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David Andrews

b. 1952

American actor (born 1952)

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Born 1952. David Andrews is an American television actor, film actor, actor and character actor.

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.

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.

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. 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 Film + David Andrews film credits Year Title Role Notes 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street Foreman 1984 Kerouac, the Movie Dean Moriarty Documentary 1988 Cherry 2000 Sam Treadwell 1990 Graveyard Shift John Hall 1993 The Pitch Short film 1994 Wyatt Earp James Earp 1995 Apollo 13 Pete Conrad 1995 The Whiskey Heir Nathan Short film 1997 Bad Day on the Block Reese Braverton 1999 Fight Club Thomas 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 The Last Summer Richard Finney 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 Conspirator Father Walter 2012 Arthur Newman Chuck Willoughby 2013 World War Z Naval commander 2013 Don't Know Yet Swag 2014 Jessabelle Leon Laurent

Television + David Andrews television credits Year Title Role Notes 1984 The Burning Bed Wimpy Hughes TV movie 1985 Midas Valley TV movie 1985 Wild Horses Dean Ellis TV movie 1988 The Equalizer Del Larkin Episode: "A Dance on the Dark Side" 1989 The Equalizer Dale Stevens Episode: "Race Traitors" 1989 Miami Vice Jack Crockett Episode "Jack of All Trades" 1990 A Son's Promise Wayne O'Kelley TV movie 1991 Living a Lie Lonnie TV movie 1994 Deconstructing Sarah Paul TV movie 1995 Shame II: The Secret TV movie 1996 Sophie & the Moonhanger TV movie 1996 Our Son, the Matchmaker Steve Carson TV movie 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 Switched at Birth James Barlow TV movie 2000 Touched by an Angel Jim Sullivan 1 episode 2000 Navigating the Heart William Sanders TV movie 2001 Band of Brothers Gen. Elbridge G. Chapman TV miniseries 2002 Crime Scene Investigation Officer Fromansky 2 episodes 2003 The Practice Judge Wilbur Stucky 3 episodes 2004 Star Trek: Enterprise Lorian Episode: "E²" 2004 The Dead Will Tell John Hytner TV movie 2005 JAG Gordon Cresswell TV series 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lloyd Wilkes Episode: "False-Hearted Judges" 2006 Stargate SG-1 Se’tak 1 episode 2008Brothers & SistersGeorge Lafferty2 episodes: "Bakersfield", "Do you believe in Magic?" 2009 Ghost Whisperer Dr. Albert Glassman Episode: "Do Over" 2010 The Jensen Project TV moviejustified TV Series 2012-2013 Sheriff Tillman Napier 7 episodes - 2011 Covert Affairs Steve Barr 2 episodes 2015 Cocked Clyde TV movie 2019–2026 The Boys Steven Calhoun 6 episodes 2019 For All Mankind Admiral Scott Uken 1 episode 2019 Watchmen Dep. Director Farragut Episode: "She Was Killed by Space Junk" 2019–2021 Queen of the South Judge Cecil Lafayette 16 episodes 2022 The Black Hamptons Peter Sing TV miniseries

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Stanford Law School, Louisiana State University

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Who is David Andrews?

American actor (born 1952)

When was David Andrews born?

David Andrews was born on 2 November 1952 in Baton Rouge.

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David Andrews is a television actor, film actor, actor and character actor.

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David Andrews is American.

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