Derrick Beckles

Known for DirectingScarborough, Ontario, Canada

Derrick Beckles is a Canadian writer, director, actor, and comedian. He is the creator and host of the Adult Swim television show Hot Package, creator of the "TV Carnage" compilations, and helped found Vice TV. He is from Scarborough, Ontario. Beckles spent the majority of his teenage years in Toronto punk bands including Black Jello, who were well known for being banned from every possible live venue in Toronto. He began experimenting with film making with two high school friends, which included the filming of him visiting white supremacists in their home. These early filming endeavors led to him studying film at Concordia University. Soon after, Beckles began working with and shaping what was then a ten-page weekly called The Voice of Montreal, which grew into VICE Magazine. Beckles became a familiar face on Canadian TV while occasionally doing stand-up in Toronto and New York. He produced and directed a hit festival documentary called Strip Club DJs and was a reporter on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRead more

Movies & web series

A Sore for Sighted Eyes

What We Do in the Shadows

Casual Fridays

The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular

When Television Attacks

The Eric Andre Show

Totally for Teens

Jackass Forever

A Rich Tradition of Magic

Drunk History

A Life on the Farm

Jackass 4.5

Mostly 4 Millennials

Hot Package

Let's Work It Out!

Ouch Television My Brain Hurts

GODKRUSHER

Strip Club Dj's