Film/TV and stage actor Derek Phillips was born in Miami, Florida and attended Baylor University where he received a BFA in acting. Derek started his career in New York and quickly began performing in regional theatres throughout the country in shows such as: The Winter's Tale (Baltimore Center Stage), Of Mice and Men (Dallas Theater Center), The Glass Menagerie (Virginia Stage Company).
In 2006 Derek was cast as Billy Riggins on the Emmy and Peabody Award winning NBC television series Friday Night Lights. He has had major recurring roles on numerous series such as: Grey’s Anatomy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Shooter, Them: Covenant, Private Practice, Game of Silence, The Mentalist, Longmire, Parenthood, and Reckless as well as guest starring roles on: Criminal Minds, For The People, S.W.A.T., When We Rise, Grimm, Scandal, Rosewood, Scorpion, Chicago P.D., Castle, Murder in the First, Body of Proof, Breakout Kings, Trauma, The Closer, Medium, Prison Break, Numb3rs, and The Rookie.
He has also been seen in the films: The Jogger, Son of Mourning, Pieces, Looking, Retake, Point Defiance, Rift, Inside and 42 opposite the late Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford. Derek can next be seen in the film To Leslie opposite Andrea Riseborough and Allison Janney and he is currently the lead in the Netflix animated series Blood of Zeus. Phillips is a founder, producer and resident actor for the award-winning, ensemble based theatre company Second Thought Theatre.
Stacey Oristano is most known for playing Mindy Riggins on Friday Night Lights and Truly Stone on Bunheads. She has also had recurring roles on Grey’s Anatomy, Shameless, and Gilmore Girls. She can also be seen on In Plain Sight, CSI, Criminal Minds, and Bull. Born in Arlington, TX she then set sail for England to receive her BFA from The University Of Manchester.
She stayed in London to perform on The West End in Steel Magnolias. She then left London for NYC and toured with Cabaret and numerous regional musicals (Urinetown, Spit Fire Grill, Into The Woods, Sweeny Todd, The Wild Party) as the stage is Stacey’s true love. She works with numerous charities helping children (the Refuge for DMST, and Covenant House) as well as The Southern Poverty Law Center.
In her spare time she enjoys teaching music and dance to children.
“We’re excited to partner with Black Barrel Media and Ritual Productions to bring this rewatch to life.”
— Derek Phillips
“We can’t wait to rewatch the show with the fans and rediscover the magic of Friday Night Lights,”
— Stacey Oristano