Andrew Wilson

Biography

Andrew Wilson is a movie director & actor. He is the eldest brother of the more popular Wilson brothers- Luke Wilson & Owen Wilson. The Big Bounce (2004), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Rushmore (1998), Zoolander (2001), Bottle Rocket (1996), Idiocracy (2006), Charlie's Angels (2000) are among his popular movies.

Andrew Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas to Laura Cunningham Wilson(Mother) an award winning  Photographer by profession & Robert Andrew Wilson(Father) a TV/ movie director.

His mother Laura has worked for many prestigious magazines and papers like- GQ, Sunday Times, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Wallpaper, Washington Post among others. Father Robert A. Wilson was a TV/ movie producer and director.

Image: Andrew Wilson Childhood: Brothers Luke Wilson(Right) & Owen Wilson(Left)

Image: Andrew Wilson with Brothers: Brothers Luke Wilson(Right) & Owen Wilson(Middle)

Andrew married Nnogo Obiamiwe in 2003 and has a son named Joseph Obiamiwe Wilson with her. 

Image: Andrew Wilson with Son Joseph Obiamiwe Wilson

Career

Andrew made his debut as an actor through Das letzte U-Boot(1993), a German TV movie. Couple of years later he acted in the feature film House of Pain(1995) which marked his big screen debut.

He has appeared in TV series like- Entertainment Tonight (1981– ), Made in Hollywood (2005– ), The Henry Rollins Show (2006– ), Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007– )

He has appeared in few of the TV movies- The Last U-Boat (1993), Chicks (1999)

Andrew Wilson Interesting Facts

• Andrew & Owen were into horse riding as kids, Owen once accidentally shot a pellet into Andrew's hand.
• Andrew & his brothers Luke & Owen, Other actors like Tommy Lee Jones, Stephen Dignan all studied in the same school (St. Mark's School) as kids.
• His family is of Irish ancestry.
• Andrew has co-directed the movie The Wendell Baker Story(2015) with his brother Luke.
• He has divorced his former wife Nnogo Obiamiwe, an African American woman with whom he has a son.
• Wilson brothers are very close and are often seen enjoying the holidays together. He is also cast in some of his brothers' movies.
• Shark Attack: Andrew was attacked by a shark on the beaches of Hawaii in 2010, luckily he escaped without any major injury.  He was bitten in the leg.
• Andrew is believed to have a large left testicle.
• All three Wilson brothers have their mother's maiden name as their middle name.

Andrew Wilson: Photos, Pictures

Andrew Wilson's father Robert Wilson with Owen Wilson