Derek Waters
Derek Waters is an actor and writer. He is best known for his work on the television series Drunk History, for which he has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
Works
Side Quest
Go deeper into the Mythic Quest universe in these four standalone stories. Follow the lives of players, comic book shop owners, touring orchestra musicians, and members of the art department as they search for community, success, and love.
Release Date: 2025-03-25
Character: Phil
Episode Count: 4
Hendrie
Documentary on the legendary talk-radio comic legend Phil Hendrie, who influenced a legion of great comedic minds through his innovative and relatively short-lived, off-the-wall radio show.
Release Date: 2024-03-15
Character: Self
Vote Count: 1
Mythic Quest
Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don’t occur in the game—they happen in the office.
Release Date: 2020-02-07
Character: Phil
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 355
Zeroville
A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
Release Date: 2019-09-19
Character: Paul Schrader
Vote Count: 90
Drunk History: Pół litra historii
Release Date: 2017-10-12
Department: Writing
Job: Original Series Creator
Episode Count: 19
Punching Henry
Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a living, or be the butt of them.
Release Date: 2017-02-24
Character: Dave the Producer
Vote Count: 45
Santa Clarita Diet
They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
Release Date: 2017-02-03
Character: Anton
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 714
Girlfriend's Day
When he's caught up in a deadly conspiracy, an unemployed greeting card writer must create the perfect card for a new holiday to save his skin.
Release Date: 2017-01-24
Character: Drew
Vote Count: 150
Party Legends
Notable and notorious personalities share their most candid party stories with help from emerging artists and animators.
Release Date: 2016-07-07
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 2
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Featuring comedian Craig Ferguson debating provocative and timely topics in his unorthodox and iconoclastic manner. Each episode features a panel of guests which will include celebrities, comedians and experts, as well as the American public through social media. History is back on the History Channel.
Release Date: 2016-02-18
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 15
Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special
Worlds collide as the stars of Comedy Central come together for the first ever All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special. Starring John Michael Higgins, this night of seasonal celebration features a variety of Comedy Central personalities presenting the most awesome Advent calendar ever.
Release Date: 2014-11-27
Character: Self
Vote Count: 1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
Release Date: 2014-02-25
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 98
Hits
A talentless teen will do anything to get on TV's "The Voice." Meanwhile, her father, a municipal worker, creates an uproar when a video of his rants at City Hall goes viral.
Release Date: 2014-01-21
Character: Larson
Vote Count: 48
Dalai Lama
A short film about what happens when you get too good at meditating.
Release Date: 2013-12-31
Character: Tim
Sex Scientists
Two female bartenders test out the age old theory that all women can have sex whenever (and wherever) they want.
Release Date: 2013-12-10
Character: Insecure Guy
Crush
The real-life story of how the Antonoffs' parents met, developed crushes on each other and fell in love.
Release Date: 2013-10-25
Character: Friend
Vote Count: 4
Hot Package
Entertainment news set in a parallel universe and featuring clips of the dark alleyways of the television landscape.
Release Date: 2013-09-03
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 3
Coffee Town
Will is a 30-something website manager who uses local café, Coffee Town, as his office. When the owners of the shop discuss plans to convert Coffee Town into a bar, Will enlists the help of his two best friends Chad and Gino to save his freeloading existence. In order to thwart the plans of Coffee Town's owners, the trio stages a robbery to create the illusion of an unsafe neighborhood not suitable for the proposed venue. Also standing in their way is Sam, a disgruntled barista with delusions of grandeur and Will's heartache over unrequited love for Becca.
Release Date: 2013-07-09
Character: Roommate #2
Vote Count: 99
Drunk History
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
Release Date: 2013-07-09
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Character: C.S. Forester
Episode Count: [ 1 ]
Vote Count: 85
Men At Work
Men at Work is an American comedy series that airs on TBS. The series was created by Breckin Meyer and stars Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, James Lesure and Meredith Hagner. The series premiered on May 24, 2012 at 10 pm. TBS second season premiered on April 4, 2013 with another 10 episode season.
Release Date: 2012-05-24
Character: Stu
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 45
This Means War
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.
