Background
Derek Richardson, Junior. was born in Queensbury, New York, the eldest of the five children of Doctor Derek Richardson, and his wife, Ellen.
Derek Richardson, Junior. was born in Queensbury, New York, the eldest of the five children of Doctor Derek Richardson, and his wife, Ellen.
He went to high school at the Holderness School (New Hampshire) and later attended Colorado College (1994-1998).
He began his career in acting 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 Josip Juraj Abrams" Felicity as Keri Russell"s love interest. He subsequently co-starred in the prequel to the Dumb and Dumber franchise Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd as a younger version of Jeff Daniels" character, Harry Dunne.
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.
In 2006, he began starring in the television show Men in Trees as "Patrick Bachelor". They met while appearing on an episode of House.
They have one child. From 2012-2014, he played Nolan Johnson on all 100 episodes of the Charlie Sheen Forex original series Anger Management.