Andy Bean (actor)

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Andy Bean
Born (1984-10-07) October 7, 1984 (age 40)
Occupation(s)Actor, author
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Lizzy Loeb
(m. 2014)
Children1

Andy Bean (born October 7, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Alec Holland in DC Universe's Swamp Thing , Greg Knox in Power , Henry Bergen in Here and Now and as Stanley Uris in It Chapter Two .

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Career

Bean co-starred as Greg Knox in the drama series Power , an FBI agent assigned to the Ghost case and Angela Valdes' former love interest. [1] He played the role of Henry Bergen, a homeless thief, in Here and Now (2018). [2] [3]

In his first major movie role, Bean played Spike, a physicist trying to attempt teleportation, in Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine (2016), [4] and also had minor roles in Allegiant (2016) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He was cast, in 2019, as Alec Holland in DC Universe's Swamp Thing , which ran for one season. [5] In 2019, Bean played the role of adult Stanley Uris in It Chapter Two , sharing the character with Wyatt Oleff. [6]

Personal life

On November 17, 2019, he and his ex-wife welcomed their first child, a girl named Penelope Bean. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Neptunus RexBeliveauShort
2016 The Divergent Series: Allegiant Romit
Poor Boy Drime
Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine Spike
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Lawyer
Magic '85FredShort
2018Leaving HopeMikeShort
2019 It Chapter Two Stanley Uris
2020TransferMaxShort
2021 Malignant Frank
King Richard Laird Stabler

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014-16 Power Gregory "Greg" KnoxMain Cast: Season 1-3
2018 Here and Now HenryMain Cast
Michael and Michael Are GayJacobEpisode: "Dinner with Straights"
2019 Swamp Thing Alec Holland Main Cast
2023 Quantum Leap GanzEpisode: "Ben & Teller"

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