Derek

Derek
Biographical Information
Appearances	Saw IV
Status	Alive
Role	Minor Character
Relationships	Jill Tuck (doctor)†
Portrayed by	Devon Bostick

“	They bide their time. They're avoiding prision sentences. They're getting hooked on masking agents. Do you call that recovery?	”
	— John Kramer talks about Jill's patients

Derek is a fictional character from the Saw franchise as well as a minor character in Saw IV. He was portrayed by Devon Bostick.

Biography

Addiction

Derek witnesses the fight

Derek was a young teenager who got addicted to drugs. Therefore, he became a patient at the Homeward Bound Clinic, a recovery clinic for drug addicts led by Jill Tuck. On visit to clinic, he along with other patients, was present during a fight between Cecil Adams and Gus Colyard who had slapped Cecil in the face after he had complained vociferously about the long wait for his methadone treatment. While they fought each other and Jill Tuck begged them to stop, Derek like other patients including Michael Marks and Matt who also witnessed the fight Derek was too afraid to intervene. (Saw IV)

Personality

Not much can be said about Derek's personality due to his short screen time. However, given the fact that he was a patient on the Homeward Bound Clinic, it can be deduced that as a teenager, Derek got easily hooked on drugs and as such became a patient to recover and improve his health. As with most patients when Cecil Adams and Gus Colyard had their fight before John Kramer stopped it, Derek was shown to be too afraid to intervene, possibly suggesting that he didn't like violence.

Trivia

• The actor who played Derek, Devon Bostick, would go on to play Brent Abbott in Saw VI. This makes Devon the only actor to play two different characters in the Saw film series.
• According to Devon Bostick, his part in Saw IV underwent several changes about four times before settling on just one scene, suggesting that he may have been originally planned to have more scenes. Bostick, however, feels grateful that his screentime as Derek was reduced, as this later allowed him to get the role of Brent Abbott in the sixth film.

Appearances and References

Films
Saw	Saw II	Saw III	Saw IV	Saw V	Saw VI	Saw 3D	Jigsaw	Spiral	Saw X
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