Release Date: 2012-02-14
Character: Valet
Vote Count: 3402
Suburgatory
Single father George Altman is doing his best to raise his sixteen-year-old daughter Tessa in the big city. When he discovers a box of condoms in her bedroom, though, he decides the time has come to move her to a more wholesome and nurturing environment: the suburbs. But behind the beautiful homes and perfect lawns lurk the Franken-moms, spray tans, nose jobs, and Red Bull-guzzling teens who have nothing in common with Tessa. It’s a whole new world, one that makes George wonder if they haven’t jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Release Date: 2011-09-28
Character: Jarrison
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 205
New Girl
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
Release Date: 2011-09-20
Character: Mike
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1456
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
A short film detailing the strange estrangement of an elderly father and his son. Set on a park bench in the present day, Eddie, a cantankerous old alcoholic, attempts to connect with his son Winstead, who's spent the majority of his adult life trying to get away from him. In the course of their conversation Eddie reveals how he lost his leg - in a high stakes poker game 30 years ago.
Release Date: 2011-08-27
Character: Winstead
Vote Count: 2
Barbie: Princess Charm School
Barbie stars as Blair Willows, a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend Princess Charm School: a magical, modern place that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and proper princess manners. Blair loves her classes -- as well as the helpful magical sprites and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Isla. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom’s missing princess, she turns Blair’s world upside down to stop her from claiming the throne. Now Blair, Hadley and Delancy must find an enchanted crown to prove Blair’s true identity in this charming and magical princess story!
Release Date: 2011-08-11
Character: Brock (voice)
Vote Count: 821
Happy Endings
A fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay friends after the perfect couple who brought them all together break up on their wedding day. The failed wedding forces them all to question their life choices. Then there are Alex and Dave themselves, who strike a truce and must learn to live with the changes their breakup has brought.
Release Date: 2011-04-13
Character: Glaze
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 185
Hall Pass
When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages, they grant the guys a 'hall pass'—one week of freedom to do whatever they want. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but they quickly discover that their expectations of the single life—and themselves—are completely and hilariously out of sync with reality.
Release Date: 2011-02-25
Character: Brent
Vote Count: 1977
The Suits
Rob Schrab returns to Prime Time (teamed with MC Griffin) with the non-stop action/adventure show, Suits
Release Date: 2010-01-31
Character: Razorback
Episode Count: 4
A Very Sunny Christmas
Dennis and Dee decide to teach Frank a lesson "A Christmas Carol"-style, and Mac and Charlie learn some shocking things about their childhood Christmas traditions.
Release Date: 2009-11-17
Character: Toy Store Clerk
Vote Count: 7
The Middle
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
Release Date: 2009-09-30
Character: Owen Ehlert
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 658
Everything
In 2009, Danny Jelinek and Jason Whetzell teamed up to bring Channel 101 an offbeat, ridiculously well-made series consisting of five short segments from five different creators. Two years later, the show was cancelled. In between, "Everything" set a slew of Channel 101 records and produced a mind-blowing nineteen episodes. Clear your schedule and soak in every episode of this show - it's truly a Channel 101 classic.
Release Date: 2009-08-30
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Paper Heart
Paper Heart follows Nick and Charlyne on a cross-country journey to document what exactly "love" is. Interviewing ministers, happily married couples, chemists, romance novelists, divorce lawyers, a group of children and more, the determined young girl attempts to find definition and perhaps even experience the mysterious emotion.
Release Date: 2009-08-07
Character: Himself
Vote Count: 107
He's Just Not That Into You
Have you ever sat by the phone wondering why he said he would call, but didn't, or you can't figure out why she doesn't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship just isn't going to the next level... they're just not that into you. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call—and does—while Alex advises her to stop waiting by the phone. Beth wants a proposal after years of a committed relationship with her boyfriend, Neil, who sees nothing wrong with the status quo. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.
Release Date: 2009-02-06
Character: Party Guest
Vote Count: 3761
Punching the Clown
A satirical songwriter comes to Los Angeles and puts his life's work in jeopardy.
Release Date: 2009-01-17
Character: Dave the Intern
Vote Count: 17
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim is an American version of the Australian television comedy series of the same name starring Selma Blair and Molly Shannon. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008. The Australian version was created by its original stars, Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who also serve as executive producers and consultants on this version as well, which is co-produced through Reveille Productions and Universal Media Studios. Its first episode premiered in Australia on Sunday, October 12 on the Seven Network and its Australian broadcast was cancelled after the second episode the following week. The series was then pushed to a graveyard slot of 11pm Mondays, and then pre-empted for the 2009 Australian Open after the first-run airing of episode 9, "Friends". Although the show initially garnered unremarkable ratings and mixed reviews from critics, NBC picked up Kath & Kim for a full season order of 22 episodes on October 31, 2008. On January 15, 2009, NBC cut the episode order from 22 to 17 episodes. The show's season finale aired on March 12, 2009. On May 19, 2009, NBC confirmed the series cancellation.
