Andrew Keegan was born in Shadow Hills, California. He was first recognized for his gregarious performance
of teen rebel "Zack Dell in the cult-classic film Ferien total verrückt (1994).
Barely in high school, Roland Emmerich cast Keegan in the blockbuster
Independence Day (1996). After an immediate rise in popularity, the
charismatic actor guest-starred on many hit shows before being cast on
the TV drama Party of Five (1994). That same year, he landed another
recurring role on Eine himmlische Familie (1996), the WB's longest-running hit series,
on which he played a single teenaged father in love with Jessica Biel's character
Mary. Keegan showed his range from comedy to drama in two modern-day
Shakespearean film adaptations. His hilarious performance as the
antagonist of Heath Ledger in the comedy 10 Dinge, die ich an Dir hasse (1999)
was balanced by a solid dramatic performance as Mekhi Phifer's best
friend in O (1995), which was directed by Tim Blake Nelson.
A bold choice in his career, Keegan accepted the lead role in Greg Berlanti's critically acclaimed Der Club der gebrochenen Herzen - Eine romantische Komödie (2000), which showed a more
vulnerable side of his acting range as the newbie. The film won best picture that year
at the GLAAD Awards. Expanding his range in 2009, Keegan made his
theatrical stage debut in the provocative award winning play "He Asked
For It." Keegan stepped on stage as Rigby, a character tackling the
emotional issues of being HIV-positive in modern-day society. In 2010,
Keegan jumped into the cockpit as Strayger, a drug-smuggling pilot in
the high-octane action film Kill Speed - Lebe schnell ... stirb jung! (2010). Innovative camera technology
allowed the adrenaline-driven actor to give his performance while doing
aeronautical stunts in mid-flight.
Alongside William Sadler and John Heard, Keegan took on a
darker role as a sadistic and sociopathic vampire named Blake in the film
Living Among Us (2018).
