# Andy Milder

Andy Milder (born August 16, 1969) is an American actor.

## Career

Milder has appeared in such films as Apollo 13, Armageddon, Rumor Has It…, Frost/Nixon, Transformers, and Domino. He was a series regular on Fame L.A. and Weeds, and appeared on such shows as Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The West Wing, Six Feet Under, Ugly Betty, Boston Legal, Parks and Recreation, Married... with Children, The Wonder Years, Private Practice, and Criminal Minds. Milder provided narration for Ballroom Bootcamp, 101 Most Starlicious Make-Overs, Wrecks to Riches, and Lost Gold of World War II. He provided the voice of Lightning Lad in the 2006 animated series Legion of Super Heroes and the film Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash. From 2005 to 2009, he was a recurring cast member and later series regular on Weeds as Dean Hodes. Starting in 2011, he was a recurring cast member on the Disney Channel sitcom Austin & Ally as Lester Dawson. He also had an appearance on the show Royal Pains on the USA Network as well as Rizzoli & Isles on TNT.

## Personal life

Milder was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He moved to Santa Monica, California, at a young age and attended the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in Economics before studying at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Milder lives in Manhattan Beach, California, with his wife Betty Lee.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Empty Nest | Vet Assistant | Episode: "The Dreyfuss Affair" |
| 1992 | Married... with Children | Francis | Episode: "Frat Chance" |
| 1993 | The Wonder Years | Howie Needleman | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Murphy Brown | Santa | Episode: "Brown in Toyland" |
| 1995 | University Hospital | Howard Stenecki | Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt" |
| 1995 | Santo Bugito | Surfer Dude, Young Bug | Voice, episode: "Swiped" |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Skater | Episode: "Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure" |
| 1996 | Boston Common | Milder | Episode: "Arts and Craftiness" |
| 1996 | The Oz Kids | Scarecrow, Sr., additional voices | Voice |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Boq'ta | Episode: "Empok Nor" |
| 1997–1998 | Fame L.A. | Marcus Carilli | 21 episodes |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Guido | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Brother's Keeper | Calvin Heinberg | Episode: "The Note" |
| 1999 | G vs E | Scott | Episode: "To Be or Not to Be Evil" |
| 1999 | Godzilla: The Series | Archaeologist | Voice, episode: "Protector" |
| 2000 | Becker | Clark | Episode: "Beckerethics" |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | Nar | Episode: "Renaissance Man" |
| 2001 | Dharma & Greg | Russell Gotleib | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Huntress | Salesman | Episode: "D&B, Inc." |
| 2000–2003 | The West Wing | Mark | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Yes, Dear | Harold Nicholson | Episode: "Dominic's Buddy" |
| 2005 | House | Bus Driver | Episode: "Poison" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Truman Jafari | Episode: "Til Death Do We Part" |
| 2005 | Medium | Mr. Beauchamp | Episode: "Penny for Your Thoughts" |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Julio's Principal | Episode: "Eat a Peach" |
| 2005 | Ballroom Bootcamp | Narrator | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | Joey | Trent | Episode: "Joey and the Critic" |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Lawyer | Episode: "Trust, Lust, and Must" |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven | Sales Clerk | Episode: "Thanks and Giving" |
| 2006–2008 | Legion of Super Heroes | Garth Ranzz / Lightning Lad | Voice, 24 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Private Practice | Doug Adams | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Trust Me | EmCee | Episode: "But Wait, There's More" |
| 2010–2011 | Parks and Recreation | Fred | 4 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | The Middle | Principal Sholin | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Closer | Owen Doyle | Episode: "To Serve with Love" |
| 2009–2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Jay Garrick / Flash | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Cy Bradstone | Episode: "Proof" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Dr. Leopold Scheck | Episode: "Ruddy Cheeks" |
| 2012 | Royal Pains | Dr. Tom Fanci | Episode: "Manimal" |
| 2005–2012 | Weeds | Dean Hodes | 58 episodes |
| 2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Darryl Nessbaum | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2013 | Generator Rex | John Scarecrow | Voice, episode: "Mind Games" |
| 2011–2015 | Austin & Ally | Lester Dawson | 17 episodes |
| 2015 | NCIS | Gene Isaacson | Episode "Check" |
| 2015 | Rosewood | Howard Godfrey | Episode: "Benzodiazepine & the Benjamins" |
| 2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Dr. Kevin Foley | Episode: "Bad Seed Grows" |
| 2015 | Bones | Glen Carter | Episode: "The Cowboy in the Contest" |
| 2015–2017 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Quillfire, additional voices | Voice, 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Lucifer | Judd | Episode: "Vegas With Some Radish" |
| 2018 | Chicken Girls | Edward / Flash's Dad | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Animaniacs | Steven Spielberg, Teamster #2, Knight #1 | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2023–present | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Ben Grimm / The Thing | Voice, recurring role |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Dressing Room Page | |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Warm-Up Man | |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Copy Man | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Guido White | |
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Ratso | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 1998 | Armageddon | NASA Tech | |
| 1999 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Ratso | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Luck Wof the Draw | Pascal | |
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Studio Executive | |
| 2002 | Project Viper | Chambers | |
| 2005 | Love for Rent | Paramedic | |
| 2005 | Domino | FBI Agent | |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It | Conference Attendee | |
| 2007 | Transformers | R&D Team Leader | |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | Frank Gannon | |
| 2008 | Seven Pounds | George's Doctor | |
| 2009 | Stolen | William Daniels | |
| 2010 | Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Rick Brumfield | |
| 2010 | Ashley's Ashes | Perry | |
| 2011 | Monster of the House | Doc | Television film |
| 2011 | The Artist | Director #2 | |
| 2011 | Rock the House | Ronny | Television film |
| 2016 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash | Garth Ranzz / Lightning Lad | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | | Television film |
| 2018 | Con Man | Mr. Hall | |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Elite Force II | Chell |
| 2004 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines | Sebastian LaCroix |
| 2005 | SWAT 4 | Warren Rooney, James Bettencourt Jr., Male Hostage |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Sgt. Flash |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame | Jay Garrick / Flash |