Biography

Derek Robertson is an award nominated screenwriter best known for writing character-driven dramas, action-packed thrillers, and genre scripts with a vein of humor running through them. Having worked under and learnt from showrunners and writer/directors with diverse styles and voices such as Sam Esmail, Edward Norton, Paul Feig, Michelle Lovretta, J. Blakeson, Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin, and Adam Barken, Robertson's voice and writing style represents a mosaic of influences.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jim Klein

Derek's first produced screenplay, a college film, was a feature length script called 'Love Squared'. A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of a Rubik's Cube World Championship. Derek also served as director on the film.

Derek was chosen as one of the 2017 participants in the Writer's Guild of Canada TSC Writer's Room Intensive, getting an opportunity to work in a Kim's Convenience writers' room under showrunner's Ins Choi and Kevin White.

Besides screenwriting, Derek Robertson is also a licensed private investigator.