David Andrews (actor)
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David Andrews | |
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Born | Stanley David Andrews November 2, 1952 (age 71) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University Stanford Law School (J.D.) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | Shannon Williams Andrews |
Children | 1 |
Stanley David Andrews (born November 2, 1952) is an American character actor who is particularly known for his role as Lieutenant General Robert Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.[1]
Early life
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]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] In 2012 he portrayed Sheriff Tillman Napier on season 3 of the FX series Justified. He made a final appearance in one episode of season 4.
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Just Shoot Me | Jay Crew | Episode “How The Finch Stole Christmas” |
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 | |
2002 | Crime Scene Investigation | Officer Fromansky | 2 episodes |
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 | Season 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 | |
2005 | JAG | Gordon Cresswell | TV series |
2006 | Snapshot | Nathan | Short film |
2006 | Pulse | Edward Watson | Short film |
2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Se’tak | Season 10, Episode 7 |
2008 | The Horror Theater | Edward Watson | |
2009 | Wine Tasting | Jon | Short film |
2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Albert Glassman | Episode: "Do Over" |
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 |
2019-present | The Boys | Senator Steven Calhoun | 3 episodes |
2019 | For All Mankind | Admiral Scott Uken | TV (S1.E2) |
2019 | Watchmen | Dep. Director Farragut | TV mini series (S1.E3) |
2019–2021 | Queen of the South | Judge Cecil Lafayette | 16 episodes |
2022 | The Black Hamptons | Peter Sing | TV mini series (all eps.) |
References
[edit]- ^ 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