Release Date: 2008-10-09
Character: Limo Driver
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 7
Bar Starz
Straight-arrow Barry has moved 3000 miles away from lackluster Ohio to attend college in sunny SoCal, and his friend Douglas has come along for the ride. Barry has his education on his mind; Douglas, the consummate mover-and-shaker, plans to make Barry a "Bar Star." Everyone knows the "Bar Star," the nightclub denizen that: like James Bond, he knows that every woman wants him, and every random guy wants to be just like him.
Release Date: 2008-03-07
Character: Barry
Vote Count: 1
The Brothers Solomon
A pair of well-meaning, but socially inept brothers try to find their perfect mates in order to provide their dying father with a grandchild.
Release Date: 2007-09-07
Character: Video Store Clerk
Vote Count: 135
Drunk History
The original web series featuring historical reenactments by A-list comedy/acting talent, presented by Derek Waters and many inebriated history buff storytellers.
Release Date: 2007-08-06
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 14
Cautionary Tales of Swords
The existence of Channel 101 led to a show on VH-1 called Acceptable.TV. Director/Actor Drew Hancock wrote a mini-show for Acceptable.TV about the dangers of swords, but VH-1 hated it so it was never produced. Now, in the post-ATV era, Hancock has brought the show to the Channel 101 audience to great success. Sit back and enjoy as Trip Fisk warns you of the dangers of owning swords, and always remember: Don't Fucking Touch Swords.
Release Date: 2007-06-24
Character: Javier
Episode Count: 1
Derek and Simon: The Show
Derek Waters, Simon Helberg, and Bob Odenkirk created this show in 2005. There have been many different versions of it. First it was a pilot presentation, then it was made into a pilot for HBO but never aired. It went to the Sundance Film Festival,South by Southwest Film Festival,and many other film festivals its also featured on the WHOLPHIN dvd's. It's a simple show just about Derek, Simon, and their friends, and all their problems with women.
Release Date: 2007-05-16
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Character:
Episode Count: 13
Vote Count: 1
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim comedy block and ran until May 2010. The program features surrealistic and often satirical humor, public-access television–style musical acts, bizarre faux-commercials, and editing and special effects chosen to make the show appear camp. The program featured a wide range of actors, spanning from stars such as Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte and Zach Galifianakis, to alternative comedians like Neil Hamburger, to television actors like Alan Thicke, celebrity look-alikes and impressionists. The creators of the show have described it as "the nightmare version of television."
Release Date: 2007-02-11
Character: Prank Crew
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 76
The Sarah Silverman Program.
Sarah Silverman plays a character named Sarah Silverman, whose absurd daily life unfolds in scripted scenes and songs. With her sister and her gay neighbors by her side, Sarah always manages to fall into unique, unsettling and downright weird predicaments.
Release Date: 2007-02-01
Character: Production Assistant
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 68
For Your Consideration
The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star generates awards buzz.
Release Date: 2006-11-17
Character: Even Younger Actor
Vote Count: 164
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette
Derek and Simon meet two young women on the beach, but wind up in the emergency room.
Release Date: 2006-07-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Derek
Vote Count: 1
The Pity Card
Is The Best Place For A First Date Really The Holocaust Museum
Release Date: 2006-01-19
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Derek
Vote Count: 2
Derek & Simon
Derek and Simon is a 2007 web based series created by Derek Waters, Simon Helberg, and Bob Odenkirk, which aired on the now-defunct website, Super Deluxe.
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.
Release Date: 2005-08-04
Character: Toy Store Clerk
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1117
American Dad!
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
Release Date: 2005-02-06
Character: Gorney (voice)
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 2164
Married to the Kellys
New York writer Tom grew up an only child and is a loner by nature. He's a man who takes pride in refusing to learn the names of his neighbors. But his life is destined for change when he marries Susan, a gregarious social butterfly from the Midwest. Tom loves the big city, but Susan longs for something more, so Tom promises her that when he sells his first book, they'll move wherever she wants. Well, he sells one and has to make good – the couple moves to Kansas City to be near her large and close-knit family. And what a family it is!
Release Date: 2003-10-03
Character: Lewis Kelly
Episode Count: 22
Vote Count: 2
The District
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.
Release Date: 2000-10-07
Character: College Kid
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 18
Malcolm in the Middle
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Release Date: 2000-01-09
Character: Waiter
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 4438
Spin City
Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.
Release Date: 1996-09-17
Character: Bungee
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 297