Drew Tyler Bell
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Drew Tyler Bell is an American
actor
and dancer.
in The Bold and the Beautiful
, which he held from 2004 until 2010, for which he won the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
. He has made various other television appearances, including the television series Jake 2.0
, Standoff
, and Desperate Housewives
. He was also in the television movie, Love's Abiding Joy
. He has also performed in numerous television commercials.
Bell made his feature film debut in Jeepers Creepers II
, which was released in August 2003. He also appeared in The Seeker: The Dark is Rising and Her Best Move
as Josh. In addition, he recently completed the independent film
State’s Evidence that has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival
. He also appeared in the video clip for "Tear You Apart" by She Wants Revenge as Tommy.
A trained tap dancer, Drew, along with Rod Howell
, created the online tap show Garage Tap in 2006, but it was cancelled after six episodes due to not having enough money and time to continue making new episodes. On stage, Bell appeared as Hanschen in the Broadway
show, Spring Awakening
and earlier in regional theatre productions.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and dancer.
Career
Bell is perhaps most known for his role as Thomas ForresterThomas Forrester
Thomas Hamilton Forrester is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. He was portrayed by Drew Tyler Bell sporadically from 2004 to 2010 and is currently portrayed by Adam Gregory, who took over from Bell in September 2010...
in The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
, which he held from 2004 until 2010, for which he won the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys since the 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1985. The award category was originally called the Outstanding Young Man in a Drama Series...
. He has made various other television appearances, including the television series Jake 2.0
Jake 2.0
Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1...
, Standoff
Standoff (TV series)
Standoff is an American drama series that premiered on the Fox network on September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television...
, and Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. He was also in the television movie, Love's Abiding Joy
Love's Abiding Joy
Love's Abiding Joy is a 2006 Christian Drama made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It was directed by Michael Landon Jr. and stars Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew...
. He has also performed in numerous television commercials.
Bell made his feature film debut in Jeepers Creepers II
Jeepers Creepers II
Jeepers Creepers 2 is a 2003 horror film written and directed by Victor Salva, produced by American Zoetrope, Capitol Films, Myriad Pictures and distributed by United Artists, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer division. The film is a sequel to the 2001 horror film Jeepers Creepers.-Plot:The story begins 4 days...
, which was released in August 2003. He also appeared in The Seeker: The Dark is Rising and Her Best Move
Her Best Move
Her Best Move is a 2007 film. It tells the story of a 15 year-old soccer prodigy named Sara Davis who has a chance to join the U.S. National Team. At the same time, she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure.-Plot:...
as Josh. In addition, he recently completed the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
State’s Evidence that has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
. He also appeared in the video clip for "Tear You Apart" by She Wants Revenge as Tommy.
A trained tap dancer, Drew, along with Rod Howell
Rod Howell
Rod Howell is an American tap dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, and musician.-Biography:Rod lives in Southern California, and moved there to teach for L.A. Underground dance convention which ultimately went under although did not enjoy teaching conventions so it worked out well for him...
, created the online tap show Garage Tap in 2006, but it was cancelled after six episodes due to not having enough money and time to continue making new episodes. On stage, Bell appeared as Hanschen in the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
show, Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of...
and earlier in regional theatre productions.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Without Charlie | Marty | Independent film |
| 2003 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | Jonny Young | |
| 2006 | Love's Abiding Joy Love's Abiding Joy Love's Abiding Joy is a 2006 Christian Drama made for TV movie based on a series of books by Janette Oke. It was directed by Michael Landon Jr. and stars Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew... |
Jeff LeHaye | Made-for-TV |
| 2007 | Her Best Move Her Best Move Her Best Move is a 2007 film. It tells the story of a 15 year-old soccer prodigy named Sara Davis who has a chance to join the U.S. National Team. At the same time, she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure.-Plot:... |
Josh | |
| The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | James Stanton | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 Jake 2.0 Jake 2.0 is an American science fiction television series originally broadcast on UPN in 2003. The series was canceled on January 14, 2004 due to low ratings, leaving four episodes unaired in the United States. In the United Kingdom, all the episodes aired on Sky1... |
Jerry Foley | Episode 1.07: "Jerry 2.0" |
| 2004–2010 | The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... |
Thomas Forrester Thomas Forrester Thomas Hamilton Forrester is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. He was portrayed by Drew Tyler Bell sporadically from 2004 to 2010 and is currently portrayed by Adam Gregory, who took over from Bell in September 2010... #1 |
378 episodes Role held: January 9, 2004 - August 27, 2010 |
| 2006 | MADtv MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first... |
Basketball player | Episode 12.01 |
| Standoff Standoff (TV series) Standoff is an American drama series that premiered on the Fox network on September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television... |
Chuck Langdon | Episode 1.09: "Peer Group" | |
| 2008 | The Middleman The Middleman The Middleman is a comic book series written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach with art by Les McClaine and published by Viper Comics. The series was initially intended to be a television pilot. Grillo-Marxuach decided he wanted to write a series that represented all of the things he grew up loving... |
Pip | Episode 1.05: "The Flying Fish Zombification" Episode 1.06: "The Boyband Superfan Interrogation" Episode 1.10: "The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation" Episode 1.12: "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome" |
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Unknown | Episode 1.04: "The Bubble" | |
| Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... |
Charlie | Episode 5.07: "What More Do I Need? What More Do I Need? (Desperate Housewives episode) "What More Do I Need?" is the 94th episode of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. It is the seventh episode of the show's fifth season and aired on November 9, 2008.-Plot:... " |
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| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Max Stanton | Episode 9.13: "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh" |
| CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Steve Emerson | Episode 7.23: "Collateral Damage" | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... |
Alex Contoursi | Episode 6.20: "Tales from the Undercard" |
| Gigantic Gigantic (TV series) Gigantic is an American dramedy television series that airs on the TeenNick TV channel. The series is the first scripted show for the channel since its rebranding from The N in September 2009. It premiered on October 8, 2010.... |
Trip | Episode 1.07: "All In" | |