Derek Mitchell is a Dutch-American actor, comedian and writer-performer known for his sharp physicality, multilingual character work and inventive voice across stage and screen. His sketch accounts @letsdoubledutch and @derekscottmitchell have amassed over a billion views globally, with viral hits spanning cultural satire, surreal character comedy, and genre-bending parody.

He appeared in the third series of Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) and has toured hundreds of sold-out live comedy shows across the UK, Europe, and the USA. His cult-hit dark theatrical solo comedy show Goblin has had sold out runs at Soho Theatre and is set to play at Summerhall during the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe. 

His stage credits include F**king Men (Waterloo East Theatre, 2023) and Baby in the Mirror (Summerhall, 2025), directed by Sammy Glover. Derek began his comedy career as one half of the sketch duo Horseplay together with Kathy Maniura, and continues to develop work that blends absurdist humour with emotional nuance and bold theatricality.

At the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, his show Double Dutch was named one of i paper’s 31 Best Shows of the Festival and praised as “a masterclass” (The Comic’s Comic), “extraordinary” (LMAOnaise) and “very special” (Broadway Baby).

He is currently developing a television series based on @letsdoubledutch, playing multiple characters in both Dutch and English. Derek lives between London and Amsterdam.