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David Andrews
Actor

David Andrews

2 Nov 1952Born
73Age
92Credits
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USABirthplace

Biography

David Andrews (born January 1, 1952) is an American actor, best known for his role as General Robert Brewster in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Andrews was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His attended the Louisiana State University as an undergraduate and followed with a year at the Duke University School of Law and two at Stanford Law School, from which he graduated in the late 1970s. He set his career off in style by starring in the 1984 horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. For the rest of the 80s Andrews did not have any major hits, mainly focusing on a TV career. In 1990 he starred in Stephen King's Graveyard Shift and in 1994 he was James Earp in Kevin Costners Wyatt Earp.

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His career was boosted by starring in the TV series Mann & Machine. In 1995 he played astronaut Pete Conrad, alongside Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton in the classic 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. He had a brief role as Major General Eldridge G. Chapman, commander of the 13th Airborne Division, in the Band of Brothers miniseries. 1999 was a great year for Andrews: not only that he did get the success from Switched at Birth but also Fight Club, which starred Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. Andrews started off the millennium by starring in Navigating the Heart before moving on to the sequel of the cannibal series Hannibal, starring Anthony Hopkins.

In 2002 he appeared in A Walk to Remember, and in 2003 he starred in Two Soldiers, 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. Andrews played the role of Scooter Libby in the 2010 film, Fair Game, based on the Valerie Plame affair.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 92 credits.

  1. TBAProdigal SonsFilm: Jim Ballard
  2. 2026The GardenerFilm: Tom
  3. 2022Carl Weber's The Black HamptonsSeries: Peter Sing (4 episodes)
  4. 2019For All MankindSeries: Admiral Scott Uken (1 episode)
  5. 2019WatchmenSeries: Deputy Director Farragut (1 episode)
  6. 2019The BoysSeries: Senator Calhoun (6 episodes)
  7. 2019A.I. 187Film: William Palmer
  8. 2018Tell Me a StorySeries: Richard Winston (2 episodes)
  9. 2017Forsaken SonFilm: Pastor Colin Reed
  10. 2016ShooterSeries: Sam Vincent (8 episodes)
  11. 2016The CatchSeries: Tony Ellis (1 episode)
  12. 2015The WhispersSeries: Secretary of Defense Frommer (2 episodes)
  13. 2015The SqueezeFilm: Player #1 Billy Bob
  14. 2015CockedSeries: Clyde (1 episode)
  15. 2014JessabelleFilm: Leon
  16. 2014Don't Know YetFilm: Swag
  17. 2014How to Get Away with MurderSeries: Hugh Murphy (1 episode)
  18. 2014CrisisSeries: Agent Hurst (4 episodes)
  19. 2013World War ZFilm: Navy Captain Mullenaro
  20. 2013House of CardsSeries: Tim Corbet (1 episode)
  21. 2012RevolutionSeries: Bill O'Halloran (1 episode)
  22. 2012Arthur NewmanFilm: Chuck Willoughby
  23. 2012PerceptionSeries: FBI Agent Krueger (1 episode)
  24. 2012ScandalSeries: George Reed (1 episode)
  25. 2010Marry MeSeries: Swan Carter (2 episodes)
  26. 2010The Jensen ProjectFilm: Edwin
  27. 2010Fair GameFilm: Scooter Libby
  28. 2010JustifiedSeries: Tillman Napier (7 episodes)
  29. 2010Dear JohnFilm: Mr. Curtis
  30. 2009InfomercialsSeries: William (1 episode)
  31. 2009Drop Dead DivaSeries: Simon Bell's Lawyer, The Walters' Lawyer (1 episode)
  32. 2009CastleSeries: Carl Shelton (1 episode)
  33. 2009Lie to MeSeries: Dr. Stanley Heaton (1 episode)
  34. 2006Brothers and SistersSeries: George Lafferty (2 episodes)
  35. 2005Ghost WhispererSeries: Dr. Albert Glassman (1 episode)
  36. 2005Criminal MindsSeries: Sheriff Bruner (1 episode)
  37. 2005SurfaceSeries: Furella (3 episodes)
  38. 2005StealthFilm: Ray
  39. 2005The CloserSeries: Donald Baxter, Jr. (1 episode)
  40. 2005The Rain MakersFilm: Jerry
  41. 2004The Dead Will TellFilm: John Hytner
  42. 2004The Last SummerFilm: Richard Finney
  43. 2003NCISSeries: Errol Coyne (1 episode)
  44. 2003Two SoldiersFilm: Lieutenant Hogenbeck
  45. 2003Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesFilm: Robert Brewster
  46. 2003A Touch of FateFilm: James Kline
  47. 2002CSI: MiamiSeries: Richard Bowman, Bruce Faber (1 episode)
  48. 2002Town DiaryFilm: Brian McCauley
  49. 2002A Walk to RememberFilm: Mr. Kelly
  50. 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries: Lloyd Anson Wilkes (1 episode)
  51. 2001Star Trek: EnterpriseSeries: Lorian (1 episode)
  52. 2001Crossing JordanSeries: Gerald Bayless (1 episode)
  53. 2001Band of BrothersSeries: General Elbridge G. Chapman (1 episode)
  54. 2001Six Feet UnderSeries: Michael Piper (1 episode)
  55. 2001HannibalFilm: FBI Agent Pearsall
  56. 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries: Officer Fromansky (2 episodes)
  57. 2000Navigating the HeartFilm: William Sanders
  58. 1999Switched at BirthFilm: James Barlow
  59. 1999Fight ClubFilm: Thomas at Remaining Men Together
  60. 1999The Color of CourageFilm: Philip Renfrew
  61. 1998The Rat PackFilm: G-Man #3
  62. 1998From the Earth to the MoonSeries: Frank Borman (5 episodes)
  63. 1998Dawson's CreekSeries: Gus Weiner (1 episode)
  64. 1998Fifteen and PregnantFilm: Cal Spangler
  65. 1997Under PressureFilm: Reese Braverton
  66. 1997Stargate SG-1Series: Se'tak (1 episode)
  67. 1997The PracticeSeries: Judge Wilbur Stuckey (2 episodes)
  68. 1997Just Shoot Me!Series: Jay Crew (1 episode)
  69. 1996Our Son, the MatchmakerFilm: Steve Carson
  70. 1995JAGSeries: Col. / Maj. Gen. Gordon 'Biff' Cresswell (2 episodes)
  71. 1995Murder OneSeries (3 episodes)
  72. 1995The MonroesSeries (9 episodes)
  73. 1995Apollo 13Film: Pete Conrad
  74. 1995Shame II: The SecretFilm: Josh McHale
  75. 1994Deconstructing SarahFilm: Paul
  76. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Jim Sullivan (1 episode)
  77. 1994Wyatt EarpFilm: James Earp
  78. 1993The WaiterFilm: Nigel
  79. 1992Mann & MachineSeries: Det. Bobby Mann (9 episodes)
  80. 1991The AntagonistsSeries: Jack Scarlett (9 episodes)

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