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Andrew Keegan

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Andrew Keegan
Keegan at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2024
Born
Andrew Keegan Heying

Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • spiritual preacher
Years active1993–present
Children1

Andrew Keegan is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in television shows including Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Trinkets, Moesha, Party of Five, and 7th Heaven and in films such as 10 Things I Hate about You (1999), The Broken Hearts Club (2000), and O (2001).

Early life

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Keegan was born Andrew Keegan Heying in Los Angeles, California, the older son of Lana (Ocampo), a hairdresser, and Larry Heying, a voice-over actor.[citation needed] His mother is a Colombian immigrant and his father is from Nebraska. Keegan's paternal grandparents are of German and Czech descent.[2] Keegan has a younger brother, Casey, who is also an actor.[3]

Career

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He was first recognized for his performance in the supporting role of Zack Dell in the comedy film Camp Nowhere (1994). He then secured a recurring role in the family situation comedy Thunder Alley (1994-95). He played a love interest for Stephanie Tanner in the television series Full House for a 1995 episode. He had guest parts on numerous television shows before being cast on the TV drama Party of Five (1994). He made an appearance on Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) in which the episode was dedicated to his character Magic Joel.

Keegan had a bit part in the ensemble science fiction film Independence Day (1996). That same year, he landed a recurring role on 7th Heaven, where he played a single teenaged father in love with Jessica Biel's character Mary. Keegan was then cast in three modern-day Shakespearean film adaptations: as the antagonist of Heath Ledger in romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (adapted from The Taming of the Shrew) and as Mekhi Phifer's best friend in O (2001), adapted from Othello, and in A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002), adapted from A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Keegan then took a role in Greg Berlanti's ensemble film The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), which won Best Picture that year at the GLAAD Awards. He had a supporting role in the horror film Cruel World (2005) and the starring role in the independently produced comedy A New Wave (2006). In 2009, Keegan made his theatrical stage debut in the play He Asked For It, playing Rigby, a character tackling the emotional issues of being HIV-positive in modern-day society. Keegan won the lead role as Strayger, a drug-smuggling pilot in the action film Kill Speed (2010). He won another supporting role in the romantic comedy Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011).

In 2014, Keegan founded Full Circle, a community spiritual center based in Venice, Los Angeles.[4] Vice characterized the organization as a "new religion",[5] while other outlets called it a cult.[6] In a 2015 interview, Keegan described the group as a "non-denominational spiritual community center where people of all beliefs and backgrounds come together to meditate, practice yoga, and engage artistically."[7] New York Magazine reported in March 2015 that "the actual theology of the group is tough to pin down, but it seems to loosely follow Hinduism—or at least Russell Brand's Sanskrit-tattoo version of it."[4] In May 2015, the Full Circle temple was raided by California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers.[8] The raid was apparently related to Full Circle's distribution of kombucha, a fermented beverage.[8] A spokesperson for the temple stated that they were unaware that they needed a license to distribute kombucha.[8] Full Circle closed in 2017 due to financial difficulties.

Keegan then took on a villainous role as a sadistic and sociopathic vampire named Blake in the horror film Living Among Us (2018). He appeared in a much-praised 2020 episode of the teen drama Trinkets and had a supporting role in the crime drama Adverse (2020).[9]

Personal life

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Keegan and his ex partner Arista Ilona have a daughter, born March 2016.[10][11]

Filmography

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Film

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Camp Nowhere Zack Dell
1995 The Skateboard Kid II Dan Foster
1996 Independence Day Older Boy Uncredited
1999 10 Things I Hate About You Joey Donner
2000 The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy Kevin Limited release
2001 O Michael Cassio
2002 The Contract Howard Maple
2002 Pandora Phil Newfield Short film
2002 A Midsummer Night's Rave Xander
2004 Perfect Opposites Trey Reynolds
2005 Extreme Dating Troy Riley
2005 Cruel World Bobby
2006 A New Wave Desmond Direct-to-video
2007 Waiting for Dublin Mike
2007 A Christmas Too Many Matt Direct-to-video
2008 Dough Boys Sal "Sally Boy"
2010 The Penitent Man Ovid Serrano
2010 Kill Speed Strayger Direct-to-video
2011 Sold Clint Short film
2011 Love, Wedding, Marriage Jeremiah Limited release
2012 Fight Night Legacy Jake Rose Short film
2013 The Price We Pay Stone Short film
2014 April Rain Nick Kotov
2014 Somebody's Mother Frank Short film
2016 Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love Frank
2018 Living Among Us Blake
2020 Adverse Jan
2022 High Tide Logan Bradford Filming
2023 The Activated Man Kit Waller Filming

Television

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Halloween Tree Wally Babb (voice) TV movie
1993–1994 Baywatch Kenny 2 episodes S4 Ep 4 Blindside & S5 Ep5 Air Buchannon
1994–1995 Thunder Alley Jack Kelly 17 episodes
1995 Freaky Friday Luke TV movie
1995 Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story Gary Conn TV movie
1995 Full House Ryan Episode: All Stood Up
1995-1996 Step By Step Matt Crawford 2 episodes
1996 Moesha Matt Tarses Season 1, Episode 10
1996 Boy Meets World Ronnie season 3, episode 21
1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Joel season 1, episode 8
1997–2002 7th Heaven Wilson West 22 episodes recurring character
1997–1998 Party of Five Reed Isley 8 episodes
1999 The Amanda Show Himself season 1, episode 5
2002 Teenage Caveman David TV movie
2004 To Kill a Mockumentary Spencer Video
2005 House Rebellious Student 1 episode "Three Stories"
2005–2006 Related Zach 4 episodes
2010 CSI: NY Simon Uncredited
2012 Fight Night Legacy Jake Rose Episode: "Homecoming"
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lee Jacobs 1 episode, Season 12, Episode 19, "Split Decisions"
2013 A Dog's Life Mozart Voice
TV film
2014 Adam and Jamero Stewart "Kokopelle" Martin 2 episodes
2014 Gridlocked Adam Episode: "Baby Time"
2017 Hollywood Darlings Andrew Season 1 episode 1: "How Christine Got Her Groove Back"
2020 Trinkets Danny Truax Season 2, Episode 7

References

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  1. ^ "How Andrew Keegan Went from Hollywood Heartthrob to Spiritual Leader—And Back Again". 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Andrew Keegan – Yahoo! TV". Tv.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  3. ^ Rechcigl, Miloslav Jr. (2016-11-10). Encyclopedia of Bohemian and Czech-American Biography. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781524620691.
  4. ^ a b Lauren Bans (8 March 2015). "Om-ing by the Beach With Andrew Keegan". Vulture. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  5. ^ Dodge, Shyam; Wakefield, Shanrah (2014-08-14). "One of the Stars of '10 Things I Hate About You' Started a Religion". Vice. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  6. ^ Shechet, Ellie. "Andrew Keegan, Cult Leader: 'Today, I'm Here to Activate High Vibes'". Jezebel. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  7. ^ "Q&A with Actor and Co-Founder of Full Circle Venice, ANDREW KEEGAN – Talks Bringing Music, Spirituality and Love to the community". Music.AllAccess.com. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  8. ^ a b c Pearl, Mike (14 May 2015). "The Guy From '10 Things I Hate About You' Who Started a Religion Had His Temple Raided for Kombucha". Vice. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Andrew Keegan Addresses Rumors That He Runs a Cult, Admits He's Spent 'Tens of Thousands of Dollars' on Spiritual Group". Variety. 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Andrew Keegan Welcomes Daughter Aiya Rose". People. March 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Andrew Keegan on His Girlfriend's 77-Hour Labor". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
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