Drew Roy

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Drew Roy
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Roy in 2013
Born
Andrew Roy

(1986-05-16) May 16, 1986 (age 38) [1] [2]
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Known for Falling Skies
Spouse
Renee Gardner
(m. 2015)
Children2

Andrew "Drew" Roy (born May 16, 1986) is an American actor. Born and raised in Clanton, Alabama, [3] he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. [4] He is best known for his role in Falling Skies and as Jesse in Hannah Montana.

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Career

Roy started his acting career with roles in movies such as Curse of Pirate Death and Blink. [5] He made his TV debut on Greek playing the role of omega chi pledge. [6] In 2009, he played Griffin in the television series iCarly . He has also guest starred in episodes of Hannah Montana as Jesse, Miley's love interest, and on Lincoln Heights . [6] He also had roles in short films Tag, Running Up That Hill, and Dissonance.

In 2010, he portrayed Seth Hancock son of Arthur "Bull" Hancock, thoroughbred horse farm owner in the film Secretariat . [1]

In 2011, he landed a lead role as Hal Mason on Falling Skies . [7] He starred as Miles West in the thriller film Sugar Mountain. [8] In 2017, he guest-starred as Joel in the TV show Timeless . [9] He also recurred in the TNT post apocalyptic drama The Last Ship . [10] He had a minor role as Carter in Lifetime movie Blood, Sweat, and Lies. [11] In 2019, he played a supporting role in the film The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson . [12]

Personal life

Roy is married to Renee Gardner; the couple had a son named Jack in 2017. Their second son, Levi was born in 2019. Roy is currently a pilot. [13] [ unreliable source? ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote
2006Curse of Pirate DeathBoyfriend
2007Blink
2009TagJoshShort Film
2010One Wish
2010Costa Rican SummerDoobie
2010 Secretariat Seth Hancock
2013Running Up That HillChadShort Film
2014DissonanceMattShort Film
2016 Sugar Mountain Miles West
2019 The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson Ron Goldman
Television
YearTitleRoleEpisodes
2009 Lincoln Heights Travis Benjamin3 episodes
2009–2010 iCarly Griffin2 episodes
2009–2011 Hannah Montana Jesse5 episodes
2011–2015 Falling Skies Hal Mason Main Role; 52 Episodes (season 1-5)
2017 Timeless JoelEpisode: "Karma Chameleon"
2017 The Last Ship Christos Vellek3 Episodes
2017 When the Streetlights Go On Mr. Carpenterunsold pilot
2018Blood, Sweat, and LiesCarterTV movie (Lifetime)
2021 iCarly GriffinGuest star

References

  1. 1 2 Fodder: Could Clanton native join Twilight cast?, October 11, 2010, Press-Register
  2. Roy, Drew (May 7, 2011). "Tweet 67015678439337984". Twitter. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  3. Local stars in Spielberg series, returns to Hannah Montana, August 20, 2010, The Clanton Advertiser, October 27, 2010
  4. Cwelich, Lorraine (July 6, 2012). "HOT TOPIC: DREW ROY". Elle . Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  5. "Drew Roy Biography". www.buddytv.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  6. 1 2 "Drew Roy". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  7. "'Falling Skies' - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  8. "Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa Join Indie 'Sugar Mountain' - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
  9. "Timeless 1x13 Preview: Karma Chameleon". Three If By Space. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  10. "The Last Ship Season 4 Finale Review". Three If By Space. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  11. "Blood, Sweat and Lies". Lifetime. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  12. "The Murder Of Nicole Brown Simpson". Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  13. "iCarly star Drew Roy teases his return as Griffin for new revival series". The US Sun. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2025-01-27.