13th Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Friday the 13th film franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Friday the 13th crew members category.

Masters of Horror Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Masters of Horror mini-movie franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Masters of Horror crew members category.

Predator Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Predator film franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Predator crew members category.

The Hills Have Eyes Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to The Hills Have Eyes film franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the The Hills Have Eyes crew members category.