Andrew Leeds (actor)

Andrew Harrison Leeds (born September 24, 1981)[1] is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his portrayal of Josh on Cristela, Christopher Pelant on Bones, and David Clarke on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. He is also in the Main Company of the sketch comedy/improv theater The Groundlings.[2]

Andrew Leeds
Born
Andrew Harrison Leeds

(1981-09-24) September 24, 1981
Alma materStanford University (BS)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active1995–present

Early life

Leeds was born on September 24, 1981, in Tarpon Springs, Florida.[3] While at Stanford University, Leeds participated in theatrical productions on campus.[4][5] He graduated with a degree in computer science.

Career

Leeds' first job as a professional actor was at the age of eight as an understudy in the Broadway musical Teddy & Alice.[6] Eventually, Leeds took over the role of Quentin Roosevelt.[7] Leeds then originated the role of Gavroche in the national tour of Les Miserables.[8] After leaving Les Miserables, Leeds appeared in the Broadway production of Falsettos playing the role of Jason on Wednesday and Saturday matinees.[9] He starred in the musical for a year, acting opposite such Broadway legends as Michael Rupert,[10] Chip Zien, and Mandy Patinkin. After taking over the evening performances for a short stint, Leeds departed the production to play the title role in Carly Simon's opera Romulus Hunt.[11]

Leeds appeared in the movie A Pig's Tale produced by Polygram Filmed Entertainment and as Cadet Dotson in Major Payne starring Damon Wayans.[12]

Leeds and his writing partner at the time, David Lampson, were selected to be on the Bravo reality show Situation: Comedy.[13] Produced by Sean Hayes, the show documented the process of making two competing pilots. Leeds and Lampson's pilot, Stephen's Life, was selected out of 10,000 submissions. The pilot was shot for NBC and went on to win the competition, launching Leeds' career as a writer. Leeds then returned to his acting career and appeared on Veep and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

His drama pilot Rex is Not Your Lawyer was produced by NBC in 2011. Leeds and Lampson then wrote another television pilot, a comedy for NBC called Brenda Forever, but it was not ordered for a full series.[14] Leeds was later cast in a regular role as Josh in the ABC comedy Cristela.[15]

Leeds then wrote a comedy pilot called Those People for Kelly Ripa's company and ABC and appeared on the Comedy Central show Workaholics. In November 2015, Leeds became a member of the Main Company of the sketch comedy/improv troupe The Groundlings.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Life with Mikey Fred Uncredited
1995 Major Payne Private Dotson
2003 Missing Brendan Older Bob Calden
2006 Special Grocery Store Patron
2006 Fanaa
2009 Irene In Time Marcus
2011 Subject: I Love You Chris
2015 Entourage Paul
2016 Office Christmas Party Tim
2017 The Golden Age Morgan Winslow
2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas David Clarke
2022 A Lot of Nothing Ted

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Jake Episode: "The Switching Hour" (voice)
2002 Nancy Drew Newspaper Kid Television film
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tom Bell Episode: "All for Our Country"
2003 The Practice Danny Grant 2 episodes
2003–2004 Nip/Tuck Henry Shapiro 3 episodes
2004 I'm with Her Joel Episode: "Drama Queen"
2006 Numb3rs Daniel Episode: "Backscatter"
2008 Dirt Alan 3 episodes
2008 Desperate Housewives Leo Episode: "Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else"
2009 House Dr. Medina Episode: "Broken"
2010 The Mentalist Drew Yost Episode: "Red Sky at Night"
2010 Castle Adam Murphy Episode: "Punked"
2011 The Closer Conner Ellis Episode: "Home Improvement"
2011 Rules of Engagement Lester Episode: "Audrey is Dumb"
2012 Grey’s Anatomy Andy Episode: "Second Opinion"
2012–15 Bones Christopher Pelant Recurring role (9 episodes)
2013 Cult Marc Segal 2 episodes
2013 The Fosters ADA Colbert Episode: "I Do"
2013 American Horror Story Dr. Dunphy Episode: "The Axeman Cometh"
2013–2014 NCIS: Los Angeles John Booker Recurring role (4 episodes)
2014 Mixology Cute guy Episode: "Bruce & Fab"
2014 Veep Jackson Episode: "Debate"
2014 Bad Teacher Ned Episode: "Divorced Dudes"
2014 Hot in Cleveland Tom Episode: "The Italian Job"
2015 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Jason Episode: "The Gang Misses the Boat"
2014–2015 Cristela Josh Main cast (22 episodes)
2016 Workaholics Dan Episode: "A Night at the Dudeseum"
2016 Modern Family Rich Episode: "Double Click"
2016 Shameless Micah Episode: "The Defenestration of Frank"
2017 The Great Indoors Paul Recurring role (6 Episodes)
2018 Lucifer Joel Episode: "The Last Heartbreak"
2018 Silicon Valley Duncan Episode: "Grow Fast or Die Slow"
2018 Nobodies Andrew Episode: "Alone Star State"
2018–19 Get Shorty Ken Stevenson Recurring role (10 episodes)
2019 The Morning Show Alan Episode: "In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning"
2019–2023 Barry Leo Cousineau Recurring role (12 episodes)
2020 One Day at a Time Bryce Episode: "Penny Pinching"
2020–2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist David Clarke Recurring role/main cast (24 episodes)
2020–2022 A Million Little Things Peter Benoit Recurring role (12 episodes)
2021 Why Women Kill Dr. Andrews Episode: "The Lady Confesses"
2021–2022 The Conners Nick Recurring role (3 episodes)
2022 The Dropout Roland Episode: "Old White Men"
2022 Love, Victor Dr. Richards Episode: "You Up?"
2022 The Goldbergs Duane 2 episodes
2022 The Patient Ezra Main cast (10 episodes)
2022 Ghosts Eric Recurring role (2 episodes)

References
  1. "Andrew Harrison Leeds". playbill.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. "The Groundlings". The Groundlings Website. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  3. "Andrew Harrison Leeds". playbill.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. "The Stanford Daily 2 April 1997 — The Stanford Daily". stanforddailyarchive.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  5. "The Stanford Daily 13 April 2000 — The Stanford Daily". stanforddailyarchive.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. "Andrew Leeds". fxnetworks.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  7. "Andrew Harrison Leeds | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  8. Willis, John (January 1, 1995). Theatre World 1992-1993. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557832047.
  9. Gerard, Jeremy. "Review: 'Falsettos'". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  10. New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. January 18, 1993.
  11. Rothstein, Edward (February 27, 1993). "Review/Music; Carly Simon's New Opera for Children". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  12. Klady, Leonard. "Review: 'Major Payne'". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  13. "Picks and Pans Review: Situation: Comedy : People.com". www.people.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  14. Andreeva, Nellie. "Andrew Leeds/David Lampson Comedy Spec Lands NBC Pilot Order, Ellie Kemper Circling". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  15. Andreeva, Nellie. "Quintet Cast In ABC Comedy 'Cristela'". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  16. Petski, Denise. "ABC Buys Comedy From Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos, Andrew Leeds". Deadline. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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