Andrew Keegan


Andrew Keegan is an American actor best known for his roles in television shows including Party of Five and 7th Heaven and in films such as 10 Things I Hate about You, The Broken Hearts Club and O.

Early life

Keegan was born Andrew Keegan Heying in Los Angeles, California, the older son of Lana, a hairdresser, and Larry Heying, a voice-over actor. Keegan's mother is Colombian and his father is from Nebraska.

Career

He was first recognized for his performance of teen rebel Zack Dell in the film Camp Nowhere. Keegan was cast in a minor role in the 1996 film Independence Day. He also played a love interest for Stephanie Tanner in the television series Full House for an episode. He had guest parts on numerous television shows before being cast on the TV drama Party of Five. That same year, he landed another recurring role on 7th Heaven, where he played a single teenaged father in love with Jessica Biel's character Mary. Keegan was then cast in two modern-day Shakespearean film adaptations: as the antagonist of Heath Ledger in the 1999 comedy 10 Things I Hate About You and as Mekhi Phifer's best friend in O, adapted from Othello.
Keegan then took a role in Greg Berlanti's , which won Best Picture that year at the GLAAD Awards. In 2009, Keegan made his theatrical stage debut in the play He Asked For It, playing Rigby, a character tackling the emotional issues of being HIV-positive in modern-day society. In 2010, Keegan played Strayger, a drug-smuggling pilot in the 2010 action film Kill Speed. Keegan took on a role as a sadistic and sociopathic vampire named Blake in the film Living Among Us.
In 2014, Keegan founded Full Circle, a community spiritual center based in Venice, Los Angeles. Vice characterized the organization as a "new religion", while other outlets called it a cult. In an interview, Keegan described the group as a "non-denominational spiritual community center where people of all beliefs and backgrounds come together to meditate, practice yoga, and engage artistically." New York Magazine reported in March 2015 that "the actual theology of the group is tough to pin down, but it seems to loosely follow Hinduism—or at least Russell Brand's Sanskrit-tattoo version of it." In May 2015, the Full Circle temple was raided by California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers. The raid was apparently related to Full Circle's distribution of kombucha, a fermented beverage made from sweet black tea. A spokesperson for the temple stated that they were unaware that they needed a license to distribute kombucha. The organization closed in June 2017.

Personal life

Keegan has a younger brother, Casey, who is also an actor. His daughter, Aiya Rose Keegan, was born in March 2016.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–1994BaywatchKenny2 episodes S4 Ep 4 Blindside & S5 Ep5 Air Buchannon
1994–1995Thunder AlleyJack Kelly17 episodes
1995Freaky FridayLukeTV movie
1995Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn StoryGary ConnTV movie
1995Full HouseRyanseason 8, episode 22
1995-96Step By StepMatt Crawford2 episodes
1996MoeshaMatt TarsesSeason 1, Episode 10
1996Boy Meets WorldRonnieseason 3, episode 21
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchJoelseason 1, episode 8
1997–20027th HeavenWilson West22 episodes recurring character
1997–1998Party of FiveReed Isley8 episodes
2002Teenage CavemanDavidTV movie
2004To Kill a MockumentarySpencerVideo
2005HouseRebellious Student1 episode "Three Stories"
2005–2006RelatedZach4 episodes
2010SimonUncredited
2012Fight Night LegacyJake RoseEpisode: "Homecoming"
2012Lee Jacobs1 episode, Season 12, Episode 19, "Split Decisions"
2013A Dog's LifeMozartVoice
TV film
2014Adam and JameroStewart 'Kokopelle' Martin2 episodes
2014GridlockedAdamEpisode: "Baby Time"
2017Hollywood DarlingsAndrewSeason 1 episode 1: "How Christine Got Her Groove Back"