Acting
Fil Waters
Acting
Biography
Millard F. 'Fil' Waters II is an American retired homicide detective formerly of the Houston Police Department (1993-2017, served from 1995-2017 as a Homicide Detective). He previously served as a full-time Deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (1985-1993) where he was a Detective Sergeant in the Detective Bureau and Narcotics Unit. He began his law enforcement career at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office as a reserve Deputy Sheriff (1984- 1985) working in the Jail and Patrol Divisions. Prior to his Law Enforcement career, he was a Construction Manager for US Home-Houston Area (1983-1985), and served as a 1st Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps in the capacity of Platoon Commander, Company Commander, Adjutant, Liaison Officer, Top Secret Security Manager, Division Separations Officer, and Government Recorder for Administrative Discharge Boards, where he conducted investigations for the Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC and was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal. He is a Master Peace Officer, and a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) certified/licensed police instructor who has taught both in-service training classes and new recruit training classes in police and security related subject matters since 1986. He has traveled extensively instructing law enforcement agencies nationally and internationally developing curriculum in Law Enforcement training, to include Basic/Advanced Interviewing Techniques, Basic/Advanced Investigations, Homicide Investigations, Courtroom Testimony, Ethics in Law Enforcement, Firearms Training, Use of Force, and other related topics. He has also served as a consultant and expert witness in the areas of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, and civil litigation. He has taught a variety of Law Enforcement classes at the Houston Police Academy, Harris County Sheriff’s Academy, Texas Attorney General’s Office, University of Houston, University of Houston (Downtown), Houston Community College, Lone Star College, Remington College, along with presentations to Lion’s Club and Houston area churches.
Television & Series (3)
The Interrogator recounts some of the most hypnotic cases from the files of Houston Homicide Detective Fil Waters who uses his charm, intellect, and down-home Texas style to get his prime suspect to lower his guard and reveal the truth.
The Interrogator
Monsters can be found lurking behind any innocent smile and on any street corner in America. Never-before-seen-video footage stares straight into the eyes of these killers who hide in plain sight. Anyone can be a monster.
American Monster
When a teen’s plan to end his life is interrupted by a mysterious stranger, he finds an unlikely mentor and uncovers the dark secret motives of the town’s newest celebrity. The show centers around a high-school teacher gone missing and the family of Detective Ethan James, whose son, unbeknownst to him, is considering suicide to escape the pain from the loss of his mother. All the while, a small Texas town is distracted and deceived by the arrival of world-renowned, best-selling author, and thought leader, Redmond Quinn. Breaking Strongholds addresses teen suicide, depression, abandonment, spiritual darkness, and more. Like a modern-day parable, each episode creatively weaves God’s Truths into the storyline pointing to Jesus, the only One capable of truly breaking strongholds.