Andrew Wilson (actor)
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| Born | Andrew Cunningham Wilson August 22, 1964 Dallas, Texas, United States |
Andrew Cunningham Wilson (born August 22, 1964) is an American film actor. He is the older brother of actors Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Laura Wilson (née Cunningham), a photographer, and Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising executive and operator of a public television station.[1] His family is Irish and Roman Catholic.[2]
[edit] Career
Wilson has made brief appearances in many of the films his brothers have starred in, and made his directorial debut in 2005, co-directing The Wendell Baker Story with Luke Wilson. His largest acting roles to date were as Future Man/John Mapplethorpe in the 1996 Owen Wilson/Wes Anderson movie Bottle Rocket and as the lead character in Church Ball. He also appeared in Zoolander and Anderson's Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. He appeared opposite brother Owen in the 2004 remake of The Big Bounce. Most recently he appeared in Mike Judge's Idiocracy as gladiator, Beef Supreme. He has appeared with brother Luke in Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, playing Roger Corwin's driver in the first and a dimwitted cop in the second.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Das Letzte U-Boot | Grant | TV |
| 1995 | House of Pain | Unknown role | |
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket | John Mapplethorpe | Also short from 1994 of the same name and also was the associate producer |
| Trois vies & une seule mort | Unknown role | ||
| 1998 | Rushmore | Coach Beck | |
| 1999 | Merlin: The Return | Arthur's Knight 2 | |
| Chicks | Eddie | TV | |
| Never Been Kissed | School Guard | ||
| 2000 | Preston Tylk | Police Officer | |
| Hijack Stories | Medic | ||
| Charlie's Angels | Corwin's Driver | ||
| 2001 | Zoolander | Hansel's Corner Guy | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | Farmer Father/Tex Hayward | ||
| 2002 | Showtime | Locker Room Cop# 1 | |
| Serving Sara | Mr. Andrews | ||
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Cop | |
| 2004 | The Big Bounce | Ned Coleman | |
| 2005 | Fever Pitch | Grant Wade | |
| 2006 | Church Ball | Dennis Buckstead | |
| Idiocracy | Beef Supreme | Not a speaking role | |
| 2008 | Calvin Marshall | Ernie | (post-production) |
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