Andrew Stevens

Actor / Producer / Director / Writer

ANDREW STEVENS
Andrew Stevens is a film producer, director and actor who has produced and financed over 175 motion pictures from micro-budgeted independents to mega-budgeted studio theatrical releases, from the hit comedy "The Whole Nine Yards", to the cult classic, "The Boondock Saints" to award-winning Cannes and Sundance Festival Feature Films.

Unique in the motion picture industry, Stevens has mastered almost every capacity in the entertainment business, from creative filmmaker, writer, director and producer, to corporate executive, leader in trade and union negotiations and collective bargaining, the creative development and physical production of motion pictures, as well as sales, distribution, finance, publicity and marketing.
 
The only child of actress Stella Stevens, he started his acting career appearing in cult thrillers such as “Massacre at Central High” (1976), “Vigilante Force” (1976) and “Day of the Animals (1977), as well as the cult horror Brian DePalma film “The Fury” (1978) starring Kirk Douglas. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in “The Boys in Company C” (1978), and later starred with Charles Bronson in two films, “Death Hunt” (1981) and “10 to Midnight” (1983).
 
Stevens also starred in the TV mini-series “The Bastard” (1978) and “The Rebels” (1979), based on the John Jakes novels. He appeared opposite Dennis Weaver and Susan Dey in the short-lived drama “Emerald Point N.A.S.”, he played a playboy/tennis bum in “Columbo: Murder in Malibu”, and was one of J.R. Ewing's stooges Casey Denault, on “Dallas”, for two seasons, beginning in 1987. He also played Ted Rorchek in the 1981-82 television series “Code Red”. He was the male lead in the miniseries “Hollywood Wives” (1985). And also starred in the erotic thriller “Night Eyes”(1990) and its sequels.
 
Stevens has directed twelve feature films, including three HBO premiere movies and one SHOWTIME premiere movie, as well as and multiple episodic television shows including, "Walker Texas Ranger", “General Hospital”, “Swamp Thing” and “Silk Stalkings”.
 
In early 1990, Stevens left the public eye to become an independent entrepreneur writing, producing, directing and financing films for his own companies. He was President/CEO of Franchise Pictures, which produced films for Warner Bros. from 1999 through 2005, including “The Whole Nine Yards” and its sequel, “The Whole Ten Yards”, as well as “The In-Laws”.
 
Named "One of the most prolific producers in Hollywood" by the Hollywood Reporter, Stevens' films have generated over $1 Billion in world-wide revenues. He currently operates Andrew Stevens Entertainment and Stevens Entertainment Group. He continues to produce and sell movies in addition to being an author, educator, motivational speaker and industry consultant.