Derek Mio

Derek Mio grew up in Huntington Beach, CA and earned a Bachelor of Arts from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He is the lead actor in the second season of the critically acclaimed AMC anthology series, The Terror: Infamy, co-starring George Takei and executive produced by Ridley Scott. As a descendant of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War 2, Derek has been quoted as saying filming The Terror was the single most profound experience of his life. Mio's roots in performance can be traced back to his vibrant mother who often did impressions while he was growing up (and still does to this day). It definitely had an influence on Derek earning a USC film degree, landing several commercial, tv and film roles, as well as voiceover credits including The Emoji Movie, GOAT, and the BBC-produced 2026 Ambie Award Nominee for Best Fiction Podcast--Purple Heart Warriors. His voice and character work can also be seen in his stand-up comedy which has been featured at The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, Improv, Tokyo Comedy Bar, The Stand NYC, Sunset Strip Comedy Club in Austin and several other venues. He is the creator and host of 'The BudoComedy Show'--held at the Terasaki Budokan non-profit rec center in Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles--featuring comedians such as Atsuko Okatsuka, Al Madrigal, Sheng Wang, Zainab Johnson, Ian Bagg and more. The show has raised over $15,000 for the facility. Derek completed the Meisner program at the Baron Brown Studio, has studied with Larry Moss, Michael Woolson, Deborah Aquila, Margie Haber, and Kennedy Brown. He is obsessed with surfing, grew up--and still enjoys--fishing, fell into birding during the pandemic, and can't get enough of his 4 year old son and newborn daughter.