Drew Tyler Bell
Drew Tyler Bell (born January 29, 1986) is an American actor and dancer. He graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Akron, Ohio.[1] He also graduated from the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics at California State University, Northridge. He earned an M.B.A. from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
Drew Tyler Bell | |
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 Bell at the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards | |
| Born | January 29, 1986 |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 2001–2010 |
Career
Bell is perhaps most known for his role as Thomas Forrester in The Bold and the Beautiful, which he held from 2004 until 2010, for which he won the 2010 Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.[2] He has made other television appearances, including the television series Jake 2.0, Standoff, and Desperate Housewives. He was also in the television movie, Love's Abiding Joy. He has also performed in numerous television commercials.[3]
Bell made his feature film debut in Jeepers Creepers II, which was released in August 2003. He also appeared in The Seeker: The Dark is Rising as James Stanton and in Her Best Move as Josh. In addition, he appeared in the independent film State's Evidence (2006).
On stage, Bell appeared as Hanschen in the Broadway show, Spring Awakening, and earlier in regional theatre productions.[4]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Without Charlie | Marty | Independent film |
| 2003 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | Jonny Young | |
| 2006 | Love's Abiding Joy | Jeff LeHaye | Made-for-TV |
| 2007 | Her Best Move | Josh | |
| The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | James Stanton | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 | Jerry Foley | Episode 1.07: "Jerry 2.0" |
| 2004–2010 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Thomas Forrester #1 | 378 episodes Role held: January 9, 2004 - August 27, 2010 |
| 2006 | MADtv | Basketball player | Episode 12.01 |
| Standoff | Chuck Langdon | Episode 1.09: "Peer Group" | |
| 2008 | The Middleman | Pip | Episode 1.05: "The Flying Fish Zombification" Episode 1.06: "The Boyband Superfan Interrogation" Episode 1.10: "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation" Episode 1.12: "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome" |
| 90210 | Foreign Car Guy | Episode 1.04: "The Bubble" | |
| Desperate Housewives | Charlie | Episode 5.07: "What More Do I Need?" | |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Max Stanton | Episode 9.13: "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh" |
| CSI: Miami | Steve Emerson | Episode 7.23: "Collateral Damage" | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Alex Contoursi | Episode 6.20: "Tales from the Undercard" |
| Gigantic | Trip[5] | Episode 1.07: "All In" | |
References
- "Barbizon Modeling and Acting School Alumni". www.barbizonmodeling.com/alumni.
- http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_15389531
- "Roger Bart to Host 35th International Emmy Awards Gala" Archived December 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, November 5, 2007
- Listing of Bell as Hanschen in Spring Awakening and photo of Bell, BroadwayWorld
- http://www.tv.com/drew-tyler-bell/person/224122/summary.html