David Andrews
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1952-11-02 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- Stanley David Andrews
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. 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.
Known For
TV Shows (52)

The Boys
2019
as Senator Calhoun

NCIS
2003
as Errol Coyne

Criminal Minds
2005
as Sheriff Bruner

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Officer Fromansky

CSI: Miami
2002
as Richard Bowman / Bruce Faber

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lloyd Anson Wilkes

Castle
2009
as Carl Shelton

Stargate SG-1
1997
as Se'tak

For All Mankind
2019
as Admiral Scott Uken

JAG
1995
as Col. / Maj. Gen. Gordon 'Biff' Cresswell

The Closer
2005
as Donald Baxter, Jr.

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Gerald Bayless

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Dr. Albert Glassman

Dawson's Creek
1998
as Gus Weiner

The Avengers
1961

Scandal
2012
as George Reed

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Lorian

Miami Vice
1984
as Jack Crockett

The Practice
1997
as Judge Wilbur Stuckey

How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Hugh Murphy

House of Cards
2013
as Tim Corbet

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Jim Sullivan

Six Feet Under
2001
as Michael Piper

The Equalizer
1985
as Del Larkin / Dale Stevens

Justified
2010
as Tillman Napier

Brothers and Sisters
2006
as George Lafferty

Lie to Me
2009
as Dr. Stanley Heaton

Band of Brothers
2001
as General Elbridge G. Chapman

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Jay Crew

Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Simon Bell's Lawyer / The Walters' Lawyer

Shooter
2016
as Sam Vincent

Perception
2012
as FBI Agent Krueger

Murder One
1995

Revolution
2012
as Bill O'Halloran

Watchmen
2019
as Deputy Director Farragut

From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Frank Borman

Tell Me a Story
2018
as Richard Winston

Surface
2005
as Furella

The Catch
2016
as Tony Ellis

Crisis
2014
as Agent Hurst

Infomercials
2009
as William

The Black Hamptons
2022
as Peter Sing

The Whispers
2015
as Secretary of Defense Frommer

An Age of Kings
1960
as Edmund Mortimer / Lord Bardolph / Nym / Earl of Salisbury / Bastard of Orléans

Mann & Machine
1992
as Det. Bobby Mann

Lime Street
1985

Cocked
2015
as Clyde
Pulaski
1987
as Larry Summers (aka Pulaski)

Marry Me
2010
as Swan Carter

The Monroes
1995

The Antagonists
1991
as Jack Scarlett
Movies (43)

Fight Club
1999
as Thomas at Remaining Men Together

World War Z
2013
as Navy Captain Mullenaro

A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
as Foreman

Apollo 13
1995
as Pete Conrad

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
as Robert Brewster

Wyatt Earp
1994
as James Earp

A Walk to Remember
2002
as Mr. Kelly

Stealth
2005
as Ray

Dear John
2010
as Mr. Curtis

Fair Game
2010
as Scooter Libby

Jessabelle
2014
as Leon

Hannibal
2001
as FBI Agent Pearsall

Graveyard Shift
1990
as John Hall

Cherry 2000
1987
as Sam Treadwell

The Burning Bed
1984
as Wimpy Hughes

The Rat Pack
1998
as G-Man #3

Fifteen and Pregnant
1998
as Cal Spangler

The Squeeze
2015
as Player #1 Billy Bob

Arthur Newman
2012
as Chuck Willoughby

The Dead Will Tell
2004
as John Hytner

Wild Horses
1985
as Dean Ellis

The Gardener
2026
as Tom

A Son's Promise
1990
as Wayne O'Kelley

Switched at Birth
1999
as James Barlow

Under Pressure
1997
as Reese Braverton

Two Soldiers
2003
as Lieutenant Hogenbeck

The Color of Courage
1999
as Philip Renfrew

Deconstructing Sarah
1994
as Paul
The Waiter
1993
as Nigel

A.I. 187
2019
as William Palmer

The Jensen Project
2010
as Edwin

Midas Valley
1985

Our Son, the Matchmaker
1996
as Steve Carson

A Touch of Fate
2003
as James Kline

Navigating the Heart
2000
as William Sanders

The Last Summer
2004
as Richard Finney

Town Diary
2002
as Brian McCauley

Shame II: The Secret
1995
as Josh McHale

Tales from Zone 7 - An Oral History of the Making of Cherry 2000
2024
as Himself

The Rain Makers
2005
as Jerry

Forsaken Son
2017

Don't Know Yet
2014
as Swag

Prodigal Sons
as Jim Ballard
About David Andrews
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 hit… With 95 credits spanning from 1960 to 2026, David Andrews has appeared in 43 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Andrews Movies
- Fight Club (1999) — as Thomas at Remaining Men Together
- World War Z (2013) — as Navy Captain Mullenaro
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — as Foreman
- Apollo 13 (1995) — as Pete Conrad
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) — as Robert Brewster
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