Andy Milder

{{short description|American actor (born 1969)}}

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| birth_name = Andy Milder

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| birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1982–present

| alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley

| spouse = Betty Lee

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Andy Milder (born August 16, 1969) is an American actor.

Career

Milder has appeared in such films as Apollo 13, Armageddon, Rumor Has It…, Frost/Nixon, Transformers, and Domino. He was a series regular on Fame L.A. and Weeds, and appeared on such shows as Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The West Wing, Six Feet Under, Ugly Betty, Boston Legal, Parks and Recreation, Married... with Children, The Wonder Years, Private Practice, and Criminal Minds. Milder provided narration for Ballroom Bootcamp, 101 Most Starlicious Make-Overs, Wrecks to Riches, and Lost Gold of World War II. He provided the voice of Lightning Lad in the 2006 animated series Legion of Super Heroes and the film Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash. From 2005 to 2009, he was a recurring cast member and later series regular on Weeds as Dean Hodes. Starting in 2011, he was a recurring cast member on the Disney Channel sitcom Austin & Ally as Lester Dawson. He also had an appearance on the show Royal Pains on the USA Network as well as Rizzoli & Isles on TNT.

Personal life

Milder was born in Omaha, Nebraska.{{cite web|title=Andy Milder: Biography |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/andy-milder/bio/220295 |url-status=dead |publisher=TV Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911100545/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/andy-milder/bio/220295/ |archivedate=September 11, 2015 |quote=Birth Place: Omaha, NE Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/16/1968, Leo }} He moved to Santa Monica, California, at a young age and attended the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in Economics before studying at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Milder lives in Manhattan Beach, California, with his wife Betty Lee.

Filmography

= Television =

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

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1991

| Empty Nest

| Vet Assistant

| Episode: "The Dreyfuss Affair"

1992

| Married... with Children

| Francis

| Episode: "Frat Chance"

1993

| The Wonder Years

| Howie Needleman

| 2 episodes

1994

| Murphy Brown

| Santa

| Episode: "Brown in Toyland"

1995

| University Hospital

| Howard Stenecki

| Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt"

1995

|Santo Bugito

|Surfer Dude, Young Bug

|Voice, episode: "Swiped"

1996

| NYPD Blue

| Skater

| Episode: "Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure"

1996

| Boston Common

| Milder

| Episode: "Arts and Craftiness"

1996

| The Oz Kids

| Scarecrow, Sr., additional voices

| Voice{{cite web |title=Andy Milder (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Andy-Milder/ |access-date=August 23, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

1997

| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

| Boq'ta

| Episode: "Empok Nor"

1997–1998

| Fame L.A.

| Marcus Carilli

| 21 episodes

1998

| From the Earth to the Moon

| Guido

| 2 episodes

1998

| Brother's Keeper

| Calvin Heinberg

| Episode: "The Note"

1999

| G vs E

| Scott

| Episode: "To Be or Not to Be Evil"

1999

| Godzilla: The Series

| Archaeologist

| Voice, episode: "Protector"

2000

| Becker

| Clark

| Episode: "Beckerethics"

2001

| Star Trek: Voyager

| Nar

| Episode: "Renaissance Man"

2001

| Dharma & Greg

| Russell Gotleib

| 2 episodes

2001

| The Huntress

| Salesman

| Episode: "D&B, Inc."

2000–2003

| The West Wing

| Mark

| 3 episodes

2003

| Yes, Dear

| Harold Nicholson

| Episode: "Dominic's Buddy"

2005

| House

| Bus Driver

| Episode: "Poison"

2005

| CSI: NY

| Truman Jafari

| Episode: "Til Death Do We Part"

2005

| Medium

| Mr. Beauchamp

| Episode: "Penny for Your Thoughts"

2005

| Six Feet Under

| Julio's Principal

| Episode: "Eat a Peach"

2005

| Ballroom Bootcamp

| Narrator

| 7 episodes

2006

| Drake & Josh

| Mr. Talbot

| Episode: "Little Sibling"

2006

| Joey

| Trent

| Episode: "Joey and the Critic"

2006

| Ugly Betty

| Lawyer

| Episode: "Trust, Lust, and Must"

2006

| 7th Heaven

| Sales Clerk

| Episode: "Thanks and Giving"

