Derek Theler (born October 29, 1986) is an American film and television actor and model.
Theler is best known for his leading role as Danny Wheeler in the ABC Family sitcom, Baby Daddy. He's also portrayed the Valiant Comics character, X-O Manowar, in Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe.
He's married to actress Lisa Summerscales, with whom he shares a son.
Filmography:
- Cougar Town (2009) as Beach Guy (uncredited)
- The Middle (2009) as Sound Guy (uncredited)
- Get Him to the Greek (2010) as Standard Guy (uncredited)
- 90210 (2011) as Shawn
- Baby Daddy (2012 - 2017) as Danny Wheeler
- General Hospital (2015) as Derek
- American Housewife (2017) as Dirk
- Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe (2018) as Aric Dacia/X-O Manowar
- Wayne (2019) as Conan
- American Gods (2019) as Donar
- Dollface (2019) as Ryan
- Leverage: Redemption (2022) as Billy McShane
- The Villains of Valley View (2023) as Blue Granite/Ty Thomas
- The Naughty Nine (2023) as Bruno
Tropes associated with Derek Theler:
- The Big Guy: He's 6'5" and often towers over his much shorter co-stars.
