Andrew McCarthy

Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: November 29, 1962

A blandly handsome, intense lead of stage and screen, Andrew McCarthy made his name appearing in a number of coming-of-age films during the 1980s, most notably "Class" (1983), his debut film, in which he coupled with the comely mother of his roommate (Rob Lowe), "Heaven Help Us" (1985), a funny evocation of Catholic high school life, and "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), which boasted a Who's Who of mid-80s young Hollywood later dubbed 'The Brat Pack' by the media. The latter saw McCarthy cast as one of a group of recent college grads having a hard tim…more

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Actor

The Heist
Mike
A Father For Brittany
Keith Lussier
Escape Clause
Richard Ramsay
The Sight
Michael Lewis
The Courtyard
Jonathan Hoffman

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Career Milestones

2008
Cast in a recurring role as billionaire Joe Bennett in NBC's "Lipstick Jungle"
2004
Played Dr. Hook, a gifted but distinctly pragmatic surgeon in Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital"
2001
Co-starred with Elizabeth Ashley in a stage production of "The Glass Menagerie" at Hartford Stage
2000
Co-starred in the Showtime remake of "A Storm in Summer"
2000
Had lead in British TV pilot "The Sight"; aired on FX in the USA