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| Born | Andrew Harrison Leeds September 24, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (BS) |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
Andrew Harrison Leeds (born September 24, 1981) [1] is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his portrayal of Josh on Cristela , Christopher Pelant on Bones , and David Clarke on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. He is also in the Main Company of the sketch comedy/improv theater The Groundlings. [2]
Leeds was born on September 24, 1981, in Tarpon Springs, Florida. [3] While at Stanford University, Leeds participated in theatrical productions on campus. [4] [5] He graduated with a degree in computer science.
Leeds' first job as a professional actor was at the age of eight as an understudy in the Broadway musical Teddy & Alice. [6] Eventually, Leeds took over the role of Quentin Roosevelt. [7] Leeds then originated the role of Gavroche in the national tour of Les Miserables. [8] After leaving Les Miserables, Leeds appeared in the Broadway production of Falsettos playing the role of Jason on Wednesday and Saturday matinees. [9] He starred in the musical for a year, acting opposite such Broadway legends as Michael Rupert, [10] Chip Zien, and Mandy Patinkin. After taking over the evening performances for a short stint, Leeds departed the production to play the title role in Carly Simon's opera Romulus Hunt. [11]
Leeds appeared in the movie A Pig's Tale produced by Polygram Filmed Entertainment and as Cadet Dotson in Major Payne starring Damon Wayans. [12]
Leeds and his writing partner at the time, David Lampson, were selected to be on the Bravo reality show Situation: Comedy. [13] Produced by Sean Hayes, the show documented the process of making two competing pilots. Leeds and Lampson's pilot, Stephen's Life, was selected out of 10,000 submissions. The pilot was shot for NBC and went on to win the competition, launching Leeds' career as a writer. Leeds then returned to his acting career and appeared on Veep and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .
His drama pilot Rex is Not Your Lawyer was produced by NBC in 2011. Leeds and Lampson then wrote another television pilot, a comedy for NBC called Brenda Forever, but it was not ordered for a full series. [14] Leeds was later cast in a regular role as Josh in the ABC comedy Cristela. [15]
Leeds then wrote a comedy pilot called Those People for Kelly Ripa's company and ABC and appeared on the Comedy Central show Workaholics. In November 2015, Leeds became a member of the Main Company of the sketch comedy/improv troupe The Groundlings. [16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Fred | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Major Payne | Private Dotson | |
| 2003 | Missing Brendan | Older Bob Calden | |
| 2006 | Special | Grocery Store Patron | |
| 2006 | Fanaa | ||
| 2009 | Irene In Time | Marcus | |
| 2011 | Subject: I Love You | Chris | |
| 2015 | Entourage | Paul | |
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party | Tim | |
| 2017 | The Golden Age | Morgan Winslow | |
| 2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | David Clarke | |
| 2022 | A Lot of Nothing | Ted |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Jake | Episode: "The Switching Hour" (voice) |
| 2002 | Nancy Drew | Newspaper Kid | Television film |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tom Bell | Episode: "All for Our Country" |
| 2003 | The Practice | Danny Grant | 2 episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Nip/Tuck | Henry Shapiro | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | I'm with Her | Joel | Episode: "Drama Queen" |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Daniel | Episode: "Backscatter" |
| 2008 | Dirt | Alan | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Desperate Housewives | Leo | Episode: "Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else" |
| 2009 | House | Dr. Medina | Episode: "Broken" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Drew Yost | Episode: "Red Sky at Night" |
| 2010 | Castle | Adam Murphy | Episode: "Punked" |
| 2011 | The Closer | Conner Ellis | Episode: "Home Improvement" |
| 2011 | Rules of Engagement | Lester | Episode: "Audrey is Dumb" |
| 2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Andy | Episode: "Second Opinion" |
| 2012–15 | Bones | Christopher Pelant | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2013 | Cult | Marc Segal | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | The Fosters | ADA Colbert | Episode: "I Do" |
| 2013 | American Horror Story | Dr. Dunphy | Episode: "The Axeman Cometh" |
| 2013–2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | John Booker | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2014 | Mixology | Cute guy | Episode: "Bruce & Fab" |
| 2014 | Veep | Jackson | Episode: "Debate" |
| 2014 | Bad Teacher | Ned | Episode: "Divorced Dudes" |
| 2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Tom | Episode: "The Italian Job" |
| 2015 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Jason | Episode: "The Gang Misses the Boat" |
| 2014–2015 | Cristela | Josh | Main cast (22 episodes) |
| 2016 | Workaholics | Dan | Episode: "A Night at the Dudeseum" |
| 2016 | Modern Family | Rich | Episode: "Double Click" |
| 2016 | Shameless | Micah | Episode: "The Defenestration of Frank" |
| 2017 | The Great Indoors | Paul | Recurring role (6 Episodes) |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Joel | Episode: "The Last Heartbreak" |
| 2018 | Silicon Valley | Duncan | Episode: "Grow Fast or Die Slow" |
| 2018 | Nobodies | Andrew | Episode: "Alone Star State" |
| 2018–19 | Get Shorty | Ken Stevenson | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Alan | Episode: "In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning" |
| 2019–2023 | Barry | Leo Cousineau | Recurring role (12 episodes) |
| 2020 | One Day at a Time | Bryce | Episode: "Penny Pinching" |
| 2020–2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | David Clarke | Recurring role/main cast (24 episodes) |
| 2020–2022 | A Million Little Things | Peter Benoit | Recurring role (12 episodes) |
| 2021 | Why Women Kill | Dr. Andrews | Episode: "The Lady Confesses" |
| 2021–2022 | The Conners | Nick | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2022 | The Dropout | Roland | Episode: "Old White Men" |
| 2022 | Love, Victor | Dr. Richards | Episode: "You Up?" |
| 2022 | The Goldbergs | Duane | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Patient | Ezra | Main cast (10 episodes) |
| 2022 | Ghosts | Eric | Recurring role (2 episodes) |
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