

In 2003 Milman gained wide exposure as "The New Guy" in the popular Wendy's Television commercial. Milman has also worked at the SoHo Repertory Theater, Yale Repertory Theater, and twice with playwright Israel Horovitz at the Gloucester Stage Company.

Milman has numerous stage credits, including originating the role of Bill Wade in the 1999 New York premiere of Never Swim Alone, by Daniel MacIvor, and the role of Reed Williams in Cats Talk Back, which was a success at the New York City Fringe Festival, in 2002. Milman began his career as a playwright his first play, "A Visionary Drowns", which he had written while a student at Northwestern, premiered in New York, Off-Broadway, when he was 22. Milman attended Northwestern University, then received his Master of Fine Arts in acting at the Yale School of Drama. He wrote an underground humor magazine called Wasting Time in his youth, and sold it to local stores, prompting a profile in The New York Times.

Milman was born in New York City, and raised in Westchester County, NY. Derek Milman (born March 21, 1979) is an American actor and novelist.
