Derek James Trapp, was born On December 30th,1992 and was born & raised raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Throughout Derek's childhood & teenage years, he spent a substantial amount of time skateboarding and lifting weights. He learned at a very early age that the results you got in life are measured by the work you put in, and that anything is possible with hard work, dedication, passion and a no quit attitude.

Derek was always ambitious, driven and never followed the crowd growing up. After he graduated high school he didn't go out looking for a job like his friends or enroll in post secondary education. Derek instead, went into the business world and became self employed after graduating grade 12. For multiple years he traveled frequently, spoke in front of large crowds of people weekly, was teaching people about different companies business plans, products, mindset and how to be a successful home based business owner.

He spent years speaking in front of large crowds of people, learning business skills and he worked in a telecommunication business & health business. Working as a self employed entrepreneur in two different industries, Derek came to realization that he loved working for himself. He tried working for many different jobs at various companies, and did very physical jobs as well like dry walling. He learned quickly that the 9-5 route was not for him, and he liked the more entrepreneurial route.

Derek worked hard in his part time businesses, worked different job's and continued focusing on his career until one day, everything changed. He was contacted by a local casting company and got the opportunity to work on a feature film in his hometown. He was asked to be a background performer in a movie called Siberia, starring Keanu Reeves. This was originally a 1 day booking, but after he finished his first day on set, he got asked to come back 3 more days. Derek fell in love with the movie industry during these 4 days and wanted to somehow make a living working in the film industry.

Once Derek got a glimpse of the movie industry, he attended some acting workshops, audition workshops and completed a 3 day intensive firearm course for actors. After a bit of training, he got professional head shots done and started auditioning and booking roles in local films. Derek booked several roles in short films, and was cast as an actor for 3 episodes for the television show (I Knew My Murderer) and 1 episode for the television show (Killer Connections)

After Derek was acting for a few months, he was signed by a talent agent. Blair St. Germaine. Blair owned Unlimited Talent Management , and he was now officially representing Derek. Since Derek was signed by Blair, he decided to focus full time on film and walk away from his full time job and part time business. With consistent hard work & the help of his agent, Derek started to get busy.

During Derek's time as a actor, he was also very interested on what went on behind the scenes in movies. He decided to pay for some courses online, invest in himself and invest in his career. Once he completed his courses, he started off doing various crew positions and gained experience working in numerous departments. Since he started his movie career in 2017, he has worked as a props master, producer, set decorator, set production assistant, office production assistant, wardrobe assistant, talent wrangler, extras wrangler, trailer production assistant, location production assistant, casting director, extras casting director, transport driver and assistant production coordinator. Derek likes to keep life exciting, try new things, constantly learn and firmly believes that the more you learn, the more you earn!

Derek's career changed drastically when he finished working as an extras casting director for 2.5 months on the Crave T.V series called, Little Bird. He loved working his own hours, being the head of the department, managing a casting team and giving people opportunities to work on set! After 5 years of working in the film industry, Derek launched his own casting company in July, 2022 called DJT Casting. Derek is now working hard building his business DJT casting, building his acting career and truly doing what he loves each and everyday.

When Derek is not working he spends all his free time with his family, friends and daughter Everley. Derek's proudest accomplishment is being a father to his daughter Everley, and she is Derek's world! He truly believes that family is number one, and nothing is more important than that. His passions and interests outside of film are traveling, weight lifting, scuba diving, snorkeling, underwater photography, swimming, fishing and going to tropical destinations!

Derek is continuing to work harder than ever in his film career, and is excited for what the future holds!