Andy Bean (actor)

{{Infobox person

| name = Andy Bean

| image =

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| caption = Bean in 2019

| birthname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|07}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US

| occupation = Actor, author

| yearsactive = 2007–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Lizzy Loeb
|2014}}

| children = 1

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Andy Bean (born October 7, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Alec Holland in DC Universe's Swamp Thing, Greg Knox in Power, Henry Bergen in Here and Now and as Stanley Uris in It Chapter Two.

Career

Bean co-starred as Greg Knox in the drama series Power, an FBI agent assigned to the Ghost case and Angela Valdes' former love interest.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/watching/power-starz-season-four.html|title=What to Remember Before Watching 'Power' Season 4|work=NY Times|last=Best|first=Tamara|date=June 23, 2017|accessdate=August 20, 2019}} He played the role of Henry Bergen, a homeless thief, in Here and Now (2018).{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/here-and-now-trailer-hbo-tim-robbins-holly-hunter-1201909329/ |title='Here and Now' Trailer: Tim Robbins and Holly Hunter Have a New Kind of Modern Family in HBO Series|work=IndieWire|last=Greene|first=Steve|date=Jan 12, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/arts/television/here-and-now-recap-season-1-finale-its-here.html|title='Here and Now' Season 1 Finale: Baby's on Fire|work=NY Times|last=Berman|first=Judy|date=April 16, 2018|accessdate=August 20, 2019}}

In his first major movie role, Bean played Spike, a physicist trying to attempt teleportation, in Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine (2016),{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/film-detail?fid=1676|title=BAD VEGAN AND THE TELEPORTATION MACHINE by Antón Goenechea|work=Brooklyn Film Festival|accessdate=August 20, 2019}} and also had minor roles in Allegiant (2016) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). He was cast, in 2019, as Alec Holland in DC Universe's Swamp Thing, which ran for one season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/swamp-thing-derek-mears-andy-bean-monster-casting-dc-universe-1202497033/|title='Swamp Thing' Finds Its Swamp Thing, Sets Andy Bean & Derek Mears For Roles|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|publisher=Deadline|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=November 7, 2018}} In 2019, Bean played the role of adult Stanley Uris in It Chapter Two, sharing the character with Wyatt Oleff.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/andy-bean-stanley-it-chapter-2-exclusive-1202812635/|title='It: Chapter 2' Taps Andy Bean to Play Stanley (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=May 16, 2018|accessdate=May 16, 2018}}

Personal life

On November 17, 2019, he and his ex-wife welcomed their first child, a girl named Penelope Bean.{{Cite web|title=Lizzy Loeb|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2751077575014596&id=559383834183992|access-date=2021-01-07|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2007 \| Neptunus Rex \| Beliveau \| Short
rowspan="3"\| 2016 \| The Divergent Series: Allegiant \| Romit \|
Poor Boy \| Drime \|
Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine \| Spike \|
rowspan="2"\| 2017 \| Transformers: The Last Knight \| Lawyer \|
Magic '85 \| Fred \| Short
2018 \| Leaving Hope \| Mike \| Short
2019 \| It Chapter Two \| Stanley Uris \|
2020 \| Transfer \| Max \| Short
rowspan="2"\| 2021 \| Malignant \| Frank \|
King Richard \| Laird Stabler \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2007

| Neptunus Rex

| Beliveau

| Short

rowspan="3"| 2016

| The Divergent Series: Allegiant

| Romit

Poor Boy

| Drime

Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine

| Spike

rowspan="2"| 2017

| Transformers: The Last Knight

| Lawyer

Magic '85

| Fred

| Short

2018

| Leaving Hope

| Mike

| Short

2019

| It Chapter Two

| Stanley Uris

2020

| Transfer

| Max

| Short

rowspan="2"| 2021

| Malignant

| Frank

King Richard

| Laird Stabler

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2014-16 \| Power \| Gregory "Greg" Knox \| Main Cast: Season 1-3
rowspan="2"\| 2018 \| Here and Now \| Henry \| Main Cast
Michael and Michael Are Gay \| Jacob \| Episode: "Dinner with Straights"
2019 \| Swamp Thing \| Alec Holland \| Main Cast
2023 \| Quantum Leap \| Ganz \| Episode: "Ben & Teller"
2025 \| Watson \| Ivo Derian \| Episode: "Take a Family History"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2014-16

| Power

| Gregory "Greg" Knox

| Main Cast: Season 1-3

rowspan="2"| 2018

| Here and Now

| Henry