Tom Lenk
Lenk speaking at the 2013 WonderCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California
Born	Thomas Loren Lenk (1976-06-16)June 16, 1976 (age 49) Camarillo, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present

Thomas Loren Lenk (born June 16, 1976) is an American film and television actor, best known for portraying the character ofAndrew Wells in the television seriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer.

Lenk was born inCamarillo, California, the son of Pamela Sherman, a teacher, and Fred Lenk, a tuba player, high school music teacher, and school district computer network administrator.^[1] He attendedAdolfo Camarillo High School, and graduated from theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Arts.^[2]

After launching his career in 1997 with small parts in movies, Lenk won his breakthrough role inBuffy in 2000. He appeared in twenty-seven episodes ofJoss Whedon's show altogether, and also played Andrew in two episodes of its spin off,Angel.^[3] Among the many television shows in which he appeared as a guest star wereNBC'sJoey,House,Six Feet Under,Eli Stone,How I Met Your Mother andNip/Tuck. His film roles have included small parts inDate Movie,The Number 23, andTransformers. He also appeared in the web seriesBorder Patrol,^[4] which premiered in June 2008 on Atom.com.

Besides acting, Lenk is a singer and playwright. He has toured with the European cast ofGrease and has written three plays. He took over the role of Franz in the Broadway musicalRock of Ages as of September 14, 2009, having originated the role in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles productions in 2006. From 2009 to 2010, he posted video blogs on YouTube summing up his experiences on Broadway, usually under the title "Tom's Broadway Blogs". He also contributes video content toFelicia Day's YouTube channel, Geek and Sundry, and parodies fashion on Instagram.^[5]

Lenk appeared in an episode ofPsych that poked fun atBuffy the Vampire Slayer;Kristy Swanson, who played Buffy in the movie that preceded the television show, took part in the episode as well. He also performed in the June 2012 edition ofDon't Tell My Mother!, a monthly showcase in which authors, screenwriters, actors and comedians share embarrassing true stories.

In 2013, Lenk joined theLifetime seriesWitches of East End as Hudson Rafferty.^[6] In 2016, he appeared in the third season finale ofTransparent.^[7] In 2018 he starred inTilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist which has played in LA, Edinburgh, and London.

Lenk is gay.^[8]Lenk hosts the Undressing Podcast with co-hostFelicia Day^[9][10]

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