Kristos Andrews

Kristos Andrews (born Christos Andrew-Drum on August 25, 1990) is a British-American actor, producer, and skateboarder, known for his work on the digital drama seriesThe Bay. He is an X Games Champion and two-time Guinness World Records record holder for skateboarding. Andrews received Daytime Emmy Awards in 2016, 2017, and 2018 for his role as Pete Garrett on The Bay, and has won four Daytime Emmys as an executive producer of the series in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Since 2016 he has starred as Tyler in the teen sitcom This Just In, for which he was also nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy as a producer.

Kristos Andrews
Born
Christos Andrew-Drum

(1990-08-25) August 25, 1990
Los Angeles
OccupationActor, executive producer, skateboarder

Personal life

The son of Catherine Andrews and Gary Drum, Andrews grew up in his hometown of Santa Monica, California. Andrews has two sisters, Celeste and Angelica.

Career

Andrews began portraying Pete Garrett on the soap opera web series The Bay when in debuted in September 2010.[1] He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime as an executive producer of The Bay in 2012.[2] In 2015, he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series for the series.[3] He won again in the renamed category Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2016,[4] 2017,[5] and 2018.[6] Andrews also won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for his role on The Bay in 2016,[4] in the renamed category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2017,[5] and again in 2018.[7]

Since 2016, Andrews has starred as Tyler in the teen sitcom This Just In, for which he was also nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series as a producer.[8]

In 2012, Andrews was the youngest producer ever nominated for an Emmy, and in 2017, he became the first person to ever win five Emmys by the age of 26.[9]

Andrews played the lead role in the indie feature films The Southside, a biographical film based on the true story and tragic death of Robert Areizaga Jr.[10] He received an Indie Series Award nomination for Best Lead Actor – Drama for the role.[11] Andrews also played the lead role in A Place Called Hollywood, a satire that tells the cutting-edge story of a young man who pursues his dream in becoming a famous actor and gives a glimpse of the harsher side of Hollywood.

Andrews' acting portfolio includes the reoccurring role of Ronnie Riley on Nickelodeon's SUPER SPORTLETS and as a lead band member of Miranda Cosgrove's TV Band (iCarly). Andrews also appeared in the Craigslist Joe documentary and the foreign film TRIANGLE. With appearances in several national commercials including Wendy's and Best Buy, Andrews has modeled for Kohl's and has been seen on national billboards for Zoo York and HAWK.

Skateboarding
  • 1st Place, X Games 13 "High School Street" Skateboarding division @ Home Depot Center August 2007.
  • MVP, NHSSA @ Skatelab 2007.
  • 1st Place "Best Trick" NHSSA @ Skatelab 2007.
  • Guinness World Record Holder for "Longest Stationary Manual" (327.5 seconds) 2007.
  • Guinness World Record Holder for "Most Kickflips in 60 Seconds" (23, doubling the previous record of 11) 2007.
  • 1st Place in all: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th event of NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SKATEBOARD ASSOCIATION (NHSSA) 2008 (perfect season win).
  • Featured on the home page of "Transworld" (skateboarding.com).
  • Classified as one of the nation's top 24 Amateur skaters by the Maloof Money Cup 2008.

Filmography

Actor
  • Sportlets (2007) as Ronnie Riley
  • iCarly (2008) as Band Member
  • The Industry (2009) as Chris
  • Super Sportlets (2010) as Ronnie Riley
  • ACME Hollywood Dream Role (2011) as Buddy
  • Triangle (2012) as Switch
  • A Place Called Hollywood (2015) as Charlie Law
  • The Southside (2015) as Robert Ariezaga Jr.
  • This Just In (2016-2017) as Tyler
  • A Second Chance (2017) as Brian
  • Class Act (2019) as Mike Mason
  • The Last Whistle (2018) as Tom
  • FraXtur (2018) as Raleigh Vega
  • The Bay (2010–2017) as Pete Garrett

Producer
  • Jack Rio (2008)
  • Lights Out (2010)
  • A Place Called Hollywood (2015)
  • The Intruders (2017)
  • This Just In (18 episodes, 2016-2017)
  • The Bay (94 episodes, 2010–2017)

Director
  • The Bay (11 episodes, 2014)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Program Category Result Ref.
2011 2nd Indie Soap Awards The Bay Outstanding Ensemble Nominated [12]
2012 39th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime Nominated [2]
3rd Indie Soap Awards The Bay Best Ensemble–Drama Nominated [13]
Best Breakout Performance Nominated
2014 5th Indie Series Awards The Bay Best Ensemble – Drama Nominated [14]
2015 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series Won [3]
2016 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [4]
Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Won
7th Indie Series Awards The Bay Best Web Series – Drama Nominated [15]
Best Ensemble – Drama Nominated
2017 44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [5]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Won
This Just In Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series Nominated [8]
8th Indie Series Awards The Bay Best Web Series — Drama Won [16]
Best Ensemble — Drama Won
Best Lead Actor — Drama Nominated [17]
2018 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [6]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [7]
NVIFF Awards A Place Called Hollywood Best American Actor Won [18]
2020 47th Daytime Emmy Awards The Bay Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series Won [19]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series Won

References
  1. Fairman, Michael (September 29, 2010). "The Bay is back with a webisode doubleheader". On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 9, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. "CBS, PBS and The Bold and the Beautiful Lead Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Winners". Variety. April 25, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. Newcomb, Roger (April 30, 2016). "43rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winner's List". We Love Soaps. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  5. "The 44th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  6. Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 29, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Awards Complete Winners List: Days Of Our Lives, The Talk, GMA Among Honorees" (PDF). Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  7. Hipes, Patrick (April 28, 2018). "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Bold And The Beautiful, Sesame Street Top Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations For the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  9. Rosenberg, J. R. (April 29, 2017). "Actor & Producer Kristos Andrews Sets Emmy Record 5 Wins at 26!". HuffPost. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  10. "We Love Soaps: The Southside To Be Released Today as Four-Part Miniseries, True Story of Robert Areizaga Jr". We Love Soaps. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  11. Newcomb, Roger (February 3, 2016). "Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  12. Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (January 10, 2011). "NOMINATIONS: 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards". We Love Soaps. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  13. Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (December 19, 2011). "NOMINATIONS: 3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards". We Love Soaps. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  14. "5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". Indie Series Awards. February 2014. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  15. "Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs". Indie Series Awards. February 3, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  16. "8th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  17. "Nominations Announced For 8th Annual Indie Series Awards". Indie Series Awards. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  18. NVIFF Winners 2019
  19. "Digital Drama Winners Announced at Daytime Emmy® Awards Ceremony". The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 20, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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