David Andrews
Known for Acting · 93 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 (50)
NCIS
2003
as Errol Coyne
Criminal Minds
2005
as Sheriff Bruner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Officer Fromansky
The Boys
2019
as Senator Calhoun
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lloyd Anson Wilkes
CSI: Miami
2002
as Richard Bowman / Bruce Faber
Castle
2009
as Carl Shelton
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Se'tak
The Closer
2005
as Donald Baxter, Jr.
JAG
1995
as Col. / Maj. Gen. Gordon 'Biff' Cresswell
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Dr. Albert Glassman
For All Mankind
2019
as Admiral Scott Uken
Miami Vice
1984
as Jack Crockett
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Lorian
Scandal
2012
as George Reed
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Gerald Bayless
The Practice
1997
as Judge Wilbur Stuckey
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Hugh Murphy
Justified
2010
as Tillman Napier
Dawson's Creek
1998
as Gus Weiner
House of Cards
2013
as Tim Corbet
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as George Lafferty
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Jim Sullivan
Lie to Me
2009
as Dr. Stanley Heaton
Six Feet Under
2001
as Michael Piper
Band of Brothers
2001
as General Elbridge G. Chapman
The Equalizer
1985
as Del Larkin / Dale Stevens
Shooter
2016
as Sam Vincent
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Jay Crew
Perception
2012
as FBI Agent Krueger
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Simon Bell's Lawyer / The Walters' Lawyer
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Murder One
1995
Revolution
2012
as Bill O'Halloran
Watchmen
2019
as Deputy Director Farragut
Infomercials
2009
as William
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
The Black Hamptons
2022
as Peter Sing
Mann & Machine
1992
as Det. Bobby Mann
Lime Street
1985
The Whispers
2015
as Secretary of Defense Frommer
The Antagonists
1991
as Jack Scarlett
Marry Me
2010
as Swan Carter
The Monroes
1995
Pulaski
1987
as Larry Summers (aka Pulaski)
Cocked
2015
as Clyde
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
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
as Robert Brewster
Apollo 13
1995
as Pete Conrad
A Walk to Remember
2002
as Mr. Kelly
Dear John
2010
as Mr. Curtis
The Gardener
2026
as Tom
Jessabelle
2014
as Leon
Stealth
2005
as Ray
Wyatt Earp
1994
as James Earp
Arthur Newman
2012
as Chuck Willoughby
Fair Game
2010
as Scooter Libby
Under Pressure
1997
as Reese Braverton
The Burning Bed
1984
as Wimpy Hughes
Graveyard Shift
1990
as John Hall
Cherry 2000
1987
as Sam Treadwell
Hannibal
2001
as FBI Agent Pearsall
Deconstructing Sarah
1994
as Paul
A Son's Promise
1990
as Wayne O'Kelley
Wild Horses
1985
as Dean Ellis
Fifteen and Pregnant
1998
as Cal Spangler
Our Son, the Matchmaker
1996
as Steve Carson
The Rat Pack
1998
as G-Man #3
Town Diary
2002
as Brian McCauley
Navigating the Heart
2000
as William Sanders
Switched at Birth
1999
as James Barlow
The Waiter
1993
as Nigel
The Color of Courage
1999
as Philip Renfrew
Shame II: The Secret
1995
as Josh McHale
The Last Summer
2004
as Richard Finney
A.I. 187
2019
as William Palmer
The Dead Will Tell
2004
as John Hytner
Two Soldiers
2003
as Lieutenant Hogenbeck
Midas Valley
1985
Don't Know Yet
2014
as Swag
The Squeeze
2015
as Player #1 Billy Bob
The Jensen Project
2010
as Edwin
A Touch of Fate
2003
as James Kline
The Rain Makers
2005
as Jerry
Prodigal Sons
as Jim Ballard
Forsaken Son
2017
Tales from Zone 7 - An Oral History of the Making of Cherry 2000
2024
as Himself
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 93 credits spanning from 1979 to 2026, David Andrews has appeared in 43 films and 50 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
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) — as Robert Brewster
- Apollo 13 (1995) — as Pete Conrad
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