Andrew Bryniarski was born on February 13, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 6' 5" actor is a former bodybuilder. He came to Hollywood for a short summer vacation to visit a friend, was spotted by a talent scout who set up a screen test for
Joel Silver, and all of a sudden he was acting alongside
Bruce Willis and
James Coburn in
Hudson Hawk (1991). Since then, Andrew has worked with
Al Pacino,
James Woods,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Halle Berry, and
Cuba Gooding Jr. to mention just a few, as well as Hong Kong's best including
Hark Tsui and
Yuen Woo-Ping. His film work includes
Pearl Harbor (2001),
Tim Burton's
Batman Returns (1992),
Oliver Stone's
Any Given Sunday (1999),
Rollerball (2002),
Scooby-Doo (2002),
Street Fighter (1994),
The Program (1993), and
John Singleton's
Higher Learning (1995).
He also appeared on TV in FX's
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003), which received enormous ratings and broke several records. His other guest appearances on TV shows has included in
L.A. Law (1986),
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993),
Firefly (2002),
Without a Trace (2002), and
Burn Notice (2007). Andrew was included by Entertainment Weekly in 2003's "It List" of the top 100 creative people in Hollywood. He also starred in New Line's
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), playing the killer known as 'Leatherface". He reprised the role in
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006).
He is involved in all outdoor activities from mountain climbing to horseback riding, and lives a healthy lifestyle, working out at the gym and practicing yoga.