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Andrew Lawrence (actor)

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Andrew Lawrence
Lawrence at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Born
Andrew James Mignogna

(1988-01-12) January 12, 1988 (age 36)
Other namesAndy Lawrence, Andy J. Lawrence
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • podcaster
  • singer
Years active1991–present
Relatives

Andrew Lawrence (born Andrew James Mignogna; January 12, 1988) is an American actor, filmmaker, podcaster and singer. He is known for his roles as Andy Roman in Brotherly Love (starring with his real life brothers Joey and Matthew) and T.J. Detweiler in Recess. Outside of his acting and music career, Lawrence made his directorial debut with the 2020 film The Office Mix-Up.[1]

Early life

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Lawrence was born on January 12, 1988, in Abington, Pennsylvania, to Donna Lynn (née Shaw), a personal talent manager and former elementary school teacher, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr., an insurance broker.[2] He is of Italian, English, and Scottish descent.[3][4] His family's stage surname was changed to "Lawrence" from "Mignogna" before he was born. Lawrence is the youngest brother of actors Joey Lawrence and Matthew Lawrence.[3][5]

Career

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He started in show business at age 3 and made his professional acting debut in the television series Blossom, as Little Joey. In 1998, he became the voice of T.J. Detweiler in Disney's animated television series, Recess replacing Ross Malinger after voicing the character for two seasons. He would reprise the role again in the feature film and in several direct-to-video films, including Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street and Recess: All Growed Down. He has also done voice overs for video game characters, such as Pac in Battlefield 4 and Nick Ramos in Dead Rising 3. In November 2016, Lawrence released his debut EP, Kings March. That same year, Lawrence started a band with his brothers, Joey and Matt, named Still 3. The trio released its debut single, "Lose Myself," in February 2017.[6]

In 2023, Andrew launched a podcast called "Brotherly Love Podcast" with his brothers Joey and Matthew. [7] It was launched through PodCo, a podcast studio launched by actress Christy Carlson Romano and focused on rewatches of completed television series by their former actors.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 White Man's Burden Donnie Pinnock
1997 Bean Kevin Langley
1998 Jack Frost Tuck Gronic
1999 Family Tree Mitch Musser
2001 Recess: School's Out T.J. Detweiler Voice
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street Voice, direct-to-video
2003 Recess: All Growed Down Young T.J.
2004 Sniper 3 MP Mangold
2006 Fingerprints Mitch
2008 The Least of These Jason Boyd
2010 Bones Anthony
2012 October 31 N/A Short film
2013 Confessions of a Womanizer Ritchie
2014 The Arrangement Louis Stanley Short film
2015 Big Baby Thirty year old Baby Bobby Also producer
When Duty Calls Sandy
2019 Better Than Love Jon Also producer
2020 Money Plane Iggy Also director
2020 The Office Mix-up John
2021 Mistletoe Mixup Seth
2023 Frankie Meets Jack Nathaniel

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991–1994 Blossom Young Joey, Boy at the Magic Sword 3 episodes; uncredited
1994 Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story Young Denny Yaklich Television film
Tom Donnie Graham Main role (12 episodes)
1995 Prince for a Day Timmy Television film
1995–1997 Brotherly Love Andy Roman Main role (40 episodes)
1996 Brothers of the Frontier Jamie Frye Television film
Deadly Web Spence Lawrence
1996 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Ben Rogers Voice, episode: "Work"
1998 Carson's Vertical Suburbia Drake Television film
The Lionhearts N/A Voice, 3 episodes
Young Hearts Unlimited Zack Television film
1998–2001 Recess T.J. Detweiler Voice, main role
1999 The Kids from Room 402 Vinnie Nasta Voice, episode: "Son of Einstein"
Horse Sense Tommy Biggs Television film
2000 The Other Me Will Browning, Twoie
Tucker Kenickie Behar 8 episodes
As Told by Ginger Bathroom Chef Voice, episode: "Cry Wolf"
King of the Hill Rodeo Kid Voice, 2 episodes
2001 School's In Host Television film
Jumping Ship Tommy Biggs
2002 The Zeta Project Carl Finley Voice, episode: "Eye of the Storm"
The Guardian Ronnie Wagner Episode: "Monster"
2003–2004 Oliver Beene Tayler 'Ted' Mark Beene Main role (24 episodes)
2004 Going to the Mat Jace Newfield Television film
2006 Runaway Brady Sullivan Recurring role
2008 Bones Tim Episode: "The Man in the Mud"
2009 United States of Tara Jason Maurio Recurring role (8 episodes)
Chasing a Dream Cam Stiles Television film
The Closer Eric Whitner Episode: "Red Tape"
CSI: NY Jake Calaveras Episode: "Epilogue"
2011 Castle Tommy Marcone Episode: "The Dead Pool"
2011–2014 Melissa & Joey Evan McKay 2 episodes
2013–2018 Hawaii Five-0 Eric Russo Recurring role (17 episodes)
2013 Blast Vegas TJ Television film
Shadow on the Mesa J. T. Dowdy Hallmark film
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Stuart Woods Episode: "Humbug"
Perception Henry Wilmyer, Micah Conley Episode: "Curveball"
2015 CSI: Cyber Tobin Episode: "Crowd Sourced"
2023 ’’ My Best Friend the Baby Snatcher’’ Director; Writer Television Film

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Battlefield 4 Sergeant Clayton 'Pac' Pakowski
Dead Rising 3 Nick Ramos
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Civilian Male, Task Force Flying
2019 Need for Speed Heat Player Voice, motion capture, and model for Caucasian male option[8]

Discography

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EPs

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  • Kings March (2016)

References

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  1. ^ Andrew Lawrence (December 17, 2019). "What a pleasure and absolute honor it's been directing and working with the super talent @edgeratedr and the legendary Kelsey Grammer. I'm so stoked for the completion of this movie and I'm so thankful for all the amazing cast and warrior crew who brought it to life. #moneyplane #actionmovie #blessed #pewpew #boom". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Gliatto, Tom (March 15, 1993). "A Method to His Doofus". People. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Andrew Lawrence Biography (1988?-)". Filmreference.com. January 12, 1988. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "Matthew Lawrence Biography (1980–)". Filmreference.com. February 11, 1980. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  5. ^ Mackelden, Amy (February 16, 2016). "Where Are The Lawrence Brothers Now?".
  6. ^ Whoa! Hear Joey Lawrence's New Song with Brothers Matthew and Andy
  7. ^ "How the Lawrence Brothers Are Making a Big Comeback in 2023 (Exclusive)".
  8. ^ Lawrence, Andrew (November 20, 2019). "Big shout out to the @needforspeed family! Sending out love and good vibes to all the wonderful cast, amazing crew and badass gamers. #NFSHeat #needforspeed #gamer #xbox #ps4 #ea #electronicarts #speed #racing #motorsports #blessed #gamerforlife". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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