David Andrews (actor)
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David Andrews | |
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| Born | November 2, 1952 (age 72) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Stanley David Andrews |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Stanford Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Shannon Williams Andrews |
| Children | 1 |
David Andrews (born November 2, 1952) is an American character actor who is known for his role as Lieutenant General Robert Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.[1]
Early life
Andrews was born on November 2, 1952 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana State University as an undergraduate and spent a year at the Duke University School of Law and two at Stanford Law School, from which he graduated in the late 1970s.
Career
His first major role was in the 1984 horror A Nightmare on Elm Street. For the rest of the 80s Andrews did not have any major hits, mainly focusing on a TV career including the BBC detective series Pulaski in 1987. He was the lead in Cherry 2000, which appeared on videocassette and not in theaters. In 1990 he starred in Stephen King's Graveyard Shift and in 1994 he was James Earp in Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp. His career was boosted by starring in the TV series Mann & Machine. In 1995 he played astronaut Pete Conrad, in the space drama Apollo 13. In the late 90s Andrews concentrated on more television projects and starred in TV films such as Our Son, the Matchmaker, Fifteen and Pregnant, which also starred Kirsten Dunst, and the hit TV film Switched at Birth. In 1998 he played another astronaut, Frank Borman, in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. In the 2001 Band of Brothers miniseries, he had a brief role as Major General Elbridge Chapman, the division commander in 1945, of the 13th Airborne Division.[2]
Andrews appeared in Fight Club. In 2000, Andrews starred in Navigating the Heart before moving on to the Silence of the Lambs sequel Hannibal, starring Anthony Hopkins. He also appeared in A Walk to Remember (2002), Two Soldiers (2003), The Chester Story and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. He also replaced John M. Jackson in the final season of JAG, playing Judge Advocate General Major General Gordon 'Biff' Cresswell. He was Edwin Jensen in the TV Movie The Jensen Project, and guest starred in the Criminal Minds season 4 episode "Paradise".
Andrews played the role of Scooter Libby in the 2010 film, Fair Game, based on the Valerie Plame affair.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Foreman | |
| 1984 | The Burning Bed | Wimpy Hughes | TV movie |
| 1984 | Kerouac, the Movie | Dean Moriarty | Documentary |
| 1985 | Midas Valley | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Wild Horses | Dean Ellis | TV movie |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 | Sam Treadwell | |
| 1989 | Miami Vice | Jack Crockett | TV series, episode "Jack of All Trades" |
| 1990 | A Son's Promise | Wayne O'Kelley | TV movie |
| 1990 | Graveyard Shift | John Hall | |
| 1991 | Living a Lie | Lonnie | TV movie |
| 1993 | The Pitch | Short film | |
| 1994 | Deconstructing Sarah | Paul | TV movie |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | James Earp | |
| 1995 | Shame II: The Secret | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Pete Conrad | |
| 1995 | The Whiskey Heir | Nathan | Short film |
| 1996 | Sophie & the Moonhanger | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Our Son, the Matchmaker | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Bad Day on the Block | Reese Braverton | |
| 1998 | Fifteen and Pregnant | Cal Spangler | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack | G-Man #3 | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Color of Courage | Phillip Renfrew | TV movie |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Frank Borman | TV Miniseries |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Thomas | |
| 1999 | Switched at Birth | James Barlow | TV movie |
| 2000 | Navigating the Heart | William Sanders | TV movie |
| 2001 | Hannibal | FBI Agent Pearsall | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember | Mr. Kelly | |
| 2002 | Town Diary | Brian McCauley | |
| 2003 | A Touch of Fate | James Kline | |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | General Robert Brewster | |
| 2003 | Two Soldiers | Lieutenant Hogenbeck | Short film |
| 2004 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Lorian | Series 3 Episode 21 |
| 2004 | The Last Summer | Richard Finney | |
| 2004 | The Dead Will Tell | John Hytner | TV movie |
| 2005 | The Rain Makers | Jerry | |
| 2005 | Stealth | Ray | |
| 2006 | Snapshot | Nathan | Short film |
| 2006 | Pulse | Edward Watson | Short film |
| 2008 | The Horror Theater | Edward Watson | |
| 2009 | Wine Tasting | Jon | Short film |
| 2010 | Dear John | Mr. Curtis | |
| 2010 | Fair Game | Scooter Libby | |
| 2010 | The Jensen Project | Edwin | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Conspirator | Father Walter | |
| 2012 | Arthur Newman | Chuck Willoughby | |
| 2013 | World War Z | Naval commander | |
| 2013 | Don't Know Yet | Swag | |
| 2014 | Jessabelle | Leon Laurent | |
| 2015 | Cocked | Clyde | TV movie |
References
- ^ Auger, Emily E. (2011). Tech-Noir Film: A Theory of the Development of Popular Genres. Intellect Books. p. 437. ISBN 9781841504247.
- ^ Casting Band of Brothers
- ^ David Andrews at IMDb
