Andrew Wilson (actor)

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Andrew Wilson
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Wilson at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards 2009
Born
Andrew Cunningham Wilson

(1964-08-22) August 22, 1964 (age 59)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Children1
Parent(s) Laura Wilson
Robert Wilson [1]
Relatives Owen Wilson (brother)
Luke Wilson (brother)

Andrew Cunningham Wilson (born August 22, 1964) is an American actor and director. He is the older brother of actors Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson. [2]

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Life

Wilson was born in Dallas, the eldest of three sons of photographer Laura Cunningham Wilson (born 1939) and Robert Andrew Wilson (1941–2017), an advertising executive and operator of a public television station. His younger brothers Owen and Luke are also actors. Wilson is of Irish descent. [3]

Career

Wilson has worked in the entertainment industry since the early 1990s, appearing in more than two dozen films. He has acted in three Wes Anderson films — with a main role in Bottle Rocket (1996) [4] —and other notable credits include Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Big Bounce (2004), Fever Pitch (2005), Idiocracy (2006), [5] Church Ball (2006), Whip It! (2009), Druid Peak (2014), [6] [7] Hall Pass (2011), and Time Trap (2017). [8]

Wilson has often collaborated with his brothers, both as an actor and as a director. In 2005, he and brother Luke directed The Wendell Baker Story , which starred Luke (in the title role) and brother Owen. [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Das letzte U-Boot GrantTV movie
1995House of PainUnknown
1996 Bottle Rocket Future ManAlso Associate Producer
1997Better Than EverThug #1
1998 Rushmore Coach Beck
1999ChicksEddieTV movie
Never Been Kissed School Guard
2000Preston TylkPolice Officer
Merlin: The Return Arthur's Knight 2
Hijack Stories Medic #1
Charlie's Angels Corwin's Driver
2001 Zoolander Hansel's Corner Guy
The Royal Tenenbaums Father Farmer/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 The Wendell Baker Story Director Only
Fever Pitch Grant Wade
2006 Church Ball Dennis Buckstead
Idiocracy Beef Supreme
2009 Whip It! Razor
Calvin Marshall Ernie
2010 How Do You Know Matty's Teammate
High School Hippie Dude
2011 Hall Pass Larry Bohac
The Big Year Mike Shin
2014Druid PeakEverett
2015Black RoadClyde (Voice)
2017 Time Trap Hopper
Father Figures Hotel Desk Clerk
2024 Lift Newscaster (Madrid)

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