Biography

Andrew Brian Carter grew up in the Chicagoland area beloved by John Hughes, Chris Columbus, and Harold Ramis, living minutes away from the homes of Ferris Bueller, Kevin McCallister, and Joel Goodson. Andrew's early influences came from his father's old-time radio programs, the family's frequent trips to see theatre in downtown Chicago, and by the unruly antics of Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Dana Carvey and Pee-Wee Herman. He studied acting at the University of Illinois and received his BFA before going on to a successful acting career in television, film and theatre. His sarcastic hipsters, foolish foreigners, and sleazy con-men have faced off against George Lopez, Kat Dennings & Beth Behrs, Cedric the Entertainer, Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic, Dania Ramirez & Santino Fontana, Hannah Simone & Max Greenfield, and many other major players in Hollywood.

He's featured in the Season 5 premiere of THE NEIGHBORHOOD on CBS; on Season 2 of Nasim Padrad's comedy CHAD; and in the upcoming Netflix comedy series BEEF.

Other recent television appearances include MINX; FOR ALL MANKIND; 2 BROKE GIRLS; LOPEZ; NEW GIRL; FRESH OFF THE BOAT; TRUTH BE TOLD; CRIMINAL MINDS; PRETTY LITTLE LIARS; MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER; CASTLE; REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOOD; SAM & CAT; THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS; CHICAGO FIRE; and BOSS.

Films include OFF THE MENU, FIRST DAY BACK, ERNST RICHTER'S PATENTED INESCAPABLE GRIPZANGE HOLD, ANOTHER ROUND and VERY GRAVE ROBBERS. His short film A PERFECT FIT, completed a successful festival circuit run and can be seen on The Shorts Network. His latest project, SEEING SOMEONE, was co-created with Katie Page entirely during quarantine and is currently making the festival rounds.

Andrew was featured as an anchor in 27 episodes for The Onion's Onncasts . He also wrote, produced, directed and stars in the web-series WELCOME TO SPLITSVILLE and was a contributing writer on CTRL ALT DELETE.

He is an Associate Artist with TimeLine Theatre Company in Chicago, and has worked with renowned theatres including Kirk Douglas Theatre, Celebration Theatre, Vs. Theatre, Actor's Co-Op, Theatre@Boston Court, Falcon Theatre, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, Writers' Theatre and Asolo Repertory.

He resides in Los Angeles, CA.

- IMDb mini biography by: Andrew Carter