Derek Mears (born April 29, 1972) is an American actor and stuntman.
Often appearing in horror and science-fiction titles, he came to
prominence for portraying Jason Voorhees in the 2009 reboot of Friday
the 13th. His film roles also include The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007),
Predators (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011),
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
On television, he played the title character in the series Swamp Thing
(2019).Mears was born in Bakersfield, California. He performed improv
comedy at ComedySportz in Bakersfield. He graduated from Highland High
School in Bakersfield in 1990. Early on in life Mears had a severe
case of the auto-immune disease alopecia, causing him to lose almost
all his body hair.Mears has numerous credits both as a stuntman and as
an actor. He had minor roles in The Tick, ER, Alias, Nash Bridges, Men
in Black II, The Shield, CSI: NY, My Name Is Earl, Mr. & Mrs Smith,
CSI: Miami, Community, and The Hills Have Eyes 2. His stunt credits
include the films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Blades of Glory, and TV series
such as Angel and Bones.
Often appearing in horror and science-fiction titles, he came to
prominence for portraying Jason Voorhees in the 2009 reboot of Friday
the 13th. His film roles also include The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007),
Predators (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011),
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
On television, he played the title character in the series Swamp Thing
(2019).Mears was born in Bakersfield, California. He performed improv
comedy at ComedySportz in Bakersfield. He graduated from Highland High
School in Bakersfield in 1990. Early on in life Mears had a severe
case of the auto-immune disease alopecia, causing him to lose almost
all his body hair.Mears has numerous credits both as a stuntman and as
an actor. He had minor roles in The Tick, ER, Alias, Nash Bridges, Men
in Black II, The Shield, CSI: NY, My Name Is Earl, Mr. & Mrs Smith,
CSI: Miami, Community, and The Hills Have Eyes 2. His stunt credits
include the films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black
Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Blades of Glory, and TV series
such as Angel and Bones.
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