Mackenzie Astin

Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor.Los Angeles Times
==Biography==
Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin.Los Angeles Times His brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles. He is married to Jennifer Abbott Astin (née Bautz).
===Career===
Astin made his acting debut at age 9 in the TV movie Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal, but is probably best remembered for his television role as Andy Moffett over four seasons from 1985 to 1988 on the popular sitcom The Facts of Life. He has made guest appearances on Lost, House, Psych, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and NCIS.
Astin has appeared in motion pictures including Iron Will, Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner, The Evening Star with Shirley MacLaine, and Whit Stillman's The Last Days of Disco. During filming of The Evening Star, Mackenzie lost the top edge of his right ear in a car accident. In order to match scenes previously filmed, he was fitted with a prosthetic attachment to his ear for the remainder of the production. From 2005 to 2010, he worked with his father, the Director of the Program in Theatre Arts and Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
==Filmography==
Film 	Film 	Film 	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 	
1996 	The Evening Star 	Teddy Horton 	
1996 	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) 	
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 	
2016 	Windsor 	Harry Barnett 	
Television 	Television 	Television 	Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1982 	Lou Gibbs and the Love Canal 	Tony Belinski 	CBS TV-Movie
1984 	Finder of Lost Loves 	Jeremy Warren 	Episode: Old Friends
1985 	Hail to the Chief 	Dwight Stryker 	Episode: 1.7
1985 	I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later 	T.J. Nelson 	NBC TV-Movie
1985 	Hotel 	Josh Erikson Ben 	Episode: New Beginnings Episode: Cry Wolf
1985–88 	The Facts of Life 	Andy Moffett Stickle 	65 episodes
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
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
2001 	Laughter on the 23rd Floor 	Lucus Brickman 	Showtime TV-Movie
2001 	First Years 	Warren Harrison 	Episode: Touched by a Reindeer Episode: There's No Place Like Homo
2001 	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 	The Hallmark Channel TV-Movie
2005 	Lost 	Tom Brennan 	Episode: Born to Run
2006 	House 	Alan 	Episode: All In
2006 	In from the Night 	Rob Miller 	CBS TV-Movie
2006 	Pepper Dennis 	Ken Alston 	Episode: Pepper Dennis Behind Bars – Film at Eleven
2006 	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
2012 	Criminal Minds 	Dylan Kohler 	Episode: Divining Rod
2012 	90210 	Doctor 	Episode: Til Death Do Us Part
2013 	Bones 	Dr. Ivan Jacobs 	Episode: The Pathos in the Pathogens
2014–15 	Scandal 	Noah Baker 	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2015–present	Rosewood 	Dr. Max Cahn 	3 episodes
2016 	The Magicians 	Richard 	5 episodes
==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
==References==
==Further reading==
* Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 7.
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