Derek Klena
“A Beautiful Mind” – Dr. John Nash
Derek Klena recently finished a long run on Broadway as Christian in Moulin Rouge. Derek previously starred as Nick in Alanis Morissette’s critically acclaimed Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill. He also appears in a recurring role on PRETTY LITTLE LIARS. Previously, Derek originated the role of Dmitry in the stage adaptation of the animated movie Anastasia. He first broke onto the NYC theatre scene in the 2012 Off-Broadway revival of Carrie, where he was quickly noticed and scooped up by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to originate the lead role of Eddie Birdlace in Dogfight. He then made his Broadway debut as Fiyero in the 10th anniversary company of Wicked and followed that up by originating the role of Michael Johnson in Jason Robert Brown’s The Bridges of Madison County. On screen, Derek recently appeared in “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.” Other credits include “The Code,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Quantico,” “Blue Bloods,” “Law and Order: SVU,” and “Carrie Diaries.”


