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Derek Johns

Derek Johns

Actor

Derek Johns was born on February 27, 1992 in London, Ontario & raised in Saint-Colomban, Quebec. A graduate from Dawson College's professional theatre school in Montreal, Derek then went on to focus on Film & Television. He started by landing smaller roles on TV series' like The Moodys (2019) on FOX & The Bold Type (2017) on Freeform. His first major role was on the feature film, The Wolf and the Lion (2021), directed by Gilles de Maistre, where he played the likeable animal tracker, Charles. Derek was fortunate enough to be cast as Love Sausage in the hit series The Boys (2019). His character, with extreme strength and a 25-foot penis, is a fan favorite in the comics on which the Amazon series is based. Fans will be able to see Derek starring in the upcoming feature film, We Are Zombies (2023), based on the comic book series "The Zombies That Ate the World", directed by the RKSS trio that brought you the cult classics Turbo Kid (2015) & Summer of 84 (2018). He can also be seen in the horror film, The Sacrifice Game (2023), alongside Mena Massoud from Aladdin. In addition to acting, Derek is also an avid Twitch streamer, under the name @DerkaJohnsTV, where you can see him gaming and providing his witty banter. Fun fact, Derek is very passionate about hockey, specifically his Toronto Maple Leafs! In high school he would place bets against his home team, the Montreal Canadians, just to spite his friends. A couple of decades later, he now says "the joke is on me because the Leafs are perennial losers".

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Derek Johns' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
32%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Dread
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Derek Johns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Derek Johns' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Stunt Driver(2026)

    as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Romin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Onlyfangs(2025)

    as Eli

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sheriff Country(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven Lee

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Brilliant Minds(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Otto

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • We Are Zombies(2023)

    as Freddy Mercks

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Sacrifice Game(2023)

    as Grant

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • SkyMed(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Tim

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Moonfall(2022)

    as Looter #2

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Wolf and the Lion(2021)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Voyeurs(2021)

    as Mover #2

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Candy Cane Christmas(2020)

    as Joe Holloway

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Boys(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Love Sausage

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Hummingbird Project(2018)

    as High Frequency Trader #3

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Umbrella Academy(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Appiness(2018)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bold Type(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Kruger

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Quantico(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Checkpoint Agent (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2015 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The Wolf and the Lion (2021)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

The Stunt Driver (2026)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

The Wolf and the Lion (2021)

Film career

20152026

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

2010s6 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Derek Johns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Appiness (2018)

85th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Boys (2019)

Midcredits 68th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Derek Johns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Derek Johns' MovieCove titles; Philip Kalin-Hajdu shares the most, 2.