Derek Kokinda
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Derek was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio with his older brother, Paul.
He was always active as a child, taking part in all the extra
curricular activities that his his free time would allow. While he
attended Amherst Steele High School his focus shifted mainly toward
becoming a star diver on the swim team as well as singing in the top
choir. He was a two-time state qualifier in diving and his choir
received a superior rating at the state-level competition. During his
college years is when Derek became involved with acting and began
taking part in community theater and independent films. His first role
in community theater was Custus in the musical "Crazy For You." He
loved the feeling of being on stage but wanted to do more work with
film. After completing his bachelor's degree at Cleveland State
University and working on several independent films he decided to
relocate to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and
television.