Andrew Lawrence (born Andrew James Mignogna; January 12, 1988) is an American actor, filmmaker, podcaster and singer. He is known for his roles as Andy Roman in Brotherly Love (starring with his real life brothers Joey and Matthew) and T.J. Detweiler in Recess. Outside of his acting and music career, Lawrence made his directorial debut with the 2020 film The Office Mix-Up.
Early life
Lawrence was born on January 12, 1988, in Abington, Pennsylvania, to Donna Lynn (née Shaw), a personal talent manager and former elementary school teacher, and Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr., an insurance broker. He is of Italian, English, and Scottish descent. His family's surname was changed to "Lawrence" from "Mignogna" before he was born. Lawrence is the youngest brother of actors Joey Lawrence and Matthew Lawrence.
Career
He started in show business at age three and made his professional acting debut in the television series Blossom, as Little Joey. In 1998, he became the voice of T.J. Detweiler in Disney's animated television series Recess, replacing Ross Malinger after voicing the character for two seasons. He would reprise the role again in the feature film and in several direct-to-video films, including Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street and Recess: All Growed Down. He has also done voice overs for video game characters, such as Pac in Battlefield 4 and Nick Ramos in Dead Rising 3. In November 2016, Lawrence released his debut EP, Kings March. That same year, Lawrence started a band with his brothers, Joey and Matt, named Still 3. The trio released its debut single, "Lose Myself," in February 2017.
In 2023, Andrew launched a podcast called "Brotherly Love Podcast" with his brothers Joey and Matthew. It was launched through PodCo, a podcast studio launched by actress Christy Carlson Romano and focused on rewatches of completed television series by their former actors.
In 2025, Lawrence co-created the graphic novel The Lawrence Brothers Detective Agency alongside his brothers Joey Lawrence and Matthew Lawrence, and writers Ben Berkowitz and Max Berkowitz, known as the Berkowitz Brothers. The project, published by Z2 Comics with artwork by Sean Von Gorman, reimagines the brothers as fictional detectives in a story inspired by The Hardy Boys, Scooby-Doo, and 1990s pop culture.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|1995
|White Man's Burden
|Donnie Pinnock
|
|-
|1997
|Bean
|Kevin Langley
|
|-
|1998
|Jack Frost
|Tuck Gronic
|
|-
|1999
|Family Tree
|Mitch Musser
|
|-
|2000
|The Other Me
| Twoie/Will Browning
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|Recess: School's Out
|rowspan=2|T.J. Detweiler
|Voice
|-
|Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street
|rowspan=2|Voice, direct to video
|-
|2003
|Recess: All Growed Down
|Young T.J.
|-
|2004
|Sniper 3
|MP Mangold
|
|-
|2006
|Fingerprints
|Mitch
|
|-
|2008
|The Least of These
|Jason Boyd
|
|-
|2010
|Bones
|Anthony
|
|-
|2012
|October 31
|
|Short
|-
|2013
|Confessions of a Womanizer
|Ritchie
|
|-
|2014
|The Arrangement
|Louis Stanley
|Short
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|Big Baby
|Thirty year old Baby Bobby
|Also producer
|-
|When Duty Calls
|Sandy
|
|-
|2019
|Better Than Love
|Jon
|Also producer
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
|Money Plane
|Iggy
|rowspan=4|Also director
|-
|The Office Mix-up
|John
|-
|2021
|Mistletoe Mixup
|Seth
|-
|2023
|Frankie Meets Jack
|Nathaniel
|-
|2024
|Marry Christmas
|Seth Wright
|Also director
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1991–1994
|Blossom
|Young Joey, Boy at the Magic Sword
|3 episodes; uncredited
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story
|Young Denny Yaklich
|Television film
|-
|Tom
|Donnie Graham
|Main role (12 episodes)
|-
|1995
|Prince for a Day
|Timmy
|Television film
|-
|1995–1997
|Brotherly Love
|Andy Roman
|Main role (40 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=3|1996
|Brothers of the Frontier
|Jamie Frye
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|Deadly Web
|Spence Lawrence
|-
|Adventures from the Book of Virtues
|Ben Rogers
|Voice, episode: "Work"
|-
|rowspan=3|1998
|Carson's Vertical Suburbia
|Drake
|Television film
|-
|The Lionhearts
|
|Voice, 3 episodes
|-
|Young Hearts Unlimited
|Zack
|Television film
|-
|1998–2001
|Recess
|T.J. Detweiler
|Voice, main role
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|The Kids from Room 402
|Vinnie Nasta
|Voice, episode: "Son of Einstein"
|-
|Horse Sense
|Tommy Biggs
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|rowspan=4|2000
|The Other Me
|Will Browning, Twoie
|-
|Tucker
|Kenickie Behar
|8 episodes
|-
|As Told by Ginger
|Bathroom Chef
|Voice, episode: "Cry Wolf"
|-
|King of the Hill
|Rodeo Kid
|Voice, 2 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|School's In
|Host
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|Jumping Ship
|Tommy Biggs
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|The Zeta Project
|Carl Finley
|Voice, episode: "Eye of the Storm"
|-
|The Guardian
|Ronnie Wagner
|Episode: "Monster"
|-
|2003–2004
|Oliver Beene
|Tayler 'Ted' Mark Beene
|Main role (24 episodes)
|-
|2004
|Going to the Mat
|Jace Newfield
|Television film
|-
|2006
|Runaway
|Brady Sullivan
|Recurring role
|-
|2008
|Bones
|Tim
|Episode: "The Man in the Mud"
|-
|rowspan=4|2009
|United States of Tara
|Jason Maurio
|Recurring role
|-
|Chasing a Dream
|Cam Stiles
|Television film
|-
|The Closer
|Eric Whitner
|Episode: "Red Tape"
|-
|CSI: NY
|Jake Calaveras
|Episode: "Epilogue"
|-
|2011
|Castle
|Tommy Marcone
|Episode: "The Dead Pool"
|-
|2011–2014
|Melissa & Joey
|Evan McKay
|2 episodes
|-
|2013–2018
|Hawaii Five-0
|Eric Russo
|Recurring role (17 episodes)
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|Blast Vegas
|T.J.
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|Shadow on the Mesa
|J.T. Dowdy
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|NCIS: Los Angeles
|Stuart Woods
|Episode: "Humbug"
|-
|Perception
|Henry Wilmyer, Micah Conley
|Episode: "Curveball"
|-
|2015
|CSI: Cyber
|Tobin
|Episode: "Crowd Sourced"
|-
|2023
|My Best Friend the Baby Snatcher
|Director; Writer
|Television Film
|}
Video games
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|Battlefield 4
|Sergeant Clayton 'Pac' Pakowski
|
|-
|Dead Rising 3
|Nick Ramos
|
|-
|2014
|The Amazing Spider-Man 2
|Civilian Male, Task Force Flying
|
|-
|2019
|Need for Speed Heat
|Player
|Voice, motion capture, and model for Caucasian male option
|}
Discography
EPs
- Kings March (2016)