Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Astin
Born	Mackenzie Alexander Astin; May 12, 1973 (age 51); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Jennifer Bautz (m. 2011)
Parents	John Astin (father); Patty Duke (mother);
Relatives	Sean Astin (brother)

Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor.

Early and personal life

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.^[a] He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]} He is married to Jennifer Abbott Astin (née Bautz).^[3]

Career

Astin made his acting debut at age 9 in the TV movie Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal, and is often remembered for the adolescent television role of Andy Moffett over four seasons from 1985 to 1988 on the sitcom The Facts of Life. He has had recurring roles on Scandal,^[4] The Magicians, and Homeland, and has made guest appearances on LOST, House, Psych, Grey's Anatomy, and NCIS.

Astin has appeared in motion pictures including Iron Will with Kevin Spacey, Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner, The Evening Star with Shirley MacLaine, and Whit Stillman's The Last Days of Disco.

He starred in the movie Hell and Mr. Fudge in 2012.

In November 2020, Astin was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series You.^[5]

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1987	The Garbage Pail Kids Movie	Dodger
1994	Iron Will	Will Stoneman
1994	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 Waterson)
2000	Stranger than Fiction	Jared Roth
2001	The Zeros	Joe
2002	Welcome 2 Ibiza	Nick
2002	The Month of August	Nick
2003	Two Days	Stephen Bell
2003	How to Deal	Lewis Gibson Warsher II
2004	Off the Lip	Brad
2006	Duncan Removed	Duncan	Short film
2006	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
2015	Daddy	Paul
2016	Do You Take This Man	Jacob
2018	Windsor	Harry Barnett
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal	Tony Belinski	CBS TV-Movie
1984	Finder of Lost Loves	Jeremy Warren	Episode: Old Friends
1985–88	The Facts of Life	Andy Moffett Stickle	65 episodes
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
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^{[citation needed]}
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 (The Outer Limits)
2001	Laughter on the 23rd Floor (film)	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	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
2011	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
2014–2017	Scandal	Noah Baker	Episode: Transfer of Power Episode: Head Games Episode: Trojan Horse Episode: Baby, It's Cold Outside Episode: Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance Episode: You Got Served Episode: Paris Is Burning Episode: Where the Sun Don't Shine Episode: An Innocent Man Episode: The Price of Free and Fair Elections Episode: Mama Said Knock You Out
2015	Mad Men	Cliff Baur	Episode: Lost Horizon
	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Agent Timothy "Tim" Maguire	Episode: "One Door Closes"
	Castle	Phillip Bartlett	Episode: Sleeper
2015–2016	Rosewood	Dr. Max Cahn	Episode: Have-Nots and Hematomas Episode: Quadriplegia and Quality Time Episode: Negative Autopsies and New Partners
2016–2017	The Magicians	Richard/Reynard	Episode: The Fillorian Candidate Episode: Do You Like Teeth? Episode: The Tales of the Seven Keys Episode: Ramifications Episode: The Rattening Episode: Lesser Evils Episode: Word as Bond Episode: The Cock Barrens Episode: Divine Elimination Episode: Have You Brought Me Little Cakes Episode: Thirty-Nine Graves Episode: Remedial Battle Magic Episode: Homecoming Episode: The Writing Room Episode: The Strangled Heart
2017	NCIS: New Orleans	Brian Davis	Episode: #1 Fan
2018	Homeland	Bill Dunn	Episode: Clarity Episode: Useful Idiot Episode: Lies, Amplifiers, Fking Twitter Episode: Andante Episode: Rebel Rebel Episode**: Enemy of the State
2018	Blue Bloods	Ryan Bennett	Episode: Risk Management
2019	The Orville	Lt. Orrin Channing	Episode: Blood of Patriots
2019	The Loudest Voice	John Moody	5 episodes
2020	Teenage Bounty Hunters	Anderson Wesley	Recurring role
2021	You	Gil Brigham	Recurring role
2021	Fantasy Island	Nathen	Episode: Welcome to the Snow Globe: Part 1 Episode: Welcome to the Snow Globe: Part 2
2022	Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty	Dr. Suskind	Episode: Acceptable Loss
2023	The Blacklist	Jonathan Pritchard	Episode: The Freelancer: Part 2
2023	Love & Death	Tom O'Connell

Awards

CAMIE Awards

2005: Won, "Character and Morality in Entertainment" – Love's Enduring Promise (shared w/producers, co-stars)

Young Artist Awards

1986: Won, "Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Series" – The Facts of Life

Notes

^ Sean's biological father is Michael Tell, however John Astin formally adopted him.

References

^ "[ # ] Mackenzie Astin is Just Married!!! April 14th, 2011 under Mackenzie and Sean Astin, Weddings". seriouslyomg.com.
^ Turan, Kenneth (March 29, 2016). "L.A. Times film critic: Why I'll never forget Oscar winner Patty Duke". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Official Obituary of Albert J. Bautz II February 11, 1933 ~ January 24, 2020 (age 86)". www.williamabautzfuneralhome.com.
^ Blake, Meredith (March 28, 2014). "'Scandal' recap: One big, happy family... right?". Los Angeles Times.
^ Petski, Denise (November 18, 2020). "'You': Saffron Burrows Upped To Series Regular, Dylan Arnold, Tati Gabrielle Among 12 Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

External links

Mackenzie Astin at IMDb
Mackenzie Astin at AllMovie

[3] Sean's biological father is Michael Tell, however John Astin formally adopted him.

[1] "[ # ] Mackenzie Astin is Just Married!!! April 14th, 2011 under Mackenzie and Sean Astin, Weddings". seriouslyomg.com.

[2] Turan, Kenneth (March 29, 2016). "L.A. Times film critic: Why I'll never forget Oscar winner Patty Duke". Los Angeles Times.

[4] "Official Obituary of Albert J. Bautz II February 11, 1933 ~ January 24, 2020 (age 86)". www.williamabautzfuneralhome.com.

[LAT-5] Blake, Meredith (March 28, 2014). "'Scandal' recap: One big, happy family... right?". Los Angeles Times.

[6] Petski, Denise (November 18, 2020). "'You': Saffron Burrows Upped To Series Regular, Dylan Arnold, Tati Gabrielle Among 12 Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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