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Andrew Keegan | |
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Keegan atGalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2024 | |
| Born | Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1993–present[1] |
| Children | 1 |
Andrew Keegan is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut with a supporting role inCamp Nowhere (1994). Keegan later received recognition for his main role as Jack Kelly on season 2 of theABC sitcomThunder Alley (1994–1995).
After recurring roles as Wilson West on theCW television series7th Heaven (1997–2002) and Reed Isley on theFox seriesParty of Five (1997–1998), Keegan had his breakout with a starring role in the teen romantic comedy film10 Things I Hate About You (1999). In the 2000s, he starred in the filmsThe Broken Hearts Club (2000),O (2001),A New Wave (2006), andWaiting for Dublin (2007), and had a recurring role as Zach on theWB seriesRelated (2005–2006).
In the 2010s and 2020s, Keegan starred in the filmsLiving Among Us (2018),Adverse (2020), andThe Activated Man (2023), and had a supporting role in the filmLove, Wedding, Marriage (2011).
Keegan was born Andrew Keegan Heying inLos Angeles,California, the older son of Lana (Ocampo), a hairdresser, and Larry Heying, avoice-over actor.[citation needed] His mother is a Colombian immigrant and his father is fromNebraska. Keegan's paternal grandparents are of German and Czech descent.[2] Keegan has a younger brother, Casey, who is also an actor.[3]
He was first recognized for his performance in the supporting role of Zack Dell in the comedy filmCamp Nowhere (1994). He then secured arecurring role in the family situation comedyThunder Alley (1994–95). He played a love interest for Stephanie Tanner in the television seriesFull House for a 1995 episode. He had guest parts on numerous television shows before being cast on the TV dramaParty of Five (1994). He made an appearance onSabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) in which the episode was dedicated to his character Magic Joel.
Keegan had a bit part in theensemble science fiction filmIndependence Day (1996). That same year, he landed a recurring role on7th Heaven, where he played a single teenaged father in love withJessica Biel's character Mary. Keegan was then cast in three modern-dayShakespearean film adaptations: as the antagonist ofHeath Ledger in romantic comedy10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (adapted fromThe Taming of the Shrew) and asMekhi Phifer's best friend inO (2001), adapted fromOthello, and inA Midsummer Night's Rave (2002), adapted fromA Midsummer Night's Dream.
Keegan then took a role inGreg Berlanti's ensemble filmThe Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), which won Best Picture that year at theGLAAD Awards. He had a supporting role in the horror filmCruel World (2005) and the starring role in the independently produced comedyA New Wave (2006). In 2009, Keegan made his theatrical stage debut in the playHe Asked For It, playing Rigby, a character tackling the emotional issues of being HIV-positive in modern-day society. Keegan won the lead role as Strayger, a drug-smuggling pilot in the action filmKill Speed (2010). He won another supporting role in the romantic comedyLove, Wedding, Marriage (2011).
Keegan then took on avillainous role as a sadistic and sociopathic vampire named Blake in the horror filmLiving Among Us (2018). He appeared in a much-praised 2020 episode of the teen dramaTrinkets and had a supporting role in the crime dramaAdverse (2020).[4]
Keegan and his ex partner Arista Ilona Satterlee have a daughter, born March 2016.[5][6]
In 2014, Keegan founded Full Circle, a community spiritual center based inVenice, Los Angeles.[7]Vice characterized the organization as a "new religion",[8] while other outlets called it a cult.[9] In a 2015 interview, Keegan described the group as a "non-denominational spiritual community center where people of all beliefs and backgrounds come together tomeditate, practiceyoga, and engage artistically."[10]New York Magazine reported in March 2015 that "the actual theology of the group is tough to pin down, but it seems to loosely followHinduism—or at leastRussell Brand'sSanskrit-tattoo version of it."[7] In May 2015, the Full Circle temple was raided byCalifornia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers.[11] The raid was apparently related to Full Circle's distribution ofkombucha, afermented beverage.[11] A spokesperson for the temple stated that they were unaware that they needed a license to distribute kombucha.[11] Full Circle closed in 2017 due to financial difficulties.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Camp Nowhere | Zack Dell | |
| 1995 | The Skateboard Kid II | Dan Foster | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Older Boy | Uncredited |
| 1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Joey Donner | |
| The Contract | Howard Maple | ||
| 2000 | The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | Kevin | Limited release |
| 2001 | O | Michael Cassio | |
| 2002 | Pandora | Phil Newfield | Short film |
| A Midsummer Night's Rave | Xander | ||
| 2004 | Perfect Opposites | Trey Reynolds | |
| Extreme Dating | Troy Riley | ||
| 2005 | Cruel World | Bobby | |
| 2006 | A New Wave | Desmond | Direct-to-video |
| A Christmas Too Many | Matt | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | Waiting for Dublin | Mike | |
| 2008 | Dough Boys | Sal "Sally Boy" | |
| 2010 | The Penitent Man | Ovid Serrano | |
| Kill Speed | Strayger | Direct-to-video | |
| 2011 | Sold | Clint | Short film |
| Love, Wedding, Marriage | Jeremiah | Limited release | |
| 2012 | Fight Night Legacy | Jake Rose | Short film |
| 2013 | The Price We Pay | Stone | Short film |
| 2014 | April Rain | Nick Kotov | |
| Somebody's Mother | Frank | Short film | |
| 2016 | Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love | Frank | |
| 2018 | Living Among Us | Blake | |
| 2020 | Adverse | Jan | |
| 2023 | The Activated Man | Kit Waller | |
| 2025 | Healing Towers | Joe Coolridge |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Halloween Tree | Wally Babb (voice) | TV movie |
| 1993–1994 | Baywatch | Kenny | 2 episodes S4 Ep 4 Blindside & S5 Ep5 Air Buchannon |
| 1994–1995 | Thunder Alley | Jack Kelly | 17 episodes |
| 1995 | Freaky Friday | Luke | TV movie |
| 1995 | Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story | Gary Conn | TV movie |
| 1995 | Full House | Ryan | Episode: All Stood Up |
| 1995-1996 | Step By Step | Matt Crawford | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Moesha | Matt Tarses | Season 1, Episode 10 |
| 1996 | Boy Meets World | Ronnie | season 3, episode 21 |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Joel | season 1, episode 8 |
| 1997–2002 | 7th Heaven | Wilson West | 22 episodes recurring character |
| 1997–1998 | Party of Five | Reed Isley | 8 episodes |
| 1999 | The Amanda Show | Himself | season 1, episode 5 |
| 2002 | Teenage Caveman | David | TV movie |
| 2004 | To Kill a Mockumentary | Spencer | Video |
| 2005 | House | Rebellious Student | 1 episode "Three Stories" |
| 2005–2006 | Related | Zach | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Simon | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Fight Night Legacy | Jake Rose | Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lee Jacobs | 1 episode, Season 12, Episode 19, "Split Decisions" |
| 2013 | A Dog's Life | Mozart | Voice TV film |
| 2014 | Adam and Jamero | Stewart "Kokopelle" Martin | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Gridlocked | Adam | Episode: "Baby Time" |
| 2017 | Hollywood Darlings | Andrew | Season 1 episode 1: "How Christine Got Her Groove Back" |
| 2020 | Trinkets | Danny Truax | Season 2, Episode 7 |