Andrew Steel

Andrew Steel is that kind of actor who just won’t quit, you know? Trained at NIDA – which, let’s be real, is basically the Harvard for Aussie actors – he’s racked up a list of credits that reads like a highlight reel for both Australian and American screens. He’s popped up in the classic Home and Away (because, honestly, who hasn’t?), Wonderland, Days of Our Lives, The Justice Lease, Deadbeat Dads, and did a solid four-season run with the Australian Shakespeare Company’s Wind In The Willows. Guy’s been everywhere. But it’s not just TV and stage. Steel landed the lead in Wish Man, a biopic about Frank Shankwitz, the guy who started the Make-A-Wish Foundation. And it’s not some low-budget indie – he’s acting alongside people like Bruce Davison, Tom Sizemore, Danny Trejo (yep, Machete himself), Dale Dickey, Frank Whaley, Robert Pine, and Steven Michael Quezada. The film got screenings at Cannes and Toronto, which is no small potatoes, and for a hot minute, it was even in the running for Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars. Now it’s blowing up on Netflix, so if you haven’t seen it yet, what are you waiting for? Off-screen, Steel’s not just sitting around. He’s the president of Flicks4Change.org, a film festival that actually tries to do some good in the world. Plus, he co-founded Secret Actor Society, an education app and site for actors who want to crack the business. Basically, the guy’s got hustle and heart to spare.