Kristos Andrews

Kristos Andrews is a British-American actor, producer, director, who is an 11-time Emmy winner. Moreover, he has received a record 10 Emmy wins by the age of 30. Andrews received Emmy Awards in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 for his work as the lead actor on critically acclaimed crime-drama The Bay on Peacock. Andrews has won five more Emmys as an executive producer of the series in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020, in addition to winning an Emmy for his work as a director. ^[1]

Since 2016, he has starred as Tyler in the Pop TV teen sitcom This Just In, for which, contrary to his usual heavy dramatic performances, he received an Emmy nomination for his comedic work as an actor.

Career

Andrews began portraying heartthrob Pete Garrett on crime-drama The Bay when it debuted in September 2010.^[2] He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime as an executive producer of The Bay in 2012.^[3] In 2015, he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series for the series.^[4] He won again in the renamed category Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2016,^[5] 2017,^[6] and 2018.^[7] Andrews also won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for his role on The Bay in 2016,^[5] in the renamed category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2017,^[6] and again in 2018.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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.^[11] He received an Indie Series Award nomination for Best Lead Actor – Drama for the role.^[12] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Supplementing the acting career, Andrews is also a model, who has appeared on national print billboards for Kohl's, Vans, Zoo York and HAWK.^{[citation needed]}

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	^[13]
2012	39th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	The Bay	Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime	Nominated	^[3]
	3rd Indie Soap Awards	The Bay	Best Ensemble–Drama	Nominated	^[14]
			Best Breakout Performance	Nominated
2014	5th Indie Series Awards	The Bay	Best Ensemble – Drama	Nominated	^[15]
2015	42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	The Bay	Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series	Won	^[4]
2016	43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	The Bay	Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won	^[5]
			Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won
	7th Indie Series Awards	The Bay	Best Web Series – Drama	Nominated	^[16]
			Best Ensemble – Drama	Nominated
2017	44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	The Bay	Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won	^[6]
			Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won
		This Just In	Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series	Nominated	^[9]
	8th Indie Series Awards	The Bay	Best Web Series – Drama	Won	^[17]
			Best Ensemble – Drama	Won
			Best Lead Actor – Drama	Nominated	^[18]
2018	45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	The Bay	Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won	^[7]
			Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Won	^[8]
	NVIFF Awards	A Place Called Hollywood	Best American Actor	Won	^[citation needed]
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. White, Katherine Schaffstall,Abbey; Schaffstall, Katherine; White, Abbey (May 9, 2022). "Hollywood Stars One Award Away From an EGOT". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Fairman, Michael (September 29, 2010). . On-Air On-Soaps. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
3. . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 9, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
4. "CBS, PBS and The Bold and the Beautiful Lead Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Winners". Variety. April 25, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
5. Newcomb, Roger (April 30, 2016). "43rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winner's List". We Love Soaps. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
6. (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
7. Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 29, 2018). (PDF). Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
8. Hipes, Patrick (April 28, 2018). "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: Bold And The Beautiful, Sesame Street Top Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
9. "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.
10. Rosenberg, J. R. (April 29, 2017). "Actor & Producer Kristos Andrews Sets Emmy Record 5 Wins at 26!". HuffPost. Retrieved May 6, 2017.^{[dead link]}
11. "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.
12. Newcomb, Roger (February 3, 2016). "Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
13. Mulcahy, Kevin Jr. (January 10, 2011). "NOMINATIONS: 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards". We Love Soaps. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
14. Mulcahy, Kevin Jr. (December 19, 2011). "NOMINATIONS: 3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards". We Love Soaps. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
15. . Indie Series Awards. February 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
16. "Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs". Indie Series Awards. February 3, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
17. "8th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
18. "Nominations Announced For 8th Annual Indie Series Awards". Indie Series Awards. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
19. "Digital Drama Winners Announced at Daytime Emmy® Awards Ceremony". The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 20, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

External links

• Kristos Andrews at IMDb