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Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Astin

Highest Rated: 83% The Maestro (2018)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

Birthday: May 12, 1973

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

While his parents (actor-director John Astin and award-winning actress Patty Duke) pointed out the pitfalls of a show business career, handsome Mackenzie Astin nevertheless chose to act while still a youngster. Like his mother, he was able to make the transition from child player to adult performer after taking a short break to briefly attend college. Astin made his performing debut at age eight in the CBS TV-movie "Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal" in 1982. Three years later, he made a guest appearance on his mother's short-lived ABC sitcom "Hail to the Chief" before joining the cast of the NBC sitcom "The Facts of Life" as wayward youth Andy Moffett. While a popular figure among the Tiger Beat set, the actor segued to the big screen in the crude comedy "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie" (1987). After three seasons and a handful of other TV appearances, Astin took a break to complete high school and enroll at his father's alma mater Johns Hopkins University.

Highest rated movies

83% The Maestro 73% The Last Days of Disco
67% The Honor Farm
67% Te Ata
67% Iron Will
50% Dream for an Insomniac
40% Moments of Clarity
38% Stranger Than Fiction

Photos

DREAM FOR AN INSOMNIAC, Jennifer Aniston, Mackenzie Astin, Ione Skye, 1996, (c)Columbia TriStar THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO, left: Mackenzie Astin, 1998, ©Gramercy Pictures DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN, FROM LEFT: MACKENZIE ASTIN, LEE GARLINGTON, SAM ANDERSON, ALYSON HANNIGAN, 2016. PH: ANDREW HREHA/© BREAKING GLASS PICTURES DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN, FROM LEFT: MACKENZIE ASTIN, THOMAS DEKKER, 2016. PH: ANDREW HREHA/© BREAKING GLASS PICTURES THE EVENING STAR, Juliette Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, George Newbern, Mackenzie Astin, 1996, (c)Paramount IRON WILL, Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, 1994, (c)Buena Vista Pictures THE MATING HABITS OF THE EARTHBOUND HUMAN, Mackenzie Astin, Carmen Electra, 1999, (c) Independent Artists IRON WILL, Mackenzie Astin, 1994. (c)Buena Vista Pictures THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE, Mackenzie Astin, Bobby Bell (as Foul Phil), 1987, (c)Atlantic Releasing LAST DAYS OF DISCO, Mackenzie Astin (center), 1998, (c)Gramercy Pictures THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE, Mackenzie Astin, Anthony Newley, 1987, (c)Atlantic Releasing THE EVENING STAR, Mackenzie Astin, Juliette Lewis, 1996, (c)Paramount IRON WILL, Mackenzie Astin, 1994, © Buena Vista Mad Men, Mackenzie Astin, 'Lost Horizon', Season 7, Ep. #12, 05/03/2015, ©AMC Mad Men, Mackenzie Astin, 'Lost Horizon', Season 7, Ep. #12, 05/03/2015, ©AMC THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS MOVIE, Anthony Newley, Mackenzie Astin, 1987, (c)Atlantic Releasing WELCOME TO THE MEN'S GROUP, DAVID CLENNON, ALI SAAM, MACKENZIE ASTIN, TIMOTHY BOTTOMS, JOSEPH CULP, TERENCE J. ROTOLO, PHIL ABRAMS, 2016. ©DARK STAR PICTURES WELCOME TO THE MEN'S GROUP, DAVID CLENNON, ALI SAAM, MACKENZIE ASTIN, TIMOTHY BOTTOMS, JOSEPH CULP, TERENCE J. ROTOLO, PHIL ABRAMS, 2016. ©DARK STAR PICTURES TE ATA, FROM LEFT, MACKENZIE ASTIN, Q'ORIANKA KILCHER, 2016. ©PALADIN IRON WILL, Mackenzie Astin (center), 1994. (c)Buena Vista Pictures

