Mackenzie Astin
| Mackenzie Astin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mackenzie Alexander Astin May 12, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Abbott Wyatt |
| Parent(s) |
John Astin Patty Duke |
| Relatives | Sean Astin (brother) |
Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor.[1]
Biography
Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin.[2] His brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles. He is married to Jennifer Abbott Astin (née Bautz).
Career
Astin made his acting debut at age 9 in the TV movie Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal, but is probably best remembered for his television role as Andy Moffett over four seasons from 1985 to 1988 on the popular sitcom The Facts of Life. He has made guest appearances on Lost, House, Psych, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal,[1] and NCIS.
Astin has appeared in motion pictures including Iron Will, Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner, The Evening Star with Shirley MacLaine, and Whit Stillman's The Last Days of Disco. During filming of The Evening Star, Mackenzie lost the top edge of his right ear in a car accident. In order to match scenes previously filmed, he was fitted with a prosthetic attachment to his ear for the remainder of the production. From 2005 to 2010, he worked with his father, the Director of the Program in Theatre Arts and Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Dodger | |
| 1994 | Iron Will | Will Stoneman | |
| Wyatt Earp | Young Man on Boat | ||
| 1996 | Dream for an Insomniac | David Shrader | |
| The Evening Star | Teddy Horton | ||
| In Love and War | Henry Villard | ||
| 1998 | The Last Days of Disco | Jimmy Steinway | |
| 1999 | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Male (Billy) | |
| 2000 | Stranger Than Fiction | Jared Roth | |
| 2001 | The Zeros | Joe | |
| 2002 | Welcome 2 Ibiza | Nick | |
| The Month of August | Nick | ||
| 2003 | Two Days | Stephen Bell | |
| How to Deal | Lewis Gibson Warsher II | ||
| 2004 | Off the Lip | Brad | |
| 2006 | Duncan Removed | Duncan | Short film |
| Military Intelligence and You! | Major Mitch Dunning | ||
| 2007 | The Final Season | Chip Dolan | |
| 2008 | The Four Children of Tander Welch | William Dane | post-production |
| 2012 | Hell and Mr. Fudge | Edward Fudge | |
| 2013 | Lonely Boy | Bob | |
| 2015 | Moments of Clarity | Pastor Paul | |
| 2016 | Windsor | Harry Barnett | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Lou Gibbs and the Love Canal | Tony Belinski | CBS TV-Movie |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Jeremy Warren | Episode: Old Friends |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Dwight Stryker | Episode: 1.7 |
| I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later | T.J. Nelson | NBC TV-Movie | |
| Hotel | Josh Erikson Ben |
Episode: New Beginnings Episode: Cry Wolf | |
| 1985–88 | The Facts of Life | Andy Moffett Stickle | 65 episodes |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life Down Under | Andy Moffett | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story | Dennis Sherwood | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1992–93 | Brooklyn Bridge | Charlie Gallagher | Episodes: Rockette to the Moon, In a Family Way |
| 1995 | Harrison Bergeron | Golf Champion | TV-Movie; uncredited |
| 1996 | Widow's Kiss | Sean Sager | HBO TV-Movie |
| 1998 | The Long Island Incident | Kevin McCarthy | NBC TV-Movie |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma | Jonathan Daniels | ABC TV-Movie |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Patrick Tarloff | Episode: The Beholder |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Lucus Brickman | Showtime TV-Movie |
| First Years | Warren Harrison | Episode: Touched by a Reindeer Episode: There's No Place Like Homo | |
| Everything But the Girl | Bennett | Unsold TV-Pilot | |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Charles Beckworth | Episode: There Goes the Bride |
| 2004 | Love's Enduring Promise | Grant Thomas | The Hallmark Channel TV-Movie |
| 2005 | Lost | Tom Brennan | Episode: Born to Run |
| 2006 | House | Alan | Episode: All In |
| In from the Night | Rob Miller | CBS TV-Movie | |
| Pepper Dennis | Ken Alston | Episode: Pepper Dennis Behind Bars – Film at Eleven | |
| Justice | Robert Jones | Episode: Shark Week | |
| 2009 | Psych | Jason Cunningham | Episode: Tuesday the 17th |
| 2010 | The Defenders | Paparazzo | Episode: Las Vegas vs. Johnson |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Danny Wilson | Episode: Free Falling Episode: She's Gone |
| Prime Suspect | Malcolm Ward | Episode: Bitch | |
| 2012 | NCIS | Michael Rose | Episode: Life Before His Eyes |
| Criminal Minds | Dylan Kohler | Episode: Divining Rod | |
| 90210 | Doctor | Episode: Til Death Do Us Part | |
| 2013 | Bones | Dr. Ivan Jacobs | Episode: The Pathos in the Pathogens |
| 2014–15 | Scandal | Noah Baker | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2015–present | Rosewood | Dr. Max Cahn | 3 episodes |
| 2016-17 | The Magicians | Richard | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
Awards
CAMIE Awards
- 2005: Won, "Character and Morality in Entertainment" – Love's Enduring Promise (shared w/producers, co-stars)
- 1986: Won, "Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Series" – The Facts of Life
References
Further reading
- Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 7.
External links
- Mackenzie Astin on IMDb
- Mackenzie Astin at AllMovie
- Works by or about Mackenzie Astin in libraries (WorldCat catalog)