2006–2008

| Legion of Super Heroes

| Garth Ranzz / Lightning Lad

| Voice, 24 episodes

2007–2008

| Private Practice

| Doug Adams

| 2 episodes

2009

| Trust Me

| EmCee

| Episode: "But Wait, There's More"

2010–2011

| Parks and Recreation

| Fred

| 4 episodes

2010–2011

| The Middle

| Principal Sholin

| 2 episodes

2011

| The Closer

| Owen Doyle

| Episode: "To Serve with Love"

2009–2011

| Batman: The Brave and the Bold

| Jay Garrick / Flash

| Voice, 4 episodes

2011

| Criminal Minds

| Cy Bradstone

| Episode: "Proof"

2012

| The Mentalist

| Dr. Leopold Scheck

| Episode: "Ruddy Cheeks"

2012

| Royal Pains

| Dr. Tom Fanci

| Episode: "Manimal"

2005–2012

| Weeds

| Dean Hodes

| 58 episodes

2013

| Grey's Anatomy

| Dr. Darryl Nessbaum

| Episode: "Bad Blood"

2013

|Generator Rex

|John Scarecrow

|Voice, episode: "Mind Games"

2011–2015

| Austin & Ally

| Lester Dawson

| 17 episodes

2015

| NCIS

| Gene Isaacson

| Episode "Check"

2015

| Rosewood

| Howard Godfrey

| Episode: "Benzodiazepine & the Benjamins"

2015

| Rizzoli & Isles

| Dr. Kevin Foley

| Episode: "Bad Seed Grows"

2015

| Bones

| Glen Carter

| Episode: "The Cowboy in the Contest"

2015–2017

| Transformers: Robots in Disguise

| Quillfire, additional voices

| Voice, 6 episodes

2017

| Lucifer

| Judd

| Episode: "Vegas With Some Radish"

2018

| Chicken Girls

| Edward / Flash's Dad

| 6 episodes

2020

| Animaniacs

| Steven Spielberg, Teamster #2, Knight #1

| Voice, 3 episodes

2023–present

|Spidey and His Amazing Friends

|Ben Grimm / The Thing

|Voice, recurring role{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2023 |title=More Spidey and His Amazing Friends Coming This Summer! |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/more-spidey-and-his-amazing-friends-coming-this-summer |access-date=August 16, 2023 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}

= Film =

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

1991

| For the Boys

| Dressing Room Page

|

1994

| I'll Do Anything

| Warm-Up Man

|

1994

| I Love Trouble

| Copy Man

|

1995

| Apollo 13

| Guido White

|

1998

|The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

|Ratso

|Voice, direct-to-video

1998

| Armageddon

| NASA Tech

|

1999

|The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

|Ratso

|Voice, direct-to-video

2000

| Luck Wof the Draw

| Pascal

|

2001

| The Hollywood Sign

| Studio Executive

|

2002

| Project Viper

| Chambers

|

2005

| Love for Rent

| Paramedic

|

2005

| Domino

| FBI Agent

|

2005

| Rumor Has It

| Conference Attendee

|

2007

| Transformers

| R&D Team Leader

|

2008

| Frost/Nixon

| Frank Gannon

|

2008

| Seven Pounds

| George's Doctor

|

2009

| Stolen

| William Daniels

|

2010

| Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story

| Rick Brumfield

|

2010

| Ashley's Ashes

| Perry

|

2011

| Monster of the House

| Doc

| Television film

2011

| The Artist

| Director #2

|

2011

| Rock the House

| Ronny

| Television film

2016

|Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash

|Garth Ranzz / Lightning Lad

|Voice, direct-to-video

2017

| Tour de Pharmacy

|

| Television film

2018

| Con Man

| Mr. Hall

|

= Video games =

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Note

2003

|Star Trek: Elite Force II

|Chell

|

2004

| Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines

| Sebastian LaCroix

| {{cite video game|developer=Troika Games|title=Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines|publisher=Activision|scene=Ending credits, 2:02 in, Voice Over Actors|year=2004}}

2005

|SWAT 4

|Warren Rooney, James Bettencourt Jr., Male Hostage

|

2009

|G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

|Sgt. Flash

|

2010

| Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame

| Jay Garrick / Flash

|

References

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