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 40% Safe Room Dominic (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 75% Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher Lt. Pratt (Character) - 2021
83% 91% The Maestro Sam Herst (Character) - 2018
67% 38% The Honor Farm Dr. Meyer (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 23% Welcome to the Men's Group Tom (Character) - 2016
67% 95% Te Ata Dr. Clyde Fisher (Character) $28.6K 2016
No Score Yet 75% Do You Take This Man Jacob (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Windsor Harry Barnett (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 29% Daddy Paul (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stag Hunt Spencer (Character) - 2015
40% 60% Moments of Clarity Pastor Paul (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Usual Mr. Ford (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 60% Lonely Boy Bob (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zombeo & Juliécula Unknown (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 26% Elf-Man Eric (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 64% Hell and Mr. Fudge Edward Fudge (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Four Children of Tander Welch William Dane (Character) - 2008
25% 67% The Final Season Chip Dolan (Character) $1.2M 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Duncan Removed Duncan (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 70% In From the Night Rob Miller (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 86% Love's Enduring Promise Grant Thomas (Character) - 2004
25% No Score Yet Off the Lip Brad (Character) $14.8K 2004
No Score Yet 65% Two Days Stephen Bell (Character) - 2003
27% 64% How to Deal Lewis (Character) $14.1M 2003
No Score Yet 40% Laughter on the 23rd Floor Lucus Brickman (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Zeros Joe (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 93% Selma, Lord, Selma Jonathan Daniels (Character) - 1999
38% 56% Stranger Than Fiction Jared Roth (Character) - 1999
33% 73% The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human The Male (Billy) (Character) $4.6K 1999
73% 66% The Last Days of Disco Jimmy (Character) $3.0M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Long Island Incident Kevin McCarthy (Character) - 1998
50% 75% Dream for an Insomniac David Shrader (Character) $14.7K 1996
20% 61% The Evening Star Teddy Horton (Character) $12.7M 1996
11% 50% In Love and War Henry Villard (Character) $14.5M 1996
No Score Yet 50% Widow's Kiss Sean Sager (Character) - 1995
67% 66% Iron Will Will Stoneman (Character) $20.6M 1994
0% 27% The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Dodger (Character) $661.5K 1987
No Score Yet 47% I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later T.J. Nelson (Character) - 1985

TV

Credit
91% 79% The Blacklist Jonathan Pritchard (Guest Star) 2023
62% 66% Fantasy Island Daniel Jones (Guest Star) 2021
94% 96% Teenage Bounty Hunters Anderson Welsley (Character) 2020
26% 64% Proven Innocent Clay Vandenhey (Guest Star) 2019
85% 86% Homeland Bill Dunn (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet 80% Blue Bloods Ryan Bennett (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet 62% NCIS: New Orleans Brian Davis (Guest Star) 2017
91% 74% The Magicians Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
9% 76% Rosewood Unknown (Guest Star) 2015-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Player Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 77% The Night Shift Mr. Edwards (Guest Star) 2015
94% 96% Mad Men Cliff Baur (Guest Star) 2015
82% 87% Castle Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
95% 91% Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
61% 79% Scorpion Leonard (Guest Star) 2015
93% 72% Scandal Noah Baker (Guest Star) 2014
61% 84% Franklin & Bash Seth (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 88% Rizzoli and Isles Professor Rick Clark (Guest Star) 2013
90% 83% Bones Dr. Ivan Jacobs (Guest Star) 2013
68% 66% Touch Mr. Kane (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 81% Private Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 38% 90210 Doctor (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 83% NCIS Michael Rose (Guest Star) 2012
84% 73% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
74% 73% The Defenders Paparazzo (Guest Star) 2010
82% 88% My Name Is Earl Brandon (Guest Star) 2007
63% No Score Yet Justice Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
90% 96% House Alan Alston (Guest Star) 2006
86% 90% Lost Dr. Tom Brennan (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet 71% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet First Years Warren Harrison (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Patrick Tarloff (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Facts of Life Andy Moffet (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
1985-1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finder of Lost Loves Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
28% 43% Mind Games Unknown (Guest Star)