Drew Roy

Drew Roy
Roy in 2013
Born	Andrew Roy (1986-05-16) May 16, 1986 (age 38)[1][2] Clanton, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Known for	Falling Skies
Spouse	Renee Gardner ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	2

Andrew "Drew" Roy (born May 16, 1986) is an American actor. Born and raised in Clanton, Alabama,[3] he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[4] He is best known for his role in Falling Skies and as Jesse in Hannah Montana.

Career

Roy started his acting career with roles in movies such as Curse of Pirate Death and Blink.[5] He made his TV debut on Greek playing the role of omega chi pledge.[6] In 2009, he played Griffin in the television series iCarly. He has also guest starred in episodes of Hannah Montana as Jesse, Miley's love interest, and on Lincoln Heights.[6] He also had roles in short films Tag, Running Up That Hill, and Dissonance.

In 2010, he portrayed Seth Hancock son of Arthur "Bull" Hancock, thoroughbred horse farm owner in the film Secretariat.[1]

In 2011, he landed a lead role as Hal Mason on Falling Skies.[7] He starred as Miles West in the thriller film Sugar Mountain.[8] In 2017, he guest-starred as Joel in the TV show Timeless.[9] He also recurred in the TNT post apocalyptic drama The Last Ship.[10] He had a minor role as Carter in Lifetime movie Blood, Sweat, and Lies.[11] In 2019, he played a supporting role in the film The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson.[12]

Personal life

Roy is married to Renee Gardner; the couple had a son named Jack in 2017. Their second son, Levi was born in 2019. Roy is currently a pilot.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note
2006	Curse of Pirate Death	Boyfriend
2007	Blink
2009	Tag	Josh	Short Film
2010	One Wish
2010	Costa Rican Summer	Doobie
2010	Secretariat	Seth Hancock
2013	Running Up That Hill	Chad	Short Film
2014	Dissonance	Matt	Short Film
2016	Sugar Mountain	Miles West
2019	The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson	Ron Goldman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episodes
2009	Lincoln Heights	Travis Benjamin	3 episodes
2009–2010	iCarly	Griffin	2 episodes
2009–2011	Hannah Montana	Jesse	5 episodes
2011–2015	Falling Skies	Hal Mason	Main Role; 52 Episodes (season 1-5)
2017	Timeless	Joel	Episode: "Karma Chameleon"
2017	The Last Ship	Christos Vellek	3 Episodes
2017	When the Streetlights Go On	Mr. Carpenter	unsold pilot
2018	Blood, Sweat, and Lies	Carter	TV movie (Lifetime)
2021	iCarly	Griffin	Guest star

References

1. Fodder: Could Clanton native join Twilight cast?, October 11, 2010, Press-Register
2. Roy, Drew (May 7, 2011). "Tweet 67015678439337984". Twitter. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
3. Local stars in Spielberg series, returns to Hannah Montana, August 20, 2010, The Clanton Advertiser, October 27, 2010
4. Cwelich, Lorraine (July 6, 2012). "HOT TOPIC: DREW ROY". Elle Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
5. "Drew Roy Biography". www.buddytv.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
6. Staff, Hollywood.com. "Drew Roy | Biography and Filmography | 1986". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
7. "'Falling Skies' - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
8. "Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa Join Indie 'Sugar Mountain' - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
9. "Timeless 1x13 Preview: Karma Chameleon | Three If By Space". Three If By Space. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
10. "The Last Ship Season 4 Finale Review | Three If By Space". Three If By Space. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
11. "Blood, Sweat and Lies | Lifetime". Lifetime. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
12. The Murder Of Nicole Brown Simpson Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes, retrieved 2020-04-06
13. 161385360554578 (2021-06-18). "iCarly star Drew Roy teases his return as Griffin for new revival series". The US Sun. Retrieved 2025-01-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has numeric name (help)

External links

• Drew Roy on Twitter
• Drew Roy at IMDb